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Eurovision: Israel's singer disqualified due to behavior in semi final. UPDATE: Or not?



According to Rai News, Israeli singer Michael Ben David was disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest after kissing host Alessandro Cattelan on the cheek during this year's second semi final. Apparently Cattelan said he found the kiss funny, but I guess that didn't matter. The article doesn't really make it clear whether he was disqualified and therefore didn't make it to the final or if he's not allowed to participate in future Eurovisions anymore.

Anyway... vote for Romania/Spain/Serbia on Saturday!



Edit: apparently he’s been behaving inappropriately for a while with journalists and contestants, see milankam’s comments in this post. While the article doesn’t mention any of those instances as the reason for his disqualification, he’s definitely done more than the kiss on the cheek.

Update
It seems like Rai News misunderstood what was said during the press conference according to an article from ESCXTRA. ESCXTRA.com reached out to the EBU to ask for clarification on the matter. They have responded as follows:

“We can clarify that Israel has not been disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest; they did not qualify from the semi-finals and so will not perform in the Grand Final. There was a misunderstanding in a press conference yesterday (13 May) featuring the Eurovision Song Contest show hosts. A journalist asked a question referencing Michael Ben David, at the conference and used the term ‘disqualified’ whereas what he meant was that Michael Ben David had not qualified for the final. The hosts understandably misunderstood his question and hence why this has been reported as such.”

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genbu_no_miko24

genbu_no_miko24

May 14 2022, 01:37:52 UTC 1 week ago

He got disqualified for cheek-kissing a guy?
tankmachine

tankmachine

May 14 2022, 02:08:16 UTC 1 week ago

i'm 95% sure this interpretation is a mistranslation lmao
shastafay

shastafay

May 14 2022, 06:37:24 UTC 1 week ago

it isn't lol
tankmachine

tankmachine

1 week ago

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sandstorm

sandstorm

May 14 2022, 01:41:36 UTC 1 week ago Edited:  May 14 2022, 01:45:23 UTC

So not for kissing the hostess (Sry I'm not European I only remembered Mika)? It should be for both tbh
avingnon

avingnon

May 14 2022, 06:07:43 UTC 1 week ago

The article only mentions the male host for some reason
belintuchiha

belintuchiha

May 14 2022, 01:41:44 UTC 1 week ago

Well I would def be mad if someone kissed my cheek without my consent but then again I’m disgusted but any kind of physical contact.

oatmealcrispcer

oatmealcrispcer

May 14 2022, 01:41:46 UTC 1 week ago

Because gay or because he didn't have consent beforehand?
honeebs

honeebs

May 14 2022, 01:48:44 UTC 1 week ago

He shouldn't have kissed either.
tailzz0666

tailzz0666

May 14 2022, 02:02:51 UTC 1 week ago

consent issue. eurovision is queer af
oatmealcrispcer

oatmealcrispcer

May 14 2022, 03:43:49 UTC 1 week ago

I knew enough to know it is queer just not enough to know if it knows it's queer.
shittysoup

shittysoup

1 week ago

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takemydream

takemydream

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tailzz0666

tailzz0666

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honeebs

honeebs

May 14 2022, 01:44:59 UTC 1 week ago Edited:  May 14 2022, 01:49:19 UTC

That wa cringe and he shouldn't have done it.

Yeah they didn't make it anyway so is this disqualified for future like a penalty?
lolitalockheart

lolitalockheart

May 14 2022, 01:46:40 UTC 1 week ago

It was really cringy, I'm guessing mostly they didn't trust him to not interrupt the show again. I think he did some weird stuff on the red carpet too.
moonsenorita

moonsenorita

May 14 2022, 01:52:15 UTC 1 week ago

he didn't qualify anyway 🤷‍♀️ so I'm curious what suspending will do, but I was annoyed during this segment because it's right when they're saying voting is open and it felt very, 'look at me/vote for me' when all the other contestants were sitting where they were supposed to.

