Europe's kitschy karaoke-fest reaches its climax this weekend. But are there geopolitical undercurrents swirling beneath the surface of self-parody? Hans van Leeuwen weighs up the evidence.
London | "I don't make the mistake of thinking it's a major musical event. I love the Eurovision Song Contest ... just please don't ask me to take it seriously."
These were the words of English broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan in 2008, as he signed off his 37th and final year as the BBC (and SBS) commentator on the annual kitsch-fest that shamelessly exposes Europe in all its contradictory glory.
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Hans van Leeuwen is The Australian Financial Review’s former Europe correspondent. He is now International Economy editor for The Telegraph UK.
