Heilsan leyfi ekki þátttöku í Eurovision 2017
Originally posted by RÚV (Á Íslensku)
Health Does Not Permit Participation in Eurovision 2017
RÚV (In English)
Stefán Karl Stefánsson, who played Robbie Rotten in LazyTown, says that he is not considering a petition from over ten thousand people that he performs in Eurovision this year, as his health does not permit it. Stefán says he is grateful for the petition and the affection, and he challenges Máni Svavarsson to make a Eurovision song and that he could possibly sing next year.
Stefán gained fame last year when the song We Are Number One became enormously popular on the internet. A British man named Andrew McCarton, is the founder of the petition. "Naturally, I think that it’s quite magnificent, that anyone wants firstly, that I sing in Eurovision, let alone over 10,000 people. And what I found naturally very funny is that this petition comes from outside competitors," Stefán told the RÚV Newsroom.
Stefán says that this has all come as a surprise to him, but it is clear that there are many fans of Robbie Rotten, and LazyTown, and consequently the composer, Máni Svavarsson. "And I wonder whether or not this should challenge Máni to create a good Europop song for the contest. I have a dare for Máni Svavarsson: Máni, come with a good Eurovision song, and you will win this," said Stefán. And will you sing it?" You never know. I should at least promise to do backing vocals," said Stefán.
He is not sure that he is in good enough health to compete in Eurovision. He is now on drug and radiation therapy for cancer, and hopes to get better in the summer. He says that he has received a lot of support from people around the world. "I get hundreds of letters, messages, and comments every week, from all around the world. This is invaluable, and as I've said before in interviews, this is our trauma counseling; finding all of this support and seeing that people want to talk to you, because this is just so difficult. Not just for me, but for everyone that’s sick, it’s cushioning. It’s something that’s necessary, and it’s certainly necessary in my case," said Stefán.
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