On February 14, 2025, a representative of our country during the Eurovision Competition will be selected during the final of Polish qualifications. Among the participants was, among others duo SW@da and Niczos.
Their song “Mirrors” From the beginning he aroused controversy due to the fact that the duo decided to perform a song in the Podlasie micro -life.
On the one hand, Internet users praised the combination of club sounds with folk, adding that it is the perfect song for Eurovision. “There is artistry, regionalism, rooting, and at the same time world, universal, deep sound. They are really good”, “if this miracle gets to Eurovision, then with good light effects we really have a chance for a good result” – you can read on the platform YouTube.
The second group, however, criticizes both the song and the language in which it was performed. “It is such a Podlasie dialect that even the inhabitants of Podlasie themselves have not heard such”, “I live in these areas and this is total nonsense. I understand, there are Lviv having and such a dialect, but it is not from our sides” or “This is disgusting! He has nothing to do with our beautiful Poland! ” – the opponents of the duo write.
SW@da and Niczos on the “black list”
Now it turns out that the SW@Dy profile has hit the Belarusian black list of “extremist materials”. He informed about the case, among others Belsat, citing the entry of Euroradia.
The plaintiff of the “Crying” of the Polish duo was not disclosed. Let us remind you that the group has worked many times with Belarusian artists who live outside their country.
From 2020, many oppositionists or independent creators’ profiles and websites have been recognized by Belarus as subversive. What does this mean in practice? For observing or commenting forbidden accounts, in Belarus, up to two years in prison.