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Malmo - 12 May 2024
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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Nemo Mettler, Swiss singer and Eurovision winner:
"Sheer, like, overwhelm-ness and things that my brain has never, ever had to process before. I'm mostly just really grateful for this whole experience and for all the friends made along this way. This was one of the most queer representations we've seen at Eurovision, which is like, amazing. I want to shout out all the other queer artists this year, like, give it up for everyone. And, just to be a part of it was special. And to know that a song, that has changed my life and a song where I just speak about my story, has touched so many people and maybe inspired other people to stay true to their story is the most insane thing that has ever happened to me."
STORYLINE:
Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday with “The Code,” an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing a nongender identity.
Switzerland's contestant beat Croatian rocker Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the world. Nemo, 24, is the first nonbinary winner of the contest that has long been embraced as a safe haven by the LGBT community.
“Thank you so much,” Nemo said after the result from Saturday's final was announced soon after midnight. “I hope this contest can live up to its promise and continue to stand for peace and dignity for every person.”
"This was one of the most queer representations we've seen at Eurovision, which is like, amazing," said Nemo, adding that she hopes her song has inspired others "to stay true to their story."
Nemo’s victory in the Swedish city of Malmo followed a turbulent year for the pan-continental pop contest that saw large street protests against the participation of Israel that tipped the feelgood musical celebration into a chaotic pressure cooker overshadowed by the war in Gaza.
Hours before the final, Dutch competitor Joost Klein was expelled from the contest over a backstage altercation that was being investigated by police.
Nemo bested finalists from 24 other countries, who all performed in front of a live audience of thousands and an estimated 180 million viewers around the world. Each contestant had three minutes to meld catchy tunes and eye-popping spectacle into performances capable of winning the hearts of viewers. Musical styles ranged across rock, disco, techno and rap - sometimes a mashup of more than one.
Israeli singer Eden Golan, who spent Eurovision week in Malmo under tight security, took the stage to a wall of sound - boos mixed with cheers - to perform the power ballad “Hurricane.” Golan shot up the odds table through the week, despite the protests that her appearance drew, and ended in fifth place behind Nemo, Baby Lasagna, Ukrainian duo alyona alyona & Jerry Heil, and French singer Slimane.
Eurovision organizers ordered a change to the original title of her song, “October Rain” - an apparent reference to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that killed about 1,200 people in Israel and triggered the war in Gaza.
A trio of former Eurovision winners - Charlotte Perrelli, Carola and Conchita Wurst - performed “Waterloo” in tribute.
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