{"id":8893,"date":"2024-05-12T03:28:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T03:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8893"},"modified":"2024-05-12T03:28:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T03:28:08","slug":"swiss-singer-nemo-wins-controversy-plagued-eurovision-song-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=8893","title":{"rendered":"Swiss singer Nemo wins controversy-plagued Eurovision Song Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with &#8220;The Code,&#8221; an operatic ode to the singer&#8217;s journey toward embracing their nongender identity.<\/p>\n<p>Nemo beat Croatia&#8217;s Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you so much,&#8221; Nemo said after the result was announced. &#8220;I hope this contest can live up to its promise and continue to stand for peace and dignity for every person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"68th Eurovision Song Contest - Grand Final \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/11\/f5a6b16f-cb59-4f49-bb55-698ab9886b19\/thumbnail\/620x414\/d5b80564bc7f0395b7ad5e89afc8cd8a\/gettyimages-2152513603.jpg?v=218688c1357f974b9630d4fa8914721c 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/11\/f5a6b16f-cb59-4f49-bb55-698ab9886b19\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/0efa4ab57f19ffc34f86ca01123c8a02\/gettyimages-2152513603.jpg?v=218688c1357f974b9630d4fa8914721c 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Nemo of Switzerland on stage after winning the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final at Malmo Arena on May 11, 2024, in Malmo, Sweden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Martin Sylvest \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The victory in the Swedish city of Malmo followed a turbulent year for the pan-continental pop contest that saw large street protests against the participation of Israel that tipped the feelgood musical celebration into a chaotic pressure cooker overshadowed by the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter_signup \">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-newsletter-widget embed--float-none embed--size-large embed--type-iframe\" data-ads=\"{\" wordcount=\"\">\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hours before the final, <span class=\"link\">Dutch competitor Joost Klein<\/span> was expelled from the contest over a backstage altercation that was being investigated by police.<\/p>\n<p>Nemo bested finalists from 24 other countries, who all performed in front of a live audience of thousands and an estimated 180 million viewers around the world. Each contestant had three minutes to meld catchy tunes and eye-popping spectacle into performances capable of winning the hearts of viewers. Musical styles ranged across rock, disco, techno and rap \u2014 sometimes a mashup of more than one.<\/p>\n<p>Though Eurovision&#8217;s motto is &#8220;united by music,&#8221; this year&#8217;s event has proven divisive. Protests and dissent overshadowed a competition that has become a campy celebration of Europe&#8217;s varied \u2014 and sometimes baffling \u2014 musical tastes and a forum for inclusiveness and diversity with a huge LGBT following.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched for the second time in a week on Saturday through Sweden&#8217;s third-largest city, which has a large Muslim population, to demand a boycott of Israel and a cease-fire in the <span class=\"link\">seven-month Gaza war<\/span> that has killed almost 35,000 Palestinians, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.<\/p>\n<p>Several hundred gathered outside the Malmo Arena before the final, with some shouting &#8220;shame&#8221; at arriving music fans, and facing off with police blocking their path. Climate activist Greta Thunberg was among those escorted away by police.<\/p>\n<p>The contest returned to Sweden, home of last year&#8217;s winner, Loreen, a half century after ABBA won Eurovision with &#8220;Waterloo&#8221; \u2014 Eurovision&#8217;s most iconic moment. ABBA did not appear in person in Malmo, though their digital &#8220;ABBA-tars&#8221; from the &#8220;ABBA Voyage&#8221; stage show did.<\/p>\n<p>A trio of former Eurovision winners \u2014 Charlotte Perrelli, Carola and Conchita Wurst \u2014 came onstage to sing &#8220;Waterloo&#8221; as votes were being cast and counted.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden&#8217;s entry, identical twins Marcus and Martinus, opened the competition with their optimistically named song &#8220;Unforgettable,&#8221; followed by Ukrainian duo alyona alyona &amp; Jerry Heil with &#8220;Teresa &amp; Maria,&#8221; a powerful tribute to their war-battered country.<\/p>\n<p>Eurovision organizers ordered a change to the original title of her song, &#8220;October Rain&#8221; \u2014 an apparent reference to the Oct. 7 attack by the militant group Hamas that killed about 1,200 people in Israel and triggered the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The show was typically eclectic Eurovision fare: Lithuania&#8217;s Silvester Belt was an affable young crooner, while Estonia&#8217;s 5Miinust x Puuluup offered a pop-zombie folk hybrid featuring the talharpa, a traditional stringed instrument. Greek singer Marina Satti and Armenia&#8217;s Ladaniva both merged folk song and dance elements with power pop, while Britain&#8217;s Olly Alexander offered upbeat dance track &#8220;Dizzy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Contenders also included the goofy 1990s nostalgia of Finland&#8217;s Windows95man, who emerged from a giant onstage egg wearing very little clothing. Ireland&#8217;s gothic Bambie Thug summoned a demon onstage and brought a scream coach to Malmo, while Spain&#8217;s Nebulossa boldly reclaimed a term used as a slur on women in &#8220;Zorra.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nemo had been a favorite going into the contest, alongside Baby Lasagna, whose song &#8220;Rim Tim Tagi Dim&#8221; is a rollicking rock number that tackles the issue of young Croatians leaving the country in search of a better life.<\/p>\n<p>Klein, the Dutch performer, was ejected from the competition after a female member of the production crew made a complaint, competition organizer the European Broadcasting Union said. The 26-year-old Dutch singer and rapper had been a favorite of both bookmakers and fans with his song &#8220;Europapa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"SWEDEN-MUSIC-AWARD-EUROVISION \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/11\/940946b6-9771-4f3e-9cf8-a06d9e22c0d3\/thumbnail\/620x413\/b755e7556314f9c18c4ee3eb5b771e72\/gettyimages-2151714219.jpg?v=218688c1357f974b9630d4fa8914721c 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/05\/11\/940946b6-9771-4f3e-9cf8-a06d9e22c0d3\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/644e5c489d520c1d186976d7b9d15464\/gettyimages-2151714219.jpg?v=218688c1357f974b9630d4fa8914721c 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Singer Joost Klein representing Netherlands with the song &#8220;Europe&#8221; poses during a press conference before the final.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Jessica Gow via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS, one of dozens of public broadcasters that collectively fund and broadcast the contest, said that as Klein came offstage after Thursday&#8217;s semifinal, he was filmed without his consent and in turn made a &#8220;threatening movement&#8221; toward the camera.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcaster said Klein didn&#8217;t touch the camera or the camera operator, and called his expulsion &#8220;disproportionate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tensions and nerves were palpable in the hours before the final. Several artists were absent from the Olympics-style artists&#8217; entrance at the start of the final dress rehearsal, though all appeared at the final.<\/p>\n<p>Powerhouse French singer Slimane cut short his ballad &#8220;Mon Amour&#8221; at the dress rehearsal to give a speech urging people to be &#8220;united by music, yes \u2014 but with love, for peace.&#8221; He did not repeat the speech during the evening final.<\/p>\n<p>Several competitors made reference to peace or love at the end of their performances.<\/p>\n<p>Loreen, last year&#8217;s Eurovision champion, said world events were &#8220;traumatizing,&#8221; but urged people not to shut down the &#8220;community of love&#8221; that is Eurovision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What heals trauma \u2026 Does trauma heal trauma? Does negativity heal negativity? 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