Malta and Great Britain already know who they will send to Switzerland for this year. Both countries behind them have the process of selecting their own representatives. For Malta in Basel, Miriana Conte will sing with a pop song called “Kant”. And yes, the title is a problem.
The BBC will break its own rules or Eurovision
“Kant” is a song about following your own path. Miriana Conte won in the Maltese micro -surgery of her own Eurovision, in which the voices are granted by viewers and the jury. 16 musicians and bands competed in the finals, while Miriana eight overtook Krysty Spiteri on her heels. As a result, it is “Kant” that we will hear in May during the proper Eurovision Competition in Switzerland. However, there are many indications that not everyone in Europe will have this opportunity.
British television and BBC radio caused a considerable problem. As a public broadcaster, participating in the competition, the BBC is obliged to broadcast the entire emission of the May show without any intervention. At the same time, the BBC is also obliged to comply with its own regulations, which prohibits the emission of vulgar language before 9pm. Such may include the word “kant”, i.e. the title of Maltese proposal – Although written differently, in English it means a vulgar term for the detail of women’s anatomy.
Officially, Maltese “Kant” means “Sing” or “Song”. In practice, this is the only word after Maltese in the song Miriana Conte – worse, it is not fully considered Maltese. “Kant” has an Italian pedigree, and its Maltese version is “Jghanni” or “TGhanni”. What’s more, the song is contained in the phrase “Serving Kant” – which literally meant” presenting the song “, and in slang – understood as directly as possible”serving c ** t” – A confident and bold person. And this is mainly the second meaning of the entire Miriana song, encouraging listeners to follow his own path regardless of the criticism of others.
The singer is aware of the confusion caused by the song, and and the ambiguity used in the chorus of the phrase. “A controversial song? Maybe. A bold outfit? Probably. But we did it!” – she wrote in social media, referring to comments appearing shortly after her victory in national preselection.
Radio journalist Scott Mills, working for BBC Radio 2, admitted last Monday that he would not be able to play a Maltese song on the air. “We can’t even talk about Malta’s proposal. We can’t let her go at the BBC at all” – he said.
The European Union of broadcasters (EBU), organizing Eurovision, may order a national sender in the song submitted to the competition. This happened, among others Israeli representation last year. Everything seems to indicate that Malta will not be forced to do so – the song Miriany Conte has already appeared as the official song of Malta for this year in Eurovision communication, and the citizens of Malta themselves are offended by the situation, suggest to the sensitive British that the title refers to … Immanuel Kanta. We invite you to participate in the poll and commenting.
Source: Gazeta
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