So, we all know that us Europeans are a little eccentric, but I'm always surprised by the absolute insanity of Eurovision. This year was no exception, with performers peeking through washing lines, rockers straight out of Guitar Hero (we love you Finland), pirates, way too may fringed dresses and Terry Wogan's increasingly annoyed bumbling narration reaching our Brit ears. Thank goodness the Turkey was ousted in the semi-finals...

With Terry threatening to quit amid accusations of block voting (and as you all expected) our entry Andy Abraham did not win, in fact he came in joint last. But then, he wasn't a nubile young man or woman, dressed as a pirate, or an angel or devil, and there was a distinct lack of writhing on the floor, fire or dry ice during his performance. We'd have done better with Scooch, or maybe Oasis. Ah well, never mind... there's always next year...

For a few performance videos, and more of our fun Eurovision gallery including the Russian winner, just read more

The Winner: Russia

A few "fun" others:

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