Eastern Europe at Eurovision

Finland's hard rockers might've won the day, but Eastern Europe and Russia put in a good show at the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens this weekend.

This weekend in Athens, the annual Eurovision Song Contest came to something of a surprise finale when heavy rockers Lordi (from Lapland, Finland) stole the show with "Hard Rock Hallelujah". Whether or not you enjoy the somewhat bland pop sounds of many of the Eurovision Song Contest entrants, or rocked on with the Finns, one thing you can't escape is the prominence of Eastern Europe.

Russia's heartthrob, Dima Bilan, who grew up in provincial Russia but moved to Moscow to become famous, came in at second place, while Bosnia & Herzegovina's Hari Mati Hari landed in third spot. Romania, Lithuania, Ukraine and Armenia also placed in the top ten.