EUROVISION PHOTOS: See the spectacle, and some silliness, from this year's contestants

The Eurovision Song Contest field has been narrowed to the 26 acts who will sing their hearts out Saturday for a chance at glory and national bragging rights.

The contest, now in its 67th year, is as much a visual spectacle as it is about the music. During Eurovision, the brighter, flashier, more elaborate the staging, the better.

Some examples: France's contender La Zarra performed this week atop a towering pedestal made to look like an extension of her sparkly dress. German band Lord of the Lost's frontman performed in leopard print pants with underwear — imprinted with a cat's face — on the outside. Croatia's Let 3 skipped the cat motif but performed pantless on a stage with a pair of rockets shooting out sparks.

Some contestants opt for more understated approaches, like Alika Milova of Estonia who skipped screens and fireworks and performed in an elegant gown with a piano onstage.

Britain’s Mae Muller cut a striking silhouette performing in front of a massive screen with her...