I might agree with you on the similar tastes in music, if the songs had really been different from each other. But mostly, it was more or less Europop, all the same. Except for maybe Croatia, they really stood out.
I think we in Germany have been through taking the piss a lot, judging by the entries from a few years ago. This year, the entry was more serious - but having our voting announcer sit on a horse, I mean, that is taking the piss.