Nice Attack: Eurovision stars mourn victims of the Bastille Day terror in France

In a matter of seconds, an evening of celebration turned into a night of terror.

On July 14, in an act France’s President Hollande has described as a terror incident, a truck ploughed through a crowd that had gathered in Nice for a Bastille Day fireworks display. The suspect, who police shot dead on the scene, drove for more than one mile, crushing and maiming dozens of revellers, including children. By Friday morning officials said at least 84 people had died.

Countless Eurovision stars have responded to the incident on social media, writing of their shock and horror. “I don’t understand the world,” Amir wrote on Twitter. “July 14 has become a day of national despair.” In what has become an all-too-familiar ritual, we gather his and other reactions below.

Amir (France 2016)

Je ne comprends plus ce monde… Un 14 juillet qui devient jour de désespoir national… #Nice06 ???? #jusquaquand ?!

— Amir (@Amir_Off) July 14, 2016

Ma nuit est triste, je ne pense qu’à #Nice, aux pauvres victimes, à cette catastrophe sans nom ???? #PromenadeDesAnglais #PromenadeDesSanglots

— Amir (@Amir_Off) July 15, 2016

Anggun (France 2012)

Choquée.. Je ne trouve pas de mots. Pensées aux familles des victimes. #PrayForNice #Nice06 pic.twitter.com/255JbD0HNZ

— Anggun Official (@Anggun_Cipta) July 15, 2016

Lisa Angell (France 2015)

Poli Genova (Bulgaria 2011 and 2016)

#prayforNice #France ?? ??

A post shared by Poli Genova (@poli.genova) on Jul 14, 2016 at 5:05pm PDT

Jedward (Ireland 2011 and 2012)

???????? LIBERTY????EQUALITY ??FRATERNITY????????

— JEDWARD (@planetjedward) July 15, 2016

Barei (Spain 2016)

Qué tristeza tan grande…nunca podremos sostener el mundo con los puños apretados…???? #Niza https://t.co/sKfgmRMpk3

— BAREI (@BAREI_MUSIC) July 14, 2016

Filip Kirkorov (Russia 1995)

#prayfornice

A post shared by ?????? ???????? (@fkirkorov) on Jul 14, 2016 at 4:46pm PDT

Justin Timberlake (Interval act 2016)

#PrayForNice

— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) July 15, 2016

Manuella (Slovenia 2016)

https://www.instagram.com/p/BH4LFqHD3X9/

Krista Siegfrids (Finland 2013)

Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace ??? #imagine #nizza #humanity #peace

A post shared by KRISTA SIEGFRIDS (@kristasiegfrids) on Jul 15, 2016 at 12:47am PDT

Lidia Isac (Moldova 2016)

… :(((

A post shared by Lidia Isac (@lidiaisac) on Jul 14, 2016 at 11:11pm PDT

Dalal Midhat (Bosnia & Herzegovina 2016)

My condolences to all the people who lost their loved ones in the Nice terrorist attack. The world has gone mad.

A post shared by Dalal Midhat (@dalalmidhat) on Jul 15, 2016 at 2:30am PDT

Malena Ernman (Sweden 2009)

Nice, Istanbul, Bagdad, Orlando… En sommar av terror, vidrigt våld, fega monster och besinningslöst hat. Rädslan och hatet breder ut sig i terrorns spår och det är mänskligt. Och hatet kan inte besegras med bara kärlek, det är väldigt sant. Men lika sant är också att hatet inte kan besegras med hat. Eller rädsla. Mina tankar går till offren och deras anhöriga i deras bottenlösa sorg

A post shared by Malena Ernman (@malena_ernman) on Jul 15, 2016 at 12:08am PDT

Emma Marrone (Italy 2014)

Senza parole .. Solo paura.. Tanta paura! #Nizza ??

A post shared by Emma Marrone (@real_brown) on Jul 15, 2016 at 1:18am PDT

Hadise (Turkey 2009)

?? #PrayForNice #PrayForTheWorld #Peace

A post shared by Hadise (@hadise) on Jul 15, 2016 at 1:02am PDT

Charlotte Perrelli (Sweden 1999 and 2008)

Praying for Nice… Frustrerad och ledsen. Vad händer med vår vackra värld?

A post shared by Charlotte Perrelli (@laperrelli) on Jul 15, 2016 at 12:12am PDT

Cheryl Baker (UK 1981)

I won't be tweeting any more today. I am lost for words. #NiceAttack

— Cheryl Baker (@Cherylbaker) July 15, 2016

Raphael Gualazzi (Italy 2011)

Vicino con il cuore e l'anima a tutte le famiglie delle vittime della strage di Nizza.#Nizza #PrayForNice pic.twitter.com/vzoOHelgGQ

— Raphael Gualazzi (@RaphaelGualazzi) July 15, 2016

Eldar Gasimov (Azerbaijan 2011)

#LovePlease to fight this awful terrorism & all the horrible sides of people's soul?

— Eldar (@eldar_music) July 15, 2016

Ira Losco (Malta 2002 and 2016)

Lee Ryan (UK 2011)

When will we learn that hate solves nothing.? Thinking of everyone in Nice today & the French people. We all stand together xxx #PrayForNice

— Lee Ryan (@OfficialLeeRyan) July 15, 2016

 Boggie (Hungary 2015)

#prayfortheworld #PeaceAndLove #ChangeTheWorld pic.twitter.com/aOcdyvGODT

— Boggie (@boggieofficial) July 15, 2016

Amandine Bourgeois (France 2013)

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