No matter whether Nemo wins the Eurovision Song Contest this weekend — which would make them the first nonbinary contestant to take home the crystal microphone — the Swiss singer is already a success.
Swiss entrant Nemo - one of the favorites to win the Eurovision Song Contest - says they’re “honored” to be one of two non-binary contestants this year. Nemo of Switzerland performs the song The Code during the dress rehearsal for the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Nemo of Switzerland performs the song The Code during the dress rehearsal for the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
“People start understanding more and I think that understanding means the world to me. And just being able to represent this community at Eurovision is amazing. And I’m so glad that I am not even the only one this year. You know, like that’s even better because it just, it just shows that it’s needed.”Among the contestants who’ve made it to Thursday’s next semi-final round is Ireland’s gothic fairy Bambie Thug, who is also nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns.
In Malmö, Nemo’s been hosting some hotel room sessions with other artists and would like that to lead to future musical collaborations. Not only is Nemo singing and rapping, in a huge pink hairy coat, they are also being turned around on a giant spinning top while pulling Matrix-style, gravity defying moves.
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