Depoliticising Eurovision 'impossible', experts say

Depoliticizing Eurovision 'impossible,' experts say

The Eurovision Song Contest is meant to be about celebrating music and cultural diversity, but politics inevitably seeps in, challenging the competition's long-standing claim to neutrality. Hopeful artists drawn from 37 countries will compete in this year's contest in the Swiss city of Basel starting next week, with the big…

Depoliticising Eurovision ‘impossible’, experts say

The Eurovision Song Contest is meant to be about celebrating music and cultural diversity, but politics inevitably seeps in, challenging the competition's long-standing claim to neutrality. Hopeful artists drawn from 37 countries will compete in this year's contest in the Swiss city of Basel starting next week, with the big finale on May 17. Politics

Depoliticising Eurovision 'impossible', experts say

The Eurovision Song Contest is meant to be about celebrating music and cultural diversity, but politics inevitably seeps in, challenging the competition's long-standing claim to neutrality.

At the Eurovision Song Contest, stricter rules will apply on stage in the future – thus preventing political messages. Criticism comes especially from the LGBTQ+ community.

"The ESC is not a music competition, but a political show!" We heard this in Russia, especially when the country was excluded from the competition of 2022 together with Belarus. More than that: the Eurovision was degenerated without Russia, it said. Now it would be foolish to deny the political component of the competition. We finally remember the debates about the victory of Ukraine in 2022 and the numerous excitements about the participation o…