For as long as I can remember, strange things have been happening at the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s nowhere near what it used to be: unknown singers performing a new song in their own language. Of course, there were gay singers back then too, but the focus wasn’t on that – it was on talent!
It soon became apparent that every country votes for a neighbouring country, even though they tear each other to shreds in everyday life. From day one, it was unclear to me how the voting worked and who was voting. I also believe that Israel is not part of Europe, so out with it! I assume this is now the case, given that the State of Israel is no longer excluded, although they are starting afresh in murderous Argentina (those weeping mothers of Argentina have long since been forgotten).
When the choice of a country’s representative, its singing talent, its calling card, depends on sexual orientation or mental state, I also wonder where exactly music fits in? Perhaps the choice will soon be determined by sexual performance or who can act best? Perhaps karaoke is an option too? Everyone sings the same song and the best performance wins. Could we also send grandad, a child or the dog? Or let’s give folk dancing a go.
In any case, winning the Song Contest is nothing to be proud of. None of those winners ever become famous, unlike Abba back in the day.
As for new talent and new music: I suspect it’s the same in every country, but we only need one person to send, and that should be possible. You probably do need someone to put you in the spotlight. Perhaps it would be a better idea to have a look around at: X’s Got Talent, because there’s more talent there than people think (the same goes for the pubs).
Here, it’s often the same people writing lyrics for different artists; perhaps it would be a good idea to ban that too. Let’s send poets who sing, read and rap

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