The Most Memorable Eurovision Outfits Of All Time

Is this some kind of metaphor? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

Eurovision is known as much for the, shall we say, questionable costumes as it is for the music.

In the lead up to the 2018 grand finale, we take a look back at the outfits burned forever into our memories - from success story Abba, to... er, everyone else.

Never forget.

Bucks Fizz from Britain, 1981
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All the (primary) colours of the rainbow.
Verka Serduchka from Ukranie, 2007
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Disco ball-meets-WW2 garrison caps. We'll be in the bunker.
D'Nash from Spain, 2007
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This is 10 years too late to even be acceptable, guys.
Jedward from Ireland, 2011
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That hair.
Jedward again, 2012
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Back again, in silver armour.
Ruslana from Ukraine, 2004
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Ruslana: "So there's this TV show called "Xena: Warrior Princess'..."

Costumer: "Say no more."
Scooch from Britain, 2007
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Britney's Toxic costume went to Butlin's and it didn't quite come back the same person.
Abba from Sweden, 1974
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Velvet, yaaas. Ruffles, yaaaaas. Chained shoulder pads, YAAAAS.
Eric Papilaya from Austria, 2007
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Is this some kind of metaphor? The Austrian singer rising like a sequined phoenix out of the flaming ashes of dead dancers? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Naviband from Belarus, 2017.
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Just a lot of lace.
Yohanna from Iceland, 2009
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Frozen before Frozen was even Frozen.
Jordan from Britain, 2005
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Ok so technically she didn't make it through to the actual show, but Jordan - aka Katie Price's bid for Eurovision glory in a latex catsuit with sparkly corset while heavily pregnant is TV history.
Joci Papai from Hungary, 2017.
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Is a red bull near?
Nina Kraljic from Croatia, 2016
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So metallic. So futuristic.
Sakis Rouvas from Greece, 2004
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Simon Cowell prepares his imaginary friends for attack.
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