KENZO TRIBOUILLARD
The stage show of the German candidate Jendrik caused a sensation at the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) on Saturday evening. “There’s a middle finger dancing there ?!” asked astonished viewers on Twitter after the Hamburg singer’s performance in Rotterdam.
Actually, a peace sign should dance in the background of Jendrik’s colorful show. The singer spoke out against hatred with his pop song “I Don’t Feel Hate” and received a lot of applause in Rotterdam. He was in a good mood in bright blue pants and with his ukulele. Only the background figure fell out of place when one of the two fingers raised in a greeting of peace fell away from time to time. What was left was the less peaceful middle finger.
In the short message service Twitter, the audience reacted in astonishment. “Interesting that the most impressive part of the German appearance was the middle finger that Germany showed the world for four minutes,” wrote one user. Another wanted the costume for company video conferences. Still others saw the mishap as a anticipatory response to an expected poor result for Jendrik.
In the run-up to the event, the 26-year-old lay in a back position in the betting offices. The ESC results are expected after midnight, with Italy, France and Malta among the favorites. It is the first time the competition has been held after the corona-related forced break last year. Around 3500 spectators were there live in Rotterdam when singers from 26 countries performed. Millions more watched the spectacle from home. (AFP)