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President Emmanuel Macron’s alleged secret pleas to get Italian Eurovision entry disqualified

Måneskin’s win at last year’s Eurovision was a high point for the Italian rockers. The glam-rock band have gone on to become big names on the international music scene ever since their song Zitti E Buoni won the European song competition last year with a massive 524 points.

Their popular track scooped the top award at Sanremo Music Festival. It also became the first Italian-language song in 30 years to enter the UK Top 20, gaining worldwide fans who fell in love with their pop beats mixed with 70s funk influences.

One person the Italian band seemingly couldn’t win over was President Emmanuel Macron. According to Eurovision commentator and French broadcaster Stéphane Bern, the French president voiced discontent in a text he sent him, demanding that the Italian band be disqualified.

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