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Malmö
need to know
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number of countries taking part in this
year’s Eurovision Song Contest
(
1974
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year Swedish band ABBA won the contest
and went on to huge success
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this is the second time Malmö has hosted
the contest – the first was in 1992
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SCHMETTERLINGE
Boom Boom Boomerang
Austria/1977
We guess this group thought no one would
notice their matching heart-emblazoned chino
catsuits when assaulted with a chorus that
went, apparently: “
Boom boom boomerang up in
the sky/Kangaroo, boogaloo, go out and buy/
Ding dong, sing the song, hear the guitar cry/
Kojak, hijack, don’t ask why.”
Nice try, guys.
SWEET DREAMS
I'mNever Giving Up
UK/1983
Known as the poor man's Buck's Fizz for their
co-ed, big-hair look, this trio seemed to have
come straight from the gym for their early-80s
performance. More sweat dreams than sweet,
it was later credited as being the beginning of
the British public's backlash against the contest.
We blame the legwarmers.
CELINE DION
Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi
France/1988
Eurovision in the 80s was such a rich vein of
humiliation that it's hard to single out
individuals. However, Ms Dion's power-jacket-
and-tutu combo was too bonkers to ignore.
Also, we know it's rude to stare but we can't
take our eyes off the animal on her head. Is that
an actual beaver?
LORDI
Hard Rock Hallelujah
Finland/2006
This Eurovision year saw a surprise win for this
“
Arockalypse” band who, in their 14 years
together, have apparently never performed
without their foam-latex monster masks.
Armour and jets of flame added to the
Lord of
the Rings
look made their performance one of
the most entertaining of all time.
VERKA SERDUCHKA
Dancing Lasha Tumbai
Ukraine/ 2007
Solving the age-old problem of what to pair
with a foil survival blanket, Verka's Christmas
tree look was allegedly provided by D&G, but
more closely resembles an M&S foil-baked
turkey to us. Drag queen Verka, real name Andy,
recently became the owner of Freddie Mercury's
silver Rolls-Royce. We can see the resemblance.
ZDOB SI ZDUB
So Lucky
Moldova/ 2011
You can’t blame Moldovans for trying to grab
some attention – they get so little. Props should
go then, we guess, to this veteran Gypsy punk
band, with their tall pointy hats and beribboned
ear trumpets. Described on Twitter as
“
deranged genius”. We'd have to agree. Except
for the genius bit.
There have been so many bad notes, and not just in the singing. We
raid the Eurovision archives to discover some serious fashion faux
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