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Australian commentator said what everyone was thinking during Eurovision stage invasion

Published 09:35 13 May 2018 BST

Paul Moore
Australian commentator said what everyone was thinking during Eurovision stage invasion

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Pure Aussie.

During last night's Eurovision, the contestant for the United Kingdom, SuRie, was interrupted during her song by a stage invader who grabbed her microphone. She finished the song, but there's no denying that the invasion impacted her performance. After being given the opportunity to perform again, she turned it down. Following the incident, the European Broadcasting Union issued a statement which confirmed that the person who rushed the stage has since been arrested and detained. "The EBU regrets a stage invasion took place during the UK performance. The person responsible is currently in police custody. The UK singer SuRie and her team were offered the option to sing again but decided not to because they were extremely proud of her performance and have decided that there is absolutely no reason to perform the song again," the statement reads. https://twitter.com/EBU_HQ/status/995403035831668736?tfw_creator=TVsCarlKinsella&tfw_site=joedotie&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.joe.ie%2Fmusic%2Febu-issue-statement-uk-eurovision-625776 SuRie also laughed off the incident. https://twitter.com/surieofficial/status/995449080687005696 Israel may be the overall winner but just like every single Eurovision, there's so much to decipher. We were treated to Hungary's screaming tunes, the Swedish Justin Bieber, the Czech Republic entrant that went full 'geek chic,' and some lyrical genius. https://twitter.com/millierosecooke/status/995416721317072902 This being said, in terms of performances, the stage invader was arguably the main talking point and the final word on this issue should go to the Australian commentator, Joel Creasey. Superb and succinct. https://twitter.com/tibutler/status/995393734849183744

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Australian commentator said what everyone was thinking during Eurovision stage invasion