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175. Eurovision part 2
The Allusionist
The History of Eurovision Songs
Azerbaijan won Eurovision in 2011 and went on to host the most expensive Eurovision ever in Baku. So Eurovision is also popular among dictators as a tool of cultural diplomacy or as a tool for white washing their human rights and democratic records. I think quite a lot of people associate with Eurovision songs with nonsensical titles like Boombangabang, Digilu Digile and Dingadong and La La La. They were created to attract an international audience to appeal to an international audience and also to be sung by an international audience.
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