The by now rather ghastly looking 76-year-old affectionately dubbed “The Hump” by the Brits kicked things off with a draggy, morose, minor-key bit of business, and even went off-key once or twice. Bloody hell, what were they thinking? This was definitely after the lovin' (and viewers agreed, with zero or possibly single-digit points, as I recall).

Read my full review of the May 26 finals and all the finalists: http://www.tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/a-review-of-eurovision-2012-and-winner