Efficiency moves indoors. A day after winning the Benidorm Festival, Nebulossa members María Bas and Mark Dasousa exposed themselves to the media, as shyly and unpossessed as their flags. It was a day when all eyes were on Spain’s future representatives at the International Eurovision Song Contest. But RTVE has marked two very well-defined red lines on what they can and cannot say.: We could not talk about the changes in the staging or the discussions that arose about possible changes to the lyrics that would be accepted by Eurovision.
Aside from the perspective of the town’s castle, the Ondarans confirmed they were still absorbing what happened in the grand final. “We are very happy with what happened, but it is still difficult for us to absorb everything,” says María, who is aware that it is not easy to deal with the problems that come with creating a viral hit such as Bitch. “Overnight, people had picked up the song and made it viral. One day we were with our kids and our dog, and the next day we didn’t stop doing interviews,” he admits.
The truth is that they are already immersed in the vortex of entering the Eurovision bubble and “we still haven’t had time to congratulate ourselves,” the singer jokes. The frequency of meetings, individual attention to the media, public exposure and all the issues arising from participation in this program will be repeated in a race that will culminate in Malmö, Sweden, on 11 May, the destination of Spain’s Eurovision final. directly. María Eizaguirre, Director of Communications and Engagement at RTVE Corporation and head of the Spanish Eurovision delegation, believes the song could be successful in Europe: “If we managed to make it an anthem in Spain, why won’t we be able to do it in Europe?” “It’s time for Europeans to learn what it means to be a slut.”
But getting an offer with a contest message in Sweden is risky, especially considering that many viewers won’t stop to see what the Spanish delegation’s chosen song is about. But the singer believes it will be “received very well” for two reasons: “First, because of the style of music that is popular. The 80s is a trend, but I also think the message has already spread throughout Europe.” It is very important for us to understand this and we receive many messages from people who support us from different parts of the world. “Music is a universal language and our proposal leaves no room for doubt.”
In this sense, to the questions of the international press They commented that their team had “already translated the song” and confirmed that they wanted to tour Europe ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest. “This is already going on,” María Eizaguirre said. They even guaranteed that they wanted to make a version in line with these statements. Bitch It’s in Valencian and is a remix of the song.
This issue falls within the realm of ideological positions, and such direct discourse can lead to the emergence of completely ideologically opposing positions. They were already aware of such comments on the networks, but María confirms strongly: “Such comments bother us, we are not 20 years old anymore.” Mark, for his part, chose to paraphrase the La Gossa Sorda group: “Let the rude ones say they are ben vius.”
red line
During the media attention, RTVE made it clear that it did not want to give rise to theories. Like this, Communications Director María Eizaguirre avoided delving into topics such as the possibility that Eurovision might not allow the song’s entry. Bitch and force a change just like in Maneskinthey had to delete the words coglioni (“imbecile”) and cat of their own song (“shit”) to participate.
The rules state: “No letters, speeches or gestures of a political nature will be permitted. “It is neither insulting nor unacceptable language.” It is understood the word “slut” will be banned by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). However, although they were not allowed to talk about it, they resorted to looking up the literal meaning of the word in the dictionary. They realize this shouldn’t be a problem since she appears as a “female fox”.
In the interview Nebulossa gave to this newspaper before the final, “It would be a victory if they let us participate and show the lyrics to all of Europe, but if they prevent us from participating because of this, it will be even more empowering,” they assured.Because we think that there is much more to be done in this sense.
Another issue that is avoided is the possibility of improvements in staging. Although María Bas said at first that there was no possibility of change, RTVE Communications Director clarified the issue and chose not to say anything about it. (The Ondara duo didn’t even talk about the issue). This could be Eurovision training, where RTVE will agree with Nebulossa on what they want it to say and what not to say to the media.
Source: Informacion
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