Italy’s Eurovision song winner tests negative for drugs

ROME – Eurovision Tune Contest organizers stated Monday that the guide singer of Italian glam rock band Maneskin tested adverse for drug use, placing to an finish speculation that experienced tarnished the band’s victory.

“We consider the subject shut,” the European Brodcasting Union, which creates the annual kitsch-filled song festival, stated in a assertion.

EBU stated it came to the conclusion soon after it reviewed all the readily available footage of the Television broadcast Saturday night time and observed the adverse final results of Maneskin singer Damiano David’s voluntarily drug check.

Rumors experienced swirled on social media — and ended up raised at a Eurovision news meeting — that David experienced snorted cocaine when he was seen leaning awkwardly around a desk throughout the are living Television broadcast. David straight away rejected the declare, stating he in no way works by using medication and that he was leaning around mainly because his guitarist experienced damaged a glass.

The statements located a certain echo in mainstream French media. France, which was a main contender for the Eurovision victory, came in 2nd put soon after the preferred votes ended up tallied.

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“We are alarmed that inaccurate speculation main to fake news has overshadowed the spirit and the consequence of the party and unfairly impacted the band,” the EBU assertion stated.

Maneskin’s win gave Italy a sorely desired strengthen soon after a dreadful yr as just one of the nations worst hit by the coronavirus and will bring upcoming year’s opposition back again to the put in which European song contests commenced.