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Who were the winners of Eurovision 2013?

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Just because you finish first does not mean you were the actual winner… even at The Eurovision Song Contest: To decide who was this year’s biggest winner, you have to actually define what it means to ‘win Eurovision’. It’s not as simple as finishing in first place on the Saturday night. While ‘Only Teardrops‘ is going to stay in the Song Contest record books, after the National Final guest appearances with a playback tape, it’s unlikely we’ll hear again from Emmelie de Forest. While you can still hear ‘Euphoria‘ on the beaches of São Paulo, Denmark’s 2013 winner will be

Someone at The Guardian loves Winny Puhh

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In all the journalistic knee-jerk reactions, tired cliches, and urban myth that I expect from the UK mainstream media in any coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest, it always surprises me to see when a journalist actually gets the Contest, and little hints pop up in their writing that say to me they are a closet fan. Step forward Stuart Heritage of The Guardian… I think you are one of us… It remains to be seen whether Bonnie Tyler can match – or even beat – Englebert Humperdinck’s result, but she’s already got one thing going for her. My tip