Remembering Scotland's links to the Eurovision Song Contest and a look at the hottest songs this year

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The Eurovision Song Contest will hit our screens from May 10 to May 14 and as we prepare for the world's biggest celebration of music, here's a look at the Scots who have helped to put their name on the Eurovision map over the years as well as this year's hottest entries.

Last year's Eurovision pulled in around 183 million viewers and this years in Turin is set to be even more of a spectacle now that lockdown rules have relaxed in most countries.

In Scotland, people are still campaigning for us to have our own entry sent to the contest, and we certainly know how to pick a winner at times.In 1969, Scottish singer Lulu won with the song "Boom Bang-a-Bang" in a four-way tie with France, Spain and the Netherlands.Lulu grew up in Dennistoun, Glasgow and was only 15 when she released her first single Shout which peaked at number seven in the UK charts.Following her success at the Eurovision song contest Lulu even recorded the song title for the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun in 1974.

Over her career, she has released at least 15 studio albums.Another Scot also made his mark in 1987 when he finished in 13th place - unlucky for some - in Brussels.Glasgow Taxi driver Richard Peebles, whose stage name is Rikki, performed the song "Only the Light".He later released an album which failed to reach the UK charts and since then no new material has been released.In 1972 we even played host to the Eurovision Song Contest in Edinburgh's Usher Hall.At the tine the host was Moira Shearer with commentary from Tom Fleming.Luxembourg were the big winners that night with Moira Shearer, the late Scottish dancer, best known for her role in the film The red shoes being a graceful host.Moira was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and