Wednesday 20th May 2015 by Alexandra Pollard | Photos by Screenshot

Tags: Eurovision

Watch Lego's 60th anniversary tribute to Eurovision

The song contest's final takes place this Saturday

Lego 60th anniversary video tribute to Eurovision song contest

Photo: Screenshot

Lego have revealed their lego-animated tribute to the Eurovision Song Contest to celebrate the competition's 60th birthday.

The contest made its screen debut in May 1956, and has showcased over 1,400 songs over six decades. It attracts an average audience of 180 million viewers.

To celebrate the 60th incarnation of the contest, Lego have released a video, which takes us through some of the most memorable Eurovision entrants over the past 60 years of the competition, kicking off with ABBA in 1974.

Watch Lego's Eurovision tribute below

The Eurovision semi-finals took place last night - but the UK's Electro Velvet were one of the 'Big Five' acts to automatically qualify for a place in the final, which takes place on Saturday (23 May).

Watch Spector's guide to the Eurovision entries here.

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