The song Évidemment by the French quintet representative La Zarra did not receive a great response from the audience.
La Zarra represented France at this year’s Eurovision with her song Évidemment. ADAM VAUGHAN
French visa representative La Zarra, 35, the behavior arouses consternation on social media. It is suspected that the singer showed his disappointment with the voting result in a live broadcast.
For example, in the compilation video of the Eurovision Is Ambition channel, you can see how La Zarra raises her eyebrows when she has just heard the result of the phone vote. Soon he turns his gaze to the camera and shows the middle finger first downward and then upward. In the second clip of the video, La Zarra seems to walk out of the Green Room before the winner has been announced.
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La Zarra later apologizes for his behavior in his Instagram story, but denies ever showing the middle finger.
– I would like to thank you for your valuable support. I am proud to have been able to represent France and the French-speaking community. Thanks to Europe and fans around the world. I will never forget this unique adventure, La Zarra opens.
– I would also like to specify that the gesture I made in the Green Room, which has spread on social media, was definitely not contempt or mockery. It was a gesture of disappointment for me, as if “how did it go”. Nothing more or less than that. I didn’t mean to shock or provoke. I’m sorry if this has been misinterpreted, says La Zarra.
France finished 15th in the competition and received a total of 104 points. La Zarra Evidently -song received 54 points from the professional jury and 50 points from the audience. In the end, Sweden’s five-member representative took the win Loreenwhich received a total of 583 points.
You can watch La Zarra’s and other competitors’ reactions to the phone voting results in full below.
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