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The best, most ridiculously WTF highlights of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.
1. When Belgium’s singer was overshadowed by his enthusiastic backup (interpretive) dancers..
2. When Jesus appeared as the lead singer for Armenia’s band.
3. When Moldavia’s singer pulled a Hunger Games and lit her dress on fire.
4. When Hungary’s hipster band appeared to wander onto the stage completely by accident.
5. When Denmark’s winning song “Only Teardrops” was accompanied by a very small flute.
The absurdity was heightened by the flute player’s poker face…
And the sexual tension between him and singer Emmelie de Forest.
6. When Iceland’s singer was revealed to be the Norse God of Thunder.
7. When a giant viking carried Ukraine’s singer onto the stage.
The significance or symbolism behind this entrance was never explained to the Eurovision viewers.
So the Internet drew its own conclusions.
8. When Sweden’s unleashed its smörgåsbord of awesome.
Since Sweden hosted this year’s competition, they were in charge of putting on a musical “halftime show.” They knocked it out of the park, performing a song-and-dance number that poked fun at Swedish stereotypes.
Sweden’s musical tribute to their country included jokes about recycling…
Cameos from beloved Swedish characters…
Ikea jokes…
And a celebration of the country’s marriage equality laws (same-sex marriage has been legal in Sweden since 2009).
The tribute also included dancing Swedish meatballs.
9. When Greece performed its ode to free alcohol.
The song, “Alcohol is Free,” sounded like a traditional folk song when band Koza Mostra began playing, but it quickly morphed into an upbeat pop song.
10. When Azerbaijan’s singers found themselves trapped in a glass case of emotion.
Singer Farid Mammadov told a Eurovision blog that the man inside the glass box is supposed to represent his inner torment and the lady in the red dress is meant to portray his lost love.
11. Romania’s flamboyant opera dubstep vampire performance. All of it.
Romanian singer Cezar performed his song “It’s My Life,” while wearing a dress/robe, surrounded by what appeared to be nude dancers.
This is everything. This is beyond. This is perfection.
