The show in Russia was the most controversial yet. From the country's anti-LGBT laws, to song disqualifications, and ancient land disputes - the contest in Moscow was the most tense yet.

The first time I heard this song my thought was "well, this is probably gonna win."

The French Superstar Patricia Kaas continued her long legacy of superior singing with her goosebumps inducingly good performance in Moscow.

In my mind, Charlie, Dennis and Mac from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia have hijacked the actual back up dancers.

Another one of those so weird it's amazing songs. Gypsy.cz is a Romani hip hop group and performed mostly in English with phrasing in Romano.

I'm a sucker for Britpop Rock and this jam from Switzerland had everything I look for in rock pop music.

There were two opera-pop acts in 2009. Two!

This is the sort of entry I watch Eurovision for. It’s a new sound in a, new to me, language with a strings section playing over an electronic synthpop arrangement.