Eurovision past – Bebi Dol
1991 was the year of the infamous contest held in a cinema backlot in Rome and hosted in complete disorder by the previous year’s winner Toto Cotugno and the lovely Gigliola Cinquetti. Yugoslavia – a country which was beginning to disintegrate – had hosted the previous contest in Zagreb and this year their contest was won by Serbian Dragana Šarić aka Bebi Dol (baby doll in English) with the song ‘Brazil’.
Bebi Dol
Pretty unremarkable so far you might think – however, that all changed when Bebi Dol bounced on stage first in Rome – a veritable vision in turquoise and looking suspiciously like Patsy from Ab Fab.
Unfortunately, her singing/screeching wasn’t much better and the juries weren’t impressed either as she managed to gain a measely 1 point and second last place. Nevertheless, the performance has come to represent all that is kitsch about the contest and is even loved by some fans. What happened to Ms Dol herself? Well last year she ran in the selection for the contest presenters in Belgrade but ultimately failed. Not to fear – Bebi Dol will always have a special place in our hearts.
