The ABC reports that Azerbaijan takes home Eurovision prize.
This is a story that belongs in the “Offbeat” or “Strange” category, rather than “Entertainment”. The Eurovision song contest is a cruel joke played on television viewers. Ostensibly, it is a talent show, but it has more in common with The Gong Show than any attempt at finding people with talent.
It is best viewed in a local bar or pub that has a Mystery Science Theater 3000 tradition.
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Given the general tendencies of the Azeri government, I don’t think they will be chuffed over this particular “prize”, and the winners may well be “kept forever in a secure location for their own protection”.
Attempting to broadcast from Baku next year should be rather interesting.
The “Supreme Leader” of Iran, Khamenei, is an ethnic Azeri, and provides an example of Azeri leadership concepts.