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The lineup of the Eurovision Music Contest 2024 within the Swedish metropolis of Malmö couldn’t have been extra glamorous and, as some say, even crazier. “Bambie Thug”, an Irish pro-Palestinian producer, the good singer from Israel who apparently performed within the Crimea in Russia on the age of 13, huge muscle males in pantyhose from Spain, related dancers from the UK and Finland’s Eurovision Music Contest member appeared to make his mouth drop as he ran across the stage barefoot for many of the music, which was really his fault garments, proper?

Then Dutch competitor Jost Klein, disqualified hours earlier than the ultimate for alleged anti-Semitic slurs, added gas to the fireplace as 1000’s of protesters exterior the sector protesting towards bloodshed within the Center East.

Towards this backdrop, Nemo Mettler, this yr’s Eurovision winner, a 24-year-old non-living Swiss singer wearing a pink skirt and flowery sweater and balanced on a metallic disc whereas sing his opera piece and dance ‘The Code’, he might look like an angel to many.

Nevertheless, not everybody in Lithuania warmly welcomed the brand new Eurovision success, cheering and expressing their help.

In truth, Switzerland with a skirt cowl stunned a number of individuals who, in precept, help the LGBTIQ group.

“I imagine that folks ought to clarify human sexuality and gender relations to their kids. With out getting older, I’ve advised my pre-baby sons that some males love males and a few girls love girls, and that is it. However I, like many mother and father, am more and more involved concerning the sexual content material in our academic applications, on tv, at main occasions such because the Eurovision Music Contest. I’m struggling to grasp what binary or non-binary gender means, and the way can I clarify this to my sons? The morning after the top of Eurovision, there was lots of pleasure about this matter at my son’s college,” stated Mikol, a married financial institution worker, who wished to talk on situation of anonymity, to BNN.

True, when the Eurovision Music Contest ends, many Lithuanians will ask how such an occasion might be televised. And particularly with out warnings that the content material may hurt kids. In the long run, we agreed that there was no lack of nudity, satanism, or intercourse scenes.

Throughout the Eurovision contest, homophobic feedback have been made on the web,

and even some well-known Lithuanian artists expressed displeasure or disdain for crucial music competitors in Europe. Considered one of them is the 42-year-old composer Stanislavas Stavickis-Stano.

It’s a lengthy custom of the household to look at this occasion, which admits that this yr, nevertheless, regrets sitting in entrance of the TV with the kids.

“Nearly each present had erotic scenes or bare our bodies.

There have been performances once I was glad my younger kids ran to their room and stayed away from the tv for some time,” he stated.

The well-known participant from the UK was notably stunned by the celeb, who didn’t obtain a single vote from the competitors jury.

“No person most likely anticipated this from the restricted British. Homosexual males I do know additionally ask, “How is that attainable? Why do we now have to look at this on TV?” The Spanish dancers within the knitted costumes have been superior too. It is simply ugly, vulgar, tasteless, too revealing. Even for Eurovision,” he stated.

Singer, songwriter and father Edgars Lubys additionally says that he has not watched Eurovision stay for a number of years – solely recordings.

“I nonetheless attempt to look objectively and professionally on the outcomes the subsequent morning. However truthfully, at my age, I perceive lots of issues about this music contest, however there are issues I do not perceive anymore,” he advised BNN.

“I perceive that the world has modified extra within the final ten years than within the earlier 30 years.

This will also be seen in Eurovision. It appears to have grow to be a contest for enjoyable and dopamine stimulation. However I feel there will probably be a return to basic pop songs and even ballads within the years to return. It began after the affect of the once-cracked Austrian artist (Conchita Wurst – LJ),” he stated.

The well-known Lithuanian opera singer, Nomeda Kazlaus, who has performed a number of main roles in European opera homes and led her workforce “T3” this month to victory in a music contest organized by TV3, stated, to BNN: “I actually loved the present and nothing else. is necessary! He (Nemo Mettler – LJ) deserved to win. “

In accordance with her, Switzerland’s efficiency was extraordinarily skilled,

he has an excellent voice, as a singer he’s emotional, assured and with a peaceful voice.

“He sang a tremendous music during which I even heard the primary theme of Mozart’s opera ‘Die Zauberflote’! Rap and plenty of different types have been amazingly mixed harmoniously in good music, true theater. The set design and different results confirmed the that means of the music completely. “The participant appears to have studied even with opera professionals, as a result of the best way he managed his voice and expression is superb,” praised the Swiss singer Kazlausa.

Journalist and public determine Andrjus Užkalnis can also be not stunned that this yr’s Eurovision was the best way it was.

“So if you happen to’re afraid of homosexual individuals, do not take a look at this child in any respect.

It isn’t only for you,” he stated on social media.

We remind you that Lithuania’s candidate for Eurovision 2024 Silvesrs Belts is ranked 14th within the Eurovision Music Contest with the music “Luktelk” (Wait somewhat).

Lithuania acquired a complete of 90 factors within the Eurovision last, with 32 factors awarded by the nationwide jury, and 58 factors by tv voters.

Sylvester Belt acquired factors from juries of eight nations: Portugal (7), Serbia (7), Ukraine (5), Moldova (5), the Netherlands (4), Estonia (2), Germany (1) and the France (1).

Sylvester could be pals with the winner Nemo from Switzerland on the Eurovision tour.

“I am very pleased and enthusiastic about their win. We noticed a efficiency that may go down in historical past. I feel Eurovision will probably be gained yearly by somebody who opens one thing in Europe. Nemo broke many hearts. I’m pleased with them,” stated the Lithuanian singer, stories “LRT.lt”.

He admitted on the press convention after the profitable semi-final that he was teased as a toddler.

“I need to say to all of the abusers: I do know you have struggled and I like you. I like you with all my coronary heart. And I say to my inside baby: Little boy, you have got been by means of a lot. I like you a lot, maintain going and by no means hand over,” Sylvester Belt was quoted as saying.

To a Latvian journalist’s query whether or not it was proper to sing in Lithuanian on the massive Eurovision stage, Silvesrs Belts replied: “At first, like most Lithuanians, I believed we must always put the music in English, as a result of nobody would perceive, nobody could be there. curiosity [dziesma lietuviešu valodā]. However to be trustworthy, Lithuanians are the one individuals on the planet who assume we must always sing in English. The remainder of the world says that the Lithuanian language is gorgeous. I’ve no regrets and that provides thriller to the music,” he stated.

The perfect consequence ever in Lithuania was the sixth place in 2006, when the fifth well-known Lithuanian singer “LT United” carried out the music “We Are The Winners” in Greece.

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