The Eurovision Song Contest Is The Original Reality Singing Show

The song contest has been going since 1956 and it pits European countries against each other to see who can write the best and most infectious tune.

1. Euphoria - Loreen

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This is the winning song. What do you think?

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2. Loreen accepts her trophy,

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3. kisses her mother,

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4. and kisses the trophy, too.

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5. Sweden FTW:

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6. Second place goes to…

Russia’s group ‘Buranovskiye Babushki’ (Buranovo Grannies)

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Buranovskiye Babushki’s “Party For Everybody” represented Russia and came in second place.

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8. Some of the other competitors:

Italy’s Nina Zilli

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Nina Zilli of Italy’s entry “L’Amore È Femmina (Out Of Love)”

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Pasha Parfeny of Moldova

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Norway’s Tooji

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“Stay” by Norway’s Tooji

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Spain’s Pastora Soler

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Romania’s Mandinga

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Romania’s Mandinga with “Zaleilah”

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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Maya Sar

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Denmark’s Soluna Samay

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Denmark’s Soluna Samay: “Should’ve Known Better”

Greece’s Eleftheria Eleftheriou

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Turkey’s Can Bonomo

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“Love Me Back” by Turkey’s Can Bonomo

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Germany’s Roman Lob

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Roman Lob’s “Standing Still” represented Germany

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Malta’s Kurt Calleja

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Ireland’s duo Jedward

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Ireland’s Jedward: “Waterline”

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Engelbert Humperdinck of the United Kingdom

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“Love Will Set You Free” - the UK’s entry by Engelbert Humperdinck

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Ivi Adamou of Cyprus

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Iceland’s duo Greta Salome and Jonsi

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Lithuania’s Donny Montell

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Lithuania’s “Love Is Blind” by Donny Montell

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