Eurovision 2007 - What a Hoot!

At this moment, I’m watching the Eurovision semi-finals. And honestly, you don’t know what you’re missing. It’s like watching the Miss U.S.A. pageant opening sequence on crack (where they parade around in their individual state costumes). 27 countries are vying for 14 spots where they’ll join the current 10 finalists this Saturday night for the Eurovision showdown. There was everything from dancing vampires, drag queens and angry metal bands to yoadling folk singers, florescent opera singers and overweight aliens.

They’ve just recapped all 27 before the final votes are tabulated for presentation. After 15 minutes, it’s now the moment of truth. Who will be the names inside the 10 envelopes? In random order, the remaining finalists are: Belarus (cute singer), Macedonia (rubber act – or maybe leather), Slovenia (florescent opera singer), Hungary (strange little men), Georgia (Aguilera look-alike), Latvia (more opera), Serbia (odd lesbian), Bulgaria (outrageous rock band), Turkey (bouncy Oompa Loompa)…and the final entry is Moldova (the dancing vampires). There was no Norway, Switzerland and Denmark – all happy dance pop numbers I preferred. Oh well. Here’s to hoping my favorite from Russia wins it all with their Song Number One entry.

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