It's May 9th, 1998 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. A young man named Bill

leaps up from his seat in the Pact Auditorium as the Polish pop band on stage finishes

its song. Bill has a small Polish flag,

and he waves it enthusiastically

as the rest of the crowd around him cheers.

The singer from the band bows one last time,

blowing kisses at the audience,

and then she disappears off stage.

This Polish band is the seventh entry in this year's Eurovision song contest.

It's an annual music competition featuring singers and bands from 25 different countries.

Eurovision is a popular event in the nations that take part, so Acts don't just perform to

Bill and the other 4,000 spectators crammed into the Birmingham Arena.

The songs are also broadcast to more than 150 million television viewers watching across Europe and the world.

Which might be one reason Bill is keen to stand out from the crowd.

He has a bag at his feet and in it is a flag for every country competing tonight.

Kneeling Bill stuffs the Polish flag away before looking up at the large screens

above the stage to see which country will be performing next. There are cheers

in the crowd as they spot that it will be Israel. This is the entry that everyone's

been waiting for and not just because of its upbeat tune. The Israeli singer,

29-year-old Donna International, is the first transgender performer ever to sing at Eurovision.

So Bill has something special plan to show his support for this act.

Delving into the bottom of his bag, he doesn't just pull out a small Israeli flag. He also finds a rainbow

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