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Eurovision over the years
Eurovision over the years
Conchita Wurst won Eurovision for Austria in 2014.
Following Conchita Wurst's performance, the presenter for Lithuania famously pulled out a disposable razor and said, "it's time to shave."
Lys Assia's Refrain won the first ever Eurovision in 1956.
Fazla was Bosnia & Herzegovina's entry in the country's Eurovision debut in 1993. The group had to get out of the siege of Sarajevo to get to the competition in Scotland and six members of the band's entourage died in the journey.
Verka Serduchka is a fictional drag persona of popular Ukrainian actor/comedian Andrey Mikhaylovich Danilko. Sung in German and English, the Ukranian's song “Lasha Tumbai”, sounds rather close to "Russia Goodbye".
Father Ted's song My Lovely Horse was the subject of a petition in Ireland calling for it to be the country's entry in the 2014 Eurovision.
This year's Eurovision will be in Lisbon.
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