Eurovision 2014: this year's best, worst and oddest entries

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Eurovision 2014: this year's best, worst and oddest entries

From Sweden's perfectly pitched pop to Denmark's musical self-sabotage and France's ode to moustaches, Stuart Heritage gives you his Guide to Eurovision 2014.


Sweden – Sanna Nielsen, Undo

(Predictable but passable - 5/10 - TSE)


Armenia – Aram MP3, Not Alone

(OMS!!! - 2/10 - TSE)


Netherlands – The Common Linnets, Calm After The Storm

(Great!!! - 8/10 - TSE)


Denmark – Basim, Cliche Love Song

(OMS!!! OMS!!! OMS!!! - 0/10 - TSE)


Italy - Emma, La Mia Città

(Ewww!!! - 1/10 - TSE)


UK - Molly, Children Of The Universe

(Predictable and NOT passable - 3/10 - TSE)


France - TWIN TWIN, Moustache

(Puta que me pariu à enésima potência!!! - 1/10 - TSE)

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i really like the moustache video, such good music.

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Eurovision song contest: love, peace ... now shake what your mama gave you

All the Euro tropes were there, but Conchita won out over prejudice after facing down some fairly buxom Poles.

<< The "douze points" awarded to Russia by the likes of Azerbaijan and Belarus were met by a chorus of boos. The Slav contingent stayed Putin-loyal. Interestingly, saying much for European tolerance if not long-term unity, Austria creamed it, winning in style with the not-notably-heterosexual bearded drag act Conchita Wurst, who had sung a Bond anthem called, if my notes are correct, Rise Like A Penis. It wasn't at all bad, but I'm so delighted it gave the middle finger to Putin and his ilk: even Georgia voted Austria a couple of points higher than the young Russian twins, who didn't deserve the opprobrium-by-proxy, having made a marvellous fist of singing, while rocking on a massive seesaw with their hair braided together, some words about universal love. >>

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Eurovision: UK viewers wanted Poles to win – but experts ranked them bottom

Breakdown of voting patterns show Donatan and Cleo won popular vote in several countries.

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Parade for Eurovision's Conchita Wurst banned by Russian officials

A representative for Moscow's security department has announced that the Wurst parade was rejected because of concerns it would provoke clashes between "gays and their opponents".