“As a gay man, it was exciting to see all the LGBTQ+ fans. It was almost like WorldPride came to Liverpool!” says Julio Himede. (He's not wrong, it was a queer haven.) The director and founder of the New York City-based Yellow Studio - an “artistically-minded” firm that specialises in production design and creative/art direction for TV and live events - embarked on one of his most ambitious (and undeniably gayest/campest) projects to date this year with his team: the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.
The annual celebration of (quirky, outlandish) pop that unites communities across Europe, champions diversity and the LGBTQ+ community made its return to the UK for the first time in 25 years as a result of Russia’s ongoing invasion in 2022’s winning country, Ukraine. Julio and the team at Yellow Studio
