A Catalan Streaker Storms Spain's Eurovision Performance

MAY 15 2010 · 12:10

Daniel Diges / Jimmy Jump stage invader · "Algo pequeñito" · Spain · 2010 Placement: 15 · Score: 68 · Language: Spanish · Composers: Jesús Cañadilla · Venue: Telenor Arena · Host: Oslo, Norway · Type: scandal · Broadcast: streaming era Daniel Diges is 30 seconds into 'Algo pequeñito' when a man in a red Catalan barretina cap — Jaume Marquet Cot, the serial prankster known as 'Jimmy Jump' — sprints across the Telenor Arena stage, performs a small dance beside Diges, and is tackled by security. Diges finishes the performance professionally. The EBU grants unprecedented post-show re-performance — the only time in Eurovision history a full repeat has been allowed. Spain still finishes 15th with 68 points. Context Jimmy Jump had already invaded multiple UEFA events. Oslo's venue security had been briefed about him specifically; he evaded the perimeter. Diges was a Spanish musical-theatre actor known for Spanish productions of 'Hairspray'. Norway's Didrik Solli-Tangen was the losing-favorite that year. Legacy Jimmy Jump received a 100-day Norwegian jail sentence. The Diges re-performance set precedent for Eurovision's ability to redo a compromised act. Stage security protocols tightened significantly afterward. The moment is cited in every Eurovision stage-security study. Diges returned to Spanish theatre unharmed; the 2010 invasion became his most-recognized career moment outside Spain.