Spain hopeful for success in Eurovision this weekend

THE annual Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Malmö, Sweden, this weekend. Thirty-nine countries will be competing, with Asturian group El Sueño de Morfeo representing Spain with their song, Contigo hasta el final (With You Until The End), sung in Spanish, while Bonnie Tyler has been chosen to head the UK’s entry, singing Believe In Me.

The song for Germany is Glorious by Cascada, which some claim was plagiarised from last year’s winning song Euphoria by Loreen of Sweden. Russia will be represented by Dina Garipova with What If; Norway’s entry is I Feed You My Love from chart-topper Margaret Berger, while Denmark will be represented by Emmelie de Forest singing Only Teardrops, with all these in English.

Hosts Sweden will be represented by Robin Stjernberg who beat 10 other contestants to appear in the contest with the song You, which is also sung in English. While Armenia will be among this year’s line-up of contestants, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Slovakia plus Turkey have all announced their withdrawal.