So as we enter a new decade, with the 2020 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest coming from Rotterdam in the Netherlands, I think it's time to look back on a decade of weird and wonderful songs from the world's biggest music competition!
For no reason whatsoever, I'm going to list my favourite song from 2010 to 2019 for every single country, because that's what the people want!!
So, without further ado...
Albania: "Mall" by Eugent Bushpepa, finishing 11th in Lisbon 2018.
Armenia: "Apricot Stone" by Eva Rivas in Oslo 2010.
Australia: "Sound of Silence" by Dami Im in Stockholm 2016.
Austria: "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst, winner in Copenhagen 2014.
Azerbaijan: "Truth" by Chingiz in Tel Aviv 2019
Belarus: "Cheesecake" by Teo in Copenhagen 2014.
Belgium: "Rhythm Inside by Loic Nottet in Vienna 2015
Bosnia & Herzegovina: "Ljubav je" by Dalal & Deen in Stockholm 2016
Bulgaria: "If Love Was a Crime" by Poli Genova in Stockholm 2016
Croatia: "Lighthouse" by Nina Kraljic in Stockholm 2016
Cyprus: "Fuego" by Eleni Foureira in Lisbon 2018
Czech Republic: "Lie to Me" by Mikolas Josef in Lisbon 2018
Denmark: "The Way You Are" by Anti Social Media in Vienna 2015
Estonia: "Play" by Juri Pootsman in Stockholm 2016
Finland: "Blackbird" by Norma John in Kiev 2017
France: "Mercy" by Madame Monsieur in Lisbon 2018
Georgia: "Warrior" by Nina Sublatti in Vienna 2015
Germany: "You Let Me Walk Alone" by Michael Schulte in Lisbon 2018
Greece: "Aphrodisiac" by Eleftheria Eleftheriou in Baku 2012
Hungary: "Running" by Andras Kallay-Saunders in Copenhagen 2014
Iceland: "Hear Them Calling" by Greta Salome in Stockholm 2016
Ireland: "Together" by Ryan O'Shaughnessy in Lisbon 2018
Israel: "Made of Stars" by Hovi Star in Stockholm 2016
Italy: "Grande Amore" by Il Volo in Vienna 2015
Latvia: "Love Injected" by Aminata in Vienna 2015
Lithuania: "I've Been Waiting for this Night" by Donny Montell in Stockholm 2016
Malta: "Tomorrow" by Gianluca Bezzina in Malmo 2013
Moldova: "Run Away" by Sunstroke Project and Olia Tira in Oslo 2010
Montenegro: "Space" by Slavko Kalezic in Kiev 2017
North Macedonia: "Proud" by Tamara Todevska in Tel Aviv 2019
Norway: "Monster Like Me" by Morland & Deborah Scarlett in Vienna 2015
Poland: "Color of Your Life" by Michal Szpak in Stockholm 2016
Portugal: "Ha Dias Assim" by Filipa Azavedo in Oslo 2010 (Worth noting, I didn't like a single Portuguese song from this decade!!)
Romania: "Yodel It!" by Ilinca and Alex Florea in Kiev 2017
Russia: "A Million Voices" by Polina Gagarina in Vienna 2015
San Marino: "Say Na Na Na" by Serhat in Tel Aviv 2019
Serbia: "Nije Ljubav Stvar" by Zeljko Joksimovic in Baku 2012
Slovakia: "I'm Still Alive" by TWiiNS in Baku 2012 - (Slovakia have not been in the contest since 2012)
Slovenia: "Hvala, Ne!" by Lea Sirk in Lisbon 2018
Spain: "La Venda" by Miki in Tel Aviv 2019
Sweden: "Euphoria" by Loreen in Baku 2012 (Narrowly pips Heroes by Mans in 2015!)
Switzerland: "She Got Me" by Luca Hanni in Tel Aviv 2019
The Netherlands: "Calm After the Storm" by The Common Linnets in Copenhagen 2014
Turkey: "Love Me Back" by Can Bonomo in Baku 2012 (Turkey have not been in the contest since 2012)
Ukraine: "Gravity" by Zlata Ognevich in Malmo 2013
United Kingdom: "Never Give Up on You" by Lucie Jones in Kiev 2017
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And there we have it. The much sought after best songs (in my humble opinion) from each country on the Eurovision circuit this past decade... Let's hope for some more magic starting in Rotterdam in May!
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