Iceland has chosen Bashar Murad, a queer Palestinian singer, as one of its contenders for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. This decision comes amid calls from Icelandic and Finnish artists for their countries to boycott the event if Israel is allowed to participate, challenging the contest organizers' decision not to expel Israel. Murad, based in Jerusalem, is competing with a song co-written by Einar Stefansson of the Icelandic band Hatari and hopes to represent Iceland at Eurovision if he wins the selection on Saturday. The Eurovision Song Contest, known for drawing millions of television viewers, allows singers of any nationality to participate in Iceland's domestic qualification. Murad's selection is significant as it represents a potential shift in the cultural and political dynamics of the contest.
This Palestinian pop singer hopes to represent Iceland at Eurovision. Singers of any nationality are allowed to participate in Iceland’s domestic qualification https://t.co/Bbk3AognUX https://t.co/aJUk7pnIOg
This Palestinian pop singer hopes to perform at Eurovision. Bashar Murad is competing with a song co-written by Einar Stefansson of the Icelandic band Hatari https://t.co/Bbk3AofQ5p https://t.co/KXjsHaqqRS
Bashar Murad, a Palestinian singer based in Jerusalem, could represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest if he wins selection on Saturday ⤵️ https://t.co/IDaH8Q61r8
Palestinian pop singer Bashar Murad hopes to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest in May, which draws millions of television viewers https://t.co/Bbk3AognUX https://t.co/xyYLb1xfqh
Iceland has named queer Palestinian singer Bashar Murad as one of its Eurovision contenders in a rebuke to contest organizers who refused to expel Israel Both Icelandic and Finnish artists have pushed for their countries to boycott if Israel is allowed https://t.co/ijREHaMAEd
I’ve never ever watched #Eurovision but this is about to change. Iceland picked out A Palestinian to represent it at #Eurovision2024 😂 https://t.co/OwgUcCEpVC