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At the offbeat end of the scale are antiwar rock opera “Mama ŠČ!” by Croatia’s Let 3, who have a penchant for stripping down to their underwear onstage, and Austrian duo Teya & Salena’s “Who the Hell is Edgar?” - an ode to Edgar Allen Poe that also slams the meagre royalties musicians earn from streaming services.
About 6,000 fans will watch the show inside the arena, and tens of thousands more at a Eurovision fan zone beside Liverpool’s docks and at big-screen events across the U.K. The global television audience has been estimated at 160 million. Founded in 1956, Eurovision is a European cultural institution that has produced breakout stars - ABBA and Celine Dion are both past winners – alongside performers whose careers sank without a trace.
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