The EuroVision song contest is an annual event loaded with American Idol-style vocal acrobatics, costumes that figure skaters (except the one actually employed by winners Russia) wouldn't wear in public, and banal lyrics almost all sung in English. The two bright spots showed a self-awareness and intentional humor that underlined the ridiculousness of their competition.
"Baila el Chiki Chiki," Rodolfo Chikilicuatre, Spain
(official video)
(performance at Eurovision '08)
"Divine," Sebastien Tellier, France
(official video)
(performance at Eurovision '08)
Sunday, August 24, 2008
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