Swedish singer Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her power ballad “Tattoo”, at a colourful, eclectic music competition clouded for a second year running by the war in Ukraine.
The diva from Stockholm beat acts from 25 other countries to take the continent’s pop crown at the final of the competition in Liverpool.
Finnish singer Käärijä was second in a close-fought battle of the Nordic neighbors. Loreen, 39, previously won Eurovision in 2012 and is only the second performer to take the prize twice, after Ireland’s Johnny Logan in the 1980s.
It’s Sweden’s seventh Eurovision victory, matching Ireland’s record. “I am seriously overwhelmed,” Loreen said. “This is so beautiful.” READ MORE: Kate Middleton Plays Piano In Surprise Eurovision Appearance She said returning to the contest that helped make her a star was “like coming back to a family.
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