Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Sweden wins with Loreen (for the second time)

The final of theEurovision Song Contest 2023 it was not a surprise, but a confirmation. The only performance of the evening presented and commented on as super favorites was that of Sweden. With the song Tattoosin fact, the singer Loreen takes victory at the event for the second time in her career (the first time happened in 2012 with Euphoria).

While Marco Mengoni qualifies in fourth place with Two lives, the vote of the public and of the national juries immediately showed a passionate love for this song that speaks of a lost love. On stage, two slabs are about to crush the performer, with a very strong symbolic gesture, but she reacts, with her clawed nails obtained – Loreen said it live – from her stones.

This The 39-year-old Swedish of Moroccan origins is a true marvel, not only artistic but also human. Deployed in favor of human rights, minorities and the LGBT + community to which she belongs, she considers herself an activist. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine you also participated in a charity event in Sweden for the benefit of the affected populations.

Although Tattoos has no political meaning in the strict sense, the words refer to a sense of hope, despite the estrangement of his love. He is goodbye, perhaps, but not goodbye. The message is universal: the only thing that matters is love, knowing that someone cares enough to become almost a tattoo on the skinthe bond is so strong.

The singer, who on Instagram boasts 420 thousand followers, describes this experience as “the best trip”, shows himself almost skinless in the flesh-colored latex suit, but then shows the boxing gloves. The rhythm of his music, defined as Scandi pop, is meant to be a hymn to self love, a tribute to one’s roots and a safe space.

Precisely during the outcome of the votes, he revealed that the apparent calm shown live was the result of meditation. How she got into a mystical bubble surrounded by her screams and noise only she knows, but in fact it allowed her to keep her nerve.

On social media she talks about a new journey, a different path, a beginning that sees her more mature, centered and profound. Many images of her show her in dark sunglasses and a leather jacket, driving, on the stairs or in nature, but there is so much tenderness behind that desperate cry of pain. And now all of Europe will be able to discover it.

in the victory ofEurovision Song Contest did not make any backlash, it outdistanced the competition immediately: Finland and Israel followed close behind. A star is (re)born: long live Loreen!

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