Norway won. I wouldn't have guessed. Honestly, I wouldn't've. Until, of course, the voting started and they got points from every country. After the first three countries had casted their's I still thought 'well, we have another 39 countries to go - it can still change'. I thought the same when ten countries had voted. When 20 countries had said their opinion I started to doubt, but still had hope. When Norway had a lead of 100 points I stopped hoping. They won with 387 points to Iceland's 218. That's not even funny to watch. (I did anyway, of course, but still. We haven't seen that since uhm... Finland won with Lordi in 2007.
They changed the voting system this year - "to end neighbour-votes" and I have to say that it did help quite a lot. Of course - we still gave out 12 points to Norway, but I think that's more because Swedes like a hobbit at a circus than because it was Norway.
Don't get me wrong here - I did like the song quite a lot - to my friends' horror - but I want a competition. They could just've skipped the whole voting and just given us the results.
Anyway, congratulations Norway - haven't seen you win since 1995 when Secret Garden won with Nocturne. I don't remember that. I suppose I was too young then - ten and a half really isn't old enough to remember such important things. The horrifying thing here is that I've heard that song many many times and I love it every time, but I had no idea it was a Eurovision-song. I really shouldn't call myself fanatic.
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