Spain: “Let the blindfold fall down” – Miki

Everyone should just be who they want to be, says Miki Núñez, Spain’s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

Eurovoix got the chance to have a short chat with Miki right before the show at Eurovision in Concert last Saturday, April 6 at the AFAS Live concert hall in Amsterdam. We talked about his favorite act from past Eurovision contests, how Spain likes to party, and the message of his song “La venda”.

The spectacle of the stage show is one thing that drew Miki’s attention to Eurovision.

“I remember watching the song ‘Heroes,’ with my family on the sofa” Miki said. His eyes widen in a reenactment of his amazement at Måns Zelmerlow’s performance in 2015.

“What is happening on the stage? Come on — and the song, of course, but all the movements of the animation. This was one of the best moments for me.”

When asked for something Eurovision fans should know about Spain, Miki found it difficult to think of just one thing.

“I don’t know what to say, a lot of things!” he finally said. “Well, in context with the song, we like a lot of partying, but we like partying with respect, with respecting the roles of other people. And also… the food of Spain. It’s perfect.”

The title of Miki’s song — “La venda” — translates to “the blindfold,” and he sings about that blindfold coming off in the catchy, high-energy chorus. What does it all mean?

“When I say that the blindfold has to fall down, it’s a metaphoric thing,” he said. “The system is pushing us to be in one way, our parents maybe are saying always ‘no, you have to study this, and then you have to go to university, you have to be like this…'”

The song, for him, reminds us to shrug off outside influences that want to categorize things into “good” or “bad” just because things have always been that way.

“No, come on. You can be whatever you want. You have to start loving yourself, being what you want and love. The blindfold has to fall down. See things like you want to see things.”

Miki will perform his song “La venda” at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Grand Final on May 18 in Tel Aviv.

Thanks go out to Miki, the Spanish delegation, and Eurovision in Concert for making this interview possible.

Who is Miki?

Miki, whose full name is Miguel Núñez Pozo, is representing Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. He participated in Operación Triunfo, where he finished 6th in the semi-finals of the competition.

He was one of the thirteen singers selected to take part in the Spanish national final from the show. He had two songs qualify for the final of the contest; “Nadie se salva” and “La venda”. It was with “La venda” that he was selected as the Spanish participant.

Source: RTVE