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Daily Mirror
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Eurovision icon Cheryl Baker hits out at criticism over saucy acts 'Part of fun'
Eurovision icon Cheryl Baker, famed for Bucks Fizz, defended the singing competition's increasingly saucy acts in recent years as she revealed it's 'part of the fun' Eurovision icon Cheryl Baker, famed for Bucks Fizz, defended the singing competition's increasingly saucy acts in recent years. Fans of the legendary contest have witnessed sexy milkmaids churn butter on stage, performers in backless chaps and one Finnish entrant, Windows95man, almost exposed himself while rocking a tiny nude thong last year. Things aren't any better this year as Malta's entrant was forced to change the title of their song, Serving Kant, as it sounded too similar to an offensive word. Plus, Finland will be rocking latex hot pants. Former winner Cheryl, who won Eurovision in 1981 with Bucks Fizz, said the smuttiness is 'part of the fun'. Although she believed Finland's performance went a bit 'too far', she still defended the iconic competition. "It is a bit smutty, but life's a bit smutty now, isn't it?" she said. "Everything a bit more extreme. It's so funny to think that those rip off skirts that Bucks Fizz used was such a jaw-dropping moment and it's nothing compared to what they rip off now." "It's part of the Eurovision fun isn't it? It's always going to be that colourful, that extreme, that fabulous and joyous, it's such a joyous thing, and it's once a year, it's fantastic," Cheryl told The Sun. The 71-year-old singer and TV presenter won the competition with her band Bucks Fizz back in 1981 with their catchy track Making Your Mind Up. During their iconic performance 44 years ago, the group made show history as the boys ripped the skirts off their female bandmates, revealing cheeky mini-skirts underneath for the girls to continue the performance in. Speaking at the WhichBingo 2025 Awards in Gibraltar, Cheryl explained: "Bucks Fizz wouldn't have won without the skirt rip so thank goodness for that. "You've got to have the skirt rip moment. Something that makes it different from the others. "You can have the best singer and have the best song but you've to have that something that makes everyone think wow, I want to see that again. It might be special effects, it might be lighting, but it's the something that makes it special." Meanwhile, it's rumoured Celine Dion could be performing at tonight's grand final. Her private jet was spotted in Switzerland so fans believed she could be hitting the stage for a knockout performance. Celine, who won for the Swiss in 1988 with Ne Partez Pas Sans Moi, could take to the St Jakobshalle stage, amid her stepping back from touring due to health issues. The It's All Coming Back To Me hitmaker is no stranger to making surprise appearances at big cultural events - famously popping up on top of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Olympics last year.
Scottish Sun
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Eurovision's raciest moments… filthy milkmaids dubbed ‘TV porn' to fans' shock at star's X-rated wardrobe malfunction
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) IT'S Eurovision time again and that means wacky costumes, jaw dropping performances and some seriously cheesy pop. And this year it's set to be the most X-rated yet - with pole-dancers, revealing outfits and risque lyrics promising to give producers a run for their money. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 20 Erika Vikman is representing Finland in this year's contest Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU 20 Miriana Conte, representing Malta, has already caused controversy Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU 20 Remember Monday are representing United Kingdom Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU Eurovision 2025 - which will see Country-pop girl group Remember Monday competing for the UK - has already sparked controversy with Malta's entry Serving Kant, sang by Miriana Conte, rebranded Serving over producers' concerns the second word is too similar to the British swear word. Miriana has even been giving out skimpy thongs featuring her song ahead of the contest in in Basel, Switzerland. A Eurovision source said: 'There are lots of risque acts this year and anything could happen. There are plenty of rehearsals but a lot of the acts have precarious outfits and you can never quite predict what will happen on the night.' We take a look back at the raciest Eurovision moments in history, where sexy costumes and X-rated performances left viewers choking on their popcorn. Milking it 20 Cleo and Donatan performed for Poland in 2014 Credit: Alamy 20 The performance included live water elements from the milkmaids Credit: Alamy In 2014 Poland's singers Donatan and Cleo performed My Slowianie – We Are Slavic, and caused quite the stir. After releasing a video before the contest, which featured busty milkmaids, cleavage close-ups and a naked woman getting soapy in a barrel, the group put on a raunchy performance for the show itself. The Hip Hop singers wore low-cut milkmaid outfits and danced alongside a sexy siren who churned butter in a truly suggestive manner. The performance even left TV host Graham Norton speechless. The act remains as one of the most memorable of all time, with viewers divided over the raunchy performance. However, it was resounding hit here with the Polish entry topping the British viewers' votes. Flashing Fin UK's Eurovision 2025 act revealed a year after Olly Alexander came 18th and was branded 'a flop' 20 Finnish visual artist and DJ Teemu Keisteri, also known as Windows95man Credit: AFP 20 Fans claimed the singer had an X-rated wardrobe malfunction Credit: EPA Last year, DJ Windows95man represented Finland in the 2024 Eurovision competition with a techno dance