The organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest on Monday, May 24, denied reports of possible drug use during the show by the lead singer of the Italian band Maneskin, which won the competition in Rotterdam. Some viewers suspected Damiano David of using cocaine when, during the Eurovision broadcast, they saw him leaning towards the table at which the group was sitting in the green room. This is the name of the place where the performers wait for their performance and the announcement of the results.
According to a press release from the organizer of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) competition, at the request of the Italian delegation, EBU conducted a fact-check, including all available video material. In addition, on May 24, the lead singer of the group voluntarily passed a drug test. According to the European Broadcasting Union, EBU received the test results, they were negative.
EMU: there was no drug use in the green room
The European Broadcasting Union regretted that ill-advised speculation had led to inaccurate messages. The organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest emphasized that there was no drug use in the green room, and considers the incident settled. EBU once again congratulated Maneskin on winning the competition and announced that Eurovision 2022 will be held in Italy.
Italian group Maneskin won the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, which took place in Rotterdam on May 22, thanks in large part to the support of viewers. The Ukrainian group Go_A took the fifth place in the competition, the Russian woman Manizha – the ninth, Natalia Gordienko from Moldova – 13, and the representative of Germany, Jendrik – was the penultimate of 26 participants.
Italian rock band Maneskin won Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam with “Zitti e buoni”. The Go_A team from Ukraine with the song “Shum” took the fifth place, Manizha from Russia with the song “Russian woman” – the ninth, Jendrik from Germany with “I don’t fell hate” – 25th place. In total, performers from 26 countries performed in the final. > presents the top 10 song contest finalists.
Top ten Eurovision 2021
Maneskin, Italy – 1st place
Glamorous, androgynous Italian rockers are the kids of the 21st century. To whom their composition “Zitti e buoni” cuts the ear should know: Maneskin are the winners of the San Remo Music Festival. Apparently, italo-pop is out. Italo rock – in. In Italian and hard rock sounds more melodic.
Top ten Eurovision 2021
Barbara Pravy, France – second place
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you mention France? Delicious food, great wine, fashionable clothes and, of course, real French chanson. Then please – “Voila”. This is the name of the composition of Barbara Pravy. Chanson has returned to the Eurovision stage after it was last performed in Moscow in 2009 by Patricia Kaas.
Top ten Eurovision 2021
Gjon’s Tears, Switzerland – third place
Gjon’s Tears is the stage name for John Muharremai, a 22-year-old son of immigrants from Albania and Kosovo. On stage in Rotterdam, he demonstrated the real wonders of vocal acrobatics, dramatically balancing his arms to the ballad “Tout l ‘univers”.
Top ten Eurovision 2021
Daði og Gagnamagnið, Iceland – fourth place
According to lead singer Dadi Freyr, he is 2.08 meters tall and wears size 48 shoes. Another distinguishing feature of the Icelander and his team is self-irony. The electro-indie-pop composition “10 years” is one of the most original numbers of the current Eurovision Song Contest. Unfortunately, due to the case of covid in the group, the audience saw this number only in the recording from the rehearsal.
Top ten Eurovision 2021
Go_A, Ukraine – fifth place
“Interesting, exotic, modern – but very tiring,” wrote one of the authors of the popular German Eurovision blog esc-kompakt.de about the composition of the Ukrainian band. Most of the fans disagreed with the second part of the comment. After the very first rehearsal of “Shum” in Rotterdam, the Go_A group soared into the top 10 not only of bookmakers. The audience gave her second place.
Top ten Eurovision 2021
Blind Channel Finland – 6th
Direct competitors of the Finns in the competition – Italian hard rockers from the Maneskin group – urge not to go with the flow. The Blind Channel went further, chanting an underground party in “Dark Side”. The desire to “ignite” is understandable, but in times of a pandemic it is probably worth the wait.
Top ten Eurovision 2021
Destiny, Malta – 7th
“I’m not your sweetie, and I don’t want your money. I’m too good for you. I’m leaving.” Something like this can be translated the lyrics of the song “Je me casse”, which is performed by Destiny. A powerful statement for an 18 year old. However, she can be confident in herself. After all, she has already won one Eurovision Song Contest – in 2015 for children.
Top ten Eurovision 2021
The Roop, Lithuania – eighth place
“Discoteque” is a mix of pop and electro rock performed by a Lithuanian band. And she sings about how it’s normal when you dance alone. According to the soloist Vaidotas Valyukevicius, the song is not about a pandemic and self-isolation, but about the release of energy that each of us needs from time to time. The Lithuanians do it especially well.
Top ten Eurovision 2021
Manizha, Russia – ninth place
Manizha called her song “Russian woman” a manifesto in an interview with >. During the performance, she steps out of a giant sundress, as if freed from archaic ideas about the role of a woman. Many people liked Manizhi’s message not only in Rotterdam.
Top ten Eurovision 2021
Stephanie, Greece – tenth place
For Stephanie, Eurovision in Rotterdam was a home game. Her parents are Greek, but her family lives in the Netherlands. The number for the song “Last dance” was staged by the same Greek team that worked with Sergey Lazarev at Eurovision in Stockholm. Stefania, like Sergei, climbs the stairs invisible to the audience. Technological wonders, no fraud.
