It’s June and it’s Pride month. Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are going to highlight some of the LGBTQ+ artists to have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest.

For June 9th, we are continuing with Ethan Torchio. He represented Italy as part of Måneskin, with “Zitti e buoni”, taking 1st place with 524 points. Ethan Torchio is Sexually Free. You can watch their performance of “Zitti e buoni” below:

Sexually Free refers to having the freedom to define, explore and experience your own sexuality as you want, without fear of repression or violence.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovision Ireland, Wikipedia & YouTube/EBU