Like the song that took him to his second Eurovision victory, Swedish “Tattoo” loreen He wrote his name this Saturday in indelible ink in history and on the binding of this festival: The first woman to achieve such a feat.
Only one person has ever done it (Johnny Logan, 1980 and 1987), but this Berber artist’s henna-stained hands and sharp fingernails have made it to his country. Equal to Ireland’s record seven wins and the right to hold the festival in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of ABBA’s “Waterloo” coronation.
With 583 points, The return that some miss is not finally given He had to settle for second place with 526 votes to evade bettors’ and Finnish Käärijä’s predictions, followed by Israeli Noa Kirel with 362. Italy (350), Norway (268), Ukraine completed the table. (243), Belgium (182), Estonia (168), Australia (151) and the Czech Republic (129).
Spanish White Dove and her Flemish lullaby “EaEa” settle for position 26 to 17 This is far from the “top 5” originally predicted, despite receiving the ninth-best marks from professional judges and the lowest from the audience.
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Tribute served He does not remember only the general wave of solidarity in Europe. He embraced Ukraine last year because of the Russian invasion, but at the same time that this ongoing conflict is responsible for not having Eurovision 2023 there.
This mission was undertaken by the English city of Liverpool, the cradle of the Beatles and thus one of the foundations of pop music, starting with John Lennon’s “Imagine” and evolving from there to a tribute to the songs of music stars. Italian Mahmood performs “You spin me around” by Israeli Netta’s Dead or Alive, and “I turn to you” by Swedish Cornelia Jakobs’ Mel C.
As for the songs in the competition, he asked for another year of luck. The first half would bring together some candidates for the main positions.Like the French La Zarra perching on a stela and singing “Evidemment”, like Edith Piaf in the disco music version, or the Italian Marco Mengoni, who came straight from San Remo with the classic “Due Vite” ballad.
In between, Blanca Paloma is out to reissue the procession of her dancers and the proposal that made her champion in Benidorm, wrapped in a huge tufted shawl from “la yaya Carmen,” a tribute to her legacy of flamenco songs. From Africa to the north’s electronics and Spain’s most daring bet in a long time, and perhaps therefore the riskiest.
Only one place behind Loreen seemed to lie almost crushed between two great horizontal platforms in a journey of defeat, where she stood like Atlas and accepted the weight of the big favorite crown on her shoulders.
And we didn’t have to wait long to enjoy a mix between Rammstein and the Japanese “anime” world, with a very crazy and hilarious “Cha Cha Cha” from Finnish direct rival Käärijä. swept up on television.
The lack of such strong bids in this second part left ground level for “Queen of Kings” and the Viking frigate Alessandra of Norway and storm Noa Kirel nicknamed “Israel Chanel” by Israel. Visual similarities to the Cuban-Spanish in “Unicorn”, especially a somewhat forced choreographic show.
Thanks to the satirical combination of Germany, Australia, and Croatian Let3’s accusation of political corruption between missiles and panties, there’s little to tell beyond a plethora of electronic folklore and a little more rock.
Finland sweeps TV voting
Roger TaylorFamous Queen drummer encouraged to accompany his compatriot sam ryder in their performance during the voting, the result of which is known in the traditional order, Sweden stands out as the favourite. Among the professional judges with 340 points, almost twice Israel (177) and Italy (176), Finland is in fourth place (150).
Spain, ranked ninth with 95 points so far, hard blow from tv Finland, which received only 5 more votes, received the lowest votes and earned the most from the public, was Finland with 376 points, followed by Sweden (243) and Norway (216).
Loreen’s victories in 2023 and 2012 and ABBA’s in 1974, Herreys with “Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley” in 1984, “Fangad av en stormvind” with Carola in 1991, and Carola’s in 1999. “Take me to your paradise” with Charlotte Nilsson and Mans Zelmerlöw with “Heroes” in 2015.