PREVIEW

Participants in a protest action carry a sculpture of a bloodied corpse with the inscription "Eurovision Is Celebrating Genocide" through the city center before the final of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024. The colorful music festival is overshadowed this year by the Gaza war, the police are on alert and keep security precautions high. 26 countries are competing in the final of the world's biggest singing competition under the motto "United By Music".