That's so 2003 - Finland's Eurovision entrant Krista to kiss female backing singer on stage

Krista kissing her backing singer. Photo: Dennis Stachel/EBU

Brian O’Reilly in Malmo

IT’S been a decade since Russian lesbian pop group TATU represented their country, tantalising the media with the possibility of the first ever same sex kiss on a Eurovision stage.

However the girl group didn’t seal the deal, after organisers at the time warned them the Eurovision was a family show and such a move could see them disqualified.

However it looks like this year’s Finnish entry called ‘Marry me’ by singer Krista could be about to make history.

As part of her performance of the up-tempo pop song she will kiss a female backing singer at the end of the track.

Although attitudes have changed drastically in most European countries over the last decade, the move is expected to provoke outrage in more socially conservative Eastern European countries.

Krista has said the kiss will be statement in support of marriage equality, as she is against discrimination which exists in many European countries.

However organisers have this year not banned the kiss as part of the performance, and it is expected it will feature as part of the Finnish performance in tonight’s semi final.

Norway, Azerbaijan and Georgia are the heavy favourites for tonight’s Semi Final.