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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Philip Oltermann European culture editor

Swiss right seeks to block Eurovision’s ‘celebration of satanism and occultism’

The Swiss singer Nemo performs The Code at the 2024 Eurovision final in Malmö
Switzerland won the right to host the 2025 event after the Swiss singer Nemo triumphed in Sweden with The Code. Photograph: Jessica Gow/TT/REX/Shutterstock

Conservative groups are threatening to block Switzerland from hosting next year’s Eurovision by forcing budget referendums on potential host cities, saying the song contest is a “propaganda event” that “celebrates satanism and occultism”.

Switzerland won the right to host the world’s largest live music event after the Swiss singer Nemo triumphed in Sweden with The Code. The cities of Zurich, Geneva, Bern and Basel have all filed applications to host the five-day spectacle.

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