Eurovision's rallying might | Tim Moore

We may laugh at the spangled catsuits. But this contest matters, in its own daft wayWith one chortling exception, old Europe is remembering that the Eurovision song contest deserves to be taken seriously. This Saturday, Italy rejoins the competition after 14 years, with Raphael Gualazzi, a young crooner in the Michael Bublé mould – a symbolic step out of Berlusconian estrangement.The German hosts, meanwhile, are approaching the contest with more noble earnestness than ever. Der Spiegel report...

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