Top 10 Eurovision Controversies
Originally conceived in the 1950s as a way to bring Europeans together after World War II, the Eurovision Song Contest was never just about the music. With the 2009 finals in Moscow coming May 16, TIME takes a look at the years when controversy shouldered the singing out of the limelight
Despite apparent references to Iran's nuclear program, the Israeli group Teapacks somehow managed to get its 2007 entry "Push The Button" past the Eurovision authorities, who deemed it "generally appropriate." While the song refers to a "demonic" ruler who is "gonna blow us up to ... kingdom come", Teapacks denied they were singing about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "It does not refer to countries, continents, names of people and may, just like any other text, be subjectively interpreted in many different ways and angles," the band's statement read.
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