For Those Outside Europe's Vision: SPOILERS ABOUND!!!

Fate brought me to the U.K. for a reason and last night I fulfilled one of my destinies and cast my first vote in the Eurovision Song Contest. I would have cast my second and third votes as well but the mobile coverage at G-A-Y Bar (at least for my phone) was throttled.

What a night. A little bit of everything for everyone. This year's theme was legs. Legs and white suits. But hell, white suits are just par for the course nowadays.

My personal favourite was the singing mullet of Russia. The Lithuanians were ballsy with their confident anthem "We Are The Winners Of Eurovision", and yes that was about the extent of the lyrics of the song. Oh, and Armenia with their strap dancers.

The only disappointment of the night was the distinct lack of climactic key changes. We counted only three. Sweden, of course, managed to cram one into their entry, which was easily the most Euro of all the visions. It was certainly a HUGE hit with the patrons of this venue.

The beauty of Eurovision in Europe is that these guys are really involved. REALLY involved. There was one guy dancing out the front of the screens with his girlfriend, who knew EVERY word to EVERY song. That is devotion!

The winners, Finland's glam metal monster band, were also a crowd favourite. It seems it was a crowd pleaser all over the continent. Looks like next year will be a lot more theatrical.

Voting was a little different this year but there was still the prerequisite host of cheesy Euro-presenters. My favourite was the guy from The Netherlands who told Sakis and Maria that they looked like Will and Grace and then proceeded to give Sakis his phone number. Classy!

Tags: Eurovision, music