Tonight, it is all about “The Eurovision Song Contest”

Get your flags out and at the ready! Tonight, it is all about “The Eurovision Song Contest” and those great European countries of Australia and Israel. No one wants the dreaded nil points, could that be earmarked for the British entrant to receive the accolade. I personally think the British song from Cardiff girl Lucie Jones is pretty good better than most but in this competition it doesn’t matter.

She will be up against some classic Eurovision acts like one favourite an Italian with a dancing bear and not a real bear but a guy in a bear costume and there are a few other nut jobs to keep the viewing audience amused. Watch out for the striking Azerbaijan's entrant Dihaj with a man in the horses head on top of a ladder.

It is the 62nd musical extravaganza with Graham Norton in the commentary box ready with the one-liners with a large dose of sarcasm making him a great choice to replace the late great Terry Wogan. This year it is coming from Kiev, Ukraine who won the last competition so giving them the opportunity to host the event.

Last year, Ukraine’s Jamala won Eurovision with her political number, 1944, about Stalin’s mass deportation of Crimean Tatars.

The last UK winner was Katrina and the Waves I say British the lead singer was American it this mixed band that was in 1997 with "Love Shine a Light". Before that, we were regular top ten finishers and winners after 1997 the rest of Europe fell out of love with us at a time of the rise of Eastern Europe where they have a share vote policy.

Wars did not help or being besties with America and now Brexit poor Miss Jones getting into the top 10 would be some kind of a victory in the current climate.

A bit of nostalgia I remember sitting there with mum and my brother and sisters watching being the nerd I have mention before I would sit there picking who I thought would win. I would keep a tally of the votes. Even if I did not like the music, I could and still can turn my ears off.

I am older and the music is about the same so it is the ladies catching my eye now and I would not mind seeing the milkmaids back on the screen. But then not forgetting the Dita Von Teese burlesque appearance for a German duo.

Is Eurovision really 'all political'? Really, just look at the voting for the last decades Greece and Cyprus have regularly exchanged the top votes whilst awarding few points, if any, to Turkey. 

The contest has been hi-jacked by those annoying Eastern Europeans is the cry from ‘billy no mates’ like the UK. Recent studies have found that voting patterns do indeed exist; former Soviet, Scandinavian, and Balkan countries all tend to vote for each other.

Truth be told it is about the voting at the end of the day.