Eurovision winner Nemo smashed his trophy just minutes after being crowned the song contest winner during Saturday’s final.
The 24-year-old Swiss, the first non-binary winner of the contest, obtained 365 points with the jury and 226 with the public for a total of 591 with his song The Code.
After collecting the trophy from 2023 Swedish winner Loreen, they excitedly took the stage for their final performance.
Before singing her catchy tune, the star dropped to the floor and passionately waved the crystal microphone in the air.
But when the star got back to his feet, Nemo threw the trophy against the stage as they tried to balance themselves to their feet.
Eurovision winner Nemo smashed his trophy just minutes after being crowned the song contest winner during Saturday’s final.
The 24-year-old, the first non-binary winner of the contest, obtained 365 points with the jury and 226 with the public for a total of 591 with his song The Code.
When the singer finally managed to stand up, half of the trophy was lying on the stage and the other half was still firmly gripped in his hand.
The breakage occurred 30 seconds after the show’s television host, Graham Norton, said in the show’s voiceover “don’t break the trophy.”
This will surprise the show’s producers as they had already installed scaffolding to prevent the prize from breaking after a previous incident 15 years ago.
In 2009, Alexander Rybak arrived at his press conference with the trophy broken after representing Norway with the hit Fairytale.
Since then, the trophy has two metal rings connecting the top and bottom parts.
This unique handcrafted work of art is shaped like a classic microphone and is made of solid clear glass with sandblasted and painted details.
It was designed by Kjell Engman of Kosta Boda in 1946 and they worked as a glass artist for thirty years.
The Nemo composer and composer will also receive smaller, intact versions of the iconic trophy.
After collecting the trophy from 2023 Swedish winner Loreen, he excitedly took the stage for his final performance.
Before singing her catchy tune, the star dropped to the floor and passionately waved the crystal microphone in the air.
But as the star was about to get up, Nemo threw the trophy against the stage while trying to balance himself to stand up. When he finally managed to stand up, half of the trophy was lying on the stage and the other half was still firmly gripped in his hand.
There is also a “mother trophy” with a generic Eurovision Song Contest logo, normally displayed in the reception area of the European Broadcasting Union headquarters.
Nemo used his childhood experience in opera to create an impressive performance that mixed rap, rock, drum ‘n bass and classical opera, as well as balancing on a spinning record that spun at high speed while singing a melody.
After being announced as the winner, Nemo tearfully said, “I want to thank you.”
“I hope this pageant can live up to its promise and continue to defend the peace and dignity of every person in this world.”
Croatia finished in second place with Baby Lasagna’s Rim Tim Tagi Dim after scoring 547 points.
And Ukraine came in third place thanks to alyona alyona and Jerry Heil with their song Teresa & Maria, which scored 453 points.
Going into the final, Nemo was the odds-on favorite to win 5-2 after a successful performance on Swiss television.
Nemo said the song is about them realizing their own non-binary identity and they hope to stand up for “the entire LGBTQIA+ community” by entering the contest.
The artist, whose full name is Nemo Mettler, added that in accepting no ‘I didn’t feel like a man or a woman… I had to break some codes.’
Nemo used his childhood opera experience to create an impressive performance mixing rap, rock, drum ‘n bass and classical opera, as well as balancing on a rotating record that spun at high speed while singing a melody.
Nemo said the song is about them realizing their own non-binary identity and they hope to stand up for “the entire LGBTQIA+ community” by entering the contest.
Non-binary is a general term used to describe people who feel that their gender cannot be defined within the margins of the gender binary.
Instead, they understand their gender in a way that goes beyond simply identifying as male or female, depending on the LGBT Foundation.
According to The Mirror, a Eurovision expert said: “The idea is that if Nemo hits all those high marks and shows all those different styles, he’ll score very highly with the juries, but it’s hard to know what voters at home will think.” “. since there is no real precedent. It is a unique song that is out of the ordinary.”
Croatia, Ukraine, Italy, Ukraine and the Netherlands round out the top five countries in the odds.
