Belarusâs president, Alexander Lukashenko, whose regime has been sanctioned by the EU and the US over repression and violence against protesters who claim last Augustâs election was rigged to extend his 27-year rule, had nevertheless described the EBUâs decision to ban the country last month as âpoliticisedâ.
Curran said that the EBU had been clear on what it needed to do after taking advice from country experts over the lyrics of the songs proposed by the Belarusian public service broadcaster, BTRC.
A first song submitted by BTRC, I Will Teach You, was found to have included âsubliminal political undertones and meaningsâ, including the line âI will teach you to toe the lineâ.
Belarus banned from Eurovision 2021 for overly political anti-protest songs
The country was given the boot from this year’s Song Contest after it repeatedly submitted über political ‘anti dissent’ songs, including tracks that warned people to ‘toe the line’
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Belarus has been banned from this year’s Eurovision Song Contest over its choice to submit political anti-protest songs.
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