I didn't watch any of the turquoise carpet or other events but apparently he's been doing this (interrupting, touchy feely, stealing spotlight) to everyone?
jeuxdemaux

jeuxdemaux

May 14 2022, 02:06:50 UTC 1 week ago

he was taking that frankie grande cosplay very seriously i guess
tankmachine

tankmachine

May 14 2022, 02:06:54 UTC 1 week ago Edited:  May 14 2022, 02:11:10 UTC

lmao stop this makes it sound so much more dramatic than it actually is

i'm pretty sure this is just a mistranslation and the original text states that he failed to qualify AFTER that moment not BECAUSE of it like disqualifying someone who didn't qualify anyway makes no sense

(also like... i'm pretty sure there's no official rule that states you can't do that even if you obviously shouldn't and the esc rules are famously thorough and strict)
avingnon

avingnon

May 14 2022, 07:47:39 UTC 1 week ago

No, the original text clearly mentions he’s disqualified because of this. What it does not mention is what the disqualification means since he indeed didn’t make it to the finals anyway — is it just something that kinda means nothing since he didn’t make it anyway, or does it mean he’s disqualified from future eurovisions?
hisjulliet

hisjulliet

May 14 2022, 02:11:18 UTC 1 week ago

Last time I checked Israel isn’t even in Europe.
purple3purple

purple3purple

May 14 2022, 02:28:47 UTC 1 week ago

They're not the only non-European country that competes in Eurovision.
winter_lace

winter_lace

May 14 2022, 02:49:41 UTC 1 week ago

neither is australia but we there
shastafay

shastafay

May 14 2022, 06:40:40 UTC 1 week ago

that's the least of my problems re: israel being in eurovision tbh
hisjulliet

hisjulliet

May 14 2022, 16:14:08 UTC 1 week ago

….okay? lol
hardto_remember

hardto_remember

May 14 2022, 13:12:06 UTC 1 week ago

They're not even a real country 🤷
su_metal

su_metal

May 14 2022, 02:23:18 UTC 1 week ago

I wonder why is Israel in the Eurovision? Australia was invited, but not permanently, right?
purple3purple

purple3purple

May 14 2022, 02:30:20 UTC 1 week ago

I googled it and it goes by which countries are members of the European broadcasting union, not all of which are in Europe.
su_metal

su_metal

May 14 2022, 02:45:46 UTC 1 week ago

every year I forget this... thanks!
purple3purple

purple3purple

1 week ago

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fauxkaren

fauxkaren

May 14 2022, 02:46:21 UTC 1 week ago

Israel is part of the European Broadcasting Union which is the entity that organizes Eurovision.

But yeah, Australia just got invited for the uh... 60th anniversary a few years back? And then it was a big success so they are now there every year.
la_loony

la_loony

May 14 2022, 08:36:03 UTC 1 week ago

I think I read somewhere that Australia considered joining the EBU to be able to compete permanently, but not sure if that happened or not.
lawofcosines

lawofcosines

May 14 2022, 02:29:26 UTC 1 week ago

A European settler colony. Ew.
purple3purple

purple3purple

May 14 2022, 02:31:13 UTC 1 week ago

That seems fair. Gross tbh. Also I love Mika.
val_garland

val_garland

May 14 2022, 02:59:38 UTC 1 week ago

I am confused. He didn't make it to the next round right? But if he didn't make it how do you get disqualified if you already eliminated?

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aprilbegins

aprilbegins

May 14 2022, 08:52:47 UTC 1 week ago

gif saved for inevitable future use
ishumy

ishumy

May 14 2022, 03:53:13 UTC 1 week ago

Didn't get the chance to watch the semifinals live, but I can't wait for the final tomorrow. Also, happy with anything that gives Mika more spotlight.

Still think SlowMo is a Fuego copycat and didn't win fairly in Benidorm Fest, but Chanel is lovely and talented on her own, so best luck to her points. However, Mama became a Spanish LGBT anthem from day one, so at least there's that.
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