Ahh... the famous event where in one corner ppl sing and in the other corner ppl vote based on political popularity instead of anything contest related. :P

The Belgian song is not too bad. I dig the looks of the German and Bulgarian singers ^o^

EDIT: they just uploaded an interview of the German contestant who 's a full K-Pop fan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPQ3qEqNtGM
XOXO Love :o)

I want to see GOGBear singing a drm-free song with naked Polish girls.

I stopped watching Eurovision after I learned it was the real reason for WWII.

Same as me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxK_nA2iVXw

You confusing Franz Ferdinand the band with Archduke Franz Ferdinand...

(I know, they didn't do Eurovision, it was the least tenuous link I could get too)

Eurovision is good for a laugh, cheesy and overdone performances plus pop music, puke

Not Sweden at least. Our contestant is just a bland dude strolling around looking lost and mumbling he's not sorry.
It'll be nice that some other country will host the spectacle next year.

Is this a convention? Some trade show? Awards ceremony?

Yep. It is whatever you want it to be.

It's a send your worst singer but dress him/her as a glamourous as possible and claim in all earnesty it's representing your whole country and hold up the flag while just partying contest. I guess it's the pinnacle of pop culture. :)

It's a remake of the movie "8 Mile" where instead of money and fame, the winning country gets the presidency of the European Union for one year. Let's pray Australia doesn't win :)

I really enjoyed the ESC from 2007 (although, I didn't agree with the choice for winner) and I've always meant to watch it every year since. Alas, it is quite difficult to keep track of here in the U.S. and I always seem to forget about it right around when it is going to be held. Thanks for the playlist, catpower1980! I'll check it out!

@timppu, Trilarion, catpower1980

Wow it seems really interesting. Isn't it cool that so many people attend despite knowing this?