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Happy Valentine's Day!

15 February 2008 at 02:01 CET

If there is any similarity between the Eurovision Song Contest and Valentine's Day, it's love itself. How many of the hundreds of Eurovision Song Contest entries covered love as main topic? 

Erikur Hauksson, last year's Icelandic representative, covered Valentine itself;

I'll let the music play while love lies softly bleeding

In heavy hands on shadowlands

As thunderclouds roll in, sunset is receding

No summer wine, no Valentine 

Today, we honour Saint Valentine by honouring our loved ones. However, we still have to wait for our summer wine for a while...