Eurovision semi final chaos as camera crashes off stage during live performance
THE semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest was plunged into chaos as a camera crashed during a live performance.
Viewers tuned into
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One to watch the first instalment of action from Basel with Rylan Clark and
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Switzerland's artist Zoë Më took to the stage for her first televised performance
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However, the camera crashed and freeze frames flashed up on screen
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Rylan Clark was on commentary duties alongside Scott Mills
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Although most of the broadcast ran smoothly, there were problems towards the end of the show.
The host country,
As per tradition, last year's winning country and the big five (United Kingdom,
The Swiss artist Zoë Më still took to the stage for a special exhibition performance.
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The 24-year-old appeared for her first televised performance as she showed off her unique staging.
It featured one steady camera shot that would stay with her throughout the duration of her song.
However, during the penultimate act the camera dramatically froze, leaving viewers confused.
After a number of freeze frames flashed on the screen, before the cameras cut back to a wide shot of the audience.
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It looked like the maneuver was not planned as audience directions appeared on the archway of the stage.
The lit up sign read: "Please turn on your phone light now."
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After the song ended before Cyprus took to the stage Rylan addressed the issue.
He explained: "Gorgeous song there from Zoë, she's like a young Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games.
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"We should say there as well, I think there was a couple of little tech problems with that one single shot camera."
Despite Ryan trying to play it down, Eurovision viewers took to X - formerly known as Twitter - as they demanded 'justice' for the act.
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One wrote: "Oh no Switzerland staging is really cool but they had some problems with the cameras," along with a crying emoji.
A second suggested: "JUSTICE FOR ZOE ME AND KALEEN ROBBED DIVAS WITH THE CAMERAS."
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"The cameras breaking???", enquired a third user.
While someone else excitedly posted. "THE CAMERAS CRASHED."
We should say there as well, I think there was a couple of little tech problems
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Another joked: "Not the Swiss delegation's Head of Finance unplugging all the cameras at the end of Zoe's performance."
And a sixth fan added: "Oh no. It went a bit wrong with the cameras there."
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The programme cut back to a wide shot of the audience with instructions on top of the stage that was not meant to be seen
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Rylan tried to play down the drama as he addressed the issue in his commentary
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Zoë's performance was only meant to show the audience at specific moments from the steady one-shot camera on the stage
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Viewers took to social media in droves as they demanded 'justice' for the singer
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