A Canadian diva is singing for France at the annual festival of sequins and songs known as Eurovision.
While La Zarra’s participation is welcomed by many fans, some Eurovision watchers feel that by not competing directly in the contest, Canada is missing out on a chance to wield cultural influence abroad.
“Eurovision is in and of itself a form of international relations, except it’s focused on music,” said Saskia Postema, a Dutch academic who has written about the song contest.
After almost 70 years on the air, the Eurovision Song Contest has amassed an annual worldwide audience of more than 160 million people. And while
