Czechia's Eurovision entry Adonxs singing to get Slovakia back in the contest

“My opus is astir deciding to enactment connected things that you tin really influence. I americium singing astir opinionated up for myself and stepping distant from toxic situations aliases thing that makes maine stagnate successful life. I americium saying goodbye to each of it,” Adonxs says successful betwixt rehearsals successful Basel for Thursday's Eurovision semi-final.  

Slovak-born Adam Pavlovčin, performing nether nan creator sanction Adonxs, is draped successful a sparkling achromatic cape and his eyeliner is shimmering. Representing Czechia pinch his deed “Kiss Kiss Goodbye,” he has only 1 focus: “I conscionable want to suffice honestly. That is nan goal. I americium not moreover reasoning past that point.”

Adonxs' philharmonic profession took disconnected successful 2021 aft he was victorious successful nan Czech-Slovak show “SuperStar”, becoming nan first openly queer winner.

A mates of years ago, Adonxs said buss kiss goodbye to his location state Slovakia and is now based successful Prague – a metropolis he calls home.

“Our euphony markets genuinely activity for illustration one, truthful it comes very earthy to compete for Czechia.”

Representing Slovakia was nevertheless ne'er an action arsenic nan state near nan title successful 2012. Adonxs thinks nan logic is political: “This is purely because location is nary liking from nan government’s side. I cognize a batch of group that would emotion Eurovision to travel backmost to Slovakia.”

Under Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government, Slovakia’s cognition toward civilization and arts has shifted.

“We each retrieve nan LGBTQ+ free zones successful Poland. Slovakia is now experiencing a akin situation, peculiarly erstwhile it comes to art,” Adonxs explains.

The Slovak authorities has projected aggregate anti-LGBTQ bills successful caller years. As an outspoken queer creator and activist, Adonxs believes nan state is moving successful nan incorrect direction.

“I do not deliberation Slovakia is successful very bully hands correct now,” he says. “Funding for wide and queer civilization has been cut. It is horrible. I deliberation it comes from axenic unhappiness. A happy personification would not effort to suppress personification else’s creativity. I really consciousness sorry for them.”

A personification that has been cardinal to this displacement is Martina Šimkovičová, nan civilization curate from nan far-right Slovak National Party. She has faced disapproval for cracking down connected nationalist institutions that are not aligning pinch nan government's views. 

“Šimkovičová must beryllium very disappointment – I mean, she is acrophobic of creation while being successful complaint of it,” Adonxs says.