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Eurovision Song Contest host Graham Norton left some viewers shocked with a jibe at Germany's entry during the final on Saturday night.
The German heavy metal band Lord of the Lost took to the stage in Liverpool, and they performed their song Blood & Glitter.
It certainly got the crowd going, and plenty of viewers on Twitter tipped them to do well - but it seemed Graham was not a fan.
As the song came to an end he was initially speechless, before he confessed he "hoped they didn't win" the show.
He commented: "Thank you very much... I just want the nurse to put me back to bed now after that."
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Eurovision Song Contest host Graham Norton left some viewers shocked with a jibe at Germany's entry (AFP via Getty Images)Graham then added: "They always do well those songs so, you never know, Germany might have a good night.
"I just hope they don't win, not because I don't want them to win I just don’t want to hear that again."
Many viewers tuning in were taken aback by the comment, with plenty of viewers laughing it off.
Taking to Twitter, one fan said: "I love that from Graham Norton - 'it’s not that I don’t want them [Germany] to win, I just don’t want to hear it [German #EUROVISION entry] again'."
A second viewer said: "I love the comments Graham Norton made about the performance by #Germany," as a third added: "It's alright Graham a LOT of us don't want to hear the entry from #Germany again."
But some viewers thought it was a bit too far, and many called Graham "rude" for the remark and suggested he shouldn't have shared who he wanted to win or not.
The German heavy metal band Lord of the Lost took to the stage in Liverpool (PA)A fan said: "Germany with LotL was always going to be my favourite of the night, I don't understand Graham's hate at all."
Another agreed: "Germany is far from my favourite this year, but Graham saying he ‘hopes they don’t win’ is just incredibly rude and can influence votes. Time to give the duty to someone younger."
A third fan tweeted: "I absolutely love Graham Norton but Graham shouldn’t be allowed to say 'I just hope they don’t win!'," as a fourth said: "Germany wasn’t my favourite but I’m going to vote for them just to torture Graham Norton. Sorry Graham."
Ukraine won Eurovision last year, meaning the nation faced the prospect of hosting the show in 2023, according to the rules of the competition.
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However, due to the Russian invasion, it wasn't possible, as Eurovision organisers quickly ruled out staging it in the war-torn country.
The BBC agreed to host the competition in the UK in 2023 after Sam finished in second place – and Liverpool was picked as the host city to hold the star-studded event.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is available to watch on BBC iPlayer now.