Earlier this week, Golan faced boos from the audience as she performed her song “Hurricane” during the dress reherasal for the singing competition’s semi-final on Thursday.
Videos emerged on social media of noisy disapproving audience members who filmed themselves booing the artist while she was on stage.
The track “Hurricane”, which was originally titled “October Rain”, had to be rewritten by Israeli public broadcaster Kan to comply with competition rules about political statements.
Thousands of Israelis supported Golan with public screenings across the country, including in Tel Aviv, which hosted Eurovision in 2019.
In a statement following the poor reception she received in the arena during her semi-final dress rehearsal, Golan said she was “proud” to represent Israel, “particularly this year”, adding: “I am receiving support and love and I am determined to give my best performance tomorrow in the semi-finals and nothing will deter me from that goal!”
The UK’s entry Olly Alexander placed 18th in the final on Saturday, receiving no points from any of the countries’ public vote.
