Sweden wins Eurovision Song Contest
Published May 26 2012, 23:22 BST | By Amy Bell
Sweden has emerged victorious in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 final.The country's entrant Loreen triumphed with dance track 'Euphoria', which claimed 372 points to top the board during tonight's event in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Buranovskiye Babushki came second with 'Party For Everybody', which earned the Russian grandmothers 259 points, while Serbian Željko Joksimović was third with his track 'Nije Ljubav Stvar', ending up with 214 points.
Irish entry Jedward failed to replicate 2011's top ten placing for their song 'Lipstick', with this year's 'Waterline' ending up in 19th place with 46 points.
The UK's Engelbert Humperdinck, however, had to settle for only 12 points for his performance of 'Love Will Set You Free', leaving him in second to last place, in front of Norway.
Humperdinck's position saw him fall short of Blue's 11th place success at last year's Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, Germany.
However, the crooner managed to top 'That Sounds Good To Me' by Josh Dubovie, which finished in last place at the 2010 competition in Oslo, Norway.
Watch Loreen perform 'Euphoria' below:
Loreen euphoria is unreal song...hav it on repeat flat out...hope it cums out in the uk charts and gets number 1 and hav it played out in nightclubs...crackin tune!!! :)
May 29th 2012 at 1:36am
Dissapointed, thought love will set you free deserved better- perhaps slot was poor and no one under 35 knows who Humpydinky is. Liked Italy, Russia and Moldova the best, but congrats Sweden.
May 28th 2012 at 10:41pm
Sweden had the best song simple as that, they deserved to win
May 28th 2012 at 8:07am(+1 like)
I mean no offence here.. but to me the person who was performing for Albania with Suus looked to me at the beginning like she was farting or something... It was her facial expressions...
Anyway... whether or not the UK was good or bad, it's more politics that it ever is going to be about the singing.
May 27th 2012 at 6:48pm(+1 like)
No-one has noted that Englebert?s performances in the Jury final on Friday was not his best. And that was when the juries awarded their points. However I don't agree that the juries vote on a different performance, it can only add to the confusion.
May 27th 2012 at 6:08pm(+3 likes)