Eurovision winner Nemo BREAKS their thumb moments after smashing trophy during chaotic celebrations – after Swiss star made history as first non-binary show champion

Eurovision winner Nemo broke his thumb after their glorious victory in Saturday night’s competition Malmö, Sweden.

The Swiss star, 24, the competition’s first-ever non-binary winner, left viewers stunned after smashing their trophy moments after learning of their win before returning to the stage with a bloody bandage on their thumb.

It has been revealed that it wasn’t just his trophy that took a hit, but they also suffered a broken thumb during the raucous celebrations.

Nemo, who won the show after performing his song The Code, reportedly said: ‘Not only did I break The Code, I broke the trophy. I also broke my thumb.’

Their win came after it was initially announced that they scored 365 points with the judges and later 226 with the public, for a total of 591 with The Code.

After receiving the trophy from Sweden’s 2023 winner Loreen, they excitedly took the stage for their final performance.

Before belting out their catchy tune, the star fell to the ground and passionately waved the glass microphone in the air.

But when the star tried to get back up, Nemo threw the trophy on the stage as they tried to steady themselves to get up.

When the singer was finally able to stand up, half of the trophy was on the stage and the other half was still firmly in his hand.

The break came 30 seconds after the show’s TV presenter Graham Norton said in the show’s voiceover: ‘Don’t break the trophy’.

This will come as a shock to the show’s producers as they had already installed scaffolding to prevent the prize from falling following a previous incident 15 years ago.

In 2009, Alexander Rybak arrived at his winners’ press conference with a broken trophy after representing Norway with the hit Fairytale.

Since then, the trophy has had two metal rings connecting the top and bottom.

The unique handmade work of art is shaped like a classic microphone and is made of solid transparent glass with sandblasted and painted details.

It was designed by Kjell Engman of Kosta Boda in 1946 and they worked as a glass artist for thirty years.

Nemo’s songwriter and composer will also receive smaller, unbroken versions of the iconic trophy.

There is also one ‘mother trophy’ with a generic Eurovision Song Contest logo, which is usually displayed in the reception area of ​​the European Broadcasting Union headquarters.

Nemo used their childhood opera experience to create an impressive performance that blended rap, rock, drum ‘n bass and classical opera, balancing on a spinning disc that spun rapidly as they played a tune.

After being announced as the winner, a tearful Nemo said: “I just want to say thank you very much.

“I hope this competition can deliver on its promise and continue to stand for peace and dignity for every human being in this world.”

Croatia finished in second place with Baby Lasagna’s Rim Tim Tagi Dim after scoring 547 points.

And Ukraine finished in third place thanks to alyona alyona & Jerry Heil with their song Teresa & Maria that received 453 points.

Ahead of the final, Nemo was rated as favorite with 5-2 odds to win after a successful performance on Swiss TV.

Nemo said the song is about realizing their own non-binary identity and that they hope they can stand up for “the entire LGBTQIA+ community” by entering the contest.

The artist, whose full name is Nemo Mettler, added that in accepting that they “didn’t feel like a man or a woman… I had to break some codes.”

Non-binary is an umbrella term used to describe people who feel that their gender cannot be defined within the margins of the gender binary.

Instead, they understand their gender in ways that go beyond simply identifying as male or female, according to the LGBT Foundation.

According to The Mirror, a Eurovision expert said: ‘The thinking is that if Nemo hits all those high notes and showcases all those different styles, it will score very highly with the juries – but it’s hard to know what the voters at home will make of it find. because there is no real precedent. It’s a very unique song that’s way off the beaten path.”