Singers from 26 nations will compete on May 10 in the kitschy cocktail of pop and politics that is the Eurovision song contest, with a bearded Austrian drag queen battling twin sisters from Russia and a 21-year-old crowd darling from Ukraine. Swedish Sanna Nielsen's new-age pop song "Undo" is the bookmakers' favorite. A win by her would be the second in three years for Sweden. Overall, Sweden has won the contest five times, mostly notably with ABBA's Waterloo in 1974.
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Marija Jaremtjuk representing Ukraine performs during the first semi-final at Eurovision Village as part of Eurovision 2014, on May 6, 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The final of the competition will be held in the Danish capital on May 10, 2014.
