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Sweden wins Eurovision

27 May 2012

Sweden has won the Eurovision Song festival. Loren emerged as the clear winner in the competition performing her song "Euphoria". More than a hundred million viewers watched the final of the contest on television.

The 28-year-old pop singer delighted viewers dancing barefoot as she sang.

Azerbaijan, the host of this year's festival, showed to the world that it was able to organise a major world event although the ocassion also put a spotlight on some of the challenges facing the country in the field of human rights and governance.

source: commonspace.eu

picture: Sweden's Loren and her team celebrating their victory at Eurovision 2012. (Reuters)

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