Malta’s Eurovision entry has been ordered to vary its tune Kant – allegedly because of the likeness with the C-word.
The nation’s consultant, 24-year-old Miriana Conte, wrote on Instagram: “We have simply been notified that @ebu_hq [the European Broadcasting Union] has determined in opposition to utilizing the Maltese phrase Kant in our entry within the Eurovision Song Contest.
“Whereas I am shocked and disenchanted, particularly since now we have lower than per week to submit the tune, I promise you this: the present will go on – Diva NOT down,” she mentioned.
Kant means singing in Maltese however its pronunciation is just like the C-word in English.
Ms Conte additionally says “serving kant” a number of occasions within the refrain – a play on the phrase utilized in queer and drag tradition which means to be daring and indulgent in a constructive means.
The Occasions of Malta reported that the BBC had complained to the EBU concerning the tune’s appropriateness, however the company advised Sky Information it had no touch upon the matter.
Ms Conte advised a Maltese tv channel final month that the EBU accepted the tune with its unique title and lyrics.
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Malta has by no means received the Eurovision however has completed because the runner-up twice – in 2002 and 2005.
This 12 months’s tune contest is being held in Basel, Switzerland between 13 and 17 Could.
The EBU didn’t reply to Sky’s request for remark.
