TEN THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT EUROVISION

With the Annual Eurovision Song Contest taking place tomorrow in Stockholm following Måns Zelmerlöw's incredible win for Sweden last year, we take a look at some of unusual facts associated with the iconic European institution.

1. In 1981, UK entry Bucks Fizz stunned viewers with their Velcro rip-away skirts and within 48 hours, Velcro had completely sold out all across the country.

Bucks Fizz performing "Making Your Mind Up"

2. In 1978, Jordanian TV showed some flowers instead of the Israeli entry. And when Israel won, Jordan pretended it was Belgium who had instead. Mature.

3. In 1981, Italy boycotted the contest saying it was “too old-fashioned.” That’s Italy - renowned for being home to new and fashionable music.

4. When Ukrainian singer Ruslana won Eurovision in 2004 with 'Wild Dances', she was rewarded with a seat in Parliament. 

5. In 1983 the Turkish Eurovision entry Opera (performed by Çetin Alp & The Short Waves) consisted entirely of the word "Opera" being repeated over and over. It recieved no points.

6. Spain's cleverly titled La La La by Massiel from 1968 contained the word "la" 138 times. It won the competition.

7. United Kingdom actually gave zero points to ABBA in 1974, the year the band won and shot to fame with the phenomenal 'Waterloo'

8. Israel's Dana International was the first transgender winner in 1998 with Diva, an ode to powerful women in history.

Dana International performing 'Diva'

9. No country has ever gone to win from performing second on the Final evening. Sorry in advance for this year, Czech Republic!

10. Norway’s 1980 song was about the construction of a power station. Watch it below. It's actually pretty entertaining.