Verka Serduchka's Near Victory for Cheesy Eurodisco at Eurovision 2007 (video)

It was the global triumph of Cheesy Euro-Disco that was not to be. If not for Serbian Nerdthrob Marija Serifovic's first place finish at Eurovision 2007, Ukrainian cross-dresser Verka Serduchka would have come in first place for her performance of Dancing Lasha Tumbai:

 

This, of course, is not the Eurovision performance, which can be seen here. But this is same song which almost put Cheesy Euro-Disco on the map, and the video contains many of the requisite Cheesy Euro-Disco tropes, such as outer space sets, metallic suits and absurd choreography.

Thanks to youtuber xwsqza777

Comments

[Alejandro]

plus, you forgot to mention all the intriguing backstory, how 'Russia Goodbye' got turned into 'Lasha Tumbai', a Mongolian drink (uh, sure...) and the Ukranian nationalists who couldn't stand being represented by a drag queen...

[B.]

This really should have won, it was just so right for Eurovision. It had everything, the crazy dance, the crazy clothes, the crazy people... everything.

[Hopefully mine]

Actually, Verka Serduchka is not a cross-dresser. He is a comey actor playing an extravagant lady who used to be a train stewardess but has become a big star.