I haven't read all the above postings so I hope I'm not repeating things.It's pretty obvious to me, that the reason that the Russian entry did so well is that he is so well known! I bet, from Finland to Azebaijan, that guy's poster is adorning 1000s upon 1000s of teenage bedroom walls. All those voters in the Baltic States, Eastern Europe etc weren't voting for their neighbours, they were voting for a pop star they loved. Hungary, for example, gave the Russian entry a big score, and there is no love lost between Hungary and Russia. The rules of the competition are going to have to be changed to stop this sort of thing spoiling - even ending - the contest.