In the Eurovision episode of Father Ted, Ted and Dougal realise the song they'd ripped off for My Lovely Horse was actually a really well-known tune and had to ditch it just before they went live on stage.

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Well it turns out that both Cyprus and Germany thought that Titanium and Human were little-known, long-lost B-sides. Well sadly for them, they're actually two massive tracks that literally everyone in Europe is very familiar with.

Viewers were quick to take to Twitter after Hovig's performance of Gravity and Levina's song Perfect Life to say just how similar they were to the Rag'n'Bone Man and David Guetta / Sia songs.

https://twitter.com/heyitsbeth123/status/863494905427046400
https://twitter.com/shwesty/status/863499172124774400
https://twitter.com/zagbah/status/863495493397204992
https://twitter.com/SabreBeauty/status/863495095823339520
https://twitter.com/amortentiashawn/status/863493190497775617
https://twitter.com/BlackdogPodcast/status/863505315442163712

Have a listen here and judge for yourself:

Here's Germany's entry...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1KKjykH6fw

And Titanium by David Guetta and Sia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRfuAukYTKg

And then here's Rag'n'Bone Man's Human:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3wKzyIN1yk

Compared to Cyprus's song Gravity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxfQn7riJxo

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They can probably expect a letter from lawyers in the post soon.

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Frances Taylor

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