EUROVISION'S 30 MOST CONTROVERSIAL MOMENTS. 
Part 20: 2009 (Put In Put Out).
Continues tomorrow.

THE BIGGEST CONTROVERSIES

Of the

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

(1956 - 2019)  

From its inaugural year, the Eurovision Song Contest has had more than its fair share of controversial moments. This is a special look back on 30 significant upsets in chronological order.

2009

Put In Put Out.

Russia’s victory in 2008 brought the Eurovision Song Contest to Moscow the following year. Each Semi- Final consisted of 19 participants, from which 9 would be culled. Before the Contest got underway, Georgia’s entry, scheduled for Semi – Final 1, attracted controversy.  

Entitled “We Don’t Want To Put In”, the Georgian song was considered political and a reference to the Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin. Georgia was offered an opportunity to replace the song with another, but decided to withdraw instead. In 2010, Georgia returned to the competition.