More than 100 million people this evening are watching the European Song Festival on TV. Three hours with no commercials. Yodeling, singing, guitar playing, beefcake dancers, orchestras, shiny costumes. Twenty-six countries, including Australia, have one person in tonight's finals singing an original song. It's a slick performance that looks a lot like American Idol. And everyone sings in English! More evidence that English is the world's leading language. The screen shot is Demy from Greece, a beautiful woman and an accomplished singer. But what's with the beefcake? BTW, ABBA won in 1974.
Greek Eurovision Song Contestant
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