[tps_header]As the Eurovision Song Contest approaches its 59th anniversary in 2014 esctoday.com takes a retrospective journey back in the time and delves into the archives to remind us of when the 00’s changed the landscape of Eurovision forever giving us the spectacle we have today.[/tps_header]

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The year was 2000 and the contest was held in Stockholm, the spiritual home of Eurovision. SVT presented Europe with a grand arena spectacle of a show which many have tried to better since. One of the most memorable songs from this year was from one of the hottest pre-contest favourites in early memory. Ines represented Estonia with Once in a lifetime and despite suffering from unfortunate chafing which allowed the whole of Europe to see what she had for breakfast plus a few internal organs she battled gamely to finish in 4th position.

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