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Last night's Eurovision interval act hilariously took the piss out of the whole competiton

“Peace peace love love – and a man in a hamster wheel.”

DID YOU TAKE a little break during the Eurovision interval act last night? Head off to make some tea (or refill your wine glass)? You shouldn’t have.

Sweden Eurovision Song Competition Martin Meissner / PA Wire Martin Meissner / PA Wire / PA Wire

You missed Justin Timberlake, yes, but also a rare moment of the Eurovision becoming self-aware.

Presenters Mans Zelmerlow (last year’s winner) and Petra Mede combined all the cliches to create the ultimate Eurovision performance, complete with a dramatic beginning:

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Strange ‘local’ instruments:

instruments YouTube YouTube

Dramatic costume changes:

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And strange, banal lyrics that simply went “Love love peace peace”.

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They even brought back past Eurovision contestants, including Alexander Rybak, Lordi, Loreen, and the GRANNIES.

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Everyone thinks it should have actually won.

We agree with them. Watch it in full here:

Eurovision Song Contest / YouTube

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