Denmark: UBLU opposes DR and Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2024.

If you are following the page, Ogae Greece you’ll understand that This year’s Eurovision party is in danger of being shaken up After the continued war with Hamas, with the participation of Israel.

After all, we informed you earlier today of a series of measures that the Israeli delegation will take to ensure that the country’s representative, Eden Golan, and the entire Israeli delegation are not at risk in Malmö. !

The situation in Denmark

rear Iceland, Ireland, Finland and NorwayIt was the turn of . Slovenia, ukraine and now Denmark Slowly declares strong protest against Israel’s participation in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest.

Specifically, in Denmark, Around 400 people in the cut-throat Danish music industry recently signed an open letter, condemns Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision! These 400 people include all 4 members of UBLU!

We believe that Israel’s participation goes against the values ​​that we normally perceive Eurovision to represent: unity and diversity. As participants in Melody Grand Prix Denmark, we feel we need to decide where we stand. In fact, the EBU’s decision to include Israel in this year’s Eurovision is as political as the choice to exclude it.

Ubulu

Ubulu make clear they have no intention of interfering Dansk Melody Grand Prix 2024 Finals on Saturday!

I hope everyone has a great Saturday night. We also have no intention of causing conflict or disrupting the show. Because we believe that DMGP should be separated from Eurovision.On the other hand, we also do not intend to do not have We express our opinions and what we stand for.

Marie Rohrbeck

DR’s position

As previously reported, Danish broadcasting stations are DR is currently following Eurovision organizers’ decision to allow Israel to take part in this year’s contest.

This conflict is sad and certainly more complicated. As we know, this conflict has been going on for a long time, so there are endless opinions and nuances in this conflict. , even longer than the Eurovision Song Contest.that’s all Over the years, various countries have participated in Eurovision during times of war. This does not stop her from holding the EBU competition, we Danes support it and will continue to do so. DR values ​​debate and one of the good things about Danish society is freedom of speech.

Gustav Lützhoft, DR

However, for this reason, Ubulu members believe DR needs to send clear message to EBU :

If the DR clearly announces that it does not want Israel to take part in this year’s Eurovision, it would support the dialogue that has already begun between Icelandic, Finnish and Irish television stations on this issue. .

andreas darger

We do not want to participate in the tacit acceptance that would occur if the DR did not take a position on Israeli involvement. Therefore, as DMGP participants, we must state our position and show that we do not share this position.

Marie Rohrbeck

if Ubulu He will win the Danish national team final on Saturday, but it has not yet been decided whether he will play or not. eurovision but they emphasize that this situation is having a big impact on them:

It’s hard to imagine Eurovision if Israel were there. we are quite worried. This situation has affected us so much that we cannot close our eyes and forget about it even for a night.

[Source: DR]

Denmark participates in the Eurovision Song Contest…

• Cast: 51
• Grand final participation:44
• beginning exterior:1957
• last appearance (Latest): 2023
• Highest rank: 1st (1963, 2000, 2013)
• lowest placement: Semi-final 19th place (2007)

OGAE Greece is following this matter with interest and will keep you informed of any new developments. You follow us on Facebook , Instagram , and TikTok . twitter and learn everything happening in the world of Eurovision on YouTube!