A person interrupts the UK's Eurovision entry in Lisbon
A person stormed the stage whereas the UK's entry, SuRie, was performing on the Eurovision Song Contest.
SuRie was singing her song Storm when a man sporting a rucksack ran onto the stage, grabbed her microphone, and appeared to say: "Nazis of the UK media, we demand freedom."
He was swiftly dragged off stage and SuRie continued performing the song.
Israel gained the competition with 520 factors whereas SuRie's song was third from backside, gaining 48 factors.
The invader is in police custody, the European Broadcasting Union mentioned. He is known to be a European citizen however not British.
It is assumed the identical man invaded the stage on the National Television Awards this yr, and The Voice in 2017.
SuRie was given the prospect to carry out once more, however declined. The BBC mentioned: "SuRie and her group are extraordinarily pleased with her efficiency and have collectively determined that there's completely no purpose to carry out the song once more."
The Eurovision 2018 ultimate in Lisbon, Portugal, was watched by an estimated TV viewers of 200 million.
Israel's entry Netta gained the competition with the song Toy, and stood out with an unconventional singing type likened to rooster clucking.
The Cypriot entry Eleni Foureira got here second with the song Fuego.
The voting was weighted in order that half the factors come from public phone votes from viewers in every nation, and half from a jury of musical specialists in every nation.
Although SuRie was left with out a microphone for about 10 secondsduring which she clapped alongside to the songthe music monitor continued with backing vocals.
Graham Norton, who introduced the UK's protection, mentioned: "There was a stage invasion, SuRie coped extremely effectively. I can not stress sufficient what a good job she didshe should have been terrified."
The 29-year-old was additionally praised on Twitter for her composure.