Yet again, a winner of Eurovision is co-written by an American. Only the second time an American has won the contest, this bubbly pop tune charmed Europe and launched a star.

I have an affinity towards Balkan music. While living in Eastern Europe I heard a lot of it because I had quite a few friends from the region.

This would have been The Weird for 2010 if it weren't for a man named Jimmy Jump!

The performance that brought the world the "Epic Sax Guy," this entry from Moldova was all sorts of weird.

I resisted this song for a while before I gave in. This song is bi-lingual eurodance perfection.

I'm a big fan of the man who wrote this song. When it was announced he'd written another song for Eurovision, I was excited.

This is so good. Channeling David Bowie this glam rock inspired pop track was leagues above the usual Eurovision song.

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.