tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62581884734860030492024-03-19T10:26:07.644-04:00Wise Words for YouDavid Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.comBlogger3475125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-14986360378175910232024-03-19T10:25:00.001-04:002024-03-19T10:25:16.231-04:00 Thought of the Day: Roar loud and proud, just like the tiger! <p><br /></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🦁" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta/1/16/1f981.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🔥" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t50/1/16/1f525.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This magnificent creature reminds us that strength and resilience lie within us all. Despite facing challenges and adversity, the tiger perseveres, adapts, and continues to thrive. <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🌟" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/te0/1/16/1f31f.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span></span></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;">May we draw inspiration from the tiger's unwavering spirit and unrelenting determination. May we too roar loud and proud, overcoming obstacles and standing tall in the face of adversity. <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; font-family: inherit; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="💪" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t6c/1/16/1f4aa.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span></span></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a style="cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span>Remember, just like the tiger, we are capable of greatness. Let's unleash our inner strength and let our roar be heard!</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzqHOE2WobDb5EOgcUWzInrpAELViy3z5oa2Si9DL1bVvwjWzvfwLVI10WWoYxdzUQ-yQvrrSu0QQqLeia_IWKv4jhU0Of_god0lm-K-LV9i6fQzTExA3dVK8CY5MvrLQSmMW1bIER_vgQ-Qy1GJmb9D2FOBTRqooQCO7cyyXPeoKw8leXTT95PvHnLjQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="512" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzqHOE2WobDb5EOgcUWzInrpAELViy3z5oa2Si9DL1bVvwjWzvfwLVI10WWoYxdzUQ-yQvrrSu0QQqLeia_IWKv4jhU0Of_god0lm-K-LV9i6fQzTExA3dVK8CY5MvrLQSmMW1bIER_vgQ-Qy1GJmb9D2FOBTRqooQCO7cyyXPeoKw8leXTT95PvHnLjQ" width="192" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div></div>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-8445633736916338952024-02-27T23:13:00.004-05:002024-02-28T00:56:28.551-05:00Back to Strength<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhRR9VBIn14wwxTuOTHqxi_cZhY1WtSZ7YQE8VVH7TItSGaUxS3tsVbqR_Bl2Dtidzd0t-59FoMqLDtYeeOFeQp89h_jQM711yXSjMZzo72qKdUrK9IhkpZw8Hsj1AmkOuZWYTNitBzNjVqXS6IoIeE5L9TN0_3Oj1p3-igz0TrTAvzK2rDptKARFJQk/s500/1000005167-fotor-bg-remover-20240202155916.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhRR9VBIn14wwxTuOTHqxi_cZhY1WtSZ7YQE8VVH7TItSGaUxS3tsVbqR_Bl2Dtidzd0t-59FoMqLDtYeeOFeQp89h_jQM711yXSjMZzo72qKdUrK9IhkpZw8Hsj1AmkOuZWYTNitBzNjVqXS6IoIeE5L9TN0_3Oj1p3-igz0TrTAvzK2rDptKARFJQk/s320/1000005167-fotor-bg-remover-20240202155916.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">For many years, I have overcome a lot and trust me when you seen my journey, you will be saying, "That's one hell of a journey." From the outset, all seemed normal, normal in the context that everything was good. The difficulty was adapting and adapting to change, which at times, I often found difficult. Wise Words for You started in 2012 after my late Nan died and even then I never thought of blogging, but I did and along the way I did experiment with having others help me by contributing their wisdom. </span><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I'm forever grateful for Alan Jones; my mentor, my tutor, my work colleague and most of all, a great friend. His skills in everything just shows anything is possible and with his posts he shared with me helped me grow me more. Then there was Rick Waid, whom I met through Alan, and this friendship was unique as I was Alan's Web Administrator for his radio show entitled, The Real Twilight Zone, and this gave me the audience to reach further than my home country, that being the UK. Yes, I am still proud to be British! In fact I will always remain British. So, to those people who tried to identify me as: "You need to be this" or "Why can't you be more like me?" Well, I'm sorry to dismiss you, but "I am David and I am always going to be ME" and that's how I like to encourage people is to realize their true potential in themselves. Lastly, I like to thank the late great Roger "Profoundly" Briggs. He contributed such a lot and even from his sick bed he made posts to this Blog to inspire others. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Now I hate being serious but there is a dark element to this writing but not everything was straight forward. Yes, to the outside I showed I was strong, but I made challenging choices and me believing that it would benefit changed certain aspects around my ethos. At the time it was used to Share a Wise Word or Two, but I sadly cut back on people contributing to the blog. This was difficult, but to maintain that "keep everyone happy" I did this. I hate the choices I made, okay I sacrificed a lot and even gave up living in the UK to follow what I genuinely thought was good. It was often said I should have stayed in the UK but I didn't. Five years did look good to those people but to the ones on my side they was scared and worried as I was on the other side of the pond.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Now the year is 2024 and I'm now able to be myself again, I'm able to write this and share that my Wise Words for You blog is back. My health is better and I'm in a stable place where I can help others with the experience I have of understanding. I'm grateful for the person I am now because of my Catgirl and her fur babies which now is part of my life.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Wise Words for You is back and I believe it's going to be better! My past is the past, I'm here, I'm strong, I'm older and I'm definitely more wiser. I'm back to strength and I'm back to me being me not "My name is David" because I am David!! <br /></span> <p></p></div>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-77902028968454949452024-01-22T11:14:00.002-05:002024-02-27T12:19:44.082-05:00Monday Growth<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Monday!</span></div></div>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-59955932117013349092023-07-12T10:00:00.001-04:002024-02-27T12:20:23.829-05:00Becoming Flawesome<p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE6QSVv3ux5766cXNCVp8uP7N1WxyC-eTeA7wHf5Jukon50CN1DYn_MC-eagrjx34x46NWQZU4s2_dak65lXrEvYtCPvcJGIz8Ud9xmNyBAEw0uW4OpThKy5kQWth-EhsseF7Fx9iPut_7tXnmzKVS25kbMnRfT2pTUO02gwvO4185enR41MuAkGy/s1280/book-image-home-page-min.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1280" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE6QSVv3ux5766cXNCVp8uP7N1WxyC-eTeA7wHf5Jukon50CN1DYn_MC-eagrjx34x46NWQZU4s2_dak65lXrEvYtCPvcJGIz8Ud9xmNyBAEw0uW4OpThKy5kQWth-EhsseF7Fx9iPut_7tXnmzKVS25kbMnRfT2pTUO02gwvO4185enR41MuAkGy/w400-h340/book-image-home-page-min.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Becoming Flawesome: Book Synopsis</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Book Details</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Becoming Flawesome, copyrighted by Kristina Mänd-Lakhiani, working subtitle ‘The</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Key to Living an Imperfectly Authentic Life’ will be published by HayHouse in the</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">summer of 2023.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The material will be available for purchase in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Pre-sales are currently only facilitated by Mindvalley platforms.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Book Structure</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Becoming Flawesome spans over 280 pages and contains eight unique parts, each</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">containing four to ten subsections.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Every chapter is closed with reflection points and exercises to encourage the readers to</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">dive deep into the essence of who they truly are, what their values are, and how to</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">navigate an oftentimes overwhelming world.