Italy s raucous glam rock takes Eurovision by storm
By Stephanie van den Berg
Reuters
ROTTERDAM (Reuters) -Italy s entry, glam rock band Maneskin, won the Eurovision song contest, as the world s most popular live music event was held in the Netherlands after being canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Italian s raucous Zitti E Buoni beat out professional jury favourites Switzerland and France, sweeping the public vote which counts for half the points.
Victoria de Angelis of Maneskin told a press conference the win was an important boost for Italy, one of the European countries worst hit by COVID-19.
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