The gesture quickly took over his performance. While many predicted her a place in the leading group, Quebec singer La Zarra, representing France at Eurovision, finished in 16th place in the final which took place in Liverpool this Saturday evening.
Even before she was aware of the final ranking, disappointment took hold of the singer when the public’s points were awarded: she only received 50, which increased her score. to 104 in total. A number far from sufficient to rank it in third place, which was long promised to it by the bookmakers. The candidate then expressed her displeasure in front of the cameras with a hand gesture that some associated with a middle finger, others with a “toz” – a slang word synonymous with categorical refusal, indifference, even exasperation, which is materialized by a movement of the middle finger.
This gesture quickly created controversy on social networks, especially since the singer left the area where the artists wait before the end of the vote count. She, according to our information, returned to her chair shortly after leaving.
“A dual culture”
Questioned by the press shortly after, La Zarra denied having made the finger of honor, as noted by our journalist present on the spot. It is “absolutely not” a middle finger, she assured. “I’m on a double culture. It is not a gesture that is negative. It’s just a gesture of disappointment that we use between friends, ”insisted the candidate.
“There are a lot of gestures that can be used in other countries that mean other things,” she further justified. “And I am very, very, very, very happy to have participated in Eurovision”, concluded the Quebecer.
However, on Twitter, many denounced the “French arrogance” of the tricolor representative, while others were amused by the fact that the French “can’t bear to lose”.