内容摘要："Everyone who has experienced racism, colonialism and slavery can relate to his messages," Ms Ochieng said, pointing out that African-American rapper Meek Mill had posted about him on X late last year, saying how much he liked his "energy and heart" - though he was ridiculed for mixing up names by referring to Traoré as Burkina Faso and later deleted the post.

"Everyone who has experienced racism, colonialism and slavery can relate to his messages," Ms Ochieng said, pointing out that African-American rapper Meek Mill had posted about him on X late last year, saying how much he liked his "energy and heart" - though he was ridiculed for mixing up names by referring to Traoré as Burkina Faso and later deleted the post.

"I had moments where I was like, 'Please just don't fall. Whatever you do, don't fall,'" they laugh."And then I got lucky seven times, because you're rehearsing, then you have the jury show, and it all leads up to the final performance.

"I was like, 'It's gone right seven times. What are the chances that, in this moment, it will go wrong?'"So I trusted in the moment, and everything went fine, but I could have been the biggest loser in the history of Switzerland!"Instead, they topped the table and lifted the trophy... before promptly breaking it in two.

The singer says it's "special" to see the contest back in their home country after a gap of 36 years."They're doing an amazing job. I love that people are getting to know Switzerland.

"They're like, 'Okay, it's not just all mountains and and cows'."

The 25-year-old will return to the Eurovision stage on Saturday, performing their new single, Unexplainable.The officer who recommended the proposed demolition be rejected described it as "purposeless" and without public benefit.

The building's landlord, Electric Group, has been in dispute with its tenants since it served an eviction notice in 2022, planning to run the business itself.Breaking up the continuous building frontage would be "to the detriment of the strength and character of the building line", the planning officer's

It said: "In the event [the applicant's] lease is terminated, they wish to return the building complex to the condition it was in prior to the lease being taken up."In this instance the proposal will result in the loss of facilities for a music venue/nightclub with no appreciable public benefits.