Estonian ESC contribution provides outrage in Italy

The 33-year-old serves In the song “Espresso Macchiato” In detail the various clichés: From Spaghetti to Amore to Mafia everything is possible. Now many are outraged in Italy about the rapper (actually: Tomas Tammemets) who Preliminary decision in Estonia last week clearly won had.

The Vice President of the Italian Senate, Gian Marco Centinaio, even called for his exclusion from the competition. “If you insult Italy, you have to stay away from the Eurovision”the MP of the Lega Right Party demanded.

Cash singing in “terrible Italian” about someone who only got rich through coffee and “sweating like a mafioso”, said Centinaio. “He should come to Italy to see how decent people work before he allows themselves to stupid songs full of clichés to write. “

The Codacons consumer protection association terminated Official complaint with the European Radio Union (EBU) to. The song draws a “distorted and insulting picture” by Italy. “If songs with sexist content were excluded, it would not be reasonable to exclude a song that insults an entire culture?” “Espresso Macchiato” was already on YouTube Clicking more than 2.3 million.

In the song, a wild mix of faulty Italian and English, it says, among other things: “Me Like to fly private / with 24 carati / i. Sweating like a Mafioso. “

So roughly: “I like to fly private / with 24 carati / my house is very grandioso / the money a lot / I work around the clocko / that’s why I sweat like a mafioso.” The ESC will take place in Basel in Switzerland this year in mid -May.