Loreen and Johnny Logan duet ‘would be nice’, Eurovision winner says
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urovision winner Loreen has stated it “would be nice” to duet with Irish singer Johnny Logan – as the one two singers to win the competition twice.
The Swedish popstar claimed her second victory in Liverpool on Saturday with track Tattoo.
She turned the primary girl to win the competition twice, having first received in 2012 with Euphoria.
The solely different particular person with two Eurovision wins is Logan, who received in 1980 and 1987.
At a press convention after the ultimate, Loreen was requested if she would think about a venture with the Irish singer.
She stated: “If he wanted to, but what if he says no?
“That would be nice, a ballad maybe.”
Loreen’s win additionally means Sweden ties with Ireland for essentially the most track contest victories – with each claiming seven.
Asked why she thought Sweden was so profitable at track writing, she joked: “I don’t know if it’s the bad weather.
“If we had beaches we’d probably sit on them.”
She stated she thought Ukraine, which was unable to host this yr due to the Russian invasion, ought to “absolutely” have the possibility to host sooner or later and expressed her love for the nation.
This expertise was extra motherly and easy
She added: “It hurts me to see what’s going on.”
Asked by a Ukrainian journalist concerning the energy of creativity, she stated: “For me creativity is spirituality. It does things to us. It is a powerful tool. It can create movements. Look at John Lennon.”
She then sang the road “Imagine all the people”, from Lennon’s track written throughout the Vietnam War.
She added: “Art is our way of expressing and it is very spiritual because it makes us feel. So use it constructively and collectively we can do some good changes.”
The singer stated her expertise this yr had been completely different to 2012, when she “didn’t know to expect”.
She stated: “It’s like going back to a family, we have had an 11-year relationship, we know each other by now.
“This experience was more motherly and effortless.”