Quote from: bonenick on Yesterday at 01:06 AMEurovision became itself a prank. After the Bearded "diva" admitted that he has chosen this image in order to win the Eurovision contest, the new "winner" is the closest contester to this same "ideal". It has nothing to do with musical or even national values. This is all transgender marketing and politics.
Salvador Sobral did not come across to me as transgender. Not that there is anything wrong with that in most of today's world. He has a high singing voice but his talking and actions were perfectly straight. If anything, his commentary on Eurovision was against the bearded diva previous winner. He is much more interested in Eurovision stressing the quality of the music, rather than putting on a show. Which indeed is what happened this year with much less of the lighting effects etc. He is also very political in his interviews, talking about humanitarian treatment of refugees etc. He usually performs in the jazz genre of music and not Pop music but his sister particularly wanted him to sing her song.
I did think that one of Bulgaria's interviewers was a bit effeminate in his manner but Salvador handled him very straight.
I guess you are in a better place to know the true facts about the people involved.
I really think the organisers of this years show tried very hard to radically change the image presented last year, particularly by the bearded one. I don't agree that this Eurovision is involved in any marketing plot by any particular group of people.
But I do think they have to end the committee voting and make it all by the public. There is still too much voting in blocks by associated countries.
