No real surprise that the UK came joint-last. The song was absolutely dreadful.
That said, no matter how awful the song, Greece can always be relied on to give a maximum 12 points to Cyprus and Russia will vote for the Ukraine.
The Eurovision Song Contest has long since become as famous for political skulduggery as it has for its musical content!
Terry Wogan said at the end of the "performance" last night that the Eastern European power blocs are so strong, West European countries now have little hope of winning and questioned why Western European countries are continuing to participate.
That said, some Western European countries have been as guilty of voting for their neighbours - who on earth would vote for that awful Spanish entry?! And - as I allude to below - didn't the entry from Portugal bear a bit of resemblence from the old Army of Lovers classic, "I'm crucified"?
Personally, I thought Norway was the best this year, but the winner - Russia - in all fairness was way better than our own entry. C'est la vie!
Fraser is Liberal Democrat Councillor for the West End Ward on Dundee City Council. A councillor since 2001, he topped the poll in the 2007 and 2012 Council Elections. Fraser has served as the Council’s Education Convener, Finance Convener and Planning & Transport Convener. This blog is the Top Councillor blog and a Top Ten blog in the LibDem and Scottish categories of the 2011 Total Politics Blogs Poll Awards.