The classic question
The classic question the morning after the Eurovision Song Contest night is, did the right song win?My winner candidate was Russia and I hoped that Finland would do well enough to directly qualify for next year’s final. As it turned out, Finland did qualify directly… and Russia didn’t win. Because they came second and Finland won. In that respect, the right song didn’t win. But for once in my life, I’m not complaining!
I’m sure that the monster image got Lordi a lot of extra points, but it is also a fact that the song stood up against the competition so the points were deserved, one way or another (unlike Lithuania, who quite rightly got booed every time they scored high points).
One thing that also stands out this morning when reading the news across Europe is that it’s not only Finland who are happy - many other countries are celebrating Lordi’s victory as well. In particular, I don’t think that Finland has ever been as happy on Sweden’s behalf as Sweden is happy for Finland today!
It’s all thanks to Lordi!
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