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Macedonia 04.05.21 | 12:26

Vasil Garvanliev comes out as gay ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest

Singer Vasil Garvanliev came out as gay in an interview timed ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest. Garvanliev was chosen by the Macedonian public television to represent the country, but was not welcomed in the general public, especially after he also declared that he has a Bulgarian passport and had...
Macedonia 23.03.21 | 15:31

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Zaharieva officially protests the criticism of singer Vasil Garvanliev

The Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Ministry summoned the Macedonian deputy Ambassador to protest discrimination against Bulgarians in Macedonia, namely the outrage aimed at singer Vasil Garvanliev. Garvanliev revealed that he is a dual Bulgarian – Macedonian citizen after he was named Macedonia’s...
Macedonia 19.03.21 | 23:02

Zaharieva blames Macedonia of mistreating Bulgarian citizens and stealing Bulgarian songs

Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva accused Macedonia of mistreating its citizens who identify as Bulgarians. Her comment was likely meant to be a response in the controversy over Vasil Garvanliev, who was named to represent Macedonia at the Eurovision song contest. The little known...
Macedonia Culture 15.03.21 | 16:31

Petition to withdraw Vasil Garvanliev as Macedonia’s representative in the Eurovision song contest

An online petition to withdraw Vasil Garvanliev as Macedonia’s representative in the 2021 Eurovision song contest has reached nearly 6,000 signatures. Garvanliev recently revealed that the has dual citizenship – Macedonian and Bulgarian, and his video for the Here I Stand song featured what...
Macedonia 14.03.21 | 16:26

After announcing he will remove the Bulgarian flag from his video, Macedonia’s Eurovision contestant Garvanliev confirms he also has Bulgarian citizenship

There are new developments in one of the stupider side-shows in the growing dispute between Macedonia and Bulgaria. In a video, Macedonia’s Eurovision contestant Vasil Garvanliev acknowledged that he has dual citizenship and is also a Bulgarian citizen. The interview gained prominence after it...
Macedonia Culture 13.03.21 | 14:35

The new Eurovision controversy has dropped

The dispute with Bulgaria has so preoccupied public discourse that it has now bizarelly entered into the Eurovision competition. The reason is the recently promoted video for the Macedonian entry – the song named Here I Stand performed by Vasil Garvanliev.   In the video, recorded in a historic...
Culture 15.01.20 | 19:19

Vasil Garvanliev will represent Macedonia at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest

Singer Vasil Garvanlieva announced that he was selected by the Macedonian Television (MRTV) to represent Macedonia at the next Eurovision song contest. The year could not have started better for me. I have the opportunity, the pleasure and responsibility to represent “our country” at the...

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