Unusual sights, special light effects, lots of dancing, and drama… another Eurovision Song Contest is behind us – this time it was held in Malmö, Sweden!
We were on the edge of our seats until the very end after the final votes were counted. It was close between Baby Lasagna from Croatia, whom many predicted to win, and Nemo from Switzerland.
Finally it was announced – the winning song is The Code, performed by Nemo! Ukraine took third place.
I hope this contest can live up to its promise and continue to stand for peace and dignity for every person.
Nemo
Slovenia’s representative, Raiven, received fifteen points from the expert juries (two from Albania, three from Azerbaijan, ten from Croatia) and twelve points from the audience. She placed 23rd.
Raiven was happy she managed to qualify for the finals.
The event took place in the shadow of the war in Gaza. There were tensions at every step: anti-Israel protesters were milling in front of the hall, and their representative was booed several times in the hall.
Many participants, therefore, called for peace.
There was also tension between the Dutch representative and the team responsible for the organization of the event. As a result, he was expelled.
This year’s Eurovision brought some new features:
– for the first time in history, the big five countries (UK, France, Spain, Germany and Italy) presented themselves in two preliminaries,
– voting took place throughout the event, and
– Luxembourg participated once again after 31 years.
The accompanying program was also not-to-miss.
The band Alcazar performed first. Then the presenters chased them off the stage – saying that the wrong group had come on, and the stage was taken by the legendary Swedish group, Abba … but only in digital form!
With this, they honored half a century after their victory with the composition Waterloo. Then this song was sung by three Eurovision legends.
Last year’s winner, Loreen, also performed.
Points to Consider
- Which song was your favorite?
- What is the winning song about?
- Is it right to mix politics with a music competition?
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The original version of this article was published on 12th May.
