![]() “We must be ideal mothers, wives, mistresses, and successful careerists with big future career plans, sometimes able to be masculine to exist for ourselves, our loved ones and our dreams. Latvia’s entry Still Breathing, performed by Samanta Tīna, is a story of a woman’s inexorable power, drawing attention to society’s stereotypes of women. She was a queen who went through love, heartbreak, and betrayal, but she stood up for herself and is now remembered as an icon of strength and femininity.” “It is truly a song about freedom, a celebration of all cultures and all sexualities and it’s a song that is meant to inspire people to be who they are and to be proud of themselves – just as Cleopatra was. “Cleopatra is a song about trusting your gut instinct, standing up for yourself and being a ‘queen’ – even when things get tough and especially if someone betrays or hurts you,” says Efendi. This year’s song, Cleopatra, is performed by Efendi, who sings: “Cleopatra was a queen like me, just like me, yeah, just like me, straight or gay or in between, in between, yeah, in between…” It’s a brave first verse, considering the fact that Azerbaijan is far from being recognised as a paragon of LGBT rights. We start with Azerbaijan, which hosted the contest in 2012 following Eli & Nikki’s win in Germany. We will leave it up to you decide whether that’s a blessing or disappointment. Fear not, however, for Emerging Europe has trawled through the 18 entries from the region (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro and Slovakia didn’t intend to take part in this year’s contest anyway, and Kosovo wasn’t allowed to) in order to find the most impressive acts that we’re going to miss out on. ![]() Of all the many events cancelled as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, few will be missed more than the 65th Eurovision Song Contest, which was scheduled to take place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on May 16.
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