Eurovision most controversial moments from the fascist fix to the drug scandal

The Eurovision Song Contest always throws up some controversy, and this year was no exception, since the 69th final of the competition is to take place in Switzerland

The Eurovision -Song competition is known for one thing: to put on a spectacle. Since its foundation in 1956, the music competition has acquired the call to be one of the most extravagant, most eccentric and entertaining events – regardless of their opinion about the quality of singing.

In addition to the spectacle of heavy metal vikings and banana -loving wolves that move the stage on stage, Eurovision is also looking for headlines for its more controversial moments. From national disputes and incidents usually to stage breakdowns and questionable behavior, Eurovision has seen everything.

The 69th final of the Eurovision Song Contest is located around the corner and takes place on Saturday, May 17th, in the St. Jakobshalle Arena in Basel, Switzerland. Before we introduce ourselves to another round of shocking antics in the coming weeks, let us revise some of the most controversial moments that lead until this year.

Francisco Franco against Cliff Richard

One could assume that the leaders of the world have more urgent affairs to take care of themselves than Eurovision, but that may not always be the case. During the 1968 competition, the legendary Cliff Richard Great Britain represented.

It was generally expected that he had won, but he was given massive by a Spanish singer by just one point. While some could attribute this to the versatile taste of the election audience, a modern Spanish documentary suggests a sins fleet.

It was claimed that the dictator Francisco Franco was classified as a Eurovision for the presentation of his authoritarian regime for the ability and the vote may have manipulated in order to secure a triumph.

The Eurovision officials rejected the controversial result, with the director Bjørn Erichsen stated: “No! Only to make Cliff Richard a little happier and the Spanish winner a little more unfortunate?

Drug bust

The problem reappeared when the spectators were convinced of Eurovision that they were given a look at a candidate who hung up with drugs during the show. Damiano David conquered the Eurovision title in 2021 as a front man of Måneskin, but shortly before her victory raised the eyebrows and saw how he waved his head behind a drink-loaded table during live interviews just to ward off after he had come from a bandmate.

The band returned to X, the platform, which was previously known as Twitter to clarify the air, ran wildly as rumors. You posted: “We are really against drugs and we never used cocaine. We are ready to get [tested]Because we have nothing to hide. We are here to play our music and we look forward to our Eurovision win and we would like to thank everyone for supporting us. Rock'n roll never dies. We love you. “

Damiano has fulfilled his promise by making a voluntary drug test who confirmed that he was clean. The Eurovision also made it and gave an explanation to the rumors' cancellation: “There was no drug use in the Green Room, and we consider the matter to be closed. We are worried that inaccurate speculations that lead to fake news overshadow the spirit and the result of the event and have influenced the band accidentally.”

Undercover journalists

In 2000, another story of Eurovision took an unexpected turn when the Israeli band Pingpong brought their ticket to the final to end in a disappointing 24th place. But the story does not end here.

With their song “Be Happy”, they caused a sensation that pointed out a romance between a Damascus boy and an Israeli girl. In the midst of high political tensions, they made controversy by showing Syrian flags during their law – in view of the extremely tense relationship with Syria and Israel, this was the provocative step.

Pingpong was later officially “rejected” by Israel and convicted of her political message and outrageous performance. However, it turned out that they were not a real band at first.

They initially took part in the song competition as a prank, and two of the band members were actually journalists for the Ma'ariv newspaper.

Same -sex scandal

In view of the values ​​that maintain Eurovision and maintain the sexual undertones of many services, it is amazing to believe that certain actions are still classified as over the line. Unfortunately, this occurred in 2013 when Finland included a same -sex kiss in its final performance.

Krista Siegfrieds played the song “Marry Me”, performed in a wedding dress and sang about marriage. Simply enough until you brave one of your female backup dancers kissed.

This was a textbook example for actors who kept their plans under lock and key until they lived in the air and triggered outrage in some countries. Krista protested against Finland's anti-Same-Sex-Real Act, but some nations refused to accept the message.

China censored the moment while Turkey did not radiate the show at all. Fortunately, same -sex marriage in Finland was legalized only a few years later in 2017, and Eurovision is no longer so surprised by the occasional same -sex kiss.

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