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Contents</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Part I. The Path Back to You</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The authenticity of the Second Degree</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Are You Lost?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Living with Perfectionism, aka Hermione Syndrome</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Success Is Not the Destination</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The Myth of Hustling</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“Surfing” as an Antidote to Hustling</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Part II. Finding Your Own Truth</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The Red Pill</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Buzzwords Come with Baggage</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Authenticity Is Internal</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Vulnerability and Crocodile Tears</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Calling Out the Critic</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Starving Your Delusions</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">7/280</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Part III. Switching Off Autopilot</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Escaping the Rut</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The Power of Habits</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Don’t Force It</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A Better Fuel</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">How Does Transformation Happen?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">One Step at a Time</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Part IV. The Art of Imperfection</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Who Are You?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The Paradox of the Masks</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">When Your Avatars Don’t See Eye to Eye</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">You Cannot Shame Yourself Out of Being You</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Defense Mechanisms: We All Have Them</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A Weapon of Love</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Emotional First Aid</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">No One Wants Your Perfection</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A Pointless Sacrifice</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Dodging Impostor Syndrome</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Part V. Honesty</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">8/280</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Paradigm Shift Starts with a Decision</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Let’s Be Honest About Honesty</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Self-Honesty</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">There Is No Spoon</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Stop Faking It</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Using Honesty Safely</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Part VI. Kindness</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A Healing Tandem</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Self-Kindness</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Self-Care vs. Self-Love</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">You Cannot Overdose on Self-Love</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Part VII. Courage</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A Leap of Faith</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Avoiding the Indecision Trap</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Overthinking Your Fear</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Can You Undo Your Transformation?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Your Journey Belongs to You</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Part VIII. Living Flawesomely</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">9/280</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">A New Life</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Happiness Is a Skill</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The Dangers of Trying Too Hard</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The World Is Your Reflection</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">No One Needs Fixing</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Conclusion: There Are No Recipes in Life</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">An Introduction to Becoming Flawesome</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Perfection. We all dream of living by it, feeling it, being it...</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And it is in the name of perfection, we demonize our flaws, make ourselves ‘less-than,’</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">and render ourselves vulnerable to the shame of not being good enough.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">We live in a society that subliminally encourages us to wear metaphorical masks, slay</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">our inner sadness, and ignore our imperfections, or as Kristina refers to them, her</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">‘dragons.’</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Even within the world of personal development and spirituality, toxic</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">perfectionism lurks in the shadows.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">In Kristina’s upcoming book Becoming Flawesome, she reflects on her own story, her</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">battle against perfectionism, and what it took for her to return to what she now deems</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">to be her most authentic self.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Readers can expect to be taken on a psychological tour through the inner building</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">blocks of their own self-love and authenticity in order to create a home within</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">themselves.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Throughout Becoming Flawesome, as well as being challenged to answer some of the</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">most difficult questions about themselves, readers are provided with all the tools and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">techniques they would ever need for a life lived in happiness, power, and emotional</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">mastery.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Being described as “10 years worth of therapy in one book,” Becoming Flawesome is</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">a celebration of our whole selves, warts and all, and the glory that is to be found in living</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">in our truth.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Book Highlights</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Becoming Flawesome brings about many questions within the reader, and covers a</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">wide range of topics. As is aligned with Kristina’s values regarding the quality of a truly</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">great book, Becoming Flawesome is a journey, rather than a destination.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Describing the contents of the book on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Twitter as well as delving into the content via emails could be challenging for a</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">copywriter who has not read the manuscript.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">For this reason, copywriters may use the following book highlights as hooks.