Eurovision 2023: Sweden’s Loreen responds to “surreal” historic win
nme.comEurovision winner Loreen has responded to her “surreal” historic win at the competition last night (May 13).Sweden were the bookies favourite to win ahead of the final in Liverpool, with Loreen’s song ‘Tattoo’ having odds of 4/9 on bet365 to win on the day of the grand final.
The song has proved a hit, climbing to the top of the charts across Europe and reaching number three on the UK charts – the highest chart position for a non-UK Eurovision entry since 1987.The win made Eurovision history, with Loreen becoming the first woman to win the competition twice, following her victory in 2012 with the track ‘Euphoria’.
The only other contestant to do this was Irish singer Johnny Logan, who won the contest in 1980 and 1987.After the jury votes, Sweden stood in first place at 340 points; after the public vote, this increased at 583.
Finland and Israel came in second and third place respectively. A total of 26 countries performed in the grand final on the night.Responding to the win, Loreen said: “This feels amazing.
Read more on nme.com