From our special correspondent in Turin (Italy)
Thunder and rain punctuated the early evening in Turin on Wednesday.
But lightning, symbolic, struck on the side of Eurovision that the Piedmontese capital is hosting this year.
“Let them mind their own business,” thundered Albanian Ronela Hajati, speaking about her haters at a press conference.
I'm here to sing, if you like my song, listen to it!
If you don't like it, turn off the music.
I'm not here to be judged, no one is here for that.
»
"I can't do anything more, I'm sorry"
The critics of the 32-year-old singer attack her on all possible subjects, and in particular on her forms or on the choice of her outfits.
Added to their toxicity were the messages of disappointment from fans of the contest who placed high expectations on her and her song
Sekret
.
By discovering the short video extract of his second rehearsal posted online Wednesday evening, many of them criticized the choices of scenography, as well as the realization.
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A few hours later, Ronela Hajati spoke about her directing choices: “Pink and turquoise have a meaning!
I didn't want pyrotechnics or red because it's been done before, she wrote on Twitter.
For the camera angles, we had sent [the organizers a file] explaining what we wanted and we are trying to arrange that.
A scenography is a plus, of course, but a beautiful song is a beautiful song.
»
This was not enough, however, to make his detractors take a step back, at least not enough for the taste of the artist who returned to the charge this Thursday morning.
“I miss my studio, making music, my shows, my fans!
I worked on every detail for five months and people are so unhappy with me, she lamented, still on Twitter.
I can't do anything more, I'm sorry.
Let it be over, turn off the TV when this shitty performance airs, that way you'll forget it faster!
»
I miss my studio, making music, my shows, my fans!
I worked on every detail for 5 months and people are so dissatisfied from me.
That's all i can do, im sorry!
Let this end asap, turn off the tv when all this shitty performance is on air cause you'll forget faster!
🌪
— Ronela Hajati (@RonelaHajati) May 5, 2022
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Photos deleted on Instagram
A rant, tinged with irony, which targets its haters, and also evokes the fact that the specifications would not have been respected for its performance.
Each delegation must indeed submit to the organization of Eurovision, several weeks in advance, a file detailing the choices of staging, lighting, production, as well as any accessories or decorative elements desired for the performance. in the competition.
The stay of the Albanian, who arrived in Turin on Friday, is therefore not easy.
Two images from her first rehearsal, one showing her with her dancers hand on her crotch, the other with a female dancer, were deleted from the official Eurovision Instagram account on Sunday.
No explanation has been officially advanced (we would tend to put a coin on the prudishness of the social network in question).
The rumor swelled, speaking of a choreography “too provocative”.
All the more reason to remember that she is not there “to be judged”.
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