Eurovision winner asks to take drug test after cocaine speculation

In its statement, the EBU said that Maneskin band members had asked that David be drug tested to refute the speculation

Members of the band Maneskin with the trophy after winning the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam (Peter Dejong/AP)

The lead singer of the Italian rock band that won the Eurovision Song Contest has asked to take a drug test to refute speculation that he sniffed cocaine during the show.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said Maneskin lead singer Damiano David “will take a voluntary drug test after arriving home”.