When millions of people turn on the television on May 11th, it will be about international tensions and rivalries. About discrimination, diplomacy and government lines. And, yes, the Eurovision Song Contest will somehow also be about the music. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which is responsible for the music competition, markets the song contest as a large international party where conflicts should be left at the door with jackets and umbrellas. But it can’t be done without politics, which is particularly evident this year in the fact that Israel is now considering not sending the singer Eden Golan to Malmö.
Eurovision Song Contest: Be political, but don’t talk about it – media
