We have more newsletters. The Eurovision Song Contest has hosted some of the most ridiculous acts over the years β from a talking turkey to a bearded lady. Over the years, the annual event has become more and more outlandish as countries bid to outdo each other in terms of both the staging and songs. One of the more memorable moments was when Lordi won in with their song, Hard Rock Hallelujah. In , we turned the cringe factor up a dial when we sent Dustin The Turkey to represent us with Irlande Douze Points.
In , Conchita Wurst, real name Thomas Neuwirth, stunned audiences when the Austrian singer and drag queen killed it with her entry β making her an international gay icon. Verka Seduchka real name Andriy Danylko came in second place at the competition in Helsinki.
Her dancers, also dressed in garish silver costumes, donned the number 18 as this was their position in the lineup on the final night. In , it seems the judges were in the mood for something a little more wacky β and the contestants certainly delivered.
And while the competition is usually full of young somethings jumping around the stage, a group of Russian grannies waved the overs flag high in Six ladies in the ethno-pop band Buranovskiye Babushki took to the stage in Baku with a truly memorable performance.
They opted to walk off stage before making a second entrance, pretending nothing had happened. They finished fifth, despite the mishap, picking up a few sympathy points along the way.
