Through all the controversies that surround Israel, it’s always interesting to watch and talk about this show without getting into the politics surrounding the country.

With a global pandemic threatening the safety of mankind, Eurovision 2020 and so many other events have been cancelled… But with so much going on in the world, could anything brighten things up for us?

When Portugal won in 2018 with a soft but brilliant ballad – the standard for winning songs changed. Salvador’s win opened up the door for artists like Duncan Lawrence to enter the contest as hot favorite with this well crafted song that deserved every single point it received.

Switzerland is rarely a high contender or a fan favorite but they decided to switch things up by sending an absolute banger to the Eurovision stage.

When weird, inappropriate and genius meet on stage, you know it’s going to make some heads turn. Bondage doesn’t often make itself onto the Eurovision stage, but controversial group Hatari did not care about convention…

n all these years, I’ve never once done an entry about Malta. Known in Eurovision as one of the top runner ups of all time, so has Malta been a runner up for the guilty position.

A shocking qualification as the smallest nation in Eurovision makes it to the final for the second time, with this horrifying mess.

This came out of nowhere as the absolute best entry of the year. Unique and passionate with a dash of mystery, Soldi (trans. “Money”) managed to stand out among a litany of competition.

Group harmonies often speak doom for a countries chances at Eurovision.

Portugal still holds the record for the most appearances without a win and it took 49 attempts to get their chance to host.

2018 discovered a true star. This unknown from Israel came onto the stage with a song unlike any other heard on the Eurovision stage with a bang.

This boy knew how to rile up a crowd and with a modern, funky song – he brought the Czech Republic it’s best placing yet.

2018 was a year that most people took pretty seriously. With a night of drama, the Moldovan’s decided to bring in some classic colorful Eurovision shtick!

Oh, Belarus. You make some interesting choices. You love to make us question what we're seeing and that's ok. Maybe?