hit. The visual artist, who's real name is Teemu Keisteri, left fans in shock after suffering what looked like a wardrobe malfunction that left him with his 'penis out' while wearing very short shorts. The performer began dancing in a flesh coloured patch over his groin and had his bare bottom out on the stage while he performed the song No Rules! Then a pair of tiny denim shorts descended from the roof for him to wear but, while he was gyrating around, multiple viewers thought they caught a glimpse of his genitals and the performance went viral on X. One tweeted: "Finland getting their penis out mid-performance wasn't on my family's Eurovision bingo card." While another said: 'There could be kids watching! This is just straight up creepy like wtf.' Roman torch 20 Svetlana Loboda of Ukraine put on a sexy Roman themed show Credit: Reuters 20 Ukraine finished in 12th place in 2009 Credit: EPA In 2009, Ukraine made history with sexy Roman soldiers when Svetlana Loboda performed Be My Valentine (Anti-Crisis Girl). The main singer was surrounded by topless soldiers while wearing a red hot dress and dancing in a crazy light show. There was also pole dancing and three giant mechanical wheels which made up the stage. Fans later claimed the sexual nature of the performance may have cost it first place as it shocked viewers to their core. Ukraine ended up finishing 12th place in 2009. Mile-high clubbers 20 Fans thought they could be hinting at the 'mile-high club' during the performance Credit: AP:Associated Press 20 Scooch of the United Kingdom sang Flying The Flag (For You) in 2007 Credit: AFP In a bid to get viewers on-board, the United Kingdom put on an airline themed performance in 2007, where the group Scooch performed Flying the Flag (for You). They finished in 22nd place and wore wore red lace bras and sexy airline costumes, supposedly hinting at the idea of the infamous 'mile-high club'. The group consisted of Natalie Powers, Caroline Barnes, David Ducasse and Russ Spencer and they reunited for the first time in six years to perform in Liverpool for the contest. They said: 'Flying the Flag is the Eurovision equivalent of having a hit Christmas song for us.' Nice twerk 20 Spanish singer Chanel Terrero Credit: Splash 20 Spain came third after the sexy performance Credit: Splash In 2022, Cuban artist Chanel, who was representing Spain, made her mark with her raunchy performance of Slo Mo. The performer turned up the heat with her sexy dance routine to the Latin pop song and wore a sparkly jumpsuit with her full bottom on display. Fans were divided over the performance, with some delighted at Chanel's twerking and others commenting that Spain was only 'wearing a thong to distract from the bad song.' One wag joked: "Spain absolutely winning the Eurovision thong contest." Spain ended up finishing 3rd at Eurovision 2022 after the country had previously won the competition twice. Eurovision 2025 - everything you need to know Eurovision 2025 is on Tue, 13 May 2025 – Sat, 17 May 2025 The final is Saturday 17 May 2025 It is taking place in St. Jakobshalle Basel, Switzerland It is the 69th edition of the competition 37 artists are competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Grand Final The theme for the Live Show will be Let's Celebrate a New Winner The Semi-Finals will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer Hazel Brugger, Michelle Hunziker and Sandra Studer are the hosts for Eurovision 2025. Belly dancer 20 Hadise, representing the Turkey in the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest Credit: Alamy 20 The singer performed the song Dum Tek Tek Credit: Alamy One of Turkey's most popular singers, Hadise, performed the song Düm Tek Tek during the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. The performance consisted of Hadise showing off her figure while belly dancing in a red two piece set. She was joined by frisky back up dancers and the sexy show landed Turkey in 4th place. The female singer has also been the face of one of Turkey's leading hoisery firms, Penti. Back in 2013, Turkey withdrew from Eurovision as they disagreed with the scoring system. Magic mesh 20 Iveta Mukuchyan representing Armenia performed the song "LoveWave" Credit: Getty - Contributor Iveta Mukuchyan represented Armenia at the 2016 Eurovision contest in a sexy black cut out bodysuit. She was one of the first artists chosen for the 2016 contest and she performed the song the song LoveWave. Iveta's performance also included holographic images of herself and fireworks. She finished in 7th place and fans were in awe of her bare mesh outfit that matched the modern style of the song. Bum deal 20 Tamta of Cyprus performed in show stopping boots Credit: EPA 20 Cyprus came 13th after the performance Credit: AFP or licensors Singer Tamta from Cyprus left nothing to the imagination in her performance in 2019. While singing her song Replay, she wore thigh high leather boots, latex gloves and a bare bodysuit covered in jewels. Her backing dancers were also dressed in black mesh shirts and had sexy black straps on their shoulders. Cyprus finished 13th and fans called Tamta a fashion icon and said she knows how to play with the cameras. She is now one of the most high-profile performers in Greece and Cyprus. Whip it 20 Eleni showed off her signature hair flick Credit: EPA 20 Cyprus' singer Eleni Foureira performed Fuego during the final of the 63rd the Eurovision Song Contest Credit: AFP or licensors Cyprus singer Eleni wore a sparkly mesh jumpsuit and flaunted her signature sexy hair flick while performing the song Fuego in 2018. Cyprus finished second in the popular contest and the singer stirred up a storm with her topless bikini pictures she posted on social media at the time. Eleni also admitted to the BBC she sometimes feels like she is 'dying on stage' when she performs. She was later dubbed the 'Queen of pop' after her award-winning performance.
