Mother Nature stays put, darlings! Luxembourg officially kills the Birdy plagiarism drama
Oh, darlings, have we had a bit of a week or what? Honestly, the Eurovision fandom is a full-time job and I’m still waiting for my pension. Just when we thought we could settle in and enjoy our February national finals without any major heart palpitations, Luxembourg—our favourite comeback kids who returned to the fold last in 2024—decided to give us a proper masterclass in how to handle a musical scandal. You’ve probably seen the «detectives» on X (or Twitter, if you’re still clinging to the past) tearing Eva Marija’s song, «Mother Nature«, to absolute shreds because it apparently sounds a bit too much like Birdy’s «Keeping Your Head Up.» I mean, I love a good conspiracy theory as much as the next diva, darlings, but some people were ready to call Interpol over a piano riff!
The suits at RTL have spoken (and they aren’t amused)
Well, darlings, I have some news that might disappoint the drama-hungry vultures out there but will certainly make Eva Marija sleep a lot better tonight. RTL Luxembourg has finally stepped out of the shadows and basically told the internet to take a seat. Jeff Spielmann, the man who has to deal with us lot for a living as their Eurovision media head, confirmed that they’ve spent the last few weeks doing actual, real-life investigations. They didn’t just ignore the «Birdy-gate» chatter; they sat down with experts and institutions to see if there was a legal leg to stand on. The result? It’s a big fat nothing-burger. They’ve concluded that «no further measures» are needed, which is basically broadcaster-speak for «it’s a pop song, get over it.»
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it (or revamp it)
The bit that really tickles me is that they aren’t even bothering to change the track. Usually, when there’s a sniff of a plagiarism row, the production team panics and adds some random dubstep breakdown or a heavy metal bridge just to confuse the lawyers, but not this time. Jeff was quite clear: the changes for Vienna are going to be miniscule. They aren’t even re-releasing a «final version» because they are that confident in the DNA of the song. It’s quite a bold move, isn’t it? It’s essentially the Grand Duchy saying, «This is our song, we like it, and if you don’t, well, that’s your problem» I have to admire that level of Mediterranean sass coming from such a small country.
See you in Vienna, Eva!
So, the road to the 70th anniversary is officially cleared of moped accidents (wait, that was Cyprus, wrong drama!) and musical copy-pasting. Eva Marija is officially safe, the song is staying, and we can all go back to arguing about whether the staging will involve a literal forest or just a lot of green smoke. It’s actually quite lovely to see a broadcaster stand by their girl instead of throwing her under the bus at the first sign of a Reddit thread. At the end of the day, no official legal claim was ever made—it was just us fans having too much time on our hands and a bit too much coffee. Let’s just let the girl sing and enjoy the bop for what it is!
Source: L’essentiel
