Second place in Eurovision is disappointing, despite its history, writes journalist Mari Pudas.
The Eurovision audience loved Käärijä, but Cha Cha Cha didn’t sink into the professional jury like Loreen. Elle Laitila
Anyone who has ever played sports knows how hard it is to come in second. That’s actually worse than finishing third. It can be comforted by the fact that it was not the last or something equally useless. And the Eurovision contest too.
Finland was the early favorite of the competition together with Loreen, and it is precisely the position of the early favorite that makes the defeat even more bitter. Finland had a chance to win, but did not win.
What if half a year ago it had been said that Finland would rank second in visas? The idea would have been considered incredible, Finland can’t rank so high now.
Then came the Wrapper and the song Cha Cha Cha. During the spring, the song became a phenomenon in Finland and as incomprehensible as it is, Käärijä also became a phenomenon in Liverpool.
It was heard by every television viewer at the latest when the audience in the Liverpool arena shouted Käärijä and Cha Cha Chat at the same time as Sweden lost full points.
The audience loved Käärijä, you could see it throughout the show. The audience loved Käärijä the most by far, but it wasn’t enough. The superiority was so overwhelming that it wouldn’t be a surprise if the rules were changed next year, and the Raades wouldn’t have such a shocking amount of power.
Many will surely remember what happened in the New Music competition when Erika Vikman became a phenomenon With cicciolinos did not win. The rules were changed and the weight of the councils dropped by half to 25 percent. Would this be possible? However, changes also occur in the wise. This year, the raode was completely waived in the semi-finals.
It is even in Ebu’s interest that the real favorite, the artist who created the phenomenon, wins. Now the result is downright embarrassing for Ebu. It is unlikely that it will want that in the future.