Internet users relay in number the images of the erect middle finger of La Zarra at the time of the results of the competition, when she learned that the public had awarded her only few points.
La Zarra, the representative of France at Eurovision 2023, caught the attention of viewers with an unexpected gesture. This Saturday evening in Liverpool, when the points awarded to France were revealed, she looked at the camera and raised her middle finger, in a gesture similar to the middle finger.
The singer had just learned that the public had only awarded 50 points to France, depriving the country of a good score. Ranked tenth at this precise moment, the singer finished sixteenth in the ranking when all the points were distributed.
The image of La Zarra’s gesture lasted only a few seconds, but it did not escape Internet users. The video is relayed and commented on by many Twitter accounts.
Other netizens noted that as Finland and Sweden neck and neck waited to see who would win, the silhouette of La Zarra appeared in the background. Letting suppose that the singer had left the Green Room, where the delegations wait together for the results, before the end of the attribution of the points.
Size disappointment
The temperament of the Quebec singer has been commented on several times during the months of campaigning that led to this Eurovision final. “I had warned that it was complicated to manage”, headlined The Parisian in mid-April when the singer canceled two performances at the last minute.
This sixteenth place represents a major disappointment for La Zarra and the French delegation: a few days ago, she was ranked third by the punters.
It was Sweden who won this Saturday in Liverpool in the Eurovision 2023 final. Singer Loreen, who had already won the tele-hook in 2012 with the tube Euphoriawon this 67th edition with the track Tattoo.
