I happened to catch the Marija performance (channel surfing, I swear).

We had a Eurovision party and were playing the "gay man or eurotrash" game with every man who came on screen, and when she appeared the whole room yelled "dyke!" really loudly... and then more than one of our phones beeped with our respective mothers messaging us to find out if the person on screen was a man or a lesbian. ha.

It's a fabulous night in the inner suburbs of Melbourne because as different countries come on screen you can hear various houses around the area explode with cheers and patriotism for cheesy cheesy pop music.

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During the voting when i saw her in the waiting room I always thought that she was pretty cozy with one of the black haired (the shorter one)background singers....maybe that was because she was holding hands with her in the performance...? Did anyone notice that too? Especially in the winning performance.... all that was missing was kiss... *sigh* guess i can't have everything....

But... everytime Marija showed up on the screen my gaydar was humming like a bee on crack... :)

Anyways very gay performances from countries that are actually very backwater when it comes to gay issues (Ukraine and Serbia). It's a good sign.

P.S.: My French is rusty at best and my english is not much better but this i noticed.

English text.... it is probably not a word by word translation from the original text, when i compared the english with the french text there were some disparities... this leaves me wondering what she was really singing about and what we are missing (subtext/maintext)

I'm very pleased she won, it's about time a lesbian wins this show (and Celine Dion doesn't count..).

Cailean, my wife and I also noticed the "bond" between her and the black haired one. If we weren't hosting a party at the time, maybe we would have gone to DTM (that's the main gay club in Helsinki) to see if that's were they went to celebrate :-D

The Ukrainean song was also a lot of fun, and I liked Hungary too. Hell if I know how Russia got to 3rd place though (I mean, I know how they got there, I just don't think it was deserved).

We had a Eurovision party out here (Cyprus) with some friends, which included the semi-finals.  As SOON as Marijia came on screen, our gaydars not only buzzed (and they buzzed a lot during this competition lol), they exploded.  Yeah, she's not outspoken about her sexuality, but let's face it, she doesn't really have to say anything.  Just appearing on screen the way she did made me proud of her - and her performance, along with the background dancers spoke a thousand words.  Did anyone else notice the heart motif on her hand?  And at the end when she linked hands with that brunette (btw, the chemistry between them was REALLY obvious), their half hearts made a whole one. 

Call me cheesy, but I also loved the Ukrainian entry!  It was so camp and catchy!  I've been singing it all damn day LOL.

I saw them peform at one of the pre-final shows in the Eurovision Village (in Helsinki)and even my gaydar isn´t working as efficiently as I´d hope, she really left no doubt about her sexuality! There has also been several articles at the local papers where she has been mentioned being openly gay... And even though their (sorry! I know that she is basicly a soloartist but I have to say they since the back-up-girls are SO HOT!!) music isn´t exactly my taste (I heart Melissa and Heart etc.) I voted for them and not because of her being a lesbian but due to the simple fact that their voices and the performance was totally fantastic!

It´s true that the Eurovision Song Competition is the Gayest Pop Show in the world. It has always had a huge gay following and it really showed in Helsinki as well...There were also guite a few rainbow flags at the Final among tens of different country flags : ) One of the main newspapers even declared that we just had the biggest ever Helsinki Pride this weekend! LOL from Finland!

My totally straight co-workers were saying stuff like "could she have been any more of a stereotypical lesbian if she tried?" and noting that Marija was sporting the hair, glasses and men's suit... all super super lesbian/gay. And comments like "did she have to flaunt it so much?" were also uttered. Finland might be progressive when it comes to gay rights, but not really. People are still stupid and homophopic and stupid.

Plus Hanna Pakarinen, the Finnish contestant, totally got shafted. She performed wonderfully and her song, Leave Me Alone, was awesome!

"Molitva" was chosen by all of Europe to be the best of the 42 songs that participated!!! And this was a song that was said to be about love between two women, with a performance with a clearly lesbian theme!! Marija got the maximum points from 9 countries, and all but 5 countries put her among the top 10!! The one in second place only got the maximum vote from 4 countries.

The Norwegian "host" that commented on the show on Norwegian television even said that the performance looked a bit like "The american tv show "The L Word", "very classy". Personally, I loved the qute red hearts Marija and the back up singers had painted on their hands so that you could see them when they held hands.

The only thing that bothers me, is that they may have chosen the lesbian theme just to get votes - to stand out from the rest of the participants. But it doesn't bother me that much. :-) I love the song itself, and I loved the performace. Go Marija!!

While I do love this winning song, I can't help but wonder why my countrymen submitted such a ridiculously outdated song like "Time to Party". First of all, it's in English. Second, way to reinforce Eastern European hooker stereotypes, Miss Lead Singer In A Tight Short Red Pleather Dress. And third, to the male dancers: the 1980s called, they want their sense of style back.

"Out of the box is where I live." -Starbuck

well people ia m from serbia and listen.

maria is gay everyone knows itsh is regular in clubsmbut not openly gay cos

in serbia it is still a tabu being gay altough many celebrity serbs are gay it is like an open secret.

AND ABOUT MARIA AND BLACH HARD BACK SINGER

EVERYONE NOTICED HOW THEY ALMOST KISSED

AND EVERYONE THINKS THEY ARE OGETHER

THEY WERE EVEN HOLDIN HANDS WHEN 100000PEOPLE WERE WAITING FOR MARIA IN BELGRADE,THAT BLACK GIRL,SANJA IS HER NAME IS SOOOOOOOOO GORGEOUS.

MOLITVA IS AN AMAZING SONG

AND THIS VICTORY IS HOPEFULLY BRINGING ALOT MORE TO MY EBATIFUL COUNTRY OF SERBIA.

THANK U ALL OR RECOGNIZING TEH EMOTION AND POWERTY OF THAT SONG

I agree, I didn't feel THAT kind of vibe between Marija and that girl, it was more like 'we are good pals'. And believe me, my gaydar has never been wrong :)

The passion between Sanja & Marija is not to be neglected, there were multiple signs; during the performance, during the voting, during the walk to the stage for receiving the award, and last but not least :during the performance after having received the award; Sanja reached out several times for Marija, and finally: helding her hand at the very end. It couldn't be any sweeter!!!. While Marija had just won in front of approx 100 mio viewers, she also had the complete attention from a beautiful and awesome lady - if that is not like being in heaven  - I dont know what could be!!

Even if it might not  be for real, nevertherless I will keep my memories like that  - It is like a dream come true.

what is happening between marija and sanja?

marija is just perfect..i m addicted to her..she has such a strong and beautiful voice..amazing..
i broke up with my girl because i was giving more attention to marija than her..
i would do anything to meet her..serbia here i come!

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you can't resist

She was back on Eurovision last night! Still as beautiful as ever - I do love her!  I think she will be good for Eastern (and Western) Europe in that she doesn't seem to care what others think about her, or feel the need to shout about whether she is gay or not.  She's great.