“If I go out alone, I’m the slut. If I’m having fun, I’m the sluttiest. If I extend the day and it’s daylight, I’m even more slutty.” HE Nebulossa’s cry for salvation The leader, who has been leading since releasing his song in December, reached the top last night. first semi final Benidorm Festival: In addition to the jury’s approval, it also received the support of the audience, who sang the song from beginning to end. Maria Bass And Mark DasousaTheir participation in the RTVE competition, aged 56 and 49, was unknown to most until they made their feminist claims the anthem of this issue. Very viral of course, the normal thing was that they did not lose in this Saturday’s final. The prediction, encouraged by the million-dollar figures they reached, was confirmed a few hours ago. The duo could represent Spain Eurovision. So, given the festival’s language policy banning insults and political messages, will they have to change the lyrics?
It wouldn’t be the first time Spain would have to do this. In 2008, the audience was divided:sexual revolution And ‘Dance with chiki chiki Hugo Chávez made a proposal to remove references to José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Mariano Rajoy as pre-parody. On the other hand, he also introduced Pau Gasol, Javier Bardem and Pedro Almodóvar among the names mentioned. The game hasn’t done him much harm since then. Rodolfo Chikilicuatre It took our country out of the last positions it had been accustomed to for ten years. 16th place, which no one could surpass until 2012.
The rules are clear: “No letters, speeches or gestures of a political nature will be permitted.. It is neither insulting nor unacceptable language.” However, there is no doubt about it. The word ‘slut’ will be banned by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). However, it should not be forgotten that Nebulossa’s purpose in using this is to redefine it. This is exactly where the message of empowerment conveyed by the song comes from. We must also remember that, as stated in the competition rules, celebrating diversity through music is based on the values of universality, equality, inclusivity and tradition. So ‘Zorra’ can take advantage of this point without needing to change anything. However, there are also previous cases that say the opposite. A similar incident occurred in Sweden in 2017. Robin Bengtsson I had to change “I can’t go on when you look this beautiful” to “I can’t go on when you look this beautiful.”
The organization felt that the phrase “very nice” should not be heard during prime time. Same thing happened with ‘Zitti e buoni’ Maneskin: According to this assumption, they had to rewrite two of his verses. On the one hand, from “I saw something wrong” to “I saw something wrong”: ‘cojones’ turned into ‘errors’. On the other hand, they went from “Non sa di che cazzo parla” to “Non sa di che cosa parla”: from shouting “I don’t know what you’re talking about” to “I don’t know.” what is he talking about? The difference, of course, is in nuance.
Neither Putin nor Facebook
As a good speaker EurovisionMany countries tried to show their ideology in this way. Something that has been forbidden since its founding. Still, threats were not lacking. For example, Ukraine had to re-make its commitments in 2005. Includes references to the Orange RevolutionA civil movement against government corruption and election fraud. Four years later, Georgia withdrew from the contest, refusing to change its candidacy. The game played with the words ‘We Don’t Want to Put It In’ An obvious reference to the Russian president, was the trigger. “Our song does not contain a political statement, so we will not compete in Moscow,” they said. Following the accusations of Türkiye and Azerbaijan in 2015 denying genocideArmenia renamed ‘Don’t Deny It by Confronting the Shadow’. In 2022 Moldova had to qualify to include some continents of ‘Trenulețul’. Historical union message with Romania.
A striking case occurred in 2021. EBU disqualified Belarus for this problem. After it was revealed that Galasy ZMesta would carry the national flag, opposition leaders launched a series of protests, claiming that the lyrics mocked recent pro-democracy demonstrations. Similarly, this opposition extended to issues involving some trademarks: ‘Social Network Song’ from San Marino (2012) and ‘Cheesecake’ from Belarus (2014), which removed mentions of Facebook and Google Maps respectively.
A mystery waiting
El Periódico de España from Prensa Ibérica contacted the EBU to find out the fate that ‘Zorra’ would face in the hypothetical situation of winning the Benidorm Festival and therefore representing Spain at Eurovision. Should they remove this quote from his candidacy? “The rules state that the lyrics and stage rendition must comply with the philosophy of the competition, which is an international television entertainment program broadcast in prime time, and therefore, It should not contain any elements that could damage its reputation.“, they emphasize. To check this, after each country announces its song, they conduct a comprehensive analysis of all these components: “We examine each proposal to ensure that it complies with the regulations.” As seen in the above-mentioned assumptions, which are strictly followed in each edition a procedure.
In the case of María and Mark, the organization insists: “We do not comment on songs that are part of the national primaries until they are officially selected for the competition.” Therefore, although ‘Zorra’ did not comply with the conditions set by the appointment, which would force the duo to rewrite certain passages of their songs, they would have to wait for the exam to be carried out by the EBU after defeating Sofia Coll. , Almacor, st. Pedro and Mrs. Caffeina among others. The next step will be: Knowing whether Nebulossa will accept or not.