Marilyn's Photos - May 18 2026 - Eurovision Come and Gone
Eurovision seemed like a flash. Poof! Someone won. Single name singer Dara from Bulgaria says her international career has begun. She's probably right, given the history of stars churned out of the competition since it started 70 years ago. The decision is made by a combination of national juries in participating countries and viewers around the world.
It has given the award to what are now famous musicians/acts - Cirque du Soleil, Madonna, Justine Timberlake and the first performance of Riverdance. ABBA and Celine Dion won.Lots of people have paraded through in those 70 years.
The participants are countries, Euroopean countries, and Canada isn't a "member" and has never formally competed. When Celine Dion won she represented Switzerland.
This is a complicated set-up - it is run by the European Broadcasting Union so would require an arrangement with the CBC for Canada to participate. CBC would broadcast Eurovision similar to the Olympics. And it is a similar to the Olympics in approach with countries competing and lots of friction over political matters. Countries withdrew this year because of Israel's participation.
One article says that we can watch Eurovision acts on YouTube, and goes on to outline some of its strange participants. In 2014 the victor was an Austrian bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst. In 2006, Lordi a group of heavy metal monsters dressed in movie-quality alien/demon prosthetics won. Dustin the Turkey won in 2008 - it was a glove puppet of a turkey who rapped and danced. And there was Buranovskiye Babushiki in 2012 - a troupe of traditional Russian grandmothers who baked bread on a spinning stage while singing their folk-pop song.
I can't decide if I am compelled to go look or repelled to not look. Maybe now I know why it came and went. With Canada's interest in closer European ties, this seems to be in the loop for discussion. Something entertaining may come of this.
Isn't that such a pretty Koi moment. It seems serene.
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