Absurd Estonian act opts for Italian parody as Eurovision semi-final kicks off
Tommy Cash from Estonia performs the song Espresso Macchiato during the first semi-final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland. Picture: Martin Meissner/AP
The Eurovision Song Contest has kicked off, with Sweden, Ukraine and the Netherlands among the countries qualifying for Saturday night's final.
Dutch act Claude Kiambe, 21, went through with his track C’est La Vie, a blend of English and French that promotes a message of dealing with life as it is, as did current favourites KAJ with the Swedish song Bara Bada Bastu, about Nordic sauna culture.
