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From dominatrix divas to sauna bros and the ‘Viking Jedward’ – plus maybe even Céline Dion – there’s something for everyone at this year’s Eurovision. Bring on the innuendo!
Sweden’s entry, however, has the most popular song: Bara Bada Bastu – a sweaty ode to saunas by trio KAJ, joined by dancers in skimpy towels – has the most Spotify streams and YouTube views. Finland’s dominatrix diva Erika Vikman delivers a smutty paean to sexual emissions in gay disco homage Ich Komme which, ahem, climaxes with her soaring into the air astride a massive gold microphone that sprays sparks across the stage. Estonia’s infernally catchy Espresso Macchiato – performed by Tommy Cash, a viral rapper who once appeared on a Charli xcx record – has been accused of insulting Italians with its stereotypical references to coffee-sipping, chain-smoking mafiosi.
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