In the new music video simulates a scantily clad musician that he has sex with a priest before the altar in Frogner Church in Oslo.
– It was really sucks getting fired from NRK because of this, said Tooji the evening news Monday.
Entertainment Editor of BBC, Charlo Halvorsen, rejects to Aftenposten that they gave the musician kicked out. Tooji has been a presenter for MGP jr. the last three years, and several months ago negotiated NRK with him that he should continue.
– We would love to have him as a presenter, but the sexually explicit content in music video is not compatible with being a presenter for a children’s program, says Halvorsen.
Selected even music
Tooji showed NRK script for this video which should be published simultaneously with NRK launched finale participants in autumn MGP jr.
– He got a choice if he wanted to be a presenter or record this video. Tooji chose music over MGP, maintains entertainment editor.
Church responds
The music video has also created reactions in the Church. According Tooji is the message that religion can not prevent love, NTB reported.
“nave should never be used as a visual backdrop for sexual scenes in a commercial production. A similar scene between man and woman would be equally unacceptable “writes Oslo Bishop Ole Christian Kvarme in a press release.
Frogner church agreed to rent the church for the filming of the music video to contribute to the debate on gays with religious backgrounds and beliefs, said parish leader Tellef Raustøl NRK.
According Raustøl they were promised an art project with two naked men in an embrace. The scene would be poetic and symbolic, but the church believes that the result far from the case.
Sto become homosexual
Earlier Monday stood Tooji become homosexual in an interview with the website and Gaysir in an article in VG become homosexual.
– I have probably not made a secret of who I am, although I have not emerged as homo public earlier, he says to Gaysir.no.
The interview comes as the controversial music video. According Tooji’s theme of love and passion between two men in a church.
– The project I want to express that love between two of the same sex for too long has been tainted by religion. And that religion has imposed too many people unnecessary shame and anguish throughout the years, says Tooji.
Won the Eurovision Song Contest
Tooji educated child welfare, and became known when he won the Melodi Grand Prix in 2012. He ended up in last place in the finals in Baku.
Tooji has worked as a model, presenter, in reception centers and child welfare. He came to Norway as a refugee from Iran with his mother when he was one year old. He also wrote a children’s book.
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