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Lowenna Waters
May 13, 2018
The UK Eurovision contestant SuRie was the victim of a stage invader during her performance.
During the invasion, she calmly stood aside until the protestor had been removed from the stage, then continued with her song.
The way SuRie calmly dealt with the invasion has been widely praised on Twitter:
That was everyone who's ever been on stage's worst nightmare and it must have been scary, but what a pro, what a re… https://t.co/rA0gDG0d2o— J.K. Rowling (@J.K. Rowling) 1526155094
That was a heroic performance. Great anyway - but after a shock like that stage invader, a real scare, how fantasti… https://t.co/o1kBTVE5iD— Alan Biggs (@Alan Biggs) 1526155056
Look Europe, I know you don’t like us all that much right now because of Brexit and stuff ... but SuRie’s recovery… https://t.co/tA5gXFhHiR— Luke Cutforth (@Luke Cutforth) 1526155518
Naturally, the moment has also become a meme:
“GET OUT! GET OUT BEFORE THE INTERLUDE KILLS YOU!” #Eurovision https://t.co/nPCXZegKvs— David Schneider (@David Schneider) 1526161686
DON'T VOTE FOR SPAIN U IDIOTS #eurovision https://t.co/1SI6T1HbHD— sara ♡ klee (@sara ♡ klee) 1526162674
Me: ok I won’t talk politics tonight Me (five minutes later): #eurovision https://t.co/3REJqlJZCW— votingcounts.org.uk 🗳️ (@votingcounts.org.uk 🗳️) 1526161819
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