It was windmachines at dawn when Carola Classic took on Carola Nitrate, and, in the end, her 2006 incarnation won out. This is an absolute barnstormer of a schlager bop, though, and you certainly don't get dancers like THAT anymore...

15th Place Fångad av en stormvind (Carola – weedydiamond) 37 points

12 – ESC Ross
10
8
7
6
5 – big bro geek, TerryP, thengp12
4 – 21CB, EuroFoxi
3
2
1 – Lisa.B, spindiddly

The leather trousers just weren't enough. Everyone's favourite Irish-Australian crooner might be the only person to have won twice, but that wasn't enough to propel him into the Top 10. An absolute classic, for sure, but I think it lacks some of the emotional impact of What's Another Year.

14th Place Hold Me Now (Johnny Logan – Only_You) 38 points

12
10 – ESC Ross
8
7 – portugal
6 – ChickenFromKiev
5
4 – thengp12
3 - TerryP
2 – sbrum1984, nick1990, brb
1 – phill363, big bro geek

Wrong way around there. The number of voters decide ties first, before most 12s, 10s, etc.

Pensioner cull continues a'pace, with Norway's inaugural victors missing out on a place in the Top 10. One of the stand-out winners of the 1980s, this was the year the Norwegians saw what Sweden was doing... and improved it!


13th Place La det swinge (Bobbysocks! – Terry P) 43 points

12
10 – weedydiamond
8
7 – Only_You, ESC Ross
6
5 – nick1990
4 – Lisa.B, big bro geek
3 – sbrum1984
2 – thengp12
1 – Lurker62, brb

And now, onto our second tie of the evening...

Ah, I've always thought it was number of 12s, 10s a'la Eurovision.

Will swap that round in the results tally.

Eurovision is most voters and then number of 12s, 10s now. That's how Sofi got robbed by Tooji.

The most majestic head/neck choreography you will ever see on a Eurovision stage. Malta's premier belter, hotel receptionist and battleship skirted the rim of Eurovish Glory... and then came back with this. Not a terrible song by any means, but absolutely out of it's depth in a year that also featured Yohanna, Jade and Patricia. Bonus points for the 'rebel alliance' line, though.


12th Place What If We (Chiara – EuroFoxi) 45 points

12 – weedydiamond, brb
10
8 –portugal
7
6 – thengp12
5
4 – Only_You
3 – spindiddly
2
1

Winning the tie, it's Donny from Lithuania - living proof that hitting the gym and losing your glittery eyemask can work wonders for your sex appeal. I really did enjoy this song, although the fact he missed the line directly following his cartwheel in both the Semi and Finale performances displays to me he isn't quite ready to dance'n'sing. Anton Ewald he ain't.


11th Place I’ve Been Waiting For This Night (Donny Montell – avb) 45 points (originally 66 points, 33% reduction)

12 – Lurker62
10 – spindiddly
8 – thengp12
7 – brb
6 – big bro geek
5 – Jaccobabe, Lisa.B, EuroFoxi
4
3 – Only_You, portugal
2 -ChickenFromKiev
1

Thank you guys, especially for the twelves. Did better than I expected, I admit.

Congratz on Top 10. It's a Balkan Love Explosion!

Angel
Crno i belo
Dinle
Dona
If Love Was A Crime
Invincible
Love In Rewind
Marija Magdalena
Mojot svet
My Number One

ChickenFromKiev
big bro geek
ESC Ross
Lisa.B
Lurker62
Nick1990
Phill363
portugal
Spindiddly
thengp12

All about the Balkan ljubav, aside from a few random interlopers in that top 10!

YAAS. Top 10!

Lisa is making a sterling effort to win Ultimate FM for 2016

This was actually leading the (very) early rounds of voting, and then you all stopped voting for it. Made as a box of frogs and with the lung capacity of an Indian elephant, Kaliopi was born for the Eurovision stage and it's an absolute travesty this was denied a place in the final. Sleep tight, sweet princess.

10th Place Dona (Kaliopi – ChickenFromKiev) 46 points

12 – 21CB, Only_You
10
8
7
6 – Lisa.B, EuroFoxi
5
4 – sbrum1984, Jaccobabe
3
2 – phill363
1

I had no idea this was so popular! One of my favourite Balkan entries of all time and undoubtedly the best thing Bosnia has ever sent, even if they do look like Jeremy Corbyn feat. the Groovy Gang.

