Eurovision Is a Paradise

The hardcore Eurovision fan needs to be a lot of things: fervently patriotic, acutely self-aware, proudly camp with a large amount of disposable income to spend on flights and plastic flags. You wouldn’t think there would be that many people who fall into such a cross section, but each year thousands descent on the competition’s host city to act like idiots in support of their country at the world’s cheesiest pop competition.

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Will Coutts stalked the streets of Stockholm to see what happens when the crazed pop fans descend on your city.