2018: Netta – Toy

It was an impressive performance for Israel scoring a whopping 529 points. But the bold singer was accused of cultural appropriation over her Japanese theme.

Neta, who said she’s been a huge fan of Japanese culture since a young age, left many viewers unimpressed over her staging and theme. Not only was she dressed in a traditional kimono dress with her hair in two buns, there was an entire wall of maneki-neko waving cat figurines behind her.