Måneskin disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest, it has been reported.The glam-rock group – fronted by Damiano David – won the annual music competition for Italy last year after scoring 524 points with their hit track ‘Zitti E Buoni’.However, their victory was soon overshadowed by accusations that David had been caught on camera snorting cocaine off a table in the green room.
The singer denied the claims and subsequently passed a voluntary drug test.Måneskin have since enjoyed huge success. Earlier this year, they were nominated for two BRIT Awards (Best International Group and International Song Of The Year) and joined forces with Iggy Pop on a new version of their song ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’.
In June 2021, the group achieved two simultaneous UK top 10 singles with ‘Beggin” and the original recording of ‘…Slave’.Last month saw Måneskin make their Coachella debut ahead of scheduled main stage appearances at this year’s Reading & Leeds.
Back in January, they appeared as the musical guests on Saturday Night Live for the first time.In a new interview with the BBC, French journalist/presenter Stéphane Bern claimed that he received a call from Macron while commentating on Eurovision 2021.
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