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FAVORITE: The Kalush Orchestra from Ukraine is a soaring favorite. Here they are during the last dress rehearsal on Saturday. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB
Several «Norwegian» contributions
Norway is also “with” for two other countries:
Norwegian-Greek Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord from Ålesund sings the song “Die Together” as a representative of Greece, as number 17 in the record-breaking final.
The Czech Republic opens the ball with the group We Are Domi, where two of three members are Norwegian. They are Casper Hatlestad and Benjamin Rekstad. Vocalist in the electro-pop band is Dominika Hasek.
Give peace a chance
Give peace a chance, was the message from the opening number during this year’s Eurovision final in Turin, Italy.
The iconic John Lennon song was performed by the Italian project “Rockin’1000”, with over a thousand musicians playing and singing at the same time.
Ukraine’s favorite
Ukrainian Kalush Orchestra is considered as the clear favorite of gaming companies, right in front of Sweden.
The overall overview shows just hours before the final that Ukraine has a 60 percent chance of winning.
Sweden is considered to have a chance of winning of 11 percent, the United Kingdom 10 percent.
Ukraine is number twelve in the final.
The Eurovision final will probably be somewhat marked by the ongoing war in Ukraine. Russia has not been allowed to participate.
VG reviews song by song! Follow the verdict and judge for yourself:
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