We know Eurovision is a good laugh, but the winner should technically be the best song. Before Sertab Erener won in 2003, the last time that happened was 1998 when Dana took out the gong for 'Diva.' Here are the moral winners from those years... as some testament should stand to their pearls cast before swine.
YEAR: 2008
ARTIST: Euroband
SONG: This is my Life
NEXT YEAR'S NON-HOST: Iceland
YEAR: 2006
ARTIST: Texas Lightning
SONG: No No Never
NEXT YEAR'S NON-HOST: Germany
YEAR: 2005
ARTIST: Jakob Sveistrup
SONG: Talking to You
NEXT YEAR'S NON-HOST: Denmark
YEAR: 2004
ARTIST: Zeljko Joksimovic
SONG: Lane moje
NEXT YEAR'S NON-HOST: Serbia & Montenegro
Whilst EDU preferred Ukraine
it only won in 2004 with votes
from nations not in the Grand
Final. Serbia would have
beaten Ukraine by 15 points
under the old voting system.
YEAR: 2002
ARTIST: Laura
SONG: Addicted to Love
NEXT YEAR'S NON-HOST: Finland
YEAR: 2001
ARTIST: Skamp
SONG: You Got Style
NEXT YEAR'S NON-HOST: Lithuania
YEAR: 2000
ARTIST: Eda-Ines Etti
SONG: Once in a Lifetime
NEXT YEAR'S NON-HOST: Estonia
YEAR: 1999
ARTIST: Selma
SONG: All Out of Luck
NEXT YEAR'S NON-HOST: Iceland