Sunday, August 2, 2009

Crazy-Cool Eurovision Performances

The 2009 winner from Norway has it all.  Cute song, Norwegian folk culture, the Frikar dance group, a cute boy who can belt a catchy tune and fiddle to beat the band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg-75lIrP7I&NR=1

Ukrainians having a joke at the expense of the Germans - hysterical!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9rJLtz64Hg

Powerful Serbian Song Wins 2008 - Molitva (bears a resemblance to kd lang)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Sp9OOoxCJo&feature=fvw

Typical Germans~ shiny, kitschy, and kinky.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20_Y7WL2KOc

Russia winner 08 ~  layin' it on thick: evgeny plushenko skates, some smarmy guy plays rock violin, and the lead singer rolls around on the stage... and the olympic power lifter doesn't wear underwear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inRga2MiE88
Irlande Douze Pointe with Dustin the Turkey.  Beware of Bizarre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahx9DOtz_Lg


Germany 2007 ~ super classy (egad!), and Roger Cicero is a damn fine musician.  Period.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsaSp6DuqlE

Finnland's Lordi wins 2006 - those dudes in the monster outfits singing "Hard Rock Halleluja"

2005 Bring it, Andorran sexy-sexies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYNg18jtdNk&NR=1
2005 Croatian bagpipes and acrobatic percussionists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow0OVULSNPU&feature=related
2005 - Helena from Greece wins with "My Number One"
2004 - The Ukrainian song with great beat and quirky shouts wins _ Ruslana sings "Wild Dances"
2004 - Germany lost because Max just can't groom himself on top of being ugly
2004 - This little chick from Albania can belt it out!  Fun little song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvtps10tv1w
2003 - WTF, Austria!?....  !? ....................   !?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZJt6Gv4XPk
2003 - More New Age pop from Belgium (?!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTLMAIVweH8
2002 - Germany's vocalist seems to be petrified by stage fright ... or slightly autistic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V_hAbpfgg4
2002 - The winning song from Latvia is most cleverly choreographed.  The song is so-so.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcq93ZNVZA4
2000 - I've liked this song since I bought the VIVA Hits vol 9 album while studying in Germany
Denmark wins with "Fly on the Wings of Love"  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ojQuViUsY
2000 - Comedian, show host Stefan Raab making fun of ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuXLcXn4l2k



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