"I'm sweating like a mafia boss." Estonia's Eurovision 2025 entrant sparks outrage in Italy with song "Espresso Macchiato"

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Olly, fresh from his success at the Sanremo Festival 2025 with “Balorda Nostalgia”, after the RAI bond that prohibited the winner from participating in other television shows I doubt after the victory, performed in the studios of “What's the weather like”. The singer-songwriter presented an unreleased acoustic version of the Sanremo song, inspired by the live moments of his concerts when in a segment he gathers his musicians to perform instrumen…

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Estonia's Eurovision representative said he never intended to offend Italy with his song, which mocks Italian stereotypes of drinking coffee, eating spaghetti and the mafia, adding that he submitted the song after his grandmother cried.

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Estonia's representative at this year's Eurovision Song Contest has apologized to Italy after his song, "Espresso Macchiato," with its clichéd lyrics about Italians, sparked angry reactions in Italy.

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With his song for Basel, rapper Tommy Cash got into a lot of trouble in Italy. Now he assures: "I love Italy. Is that enough for points?