Eurovision 2024: It’s A Bit Gay This Year!
It’s Gay Christmas for Eurovision fans, and many are looking for potential representatives from our LGBTQIA+ community by analysing themes, lyrics, visuals, disco beats and other camp possibilities to see who is flying the progress flag. We’re well into rehearsals in Malmö now, but let’s take a look at some of the artists we’ve got our eye on.
Australia’s representatives, Electric Fields, will take home-grown queer sensibilities to the Eurovision stage with One Milkali (One Blood). Delightfully multi-talented Brendan Maclean will join them on stage in a back-up singer capacity.
For Belgium, we have Drag Race Belgique‘s Mustii performing Before The Party’s Over. With a slick music video, and writhing shirtless on the floor, Mustii delivers plenty of queer drama.
Saba, who identifies as lesbian, is singing Sand for Denmark. Every twenty-something baby lesbo wants this song on their make-out playlist because there are smouldering gazes, dramatic, outstretched arms… feelings and emotions… but what’s she saying about sand exactly?
But that’s not all for lesbian representation. Performing for San Marino is Megara, with lead singer Kenzy Loevett (with the two-toned hair situation) who will perform 11:11. It’s possible they won’t progress to the final, however, this is Eurovision, so who’s to say?
Goth non-binary act Bambie Thug will perform Doomsday Blue for Ireland. In conversation with PinkNews they said, “I allowed myself to be more free as a person and therefore more free in my music.”
Silvester Belt will belt out Luktelk (which means Wait) for Lithuania. In an interview with LRT he said, “I want to be an example to myself and to others that you need to be open and self-loving, accepting yourself as you are.”
Belt’s song, sung in Lithuanian, contains drone-like electro beats not dissimilar to those used by Troye Sivan on Rush, a song Belt has recently covered. He says, “Troye has been one of my favourite artists for a long time, and he has definitely served as a huge creative inspiration for my work.”
Nemo will present The Code for Switzerland, a straightforward trans/non-binary allegory of self-awareness and empowerment, if the music video is anything to go by. Expect to see high-fashion coupled with high-concept visuals coming at full throttle to help you get the message.
“The Code is about the journey I started with the realisation that I am neither a man nor a woman. Finding myself has been a long and often difficult process for me. But nothing feels better than the freedom I have gained by realising that I am non-binary,” says Nemo.
And finally, we’re already familiar with gay gender non-binary Olly Alexander (from Years & Years and It’s A Sin fame) who is singing Dizzy for the United Kingdom. Olly’s schtick is camp and knows his audience… it’s therefore not lost on us that his staging is gym-themed, complete with four shirtless lads dressed in boxing gear dancing around.
Now, of course, these are just the artists headlining. At DNA, we want to confirm that we’ll be focusing our attention on the hot muscled dancers who’ll accompany the other artists on stage. It’s not uncommon for the girls to have (at least) four fit male dancers writhing around them, removing clothing, revealing nipples, skin, and sweat pouring out from all that athleticism. Check out these shorts from rehearsals, and stay hydrated you thirsty bitches.
Eurovision is next week. Semi-finals on Tuesday and Thursday evenings (CEST), which means you’re looking at a 5am start if you’re on the east coast of Australia.
