Trijntje changed from this dress to something less controversial, but the Netherlands take Barbara Dex nonetheless

The annual Barbara Dex Award, given to the act voted to have the worst costume on the Eurovision stage, has been awarded this year to the Netherlands’ Trijntje Oosterhuis.

Despite changing from a controversial dress to a less unusual catsuit affair could not stop the country overwhelmingly winning the voting with over 25% of the votes. Bojana Stamenov from Serbia was second by a long way, with the United Kingdom’s Electro Velvet in 3rd.

Trijntje's performance saw her veiled eyes in an extreme close-up during the intro.
Trijntje’s performance saw her veiled eyes in an extreme close-up during the intro.
The costume she eventually wore on stage was less of an eye-opener than the rehearsals dress, but Netherlands have taken the award regardless
The costume she eventually wore on stage was less of an eye-opener than the rehearsals dress, but Netherlands have taken the award regardless

The full top 10 is as follows;

  1. Netherlands – 1324 votes
  2. Serbia – 605 votes
  3. United Kingdom – 397 votes
  4. Albania – 263 votes
  5. Moldova – 237 votes
  6. Georgia – 195 votes
  7. Iceland – 148 votes
  8. Latvia – 135 votes
  9. Finland – 125 votes
  10. Armenia – 97 votes

The Netherlands failed to qualify this year. “Walk Along” finished 14th in the semi-final out of 16 entries.

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