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In honor of my watching #EurovisionMovie 
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My first Eurovision was 2007, and needless to say my mind was BLOWN by the disco drag act singing nonsense German/Ukranian. Fun fact: Verka Serduchka was also in the movie Spy! This came 2nd. https://youtu.be/hfjHJneVonE ">https://youtu.be/hfjHJneVo...
2007& #39;s winner was Molitva, a power ballad from Serbia! Very good, actually. https://youtu.be/FSueQN1QvV4 ">https://youtu.be/FSueQN1Qv...
Oh, hey, you know that Running with the Wolves ridic performance in #EurovisionMovie https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">? Based on Lordi, 2006 winner from Finland. https://youtu.be/gAh9NRGNhUU ">https://youtu.be/gAh9NRGNh...
The song gets repetitive, but no matter because the PELVIC THRUSTING WITH SAXOPHONE SOLO is very very famous. I watched this live in Germany and we died laughing. #Eurovision https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> https://youtu.be/pHXDMe6QV-U ">https://youtu.be/pHXDMe6QV...
Qele, Qele from Armenia/2008 is STILL a banger, and I listen to it on the reg. It placed 4th. https://youtu.be/bridO-wD7c8 ">https://youtu.be/bridO-wD7...
So the 2008 winner was Believe from Russia, which was written/produced by an American, grumble. I thought Shady Lady from Ukraine was better BUT not live. Recording was superior (pure, silly pop song). https://youtu.be/L6M300uBc7U ">https://youtu.be/L6M300uBc...
Please, everyone, just watch DUELING PIANO POP WITH OPERA SOLO from Romania/2010. I still feel this was robbed and am upset it didn& #39;t win. This song is FIRE (also there& #39;s literally fire) #Eurovision https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> https://youtu.be/J9EtMZXeQZw ">https://youtu.be/J9EtMZXeQ...
Just to get weird and vintage, the 1981 winner from the UK is a delightful piece of pop. Nowadays, everyone hates the UK in Eurovision and they never win lol. (That joke from the movie is true.) Their last win was 1997. https://youtu.be/Iua3QxRoj1I ">https://youtu.be/Iua3QxRoj...
Also vintage but not weird: that French song from the Song Along is Celine Dion& #39;s winning 1988 entry for Switzerland! Yes, they have lots of loopholes, re: heritage and who can perform for a country (Greece has had Greek Americans compete in the past). https://youtu.be/w6b7BHGkKQA ">https://youtu.be/w6b7BHGkK...
Slight deep cut from 2009, Urban Symphony from Estonia is underappreciated IMO. This one has a permanent spot on my Eurovision playlists. https://youtu.be/gi0FEO2tFFA ">https://youtu.be/gi0FEO2tF...
But, hey, another violin number won in 2009 and he& #39;s the "oldest" cameo from #EurovisionMovie https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> (most of the others were from the last 5 years): Alexander Rybak from Norway! He has not aged at all and we should check his attic for a portrait. https://youtu.be/WXwgZL4zx9o ">https://youtu.be/WXwgZL4zx...
Iceland actually had a very good year in 2009. They came 2nd with this gorgeous ballad (check the dolphin graphics, very similar to #EurovisionMovie https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">!), Is It True. (Also fun fact: Russia notoriously spent a MINT on this show.) https://youtu.be/qqE69feyEOU ">https://youtu.be/qqE69feyE...
One of my FAVE wild Eurovision stories is Georgia& #39;s 2009 entry. Eurovision bans overtly political messaging in songs so when We Don& #39;t Want to Put In (think about it) was selected, the EBU banned it. https://youtu.be/LV1_s73fI-U ">https://youtu.be/LV1_s73fI...
As fun as the good songs are, the "bad"--last place (or close to it) honors--are almost better. I& #39;m trash because I actually like this song (but it was bad live). https://youtu.be/D-Wr0z1_quw ">https://youtu.be/D-Wr0z1_q...
Same story here with Disappear by the No Angels for Germany in 2008. They& #39;re atrocious live (always have been), but the track is well produced. I just fondly remember watching them win German Popstar in 2000... https://youtu.be/bCk419FVaj8 ">https://youtu.be/bCk419FVa...
It& #39;s ok Germany got their revenge in 2010 when Lena won with Satellite and became a worldwide sensation. (But per previous tweet, Romania was robbed!) https://youtu.be/7pL9vdpSvnY ">https://youtu.be/7pL9vdpSv...
2010 was a year stacked with talent. Denmark& #39;s In A Moment Like this was another STELLAR power ballad/duet. https://youtu.be/Px2UsvO1lCg ">https://youtu.be/Px2UsvO1l...
I& #39;m just gonna jump ahead to 2016 and suggest everyone watch Love Love Peace Peace, the opening number for that year, an elaborate joke, re: how to craft the PERFECT #Eurovision https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> song and performance. https://youtu.be/Cv6tgnx6jTQ ">https://youtu.be/Cv6tgnx6j...
Ironically then a song about war won--you& #39;ll recognize Jamala from the #EurovisionMovie https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> Song Along (she starts Waterloo). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxS6eKEOdLQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch...
