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Nemo Mettler (Swiss Standard German: [ˈneːmo ˈmɛtlər]; born 3 August 1999), known mononymously as Nemo, is a Swiss musician and singer-rapper who plays the violin, piano and drums. [2] They were the first openly non-binary act to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest , and later won the 2024 contest with the song " The Code ".
"The Code" was written by Benjamin Alasu, Lasse Midtsian Nymann, Linda Dale, and Nemo Mettler, [1] and was composed at a SUISA songwriting camp. [2] BBC 's Mark Savage described the song as a " drum and bass EDM opera" and said its chorus was inspired by The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . [ 3 ]
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Nemo — full name Nemo Mettler — bested finalists from 24 other countries, who all performed in front of a live audience of thousands and an estimated 180 million viewers around the world.
Switzerland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "The Code", written by Benjamin Alasu, Lasse Midtsian Nymann, Linda Dale, and Nemo Mettler, and performed by Nemo. The Swiss participating broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), internally selected its entry, which ultimately won the contest.
As Nemo said, it also highlighted Eurovision’s need for “fixing,” since its rulebook stated the nonbinary flag was against policy, creating the content fumble to begin with.
On 17 February 1959, "' n Beetje" performed by both Teddy Scholten –with a full orchestra– and John de Mol –in a more pared-down style– competed in the 4th edition of the Nationaal Songfestival, the national final organized by the Nederlandse Televisie Stichting (NTS) to select its song and performer for the 4th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
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