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21 May 2021
Israel’s secret weapon in the ongoing fight against terror and hatred isn’t the Iron Dome missile defense system, though that has certainly helped. No Israel has something more powerful: a beautiful black Jewish woman, Eden Alene, who will represent the country in the finals of the Eurovision song contest this weekend.
Israel’s Eden Alene performs during the first semi-final of the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, at the Ahoy convention centre in Rotterdam, on May 18, 2021. (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)
Alene personifies the diversity and dynamism of Israeli society, and defies the false, malicious claims of “racism” and “apartheid” that Israel’s enemies fling like errant terrorist rockets.
The Breitbart Guide to the Best and Worst of Eurovision 2021
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21 May 2021
For the first time in two years, the Eurovision Song Contest will take place on Saturday, pitting the countries of Europe (and some invited interlopers, like the American rapper Flo-Rida) against each other to see who can write the catchiest pop song of the year.
Originally founded as France’s big idea to prevent World War III, the half-century-old tradition requires participants to submit an original, apolitical song and accompanying performance. The countries each get points they distribute to who they think did best and the points often fall to cultural kin or geopolitical allies, meaning the countries that play favorites least often have an outsized impact on who wins, since who they give the most points to will be less predictable than, say, Spain and Portugal always giving each other 12 points (and always losing).
Azerbaijan s Eurovision entry Efendi
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We might not be able to travel round Europe just yet, but thankfully the world’s most bonkers music competition is back, bringing with it the idiosyncratic tastes of our close neighbours. Here are some of the most striking entrants competing in tomorrow night’s Eurovision grand final - including the UK’s James Newman.
Best and worst Eurovision 2021 songs
Lithuania
“Let s discoteque right at my home/It is okay to dance alone.” Well, talk about the song of the pandemic. But when you were dancing at home, you probably weren’t wearing a Minions-yellow pantsuit, nor wiggling your fingers behind your head like a flirty chicken. Nevertheless, The Roop’s energetic Discoteque is both weird and weirdly irresistible.