Eurovision Betting Odds: Ani Lorak, Ukraine

Our Eurovision betting odds are almost at an end. What will we do when they’re done? If only we knew, friends, if only we knew.

But we can’t dwell on that for too long, because the second Eurovision semi-final is coming at you hard tonight. And with Dustin The Turkey, the Belgian entry and Estonia already fallen by the wayside, the dreadful Icelandic act, the dreadful Albanian act and dreadful Lithuanian act need to play out of their skins unless they want to go home early and save their countrymen the shame of seeing them blow it in the Eurovision final on Saturday.

Here are the Eurovision betting odds for the Ukraine, with help from Paddy Power…

Ukraine (pop. 47,732,079; a republic in eastern Europe) Ani Lorak, Shady Lady

One thing we’ve learnt about the Ukraine is that it likes its pop singers to multitask. Just look at Ani Lorak. She regularly tops national beauty polls, has starred in musicals, TV shows, movies and cartoons, has written children’s books, owns a restaurant and is a UN Goodwill Ambassador on HIV. All of these pursuits must mean that Ani Lorak doesn’t have a lot of spare time on her hands, which maybe explains why Shady Lady is such a load of old cobblers. “Shady Lady I’m gonna strike like thunder/ Are you ready I wanna make you wonder/ Rollin’ steady I’m gonna make you shiver/ My heart is burning now,” goes the chorus, leading us to believe that the first person to start importing Gaviscon into eastern Europe will make a sodding fortune. Current Eurovision betting odds - 6/1

Tomorrow - the UK! But if that’s too long to wait - or you feel like making more money than you know what to do with - head right over to the Paddy Power Eurovision betting odds page to see the latest, and best, betting odds.