I wish we had Eurovision in our part of the world. It's damn entertaining to see all these cocksters sing for their country.
https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/blogs/reality-rocks/vote-for-the-wurst---bearded-lady--conchita-wurst-wins-eurovision-2014-233842050.html
Imagine what kind of singers our country and neighbours will send in a similar type of regional contest, all to suck up votes from your kawan (since you cannot vote for your own). Most of the time voting is very political, so friends will vote for friends. Quite intriguing.