Hello Europe!!! ... It's almost that time of year again! The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 will be hosted from Malmo, Sweden. So the countdown is well and truly on! I am extremely excited for this years contest, I won't lie I can't actually wait because I missed last years show due to being in America! Calling all my American friends! I love you all but you'll never know what it's like to miss watching the Eurovision Song Contest! So, who's going to be getting douze points and who's going to be losing with nil points!

Eurovision was blessed with a spectacular and spicy Turkish Delight in the form of established Turkish pop singer 'Sertab Erener'. Debuting her song 'Everyway That I Can' at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia this showcase happened to be on the night of my first Eurovision back in 2003. I have a great connection with Turkey and honestly thought that 'Sertab Erener' sang her heart out for her country! 'Everyway That I Can' encapsulated some authentic Turkish qualities such as; belly dancing in a fashion that appeared to be contemporary. I will be honest, I was rooting for Turkey more than for the United Kingdom.
Turkey has fared very well during their reign of Eurovision, this catchy Turkish anthem would do everything it could to get those douze points! Turkey performed quite early on during the show, with 'Sertab' singing 4th in the competition so she had a long time to wait till the results would be announced. 'Everyway That I Can' scored 167 points, coming first and winning the competition! I couldn't believe it, well I knew Turkey would be the winners! I just had a gut feeling! From that night onwards I would be a avid Eurovision fan, maybe one day I could be in the audience cheering along to the campery and fabulousness! So, it was set in stone that Turkey would host the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in the city of Istanbul!
Rewinding back to a time where I didn't know about the Eurovision Song Contest a milestone was made in Birmingham at the 1998 contest. 'Dana International', the Israeli entry became the first ever openly 'transgender' performer in the history of the contest. Miss International sang 'Diva' a upbeat pop anthem, having pride in her Israeli nationality she sang the entire song in the Hebrew language. 'Dana' made it to the top spot with 172 votes beating the other twenty-four candidates in the competition.
Looking back at footage from what I have seen of her performance I wish had watched that contest because her outfit was stunning! It's clear to see that the Eurovision Song Contest stands to be a very expecting competition, let's hope that 'Dana International' won't be the only transgender singer to ever perform at this contest! But, hang on! 2007 brought the fabulous performance by the Ukrainian entry. 'Verka Serduchka' drag superstar from Ukraine performed a camptastic spectacle, her song being 'Dancing Lasha Tumbai' whatever the song actually meant doesn't matter because the performance was out of this world! Let's never forget the ultimate 'Diva' will always be 'Dana International'.
