Eurovision’s slogan is ‘United By Music.’ This year, fans and performers faced division

Eurovision’s slogan is ‘United By Music.’ This year, fans and performers faced division

Eurovision’s slogan is “United By Music,” but this year’s edition of the singing competition was marked by unprecedented protests. Non-binary Swiss artist Nemo took home the grand prize with The Code, a song about their journey to embracing their identity — and a stage performance that featured Nemo on a spinning platter. But beyond the … Read more

Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision contest beset by protests, backstage chaos and Dutch expulsion

Switzerland’s Nemo wins Eurovision contest beset by protests, backstage chaos and Dutch expulsion

Swiss singer Nemo won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with The Code, an operatic ode to the singer’s journey toward embracing their non-binary identity. Nemo — the first non-binary contestant to win the competition and the latest to win for Switzerland since Céline Dion in 1988 — beat Croatia’s Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the … Read more