Swedish contestant Loreen came first with her song \u2018Tattoo\u2019 at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, beating out 25 other countries to garner 583 points, reports \u2018Variety\u2019.
Loreen\u2019s win means the contest will likely be held in Sweden next year. Traditionally the winning country hosts the following year\u2019s contest. Sweden was followed by Finland\u2019s Kaarija with 526 points and Israel\u2019s Noa Kirel with 362 points, who took second and third place respectively, \u2018Variety\u2019 adds.
It is Loreen\u2019s second Eurovision win: she previously won the contest in 2012 with her song \u2018Euphoria\u2019.
Eurovision, which is run by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), features musical acts from around Europe as well as a number of countries outside it, including Israel and Australia, who participate by virtue of their membership of the EBU, \u2018Variety\u2019 notes.
This year\u2019s Eurovision took place in Liverpool, UK, on behalf of last year\u2019s winner Ukraine after it was deemed too dangerous to hold Eurovision in the country following the Russian invasion. Ukrainian entry Kalush Orchestra won last year\u2019s contest, followed by the UK\u2019s Sam Ryder, who came a close second. Eurovision was hosted this year by rapper turned \u2018Britain\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 judge Alisha Dixon, \u2018Ted Lasso\u2019 star Hannah Waddingham, Ukrainian rock star Julia Sanina and the popular longtime Eurovision commentator, Graham Norton, according to \u2018Variety\u2019.
The show was opened by a number of famous faces, including Catherine, the Princess of Wales, Andrew Lloyd Webber, rapper Ms Banks, Joss Stone and last year\u2019s winner, Kalush Orchestra. It also featured a performance by last year\u2019s runner-up Sam Ryder, who performed his new single \u2018Mountain\u2019 accompanied by Queen drummer Roger Taylor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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