Israel’s Eurovision singer Noam Bettan was booed by pro-Palestine supporters during his performance but still qualified during the competition’s first semi-final on Tuesday.
It was bad luck for British star Boy George, however, who appeared as a guest performer on San Marino’s entry, which failed to survive the vote.
The show featured 15 performers all competing to qualify for Saturday’s final including Sweden, Croatia and current favourites, Finland.
Israel sailed through to the final of the competition, with the lovestruck pop song Michelle, performed by 28-year-old Bettan.
The contest’s festive atmosphere has been upended in recent years by a controversy over Israel’s military action
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