How Armenia and Azerbaijan Wage War Through Eurovision
By William Lee Adams | @willyleeadams | March 11, 2012 | 1
Armenia's Eva Rivas performs "Apricot Stone" at Eurovision 2010 in Oslo, Norway. The song was widely interpreted as a statement about the Armenian genocide.
Critics deride the Eurovision Song Contest as a cultural Chernobyl where sex appeal has more value than musical ability. There’s some truth in that. In recent years contestants have danced salaciously in giant hamster wheels (Ukraine) and stood on wind machines while wearing pink tutus (Albania). But look past the froth and sequins and it becomes impossible to deny that the annual contest, which is watched by more than 100 million people, also serves as a barometer of contemporary Europe—and the internal conflicts the continent faces.
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