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'Anti-Vladimir Putin' Eurovision Entry 'Must Be Re-Written'

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'Anti-Vladimir Putin' Eurovision Entry 'Must Be Re-Written'

Georgia have been told to re-write their entry into this year's Eurovision Song Contest after organisers deemed it unacceptable.

The song, entitled 'We Don't Wanna Put In', appears to mock Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

The competition's rules states that no “gestures of a political or similar nature” are allowed in song entries.

Georgia's entry, which is due to be sung by the four piece 3G, included the lyric:  "We don't wanna put in, the negative move, it's killin' the groove."

Relations between Russia and Georgia have been tense in recent years. Both countries went to war in 2008 over the breakaway region of South Ossetia.

The Georgian entry must be re-written or replaced with a new song, organisers said.

This year's Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Russia next month.


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  • @Gigwise thanks for putting my question in it! That's an interesting interview, I love the way you used Twitter to do it, very interactive
    mistertweak on Fri Mar 13 16:39:20 via twitterrific
  • @Gigwise awesome, glad to hear it :)
    matteh17 on Fri Mar 13 15:13:46 via web
  • @Gigwise Haha cheers for that. VV Brown won't touch sausages eh? Hmm. Good tunes though.
    adamrh on Fri Mar 13 15:08:21 via web
  • @Gigwise Sorry - I see you did a Twitter thing with her now.
    Sheq on Fri Mar 13 14:57:27 via web
  • @Gigwise Ha! I'd have guessed at baby oil. But maybe that's just what I wanted her to say. She's short on words for a singer. Nice work tho!
    Sheq on Fri Mar 13 14:56:08 via web
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