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The two Eurovision songs China refused to show, and what happened next


As Eurovision fever ramps up toward Saturday’s Grand Final, the plug was abruptly pulled on China’s coverage.
The immediate termination of the broadcast contract with Mango TV followed the alleged censorship of two performances in Tuesday’s first semifinal round of the annual competition of glossy pop music.
The statement by Eurovision’s organizers did not specify which performances were blocked in China, but the state-owned Chinese newspaper Global Times said it was the Irish and Albanian entries.
The Irish entry, Ryan O’Shaughnessy’s “Together,” is about the end of a relationship. The lyrics aren’t gender-specific, but the official video follows two young men — and …read more

Source: The Mercury News

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