FILE PHOTO: People hold banners during a protest against the song "El Diablo", country's pick to represent Cyprus at the annual Eurovision Song Contest outside the offices of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation in Nicosia, Cyprus March 6, 2021. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou/File Photo
NICOSIA (Reuters) - It may have won audiences in Europe, but Cyprus's entry for the Eurovision song contest has raised hackles at home, scandalising the faithful for paying homage to the devil.
"El Diablo" (The Devil), a dance mix performed by Greek singer Elena Tsagrinou, sailed through the first semi final of the contest held in Rotterdam on Tuesday night, securing a place in the May 22 finals.
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