9th Place Love In Rewind (Dino Merlin – Lurker62) 47 points

12
10 – 21CB, brb
8 – Only_You
7 – sbrum1984
6
5 - ChickenFromKiev
4 – nick1990
3
2
1 – portugal, thengp12, EuroFoxi

I have little to say of this entry, other than it would make a terrific Lip Sync For Your Life showdown number.

8th Place Marija Magdalena (Doris Dragovic – phill363) 50 points

12 – nick1990, spindiddly
10
8 – Jaccobabe
7
6 – sbrum1984, ESC Ross
5
4
3 – Lisa.B, weedydiamond
2
1

Turkey can come back, on the proviso they stick to sending stuff like this and not monobrowed men toting gee-tars. Probably ahead of its time, but certainly one of the coolest entries of the 1990s...

7th Place Dinle (Şebnem Paker & Etnic – portugal) 58 points

12
10 – Jaccobabe, Lisa.B, Lurker62
8 – phill363, big bro geek
7
6 – weedydiamond
5
4
3
2 – 21CB, spindiddly, EuroFoxi
1

Thanks for the votes and top 10 finish!
Never expected to do this good as I submitted a song late.

Wobble yer jaws, lads, for she has arisen. THE schlager banger of the noughties? Perhaps we're all a little 'over' this now, but a decade after its birth it is still a total jam. I'd love to see her make one final, camp-as-tits return to MelFest (preferably without Andreas Johnson this time...)

6th Place Invincible (Carola – thengp12) 61 points

12 – phill363
10
8 – TerryP, EuroFoxi, ChickenFromKiev
7 – 21CB, Lisa.B, big bro geek
6
5
4
3
2 – ESC Ross, weedydiamond
1

TOP FIVE KLAXON!

Angel
Crno i belo
If Love Was A Crime
Mojot svet
My Number One

big bro geek
ESC Ross
Lisa.B
Nick1990
Spindiddly

Thanks voters. 6th is my second best finish. I had to send it! I just love this style of music.

An underrated gem, fo shiz, this is comfortably one of FYR Macedonia's best ever attempts. She put right all of the wrongs that waylaid her 2002 effort and came back with a #BalkanBelter. Is a comeback for our Kaz likely in 2017? I'm not sure, but checking out some of her non-ESC content is totes advisable. Bonus points for the ponytail.

5th Place Mojot svet (Karolina Goveca – Spindiddly) 63 points

12 – Jaccobabe, big bro geek
10
8 – 21CB, nick1990
7
6 – Lurker62, brb
5 – sbrum1984
4
3
2 – Only_You, Lisa.B
1 – weedydiamond

By far Macedonias best ever entry

Although she hay have arrived dressed as a glittery double-decker bus, Chiara's performance of Angel is, for me, the definitive moment of the 2005 contest. She came within a gnat's pube of winning the whole thing, and it would have been entirely deserved. This was another entry that achieved a lot of traction throughout, but never quite enough to push it Top 3.

4th Place Angel (Chiara – big bro geek) 80 points

12 - TerryP
10 – Only_You, portugal, phill363, nick1990
8- brb
7
6
5
4 – ESC Ross, Lurker62, ChickenFromKiev
3 – 21CB, thengp12
2 – Jaccobabe
1

Cheers for the votes.

Still think if she had a better draw than 2 she would have won

Who says art can't imitate life? As in 2005, H-Pap goes one better than Chiara... An iconic winner, and one that cemented Greece's place as a forced to be reckoned with at noughties Eurovision. Between this, Die For You and the almighty Survivor, Helena status as an unbeatable DS Genera Eurovision forum contest goddess is assured...

3rd Place My Number One (Helena Paparizou – Lisa.B) 89 points

12 – portugal, thengp12
10 – EuroFoxi, ChickenFromKiev
8 – spindiddly
7
6 – Only_You, nick1990
5 – ESC Ross, brb
4 – weedydiamond , TerryP
3 – phill363, Lurker62
2
1 – 21CB