A non-binary Swiss, a flying Dutchman and Germany is finally not last

2024-05-12 14:43:00

Finally not last place: Germany can breathe a sigh of relief. But the Eurovision Song Contest is experiencing perhaps its biggest scandal. There are always boos in the hall. Not just against Israel. And in the end it’s also about music.

Protesters and arrests outside, boos and hollers inside: Switzerland won for the first time since 1988 in a Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) on the verge of chaos. Their act Nemo received the most points with the song “The Code”, a wild genre mix of pop, rap, opera, drum ‘n’ bass and James Bond song, as in the live show in…

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