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Previous decades had seen semi-complete collections of some Eurovision Song Contest line-ups released in various territories - and the previous year there was an Israeli CD with nearly all of that year's songs. But this was the first time an official CD of all the competing entries was released across Europe. The days of searching for overpriced import CD singles were over! 2000 was a predominantly Western European affair (only a quarter of the entries came from ex-Communist countries) and the overall standard was fairly unremarkable. Local takes on international successful formulas included a stetson-wearing Estonian Shania Twain wannabe, a bargain basement Macedonian Spice Girls and, the best song of the lot, a British indie rock inspired song from Latvia's biggest band Brainstorm aka Prāta Vētra. Less contemporary offerings included that last refuge of a scoundrel, the Motown pastiche (from Austria), and from Britain a fading HiNRG diva with an effort unfortunately called 'Don't Play That Song Again'. Germany sent a novelty rap from its TV mega star Stefan Raab who continued to be closely involved with that country's entries for the next decade and who hosted the 2011 show after Germany's win the previous year. The home country's offering was a rousing pseudo World Music anthem featuring Native American, Eskimo and Lapp ethnic themes. But it was a couple of middle-aged Danish brothers who surprised everyone by snatching the title with their sing-along 'Fly on the Wings of Love'. Eurovision 2000 saw the Swedes give us biggest arena and audience yet (16,000) but the Danes were about to take it to another level entirely.