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Tom Capon
Updated: 21 May 2021, 23:37
Tom Capon
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THE Eurovision Song Contest at its best is many things: extravagant, ridiculous, and most importantly, shocking.
Since the competition got rid of the orchestral backing in 1999, it s been an arms race of weird and whacky scenes from contestants hoping to make musical history.
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Poland turned up the temperature in 2014 - and managed to shock the continentCredit: Reuters
The competition isn t just about the songs - it s about the pazzaz, the incredible sets, and finding out just how much you can get away with on an international broadcast.
Whether that s using puppets to beg for votes or a drag queen making one of the most annoyingly catchy Eurovision songs of all time.