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Eurovision star washes hands and sings about Meghan Markle's hair - but 'madness' makes sense | Culture | DR Serbia's contribution at this year's Eurovision hides a deeper, hidden message. Off Something is rarely saved when Eurovision rolls across the screen. Over the years, everything from Polish milkmaids, Russian grandmothers and men in hamster wheels have made their entrance on the Eurovision stage. But when Serbia took the stage at this year's second Eurovision semi-final on Thursday night, they had brought a somewhat more understated prop: hand soap and a towel.With the washbasin in her lap, the artist Konstrakta sang her way through the Serbian contribution 'In corpore sano' while washing and drying hands. A performance that has probably triggered a raised eyebrow or two at home in the living rooms, but which actually hides a serious and serious message. think is too focused on health - cost what it wants.- We live in a society where health is considered the most important and has become something we spend huge sums on. Our health is spoken of as something we ourselves have full control over if we just do the right things, buy the right products, follow the latest trends and so on. We must be healthy, and it creates a pressure that leaves us in fear, Konstrakta has told the Serbian media Nova. See the Serbian performance here: Despite the session on stage, which may confusingly look like one for the Danish Health and Medicines Authority's hygiene council, , that the song is about coronavirus.- The problems in relation to our relationship were already something I thought about, but corona has only emphasized how health is a top priority for us, Konstrakta explains to the media .The title of the Serbian Eurovision bird drag, 'In corpore sano', is Latin and means "A healthy body", while the rest of the song is performed in the mother tongue Serbian. However, two words have probably still made even the least linguistic TV viewers prick up their ears. In the first verse, Konstrakta mentions the former Hollywood actress Meghan Markle, who in 2018 married the British prince Harry. "What's the secret behind Meghan Markle's hair? I think it's about lots of moisture," Konstrakta sings in Serbian in the song's introduction. - It's not specifically about Meghan, but she's part of what I focus on. There are actually articles online about the secret behind her healthy hair, but if you read them, there is almost nothing, Konstrakta has explained. - So it's not about Meghan, but there are full of articles that promise health and well-being , if we just follow some special and buy what they offer us.In the song, Konstrakta, who is actually called Ana Duric, sings about various physical symptoms and what they might mean: Brim under the eyes can be a sign of liver problems, and maybe they chapped lips are signs of problems with the spleen? The lines have been interpreted by several as a comment on how we, in the pursuit of a healthy body, forget to keep an eye on the disorders that do not give us physical symptoms: problems with mental health. Others read the song chorus, which contains the line "the artist must be healthy", as a critique of the Serbian health system. The contract that does not have an employer to pay the insurance.- My personal history is not important, but it is correct that I do not have a health insurance because the state does not offer it to artists. That way we are invisible and I wonder who should take care of me, Konstrakta explains to Balcani Caucaso.- We pay out of our own pocket because the national health system is so and it makes health more and more expensive and inaccessible . Not everyone can afford it. 'In corpore sano' is performed in Serbian and Latin, but here is a selection of the song's lyrics translated into Danish: They say our skin and hair show it all. For example: Deep grooves under the eyes can be a sign of liver problems.The marks around the lips may point to an enlarged spleen? An enlarged spleen is not good, it is not beautiful.… God give us good health now that there is no health research for me.How will they keep an eye with me now? (In the name of health!) How will they take care of me? (In the name of health!) The artist is invisible.… A sad soul in a healthy body.A desperate mind in a healthy body.An anxious mind in a healthy body.What do we do now? Something suggests that Konstrakka's message has caught European TV viewers. Prior to Saturday's final, Serbia is in a good position with the bookmakers, where at the time of writing some even predict the country a sixth place in the final. Torino, then Konstrakta and her washbasin will probably do well on Saturday as well. - I do not think it can win, because it is too strange after all. But it may well be a surprise in the top ten. That with the clap in the song - to have a single thing that people remember - it just works, and I think it will happen on Saturday, says Simon Folk, who is also a journalist at the fan media Good Evening Europe.- Konstrakta sells his package really well, and in the hall to you could feel that people were really on, so a top ten ranking is within reach, he adds. Rap group Kalush Ochestra from Ukraine remains the clear favorite to win this year's competition, while Italy, Sweden and the UK are also predicted good chances. Who will run will be decided on Saturday, where the final can be seen live on DR1 and on DRTV from 9 pm