"Suus" may be one of the most personal and emotional performances to grace the Eurovision stage.

70 years before the 2012 contest, USSR dictator Stalin destroyed many churches throughout Russia.

The weird and hilarious this year were a complete toss up. They both qualify as funny but I decided eventually that "Shake Your Booty" was the weirder of the two.

Another perfect guilty pleasure track from Eurovision. I listened to this song way too much, on repeat, and loud.

Before I can even get to this mess of a song, I feel like I need to explain San Marino.

I'm sucker for late 80s/early 90s new-wave music, so this was awesome to get a little of that Depeche Mode sound on the Eurovision stage.

Germany's first time hosting as a unified nation, they proved that a major European power could still win the contest.

This song didn't seem like a favorite during the run up to the contest. I had focused on completely different songs, so this was a surprise winner.

This Sixties inspired pop song was a fast favorite of Eurovision fans in 2011. It was charming, well performed and looked incredible on stage.

Oh my Belarus, you just had to go there didn't you? Patriotism at it's most, the rollercoaster that was "I Love Belarus" was one of the funniest moments in the modern Eurovision era.

So weird, so insanely good. "So Lucky" made the best use of the German stage technology to transform their three minutes into something unseen on the Eurovision stage.

Another prime example of Swedish schlager, this cheesy pop gem was destined to do well at Eurovision.

This entry just has the worst chorus, it is supremely and annoyingly bad. The poor song just doesn't know what it's trying to be.

Dino Merlin has had quite the career. He has been recording since the early 80s and in 1993 he wrote the first ever entry for Bosnia and Herzegovina in Eurovision.

After the extravagance of the Moscow show, and with Europe in the middle of a financial crisis, the Norwegian broadcaster promised to put on a more modest contest.