After Monday's post about Eurovision 2007 winner Marija Serifovic, several readers made note of the Ukrainian entry, a frenetic, Devo-esque troupe of mylar-clad disco dancers. The Belgian Waffle was even kind enough to post a link to their fabulously camp performance. If you haven't had a chance to see it, I've embedded it below for your viewing pleasure.

But first, a quick look at two earlier winners of the Eurovision contest -- one from the '70s and one from the '80s. Enjoy!



Ahh, ABBA, circa 1974. My favorite band ever. This performance of "Waterloo" is charmingly rough, with Agnetha dressed like a Swedish Patsy Cline impersonator, and Anni-frid looking like a stewardess on some intergalactic airline, as the two of them do tentative little dance steps. But what a song! I could watch this over and over.



Celine Dion won in 1988, singing "Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi," which translates as "Don't Party Without Me!" Or maybe it doesn't, but it should.

Like the ABBA gals, Celine sports an amazing ensemble as well -- she looks like a figure in one of those children's books with different flaps, where you can have one person's head and body on another's legs. Seriously, what is with that double-breasted short jacket on top of that tutu skirt? If you look closely, it seems the two parts of Celine aren't even attached. Was she constructed in a laboratory? I've heard such rumors.

And finally, for those who haven't seen it, the Ukrainian sensation Verka Serdyuchka. They might have lost out to the _ e _ bian superstar, but they're stars to us.