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Eurovision winner Ruslana, from the Ukraine, was one of the most energetic performers at the song contest in Turkey, singing Wild Dances.

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Zelko performed Serbia's first-ever entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, singing Lane Moje, and impressing many.

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James Fox was hoping to restore the UK's Eurovision pride after last year's disastrous showing. He was 14 to 1 to win.

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Sixteen-year-old Lisa Andreas from England sang the Cypriot entry. Her mother is from a small village in Cyprus.

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"Without you nothing can turn out right" went the lyrics by Re-Union from Holland, a country which has not won since 1975.

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Last year's winner and Turkey's first Eurovision success, Sertab Erener, opens the song contest from Istanbul.

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Norway's Knut Anders Sorum was the third to sing, performing the up-tempo ballad High. Norway came fourth last year.

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Malta's Julie and Ledwig gave the first duet of the evening, singing the English-language On Again... Off Again. More than 100 million people are expected to watch the contest.

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"Music is what I want," explained Bosnia's Deen, singing the club theme In The Disco. Bosnia's highest-ever placing before 2004 was seventh in 1999.

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Belgium's Xandee was one of the favourites, with her performance of 1 Life.

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Chris Doran sang Ireland's entry, If My World Stopped Turning. Ireland have won the content seven times before 2004.