Bambie Thug on their Eurovision experience and the controversy surrounding Israel's involvement

Ireland's Eurovision representative, Bambie Thug, joins us to discuss their experience participating in Eurovision and explains the creative process behind their performance while addressing the controversy surrounding Israel's involvement
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[@SarahMargaretMullen]

Bambie represented Ireland so well against some difficult situations. What a talented and well spoken person. Got my tickets for Cork

[@erinnadia0409]

You watch next year and nearly all the artists will use clever camera angles! This will start a trend. Bambie's performance was so groundbreaking ❤

[@sahajasam]

Love Bambi and love whet they represent, share, feel and do. Respect

[@adamtideman4953]

Hopefully this is the start of a new era for Ireland in Eurovision.

[@carolinebyrne9392]

IRELAND SHOULD COVER ITS HEAD IN SHAME BUT THEN AGAIN ITS ALWAYS BACKED TUGS AND MOUDERS

[@cailieisidro5758]

Became a fan of them during the show and I appreciate their talent. Also proud for them for speaking what’s right

[@FizzPunk]

Big Love and Respect for Bambie , their Arts and energy. Together with Joost they were my fav's and Im so gratefull Bambie did so well for Eire!~!

[@aoifed8913]

Got my tickets this morn for 31st October, can't wait❤

[@Haggledeen_]

Same! Can't wait ❤ It's on Halloween night too. Bring on the celebration of Samhain 🖤 🌙 🌚

[@Eva-mp7xg]

I have my tickets for the London gig. Can't wait 🖤

[@Connnor]

@@Haggledeen_ also the same! lol, see ya for samhain!

[@Haggledeen_]

Love Bambie! ❤ Keep doing what you're doing. Amazing artist. Also upsetting ALL of the right people 💅

[@Twister1980]

She's evil and satanic. WAKE UP!

[@96unicorns]

They were amazing! So creative, I absolutely loved that performance and they seem like such a wonderful person

[@nenaddimitrijevikj5125]

Thank you BAmbie for this amazing performance and song. Much love from North Macedonia and great for letting Bambie go and create that amazing performance with her dance instructor

[@rupertschwarz1176]

This staging was so brillant.

[@marzonimarisa]

idk why but it's so sweet that they showed kinda big and coolest parts of the song/mv, not like other recaps and stuff that i saw crown the witch!

[@John_Weiss]

Europe may not have crowned the witch, But the witch gave the winner a crown. Which I found classy and touching.

[@aekelly]

Thank you for this wonderful interview! Gratitude and love from the U.S.!

[@eemoogee160]

Respect to both Bambi and the Irish people for being brave voices against brutality and empire. ❤

[@DramaQueenMalena]

Bambie is coming to Switzerland❤

[@tilltil09]

Going to see in London can't wait ❤❤❤❤

[@M12534]

Obsessed with Bambie, so proud of them

[@cailieisidro5758]

Same here!

[@K16711]

Same, and I'm not even Irish

[@EmoBearRights]

Its lovely to hear Bambi being positive and things are being investigated. Well done npal - you should be very proud at what you achieved.

[@crow22zero]

Bambieee❤️❤️

[@cullly]

Bambie. Thank you. Just thank you!

[@PastaSauce.]

They did Ireland proud

[@s.gallagher4851]

Really loved Bambie's performance. They did a great job! ❤

[@itaishamir6713]

Great interview. Bambie will be back at Eurovision one day and win it. But why did she not attend the dress rehearsal? What is being investigated?

[@fanniedango9560]

i feel like it might be related to joost... or a separate case abt them and isnotreal. iirc a lot of the artists and staff were harassed by that country's delegates. ebu ignoring that didn't help either.

[@LY-jm9vu]

Yes, come to Australia. We love you! ❤

[@godlikedawn9675]

I kinda like the no eyebrows thingy xd

[@rosshart9514]

no brain too

[@aerobrokenaerobroken]

Respect from the USA

[@phil1506]

Well the vision was changed a fair few times before the final

[@brianohora4923]

Great job bami ❤

[@JobHuntingAbroad]

What a lovely human❤

[@Beckford4000]

I backed Ireland from the day "Doomsday Blue" was chosen and I voted many, many times for Ireland in the final. Love from Czechia (BTW Bambie, the Czechia televote gave you 6 points)

[@SarahtheAutisticCartoongeek]

I can't wait to see you in concert Bambie 🖤

[@cookiedough9714]

If people find it creepy then you should watch junior eurovision 😂😂😂

[@mariadelrosario3608]

Love Bam 🇪🇸❤️🇮🇪

[@johnpfw]

Bad grammar

[@francesbernard2445]

Why should only an artist be drawn into politics? Shouldn't she just be allowed to entertain like a parent who is dressed up like for Hallowe'en until her and her artistic team decides her profile needs to be reinvented?

[@MistressOscarMage]

Voted my Intel. Ukraine 🇺🇦 n Australia 🇦🇺. Glad I have legal team on the other realms . Terrain i.d.. 🇺🇸. Area 51 lawyers for my sailor moon 🗯... Best 2.13 units spent on my 🇨🇭 cowboy shares.. 🍵. Hydra team.

[@alx25]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@A.K.-gy4zu]

Cry louder

[@carolinebyrne9392]

YEAH BUT SHE COULDED TAKE BEEN BEATED BY THE LOVELY IRESRALI SINGER WHO SHE BULLYED MERCEFULLY FROVEING ONCE NO TALENTED BULLYS NEVER EVER WIN

[@carolinebyrne9392]

GO TO PALESTINE BANBI AND JUST SEE HOW FAR YOU GET WITH YOUR NON BINEARY WITCHCRFT I RECON ABOUT 2 DAYS UNTIL YOU CAR CARRING YOUR HEAR UNDER YOUR ARM

[@Haggledeen_]

Wow. You have truly outdone yourself with this comment. UPPERCASE: Unintelligible. Lowercase: Intelligence. Have a lovely day Caroline 💛 🤍 💜 🖤 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

[@carolinebyrne9392]

@@Haggledeen_ why is everyone more concerened with ME poor spelling than any TRUTH

[@Buffnerd_i]

This girl needs help, she's obsessed and it's creepy.

[@ElfenLied987]

They are doing what they love. Best of luck to them and their tour. Great interview...

[@tonyttt31]

We're obsessed with Bambie.

[@rowo2774]

I think everyone needs help who's actually scared of such a lovely person like Bambie.

[@val3489]

They're just living their life. You, meanwhile, are the obsessed one.

[@sit-insforsithis1568]

This is just zheani from wish 😂

[@nl9665]

So it's all about love and peace and sharing music as something combining - but then Eden as a contestant and musician should not be loved and accepted? I know the whole Israel Gaza war is absurd and terrifying. But Eden was not competing as part of her government but as a fellow musician right? Can't we just try to share love and peace with everyone? Seems a bit like a double standard for me.

[@deadzoo]

Eden Golan was a willing participant in her government’s attempt to use Eurovision to artwash their seemingly endless war crimes in Palestine. She’s a grown woman, don’t treat her like a child

[@beck86]

Eden is from Russia and is pro Putin. Her delegation harassed other artists including Bambi which is currently being investigated.

[@rvj.9352]

let's not forget her open support for the killing of people in Gaza and soooo much more

[@mrbusinesss1]

Her proudly representing a country that’s committing war crimes right now and her delegation even mocking it by yelling “Free PaIestine” at her as a joke, the constant harassment of the Israeli delegation of which half of the contestants complained about and multiple videos of said harassment have surfaced, and her joining the IOF soon probably have something to do with it.