EUROVISION: Always an event to get people talking.
Whether you love it or hate it, there are always moments which will get you thinking about the state of the world and the questionable condition of the human thought process.
This year Norway were the clear winners, gaining more than 300 points with catchy tune Fairytale.
Everything about it was sugary sweet, from the backdrop images of a quaint storybook village, to the enthusiastic fiddling of the main singer Alexander Rybak, who quite frankly looks like the main hero in a wholesome Disney film.
The two blonde backing singers in pastel maxi-dresses provided harmonies which would make the most angry of people calmer and for those few minutes, the world was a perkier place.
Which is perhaps why it did so well. Are people looking for escapism in a moment when current affairs, whether it be the crumbling economy, war, or swine flu, aren't offering too many light notes?
The entry from the United Kingdom was created the way most celebrities seem to be born these days, through yet another reality show.
The whole process was led by Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, who had decided that it was in need of a re-vamp in order to be successful and he was right, Jade Ewan came fifth overall with their offering.
Marks for effort had to go to some countries who had tried to blend tradition into a modern pop song - I'm thinking Moldova here as their dancers had to move at lightening speeds to keep up with the music.
Denmark's song was written by Ronan Keating - and boy could you tell - as the singer Brinck imitated his singing style to a tee (and I suspect had also raided his wardrobe too).
Germany tried to add raunch to their act with burlesque cutie Dita Von Teese - which I guess from their low scoring didn't really appeal too much to the family audience - although in my opinion not as shocking as the singer's awful silver skintight trousers.
As usual there were some performances in which you spend the entire time with furrowed brow trying to work out what was going on in their head when they decided to do that.
Albania featured a nice normal female singer, accompanied by some dancer decked out in a sea green bodysuit complete with mask, looking like he's just arrived fresh from an audition for an toilet cleaner advert. Mad as a fish.
Runner-up has to go to Ukraine whose dancers were dressed as Gladiators. Again no reasoning.
Maybe that's another point as to why Norway's song was so popular; it summed up the whole ethos of the Eurovision Song Contest.
In love with a fairytale? You would have to be to sit through this collection of eccentricity and multi-cultural madness.
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