2023-05-14 08:34:07
As in the song that brought him to his second Eurovision win, “Tattoo“, the Swedish of flowers this Saturday she engraved her name in indelible ink in the history and skin of this festival as the first woman to conquer such a feat.
Only one man had so far achieved it (Johnny Logan in 1980 and 1987) but with the henna-dyed hand and sharpened nails of this Berber-born artist, her country has also managed to equal the record-high of seven triumphs of Ireland and the right to celebrate the festival in 2024, just when the 50th anniversary of the coronation of “Waterloo” of ABBA.
With 583 points in his possession, the turn that some longed for to outwit the predictions of the bookmakers did not finally happen and Finland’s Käärijä had to settle for second place and 526 votes, followed by the Israeli Noa Kirel, with 362. They complete the head of the tabler Italy (350), Norway (268), Ukraine (243), Belgium (182), Estonia (168), Australia (151) and the Czech Republic (129).
the spanish White Dove and his flamenco-rooted lullaby “EaEa” had to settle for the spot 17 of 26 which leaves it very far from the “top 5” initially predicted despite obtaining the best ninth grade from the professional juries, but with the lowest from the audience.
The gala started with a surprise in the video starring the Kalush Orchestra, champions of 2022: Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, sitting at the piano to accompany the melody of “Stefania” from Windsor.
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