The Years and Years singer has previously signed a statement which accused Israel of genocide and describing it as an 'apartheid state'.
Olly Alexander, the UK's act for Eurovision, has signed a joint statement alongside other entrants for this year's song contest, to call for an 'immediate and lasting ceasefire' in Gaza. The Years and Years singer posted the statement on X, which was also signed by Ireland's hopeful Bambie Thug, Finland's Windows95Man, Gate from Norway, Iolanda from Portugal, San Marino band Megara, Switzerland's Nemo, SABA from Denmark and Silvester Belt from Lithuania.
The letter accused Israel of genocide and described it as an 'apartheid state'. Pressure was put on European broadcasters to boycott Israel's participation in this year's contest due to the war. In February, more than 1,000 musicians in Sweden - the host for this year's contest - wrote an open letter to the European Broadcasting Union which organises Eurovision and SVT, which is the country's host broadcaster, accusing them of 'double standards'.
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