She did enough to qualify last night, but can she do enough to win the contest?
Charlotte Perrelli who is representing Sweden has been crowned Eurovision champion before - in 1999 - and she has become the favourite to walk away with her 2008 song Hero. An anthemic pop song with a searing chorus, it’s another one of those Eurovision surprises, and although the almost regulatory key change and song composition are obvious, they don’t detract at all.
A BBC poll in which Eurovision fans from every competing country picked their top 10 songs saw the Swedish entry finish first, 62 points clear of Ukraine’s Ani Lorak, who has also been tipped for the top. Perelli’s song is so strong, though, you can almost see its performance ending in a flourish of pyrotechnics and glitter.
But, will Hero come to the rescue of Charlotte Perelli tomorrow night, or will the shady lady from Ukraine defeat the former Eurovision champion?
Tags: Eurovision, Music