EuroVisión 2025 He already has his first great controversy … and he doesn't have Israel as the protagonist. The Uer Organizer of the Festival, which has given a green light one more year to the participation of the Hebrew country while the war conflict continues in Gaza, has decided censor the song with which Malta I was going to participate in the contest held next May in Basel (Switzerland).
This has revealed Miriana Conterepresentative of Malta in Eurovision 2025, through a statement in his social networks in which he showed his sadness upon receiving the news of the surprising decision of the European Broadcasting Union of Radiodice of prohibit you to pronounce the word that gives title to his song: Kant.
“Although I am surprised and disappointedI promise you one thing: the show will continue. This diva will not collapse, ”the artist warned to her followers, explaining that she has learned this veto while she was shooting the video clip of her song. The truth is that the issue was approved at first, but a change of criteria in the Uuer, with the public chain Maltese PBS pointing to the British BBChas made You are finally requested by eliminating the word Kant of your proposal.
The point is that Miriana Conte made in her song A fun word game with which he had earned the applause of his audience. In the chorus of the subject, the artist used the expression “serving kant”with a clear double sense in which he alluded to popular expression “Serving Cunt” (“serving pussy”). It is a phrase widely used by young people, especially in the Internet universe, when they believe that their female music idols give everything during their musical performances. Conte played like this with Maltés, since “Kant” in his language means “sing”, therefore, in his song he claims to be “Serving song”.
From the PBS, Maltese Public Issuer, they have denounced the Eurovision veto with their theme, considering it an offense for the language of the country. Keith Chetcuti, executive director of the chain, has announced that they will try to defend the candidacy before the Uuer as it was raised. “We feel this is censorship and total discrimination to the Maltese languagebecause it is the only word in Maltés that has been censored. ” The PBS now works against counterreloj to make the minimum changes that allow the song to maintain its essence. And it is that Maltese television has until March 10 to present a final version of the theme that meets the regulations of the festival.
A compliance that, theoretically, has had Israel, which a few weeks ago obtained 'Green Light' by the UER to its proposal, a song that will be announced this Sunday, November 9. This is a topic that will interpret on the Eurovision scenario in Basel la singer Yuval Raphaelwhich will participate in the contest after surviving Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023.