May 14, 2023

Starters package There is the tradition of a winners press conference after the show. This started with Martin Österdahl handing over a starters package to the Swedish head of delegation: “You made history tonight. You were the first female performer to win twice.”, he added. Everythings feels surreal And after that it was time for Loreen: “Right now everything feels surreal. I am overwhelmed. I feel proud of you guys. We come with certain values, it is about love, it is about strength. You guys are the love and the strength”. Euphoria vs Tattoo She also talked about the difference between 2012, when she first won the Eurovision song contest: “In 2012 everything was new, I was so naive,  I didn’t know what to expect. Now we have an 11 year old relationship, so we know eachother right now. It feels like a motherly relationship.”. Loreen also noticed a difference in the two performances: “Euphoria was a very mysterious performance. If you look at the performance now, it was very light. It’s interesting: Euphoria was the moonlight, Tattoo was the sunlight.” She was also asked if there should be a limit, like in the USA with presidential elections; no more than two times. “It’s all about creativity and about performing. It is about us creating something new. I don’t think there should be a limit on that.” Nails Loreen revealed something about her nails: “They are (although not completely) made of stone. I just wanted movement and they move a lot. So that you can see all the movement.” Being authentic Thomas G:son, one of the composers of the song, was pretty sure it was gonna win. “We filmed this while he said this”, someone from the delegation confirmed, so we have proof of that. Loreen however says something else about winning. “I think the key ingredient to any succes is being authentic. And to be a you should listen to yourself and get to know yourself.”

photo credits: EBU/Chloe Hashemi Sweden has won the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. Loreen managed to win the contest with “Tattoo”. The jury and the televoting audience disagreed this year: both had a clear winner. Sweden won with a landslide at the jury voting, while Finland did the same at the televoting. It is the second time that Loreen wins the Eurovision Song Contest. She first won it for Sweden in 2012 in Baku. Sweden now holds the record of most Eurovision victories alongside Ireland. “Thank you for this. This is for you!”, Loreen told the audience. Host Graham Norton reminds us that the next Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Sweden in the year of the 50 years anniversary of Abba’s victory. Here are the full results: Sweden, 583 Finland, 526 Israel, 362 Italy, 350 Norway, 268 Ukraine, 243 Belgium, 182 Estonia, 168 Australia, 151 Czechia, 129 Lithuania, 127 Cyprus, 126 Croatia, 123 Armenia, 122 Austria, 120 France, 104 Spain, 100 Moldova, 96 Poland, 93 Switzerland, 92 Slovenia, 78 Albania, 76 Portugal, 59 Serbia, 30 United Kingdom, 24 Germany, 18