The European Song Contest celebrates 50 years of glamour, glitz and catchy pop tunes with a special jubilee show today that lets viewers in 31 countries pick the best song in the popular event’s history.

Organisers of a concert celebrating 50 years of the Eurovision Song Contest today revealed the 14 songs to be performed in a live television show on October 22.

SETTING off firecrackers, blaring their horns and waving flags, thousands of Greeks yesterday continued to celebrate the country’s first win in the Eurovision Song Contest.