Alexander Rybak

Top 5 Greatest Eurovision Winners of the 21st Century

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  1. Loreen Euphoria (Sweden, 2012)

‘We’re going up, up, up, up, up, up!’ Euphoria is a song which is well-titled. A number 3 hit in the UK, it was also memorably performed in a Kate Bush-fashion ripe for lampooning years later in best interval act ever Love, Love, Peace, Peace. The song itself is a credible piece of electro pop which only narrowly missed out on our greatest ever winners list but did make it to the Melodifestivalen top 5.

  • Read on for reasons including Conchita rising like a phoenix, a fairytale and some flying on the wings of love

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TV PREVIEW: Eurovision Song Contest 2018 semi final 2 starring Jessica Mauboy

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WHEN?: 10/5/18

WHERE?: Altice Arena, Lisbon, Portugal

Semi 1 is the appetiser for a much stronger semi 2 where we find the first three of four potential winners.

  • Who’s through and who’s on the 1st plane out of Lisbon? Read on for our semi 2 predictions

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TV PREVIEW: Norway Melodi Grand Prix 2018

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WHEN? 7pm Saturday 10/3/18 on NRK (link at the bottom of the preview)

This year’s Norwegian selection includes a former Eurovision winner, a past entrant and the writer behind one of Scandinavia’s biggest groups of the 90s in its ranks.

  • Read on for our predictions for how these entries would do in Eurovision

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