“The Code”, the tune from Switzerland’s Eurovision entrant Nemo, is about realising you’re non-binary. (Getty)
Switzerland’s Eurovision Tune Contest entrant Nemo has spoken about how “stunning” it’s to be a non-binary artist on the world’s largest music stage.
The singer, who makes use of they/them pronouns, is representing the Swiss with electrical rap tune “The Code”, which particulars their journey in direction of understanding and accepting their non-binary identification.
The tune contains the lyrics: “This story is my reality, I went to hell and again to seek out myself on monitor, I broke the code.”
Eurovision betting odds at present counsel the 24-year-old Swiss musician is likely one of the favourites to win the grand remaining – even earlier than their semi-final look.
Nemo might be performing as a part of the second semi this night (9 Could), alongside different LGBTQ+ entrants together with Belgium’s Mustii and Denmark’s Saba.
Throughout an interview with AP, Nemo opened up about what it’s wish to determine as non-binary in Switzerland, and about non-binary illustration at this 12 months’s Eurovision.
“Folks begin understanding [being non-binary] extra and that understanding means the world to me. Simply having the ability to symbolize this neighborhood at Eurovision is wonderful,” they mentioned. “I’m so glad that I’m not even the one one this 12 months. That’s even higher as a result of it exhibits that it’s wanted.”
Eire’s Bambie Thug, additionally tipped to do properly on Saturday after breezing by way of the primary semi-final, carrying a fancy dress celebrating trans Delight, is one other hopeful who identifies as non-binary and makes use of they/them pronouns.
Nemo went on to say: “Realizing they like a tune the place I’m unconditionally myself, and I discuss concerning the journey of discovering myself and being non-binary, and realizing that it touches them… [is] actually stunning”.
They added that it could “imply the world” to them in the event that they have been to win.
Nemo is an award-winning non-binary rapper and musician
Whereas Eurovision followers are simply attending to know Nemo, the artist is already pretty established at residence.
They launched their first EP, Clownfisch, in 2015 and debut single “Himalaya” the next 12 months, however their largest chart hit got here in two years after that, when “Du” hit quantity 4 within the Swiss charts.
Nemo has gained 5 Swiss Music Awards, together with for greatest hit and greatest expertise. They got here out as non-binary in November, simply three months earlier than being introduced as Switzerland’s Eurovision entry.
Nevertheless it gained’t be the primary time they’ve appeared on an enormous TV present: in 2021, they appeared on The Masked Singer Switzerland, coming fifth.
Will Nemo win Eurovision?
Most Eurovision betting odds point out that Nemo will qualify for the ultimate on Saturday and be prone to end within the high three. Some even counsel they may high the chief board on the finish, changing into the primary non-binary artist to take action (in 1998, Israel’s Dana Worldwide grew to become the primary trans act to win).
The second Eurovision Tune Contest semi-final will air on BBC One from 8pm tonight (9 Could) with the ultimate resulting from begin on the identical time on BBC One on Saturday (11 Could).