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LBCI
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- LBCI
Speaker Berri mourns Ziad Rahbani: 'Without Ziad, Lebanon's melody is sad'
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri mourned the passing of artist Ziad Rahbani, saying: "Lebanon without Ziad is drenched in sorrow—the melody aches, words mourn, and the black curtain closes on a Rahbani chapter—gentle, vibrant, and fiercely patriotic—that will echo forever." Berri added: "My heart goes out to Fairouz, to the Rahbani family, and to every Lebanese soul grieving the loss of Ziad Rahbani, whose art captured Lebanon's sweetness—turning heartache into poetry, hope into melody, and longing into song. Farewell, Ziad—you will be deeply missed."
BBC News
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
How to win Eurovision, according to the experts
Earlier Eurovision winners were often mocked for their nonsense lyrics, like Sweden's 1984 winner Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley, but Bennett argues this highlights Eurovision's strong focus on melody. "Eurovision really needs big melodic hooks. You want people across Europe to be singing that melody. The need for a very accessible, catchy chorus is essential." Key changes have long been a way to introduce novelty into Eurovision songs. The 2000s saw multiple winners follow this formula, including Olsen Brothers' Fly on the Wings of Love for Norway (2000), and Serbia's Molitva in 2007. But as Bennett points out, though they are still present in around a fifth of finalists, no song with a final chorus key change has won since Molitva almost 20 years ago. Stengaard's song for this year's UK act Remember Monday is certainly full of surprises. BBC music correspondent Mark Savage said the song featured "a dizzying array of key changes and tempo shifts". The song is the songwriter's answer to the question he asks himself whenever he writes for Eurovision: "How do you stand out in a contest where everyone wants to stand out?"
