Audience riddles
Did Sweden win the Eurovision Song Contest fairly?
After Lauren won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, some fans noticed anomalies. Some accuse the organizers of playing a fixed game.
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On Saturday, singer Lauren won Sweden’s Eurovision Song Contest for the second time. Thus, the 2024 edition will take place in Sweden.
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Fans are now criticizing on Twitter that Sweden’s victory was planned. The rumor arose because Lauren was already wearing a stand mic before announcing the winner, which she wore earlier in her performance.
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The ESC organization is also accused of wanting to go to Sweden next year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ABBA. They won the Eurovision Song Contest for their home country in 1974 with the song Waterloo.
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Lauren competed with her song “Tattoo” and actually led the rankings after the country voted. Most recently it won by 583 points.
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But towards the end, the race turns volatile with Finnish actor Käärijä and his song “Cha Cha Cha Cha.” In the end, the 29-year-old lost to his rival with 526 points.
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Remo Forer represented Switzerland at Liverpool this year, but he came only 20th with his “Watergun”, with 93 points.
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After Lauren’s victory in the Eurovision Song Contest, criticism arose on Twitter, with fans accusing the organization of fraud.
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The competition is said to have been conceived in such a way as to allow Sweden to host the next ESC in 2024 – just in time for ABBA’s 50th anniversary.
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By defeating Sweden, Lorraine is the first woman to compete twice in ESC and take home the trophy twice.
The singer, Lauren, celebrated on Saturday Historic victory in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. This makes the 39-year-old the first music competition winner to compete twice in ESC and win the cup both times for Sweden. In 2012, the singer won the Glass Microphone for ESC with her hit song “Euphoria”.
But Lauren’s victory is now upsetting many fans on Twitter. There is even talk of an ESC-side framed game. The organization is accused of allowing Sweden to win the public vote so that the next edition can be held there, as Swedish band ABBA 2024 celebrates its 50th anniversary as winner. In 1974, the quartet performed their song “Waterloo” and not only won the ESC title, but it was also a huge hit all over the world.
Lauren’s head mic fuels the speculation
The cheating theories were motivated by the fact that prior to announcing her victory, Lauren was already wearing the head microphone she had previously used on her show. Because whoever wins the competition can perform his song a second time after announcing the arrangement. «Have you ever given Lauren a mic head for her performance? Or is this just for the interview and you need two microphones for that? commented one fan.
Other ESC fans are also suspicious on Twitter. One user writes: “The producers (ESC) have thought about how Sweden can win so they can stage the competition in time for ABBA’s 50th anniversary.”
Another user also finds explicit words: “This memory of ABBA and Sweden’s victory seems a bit random to me.”
Lauren narrowly wins
A total of 26 countries competed in the ESC Final in Liverpool and sang for the Glass Cup. During the country’s vote, Lauren topped the rankings with 277 points with her winning song “Tattoo”, followed by Italy and Israel. When the public vote came, It became a neck-and-neck race with Finland. Recently, Sweden eliminated their opponent, singer Käärijä, by 57 points and took home the title with a total of 583 points.
Switzerland was represented at the 2023 edition of the ESC by 20-year-old Remo Fourier. He scored with “Watergun”. Twentieth place in the final with 92 points.
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