MÉLOVIN comes out and kisses man and woman at Atlas Weekend Festival | #Shorts

Опубликовано 6 июля 2021, 7:36

MÉLOVIN has come out during Ukraine's Atlas Weekend Festival by kissing a woman and a man on stage, before lifting a rainbow flag. Some fans have suggested the move was partly inspired by Måneskin's recent same-sex kiss in Poland.

At the end of MÉLOVIN's set, he took off his keytar and planted a smooch on the Ukraine model Margarita Verhovtseva — herself a member of the LGBTQ community. MÉLOVIN then turned and walked towards a man on stage, grabbed him and delivered a passionate kiss. The gothic performer held the pride flag up while tunefully singing "Yeaaaaaah!"

MÉLOVIN — Ukraine's Eurovision 2018 star — later wrote on Instagram that the broadcaster M1 had not yet uploaded his full performance because, in his words, "I shared my essence."

Following an outcry from both the singer and his fans, M1 released a statement, explaining that they weren't censoring him — they simply didn't know that the kiss was going to happen. Writing on Facebook, the broadcaster said:

"We are all sorry that such an important moment of the artist's statement did not get into the live broadcast. It's a shame that the channel team wasn't informed about the planned moment and the broadcast continued on traditional broadcast principles — switching activity, changing locations and participants for greater dynamics and vibrancy of the frame."

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