Despite complaints from the European Broadcasting Union that the Sistine Chapel was too small a venue for the event, the Pope insisted that it should go ahead as planned, with a record 4 inhabitants turning up. Due to technological faliure, the volume of Israel's entry dropped, the lights were darkened and mysteriously, all five members of the band were tranquilized. This however did not stop them from winning the contest with a record breaking point. Concerns were raised by the head of Estonia's entry that the telephone number required to vote for them was five thousand numbers too long. Both allegations were promptly dismissed.