Italian singer Damiano David did not take drugs according to the results of the drug test he underwent. – Rocco Spaziani / Mondadori Portfol
End of the controversy? The results of the drug test of the singer of the Italian group Måneskin, which won Eurovision 2021, were negative, we learned on Monday.
#Eurovision The EBU informs that the Måneskin group has tested negative. No one took drugs in the green room. The case is closed. (Communicated) pic.twitter.com/1R7uDX0HSZ
– Fabien Randanne (@fabrandanne) May 24, 2021
Damiano David, leader of the victorious formation, agreed to submit to a test upon his return to Italy after the scandal caused by a viral video in which he can be seen lowering himself and touching the table with his nose in full competition Saturday in Rotterdam. These images were seen live across the world.
No complaints but “total transparency”
France had asked Monday for “total transparency” in this affair. “I believe there should be no doubt,” French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clément Beaune said on RMC radio. On the other hand, Delphine Ernotte, the boss of the France Televisions channel which oversees the French delegation, had for her part excluded from filing a complaint in the event of a positive test.
“Whatever the result of the test, France has no intention at all to file a complaint”, she assured in the daily The Parisian. “The vote is extremely clear in favor of Italy. She didn’t steal her victory and that’s what counts, ”she added.