There was a huge cheer inside the Stadthalle in Vienna when Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen performed Finland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. "Liekinheitin" is the current favourite among the entries to win the contest.
Tonight's Eurovision broadcast went almost without a hitch. Israel's Noam Bettan doesn't seem to have been booed as much as before - at least not any boos heard on the TV broadcast. However, there was some picture distortion during the Czech Republic's performance and Daniel Zizka may have to sing again at the end, the EBU announced.
Felicia is climbing
Felicia will perform "My System" as the twentieth artist in the order. After fainting in the box on Saturday night, she has rested, stood through the flag parade at the rehearsal - and drunk a lot of water.
Believe me, I've been there, she said when she met fans earlier today.
She has also climbed two places in the odds and is now tipped to take thirteenth place.
Finland favorites
Finland is currently ahead in the odds, but bookmakers say Australia, Greece or Israel could still win. In addition, Bulgaria has sailed up to third place on the charts on Saturday. The fast-paced dance number to “Bangaranga” was created by Swede Fredrik “Benke” Rydman and the dancers are all Swedish.
The question is whether the Swedish people can still feel satisfied with a win for Lampenius. She was born in Helsinki, but has lived in Sweden since 2002, is married to a Swedish man and Swedish is her native language - because she is Finnish-Swedish just like the guys in KAJ.
“Want to win”
It looks like things could get worse for Felicia, who could possibly end up outside the top ten. But "My system" outclassed all other entries in the Swedish Melodifestivalen and Felicia herself has declared that she is a winner.
Fourth place on the odds is taken by Israel, whose participation in the competition has led several countries, including Ireland and Spain, to boycott Eurovision this year in protest.
There have also been some protests in Vienna this week. On Saturday afternoon, a demonstration against Israel's participation was held a stone's throw from the Wiener Stadthalle arena. Organizers had expected around 3,000 participants, but only around 300 braved the rain and cold.
Facts: The starting order in the Eurovision Song Contest
1. Denmark: Søren Torpegaard Lund – "Before we go home"
2. Germany: Sarah Engels – “Fire”
3. Israel: Noam Bettan – “Michelle”
4. Belgium: Essyla – “Dancing on the ice”
5. Albania: Alis – “Nân”
6. Greece: Akylas – “Ferto”
7. Ukraine: Leléka – “Ridnym”
8. Australia: Delta Goodrem – “Eclipse”
9. Serbia: Lavina – “Kraj mene”
10. Malta: Aidan – “Bella”
11. Czech Republic: Daniel Zizka – “Crossroads”
12. Bulgaria: Dara – “Bangaranga”
13. Croatia: Lelek – "Andromeda"
14. UK: Look Mum No Computer – "Eins, zwei, drei"
15. France: Monroe – “Regarde!”
16. Moldova: Satoshi – “Viva, Moldova!”
17. Finland: Linda Lampenius x Pete Parkkonen – "Liekinheitin"
18. Poland: Alicja – “Pray”
19. Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – “Sólo quiero más”
20. Sweden: Felicia – “My system”
21. Cyprus: Antigoni - "Jalla"
22. Italy: Sal Da Vinci – “Per sempre sì”
23. Norway: Jonas Lovv – "Ya ya ya"
24. Romania: Alexandra Capitanescu – “Choke me”
25. Austria: Cosmo – “Tanzschein”
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