I love Eurovision. Despite the political voting, it binds Europe together and makes me feel like part of one big family.

Random Fact #24: Finland has one of the highest suicide rates in the world.

I have been watching the Lordi video on YouTube (or is it Google Video? I can never tell them apart) since it was posted to Mefi. It is so awesomely kitch I can hardly believe it.

Vote Lordi on Saturday!

Oh dear God above.
This is probably the best Eurovision song ever.
Bring on the Rock-olypse. I'm getting "Lordi Rocks Europe" Markered onto a plain t-shirt and I'm going to be voting Finland.

how have I missed this band? awesome!

I don't know which video was posted that sveskemus saw, but this one of them winning the Finland contest is pretty funny. You have to wade through the announcers going on for a while.

hahah. Lordi = awsome.

First ran into Lordi with their "Get Heavy" album. One of the songs has a refrain destined for immortality, beginning with the words "the Devil is a loser and he's my bitch!"

Damn straight.

I get a kick out of the German entry, too. An English-language country band called Texas Lightning put together by the stars of a TV comedy show, playing a mix of Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline country classics with straight-faced countrified versions of "Highway to Hell" and "Like a Virgin". And their drummer is called Ringofire. I SO appreciate humor like that.

small_ruminant: It was this one from this thread.

heh, and I channelsurfed away from three channels yesterday to avoid this thing.

Carola is representing Sweden for a third time. She won her first national contest by getting 12 points from every juror at the tender age of 16. A perfect score has never happened before or since. this is the performance that got her the perfect score

Even though she's favourite (not mine), I can't get past the fact that homosexuality seems unnatural to her and she states prayer can make you hetrosexual.

Doesn't she know who watches Eurovision!

omg! a eurovision contest thread. This competetion is beyond kitsch. It is the definition of music degradation, well usually. But it is oh! so funny. The last 3 years we have been having/going to Eurovision parties. Lots and lots of snark.

Occasionally you get to hear some good music though. For instance, 2 years ago the Bosnian entry (Zelico)

I am in the US so I cannot vote, but if I could I would definitely vote Lordi! Yes, for fun.

Meanwhile, I get a kick how the greek media even contemplate whether the greek song will win! I have not been able to listen to the entire song. Unbearable!

My favourite thing about moving to Melbourne is that they show Eurovision on TV here. But sadly, this year we don't have that channel. I feel so antipodean.