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Song Contest: Allegations of Plagiarism Against Winning Song
The composer of the winning song of this year's song contest is threatened with an allegation of plagiarism. The Universal Music Group accuses them of copying for Nettas "Toy" in the song White Stripes "Seven Nation Army".
Netta Photo: Reuters
Israeli media reported this Tuesday night. A letter was received by Doron Medalie and Stav Beger two weeks ago. There are similarities in the rhythm, not in the melody or the lyrics. Israeli singer Netta won the Eurovision Song Contest in Portugal in May with her song "Toy", making Israel the regular host of the 2019 competition.
Barzilian manager Ofer Menahem has confirmed having received the letter. "There was no legal claim (there was only one letter) for a preliminary clarification on this issue," Israeli media said. Doron Medalie will fly to Los Angeles Wednesday to find a solution to the conflict, writes the news site "ynet".
Israeli media have written that if at least some parts of "Toy" were copied, this could be the direction of Eurovision. Endanger Song 2019 Contest in Israel. The winning song must be original. Otherwise, Netta Barzilai could be disqualified retroactively, wrote "Haaretz".
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