{"id":2056,"date":"2015-11-21T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songfestival.be\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2015-11-24T15:37:14","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T14:37:14","slug":"xavier-naidoo-voor-duitsland-naar-stockholm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songfestival.be\/en\/stockholm2016\/xavier-naidoo-voor-duitsland-naar-stockholm\/","title":{"rendered":"After all the criticism: Germany let Xavier Naidoo home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #D49D6E; font-weight: bold;\" class=\"post-p-lead\">Unfortunately this article is not available in English and has been automatically translated. Please visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/songfestival.be\/en\/\">homepage<\/a> for all English content or get an overview of all English articles <a href=\"http:\/\/songfestival.be\/en\/english\">here<\/a>. You can also request a translation by sending us an <a href=\"mailto:info@songfestival.be\">email<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"lead\">The German singer Xavier Naidoo goes do not represent his country in the Eurovision song contest in Sweden. The German broadcaster said &#8216; to have &#8216; made a mistake and goes looking for another entry for their country.<\/p>\n<p>The soap in Germany is complete: NDR and German broadcasters ARD have a <strong>official press release<\/strong> sent into the world in which they have decided to let them know that Xavier Naidoo Germany not to be represented in the Eurovision song contest in Stockholm.<\/p>\n<p>Just after the announcement of the German entry soon <a href=\"https:\/\/songfestival.be\/stockholm2016\/veel-kritiek-op-duitse-songfestivalselectie\/\">much criticism<\/a> on Naidoo. So he would be homophobic, racist and supporter of anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fitvids-video\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XavierNaidoo?src=hash\">#XavierNaidoo<\/a> wird nicht beim <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESC2016?src=hash\">#ESC2016<\/a> in Stockholm f\u00fcr Deutschland <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gsNGYVdTNp\">https:\/\/t.co\/gsNGYVdTNp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vYeKVol8sX\">pic.twitter.com\/vYeKVol8sX<\/a> singen:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ARD (@ARD_Presse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARD_Presse\/status\/668052991757414400\">November 21, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>In the press release is Thomas Schreiber, one of the managers at ARD. Schreiber: &#8216; Xavier is an excellent singer who in my opinion <strong>No homophobic or racist<\/strong>at all, but there was a lot of fuss around his appointment. We are all very shocked by the many negative comments. We have clearly <strong>made a mistake<\/strong>. The Eurovision Song Contest is a fun event where the music and the international aspect. That is how it should continue. The discussion currently underway is can bring big <strong>damage<\/strong> to the concept of the Eurovision song contest. Therefore we decide not to Xavier to send Sweden. &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>Thomas also let know that they will <strong>&#8216; &#8216; as soon as possible<\/strong> make known who or for Germany to the Eurovision song contest will go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The German singer Xavier Naidoo goes do not represent his country in the Eurovision song contest in Sweden. 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