Is this the raciest Eurovision EVER? Thongs, corsets, sheer bodysuits, bare bottoms, near full-frontal displays and steamy smooches… how song contest turned up the heat amid controversies

The Eurovision Song Contest was plagued by political unrest and controversy in Malmö, Sweden Saturday evening.

Yet it wasn’t just global conflict and protests that raised eyebrows at the annual spectacle, as a host of competitors turned up the heat in a number of flesh-flashing ensembles and raunchy dances during the epic show.

Spain led the spirited show, while Nebulossa, who portrayed Zorra during her performance, was joined by thong-and-corset-clad male dancers in thigh-high PVC boots – making her busty, corseted outfit seem almost demure.

Close on her heels were acts from Slovenia, Finland, Austria and Great Britain, who had viewers clutching their pearls with spirited displays during the much-discussed show.

Slovenian offering Raiven left virtually nothing to the imagination when she released her song Veronika, co-written by Bojan Cvjetićanin and Klavdija Kopina.

The 28-year-old singer, real name Sara Briški Cirman, led the evening’s sizzling antics in a sheer bodysuit with only nipple pasties protecting her modesty, while her dancers had to look completely naked in nude underwear.

Finland’s wild show featured act Windows95man, real name Teemu Keisteri, who left fans stunned when he appeared to be naked from the waist down.

The Finnish star was filmed using some very clever camera angles while wearing a short white T-shirt with a pair of socks and sandals.

His performance sparked outrage among viewers at home who took to X – formerly known as Twitter – to say they were shocked he was allowed to perform like that.

“Oh, put on some pants. On second listen the song is better, but the staging is all over the place and adds nothing.’

Windows95man initially emerged from a denim patchwork egg.

Speaking to PA ahead of his performance, he said: ‘All my sons and all the young people and all the grandmas like it, I think they really love my show and…kids and old people don’t care anymore, and neither do I.’ I do not care anymore.

“So I think adults have to learn a little bit, and let it go a little bit, and it’s not so serious that you see (a) little bit (of) my a**.”

He continued, “It’s really like my art what I do, and (being brave) not to fake anything… it’s really not easy to be yourself all the time.

“And just like I hope I can be in the final, I don’t know if it’s possible? Can I be more myself there on stage, but it’s just telling the story without lines, which is like my motto with my art (which I’ve had for over 10 years), like I find out that I don’t need a basic life and daily job and i can just start with my art.

‘And use this motto without rules… together with my paintings and with art and music and this time the Eurovision song, my first… single.’

Austria’s performance came from Kaleen, 29, with her club anthem We Will Rave.

She made sure all eyes were on her during the show as she stormed the stage in a paneled bodysuit with modesty-protecting jeweled strips.

The stunner paired the look with thigh-high boots, which only added to the sizzling nature of the entire ensemble for the electrifying act.

Britain’s Olly Alexander also turned up the heat, dancing in what looked like a dressing room mixed with a public toilet.

He was surrounded by scantily clad male dancers, all performing provocative dance moves and suggestive near-kisses.

British fans of the show were furious after seeing Olly’s performance as they suggested the star had been ‘sabotaged’.

When the Years and Years singer, 33, performed his upbeat track Dizzy, viewers claimed his music had been deliberately softened.

Swiss act Nemo emerged victorious from the competition, where they became the first non-binary winner of the competition, after scoring 365 points with the judges and 226 with the public, for a total of 591 with their song The Code .