Saturday will be the final of the 67th edition of Eurovision, the great international song contest, followed by around 200 million viewers. No less than 37 countries from Europe and around the world are competing, and France, represented by La Zarra, is one of the favorites this year. Won in 2022 by the Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra, the event will not be held in the winning country, Ukraine, attacked by Russia since February 2022. It is in Liverpool, in the United Kingdom, country which came second in the competition , that the shows will be held.
Sounding board for geopolitical tensions in Europe
Eurovision and geopolitics, what history? While the rules of the competition stipulate that “no words, no speeches, no gestures of a political nature are permitted”, how is the politics organized around and at the heart of this event? What messages from the artists, and how are they conveyed? What about Russia, after its war in Georgia in 2008, the annexation of Crimea in 2014, and its invasion of Ukraine since 2022?
We talk about it in this episode of “Minute Papillon! », the news podcast of 20 minuteswith Fabien Randanne, journalist in the “Culture and Media” department of 20 minutes. As this Eurovision specialist points out, “this competition holds a mirror to Europe, and reflects European geopolitics”. Listen to this whole exchange with Fabien Randanne in the audio player above. Good listening !
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