Malta’s controversial Eurovision entry takes swipe at BBC after ‘broadcaster demanded her song be changed over X-rated lyric’ [Video]

Malta’s Eurovision 2025 entrant Miriana Conte has taken a swipe at the BBC after the broadcaster reportedly demanded her song change its X-rated lyrics.

The Maltese singer appeared on BBC2’s Newsnight as she sought to defend her entry titled Kant, which translates to ‘singing’ in the native language. 

The chorus sees Miriana sing ‘serving kant,’ and it’s believed to sound like a phrase used in drag culture — with the c-word — as a term of empowerment.

Speaking via video link on Friday the star said she was ‘disappointed’ that broadcasters as ‘influential as BBC‘ would raise such concerns, when it is simply a case of lost in translation and she never intended to offend. 

While the song had been approved by the European Broadcasting Union, sources have told The Sunthat Miriana has been told to change the title of her song after a ‘reported was submitted by an EBU member …