Loreen of Sweden is the 15th previous Eurovision song contest winner who has decided and/or managed give it another try. Only Ireland's Johnny Logan has managed to win twice, as we all know. One can't really do a ranking however as the contest had changed so much from the 1950's with maybe a dozen songs to the approx 40 we have these days. In coming days I will feature the winners who decided to come back after winning the contest as there also many winners who have won with their second or third try.
Here we are, at the end of this series. And in a month we know if Loreen did Johnny Logan and became the first female singer, and the second Eurovision double winner. By far the biggest favorite by odds and fan polls, who knows?
We in Finland like to think this is a kind of a re-match of Athens 2006 when Sweden's Carola was the one to beat and our Lordi the favorite to do either well or a total disaster. Now we have Käärijä right behind her in the odds and topping many fan polls or simply just below her everywhere. One thing is for sure: He will give her run for her money and Finland's viewing figures will be highest since forever! And to think about it, if and when Käärijä hits top-5 UMK has scored our best two placings out of three in within 3 years! Mindblowing.
Loreen or Lorine Talhaoui (39) has mixed results in Melodifestivalen: Twice winner, twice NQ. If Euphoria indeed was something rather revolutionary in many ways and has lived up to these days as a banger, Tattoo in my honest opinion (and in many others) lacks something. Is it warmth? Emotion? Does it come across too perfect, clinical? My guess it it could leave a part of televoters a bit cold. It also feels a bit shouty and screamy at parts. Also, most voters will hear it for the first time and may wonder as we all did at first: Doesn't this sound familiar? If we compare it to Cha cha cha that explodes in the genre change after being WTFisthis? for a bit and usually gets most everyone dancing and smiling at that point and join in the fun and goofy, happy sing-a-long with pina coladas for everyone..... We'll see who people will vote. You know who I stand for.
2012 Sweden - Loreen - Euphoria 1./26
2023 Sweden - Loreen - Tattoo ???/26
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