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There isn’t a better combination than the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) and drag queens. Whether it’s Austria's ESC 2014 winner Conchita Wurst lifting the trophy, or RuPaul’s Drag Race star Courtney Act competing for the title at Australia Decides, we live for moments when drag queens take to the Eurovision stage. But it’s not so often that Europe's favourite television show finds its way onto the Drag Race runway, so this week’s fifth episode of Canada’s Drag Race certainly had us gagged.

For those who haven’t seen the show, each episode of Drag Race — the competition to find the next drag superstar — includes a themed runway. This week’s runway category for Canada’s adaptation of the show was “Night of 1000 Célines”, honouring Canada’s original diva (and Eurovision winner) Céline Dion.

And of course, it wouldn’t be a Céline theme without honouring the infamous white double-breasted jacket and tutu skirt combo that Dion wore when she snatched the Eurovision Song Contest title for Switzerland back in 1988.

Just like Céline, Rita Baga hails from Quebec, Canada’s French-speaking region. Throughout the competition so far, Rita has been praised for bringing Québécois drag (which is known for its campiness) to the world’s attention.

Even though the judges didn’t think of the outfit as fashionable (we can blame Céline’s stylist for that!), they were certainly blown away by Rita Baga’s ability to channel her country woman.

NOT A CHANCE!

It has not been long since Little Big’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2020 entry "Uno" broke the 100 million views barrier on the official Youtube channel, and gathering the most likes ever.

Since the release of "Uno", the song has become a viral hit through social media apps; especially in Tik-Tok where the #UnoVisionChallenge has trended and been viewed over 309 million times

May 5th marked 30 years since the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) took center stage in Yugoslavia (present-day Croatia) for the first -and only- time after the country’s victory in 1989 with Riva‘s "Rock Me"

The 35th Eurovision Song Contest edition was held in Zagreb and Tajči defended the home colours with her epic entry "Hajde da ludujemo", which achieved an honourable 6th place in the competition. The song went on to become a massive hit in the Balkans and is considered as a classic ESC entry in the former Yugoslav republics

To celebrate 30 years of "Hajde da ludujemo", its interpreter, Tajči, recorded a new version in which various artists collaborate. Among the artists who collaborated in the video we find Alka Vuica, singer, songwriter and author of the song, and Tijana Dapčević, who went on to represent North Macedonia in 2014. In addition, they all recreate the characteristic dance of the Croatian singer

The so-called Yugoslav Marilyn Monroe can now boast, 30 years later, of keeping "Hajde da ludujemo" as one of the most emblematic and remembered songs of Yugoslavia in the ESC, and one of the topics most preferred by Eurofans

"När vindarna viskar mitt namn" (When the Winds Whisper My Name) extols the traditions of indigenous peoples and their efforts to protect their territories and cultures. For his solo appearance in Melodifestivalen 2000, Pontare wore a Sami costume associated with the indigenous population of Lapland in northern Sweden (and also the northern regions of Norway, Finland, and Russia)

Roger Pontare has represented Sweden twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1994 (duet with Marie Bergman) with "Stjärnorna" and in 2000 with "When Spirits Are Calling My Name", placing 13th and 7th, respectively