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1	->“To the best of my knowledge there’s nothing quite like the Eurovision song contest for offering up a must-watch mix of good old state-funded entertainment and high camp,”
2	-->-'''Tyler Brûlé''', editor-in-chief of ''Monocle'' magazine.
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4	->"It's like all your talent shows, but instead of laughing at a contestant, we get to laugh at an entire country"
5	-->-Anonymous comment on Youtube, explaining Eurovision to a novice.
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7	->'''Radio/TerryWogan:''' It has brought together the nations of Europe.
8	->'''Creator/StephenFry:''' Has it ''arse'', it's divided east from west!
9	->'''Radio/TerryWogan:''' It has brought together the nations Europe on wings of song...and you only have to listen to my commentary to realise how much I believe that.
10	-->''Series/{{QI}}'' episode "Family".
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12	->"We use the term 'European' ''very'' loosely."
13	-->-'''Graham Norton''' on ''Series/TheGrahamNortonShow'' whilst explaining the concept to an American.
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15	->"This next performance features a trapeze. Why? ''Because it's Eurovision!''" (Azerbaijan)
16	->"This performance includes a circular piano. Because Eurovision." (Romania)
17	-->-'''[[Series/TheGrahamNortonShow Graham Norton]]''', 2014
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19	->"There's not enough silliness in the world. Eurovision helps to keep it balanced."
20	-->-'''Radio/TerryWogan'''
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22	->"They're not just comparing apples and oranges, they are comparing apples and oranges and bolts and lightbulbs"
23	-->-'''Stefan Raab''' on Eurovision (paraphrased) (his entry Lena won but failed to defend her title the year after)
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25	->"Here's the formula: You take ''Series/AmericanIdol'', you add ''[[Creator/{{Univision}} Sábado Gigante]]'', and put parentheses around that. Then, you multiply that by ''Solid Gold''. Then you put to the power of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace''. Divide that whole sum by Model UN, and you have the Eurovision Song Contest."
26	-->-'''Glen Weldon''' on Creator/{{NPR}}'s ''[[http://www.npr.org/sections/monkeysee/2016/05/20/478224670/pop-culture-happy-hour-movie-stars-and-eurovision Pop Culture Happy Hour]]'', describing the show after it was broadcast in America for the first time.
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28	->"Why can't we compete? We're the most European country in the world; we invented the frappuccino and the g-string. We eat way more pizza than Italy, and we're this close to electing Benito Mussolini."
29	-->-'''Creator/StephenColbert''' after [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTP17rWuUMo reviewing]] the 2016 contest and thinking America should be given a chance.
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31	->"One? We built a tunnel to your country."

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