Performing through protests has been the name of the game for Noam Bettan in Vienna.

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The kitsch pop music extravaganza, the world's biggest live music contest, has again been overshadowed by protests and a boycott over Israel's participation.

The public broadcasters of Spain, the Netherlands and Ireland, as well as Iceland and Slovenia, are not taking part in protest at Israel's participation.

Loud jeers reverberated around Vienna's Wiener Stadthalle as Israel surged up the scoreboard during the public vote reveal.

Unerwartet viele Zuschauer stimmten für Noam Bettan. Der Erfolg verdankt sich dem Voting-System, gezielter Werbung – und seinem Song „Michelle“.