Sweden’s Loreen makes history with Eurovision 2023 victory

Loreen, the Swedish pop singer, has won the Euro­vi­sion Song Con­test 2023 with her song “Tat­too”, a catchy bal­lad about a last­ing love. She beat 25 oth­er coun­tries in the final, held in Liv­er­pool, Eng­land, on behalf of war-torn Ukraine.

This is her sec­ond Euro­vi­sion win, after she tri­umphed in 2012 with “Eupho­ria”. She is the first woman and the sec­ond per­son ever to win the con­test twice, match­ing the record of Ire­land’s John­ny Logan. She also gave Swe­den its sev­enth Euro­vi­sion crown, tying with Ire­land for the most wins in the his­to­ry of the competition.

Loreen said she was “over­whelmed” and “sur­re­al” by her vic­to­ry, which was cel­e­brat­ed by fans in Swe­den and across Europe. She received 340 points from the jury and pub­lic votes, fol­lowed by Fin­land’s Kaar­i­ja with 277 points and Israel’s Noa Kirel with 250 points.

The Euro­vi­sion Song Con­test is a pop­u­lar annu­al event that show­cas­es diverse musi­cal acts from across the con­ti­nent and beyond. It is watched by mil­lions of view­ers around the world and often fea­tures extrav­a­gant and eccen­tric performances.

This year’s theme was “unit­ed by music”, reflect­ing the spir­it of sol­i­dar­i­ty and resilience amid the ongo­ing con­flict in Ukraine.

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