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Joel Beard
May 14, 2023
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With Eurovision organisers deciding to block an address from Ukraineâs president Volodymyr Zelensky during Saturdayâs grand final, the event has always strived to be ânon-politicalâ.
But that hasnât stopped viewers from thinking Lithuaniaâs entry this year looks a lot like Conservative politician and former UK prime minister Liz Truss.
The country was represented on stage by Monika Linkyté and the track âStayâ â which makes the comparisons all the more ironic given Ms Truss decided to leave the job of PM after just 44 days in office.
At the end of the contest, Lithuania placed 11th with 127 points, with Swedenâs Loreen becoming the first female singer to win the event twice with her track âTattooâ.
The UK, meanwhile, finished 25th (so second from last) with just 24 points. We were represented this year by Mae Muller, and the song âI Wrote A Songâ.
Even so, Twitter users jokingly thought we might also have had a second chance in the form of Linkyté-Truss:
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\u201cmy ten year old just said this girl looks like Liz Truss. brutal. #Eurovision\u201dâ Dan Hett (@Dan Hett) 1684011691
\u201cJUST STAY WITH ME #Eurovision\u201dâ SHANE REACTION (@SHANE REACTION) 1684011666
\u201cHere comes Liz Truss, fucked up Britain now ready to ruin Lithuania\u2019s chances #Eurovision #Eurovision2023 #bbcEurovision #GTTO #FBPE @bbceurovision\u201dâ deutschmikey \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea #FBPE \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@deutschmikey \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea #FBPE \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1684011533
Unfortunately though, Ms Truss hasnât had much luck with music, as she was criticised by the founder of pop group M People for using their track âMoving On Upâ to soundtrack her entrance onstage for her speech to Conservative Party Conference in October.
Michael Pickering tweeted: âSo apparently we canât stop Truss walking out to our song, very weird! So sad it got used by this shower of a government.
âBTW Truss, Labour used it with permission in the 90s. I donât want my song being a soundtrack to lies.â
Lithuaniaâs entry wasnât the only supposed âlookalikeâ to take to the stage either, as Eurovision fans also thought Belgiumâs contestant â Gustaph â looked like Boy George given their shared love for wide-brimmed hats.
Meanwhile Norwayâs entry got compared to the coronation sword-carrying MP, Penny Mordaunt.
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