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The Eurovision winner this year was an Italian rock band called Maneskin.

They won with a total of 529 points, with France in second place and Switzerland in third.

But things got a bit rocky after the lead singer, Damiano David (pictured above), bent over the table during their celebrations at the final on Saturday.

Many observers of the footage that began circulating online thought that David was leaning over the table to celebrate with a snort of cocaine, reports NY Daily News:

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David denies the allegations and is even willing to take a drug test to prove it.

When questioned during the Eurovision press conference, David said that “Thomas [another band member] broke a glass, I don’t use drugs please guys, do not say that, really, no cocaine.”

You can watch David getting quizzed about drugs by a journalist around the 30-second mark:

The organisers of Eurovision, the European Broadcasting Union, confirmed that broken glass was found:

“The band, their management and head of delegation have informed us that no drugs were present in the Green Room and explained that a glass was broken at their table and it was being cleared by the singer.

The EBU can confirm broken glass was found after an on-site check.

We are still looking at footage carefully and will update with further information in due course.”

They also mentioned that David would indeed “take a voluntary drug test after arriving home”.

An image shared on Twitter is being used as ‘proof’ of the broken glass:

Image: Twitter

Maneskin, meaning ‘moonlight’ in Danish (the bass player is of Danish ancestry), addressed the allegation in a statement on Instagram (which appears to have been taken down now):

“We are really shocked about what some people are saying about Damiano doing drugs.

We really are AGAINST drugs and we never used cocaine. We are ready to get tested, ’cause we have nothing to hide.

We are here to play our music and we are so happy about our Eurovision win and we wanna thank everyone for supporting us.

Rock n roll never dies. We love you.”

The bass player, Victoria De Angelis, added that drug use would go completely against the band’s ethos and message.

[source:nydailynews]