We hate to admit it, but chances are a lot of us will be doing the same thing this Saturday night. We'll be rounding up a group of friends, popping open a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc and watching the Eurovision song contest.
And while there are some very amusing and unlikely highlights at this year's event - from this year's host who plays the leading Kasper Juul in Borgen to the Latvian song that pays tribute to The Great British Bake Off - it's also shadowed in controversy with Russia and Ukraine set to compete against one another and an online backlash over Austria's drag queen entree.
So, without further ado, we bring you the five things you need to know about this year's song contest in Copenhagen.

We hate to admit it, but chances are a lot of us will be doing the same thing this Saturday night. We'll be rounding up a group of friends, popping open a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc and watching the Eurovision song contest.nAnd while there are some very amusing and unlikely highlights at this year's event - from this year's host who plays the leading Kasper Juul in Borgen to the Latvian song that pays tribute to The Great British Bake Off - it's also shadowed in controversy with Russia and Ukraine set to compete against one another and an online backlash over Austria's drag queen entree.nSo, without further ado, we bring you the five things you need to know about this year's song contest in Copenhagen.

Five things you need to know about the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest