Boy George has been criticised for his performance ahead of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
The former Culture Club Singer, real name George O’Dowd, had been performing at the competition’s first dress rehearsal along with Italian singer Senhit.
This will mark the former I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star’s first time participating in the annual competition – providing lyrics and uncredited vocals for Senheit’s song, Superstar.
If it qualifies, then Senheit will be representing San Marino for the third time.
Recently released rehearsal footage shows Boy George taking to the stage wearing a large blue mirrored hat upon his head, joining Senheit in a rendition of the song’s vocals.
However, the listless performance has some feeling underwhelmed, with commenters on social media describing his contribution as ‘very little.’
Reacting to a clip shared by superTV247 on X, fans shared their thoughts on Boy George’s latest outing.
User jmdubz172 described the star as ‘giving absolutely nothing,’ while niall5982 called it ‘very little.’
Meanwhile, mariahscracker remarked that he ‘doesn’t know where he is,’ as GStarRaw72 likened the performance to ‘someone wearing headphones on singing out of tune to a track.’
Jack_SOfficial_ didn’t fancy their chances much, predicting: ‘Oh they are so not qualifying.’
San Marino will compete in the first semi-final on May 12, where they hope to score a pass to the grand final, along with the other nine countries from each semi-final.
The top 10 will then compete next to the ‘Big Four’ countries, who automatically qualify – the UK, Italy, Germany, and France.
This isn’t the first time Boy George has been criticised for his involvement in this year’s Eurovision.
Last month, the musician – who was convicted of falsely imprisoning a male escort in his London flat in 2007 – defended himself against backlash from those who condemned his participation in spite of an ongoing boycott.
This comes after Israel’s attack on Palestine, which has been declared a genocide by the UN Independent Commission of Inquiry.
In response to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) allowing Israel to participate, Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Iceland all announced that they will boycott this year’s competition.
Responding to those who criticised his own involvement, the star said: ‘I have many, many Jewish friends that I’ve had since I was 15 or 16 years old.’
Speaking at the London Eurovision Party in April, he continued: ‘Are people asking me as a principled human being to turn my back on my Jewish friends? It’s not going to happen, it’s never going to happen.
‘From the beginning of my career, I wore a Jewish star. Go back and look at pictures of Culture Club. I am so affiliated with Jewish people.’
He went on to say that he is ‘not necessarily affiliated’ with Israel, so didn’t ‘really have an opinion on that,’ but remarked that the job of music is ‘to unite people.’
However, he did previously sign a letter of support advocating for Israel’s inclusion in the competition, along with Helen Mirren, Gene Simmons, Mila Kunis and Sharon Osbourne.
‘We have been shocked and disappointed to see some members of the entertainment community calling for Israel to be banished from the Contest for responding to the greatest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust,’ the letter read.
It continued: ‘This current round of fighting is not a war that Israel wanted or started,’ it continued, before suggesting thatto punish Israel would be ‘an inversion of justice.’
Last month, the singer revealed that he was in the area when a terror attack took place in Golders Green, London.
Posting a video to X which showed police tape blocking a street, he wrote: ‘I was in Golders Green yesterday.
‘I arrived just as the police presence was building. My heart goes out to the two Jewish victims and to their loved ones.’
Describing his perspective on what had happened, he continued: ‘I was in tears because you could feel panic in the air. These are just regular people getting on with their lives.
‘London has always been a great multicultural city. Our Jewish community brings us so much.
‘They are an integral part of the fabric of this city.’
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