There are just over two months left until all of Europe vibrates again with one of the most anticipated musical events of the year: Eurovision. The next edition of the Song Festival will take place on May 11 in the city of Malmö, Sweden. At the moment, the proposals of 34 of the 37 participants who will fight to achieve victory and take the precious crystal microphone are already known.
However, the election of the representatives of each country is never free of controversy. Something that we could see in the last edition of the Benidorm Fest, where the professional jury and the audience unanimously chose the duo Nebulossa and their vindictive song Zorra as the new Spanish representatives for Eurovision.
A decision that generated all kinds of reactions on social networks and in different media. And many famous faces today did not want to miss the opportunity to position themselves for or against the Eurovision proposal. But now, when it seemed that the waters had calmed down, the singer Ruth Lorenzo, an old well-known face of the contest, wanted to comment on the new Spanish representatives.
The artist participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014, where she placed tenth. Since then, the singer has become one of the most loved faces of all Eurofans due to her dedication and affection towards the contest. However, her latest statements in an interview with Joe Pérez Orive for Ballantine's Stay True Records have caused a lot of stir. ''Let's see, it's a big fan, because I like the song... but vocally it's weak,'' she confessed.
''You have to focus on that because in Eurovision the vast majority of artists who appear on that stage have a very important vocal range. You can't base your song just on a message and you can't base your song on a set either,' he said.
For this reason, the singer clarified that the proposal had strong points and weak points. ''The song is honest,'' she said. ''She is from a generation in which women were very slutty. My mother who separated and was a single, pregnant and divorced mother in 82, was not only a slut, she was a whore. So Mary comes from a generation where women were very much crossed out all the time,'' the singer commented on the message of the song.
Of course, the artist ended by giving a little advice regarding the staging in Malmö. ''Apparently in Europe it is being liked quite a bit, but it depends on the live performance. If you are smart and know how sound works and the resources you have there, you will do something smart,' she asserted.