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">In Becoming Flawesome, Kristina takes readers by the hand and heart through the</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">following paradigms:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">● The dark, controversial side of ‘personal growth,’ and the insecurities that thrive</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">on it</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">● What authenticity actually is, beyond the buzz</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">● Self-care vs self-love, and why you need both</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">● The ‘Hermione Syndrome,’ and how to diagnose if you’re secretly suffering from</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">it</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">● How to create aligned lifestyle habits that stick</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">● Why the more you judge others, the more you judge yourself</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">● Societal masks, and how to remove them from your psyche</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">● Imposter syndrome in the world of high-flyers</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">● Emotional literacy: how to cope with strong, painful emotions healthily</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Topics covered in the book:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">● vulnerability, authenticity, self-criticism, habits, quality of life, optimism,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">awareness, perfection, imperfection, social roles and masks, healing,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">self-acceptance, defense mechanisms, dealing with emotions, healing,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">happiness, courage, lifestyle, self-care, self-love, healing, philosophy, honesty,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">entrepreneurship.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Quotes</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">1. Authenticity will become your trusty passport on the path back to yourself.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">2. Vulnerability is like chocolate - too much of a good thing can become bad. Too much</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">vulnerability isn’t a vulnerability, rather, it’s tyranny - an unhealthy unloading of emotion.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">3. The only person whose rejection you have to fear is your own. As long as you can accept</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">yourself, the world has no choice but to accept you as well. And if it doesn’t, you won’t give a</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">damn anyway.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">4. But what if that resistance you feel is your heart and intuition giving you signals that you are</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">going full speed ahead...in the wrong direction?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">5. And that, I believe, is why so many people struggle with self-love and self-acceptance.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Because the object of their self-love is an idea in their heads. That version of themselves</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">doesn’t actually exist yet. And the further that idea is from the Real You, the harder it is to</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">love yourself</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">6. It is on the top of Mount Olympus when you are left alone with the ultimate truth...and your</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">demons for company.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">7. You will see clearly only that which you are looking for.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">8. Solving a deeply painful problem is like peeling off layers of an onion. You’ll get to the teary</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">part, but first, you’ll have to take off those old, dry outer layers.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">9. I believe the biggest problem of contemporary society is emotional analgesia. We learn</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">to ignore emotional pain, focusing on the positive and demanding good vibes only, slapping</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">on band-aids and popping paracetamols to feel better, while our lives break and deteriorate</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">from undetected trauma.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">10. The people that you love do not need your sacrifice - they want you to be happy. Not only is</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">your sacrifice of personal happiness is pointless, but it is also a heavy burden on those for</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">whom you so selflessly want to make the offering.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">11. Our brain is like an overbearing parent who wants their child to be safe at any cost. Or a</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">slightly creepier analogy - it is like our own personal matrix keeping us content and unaware.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">So, it would be right to say that self-deception is not really you lying to yourself, but your</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">brain tricking you into viewing the world in a way that is most beneficial to you.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">12. You only have a problem with other people to the extent that you have a problem with</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">yourself.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">13. Change is not a natural consequence of pain, it is a sign of healing.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">14. You will charge your phone not out of love for this particular piece of machinery, but because</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">you wouldn’t be able to use it if its battery was flat.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">15. Self-care is about surviving, while self-love is about thriving.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">16. As cliché as it may be, indecision is, in and of itself, a decision.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">17. It is because you feel shame or guilt for prioritizing yourself that it is so intimidating to voice</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">your priorities to the world.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">18. They say that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but so is the ugliness, the irritation, and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">the disgust.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">19. And that, my friends, is how transformation happens - it is when your knowledge is lived</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">through your experience, or when your experience is supported by your knowledge. But</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">ultimately - you will always need both.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">20. But having emotions, wearing masks, and playing roles aren’t the issue. The real problem</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">arises when you start identifying yourselves with them and forget who you truly are - who the</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">real ‘you’ is hiding behind those decorations.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">21. Your dragons will not cease to exist, no matter how well you build the walls of spirituality</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">around them.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">22. Compromise is often the epitome of indecision.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">23. I hate to share unfashionable news, but deception is human nature.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">24. We lie to bridge the gap between reality and how we would actually like it to be.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">25. Honesty is a sharp weapon. And you have to learn to use it properly before you start wielding</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">it.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">26. I believe that happiness is of the greatest importance. But not only this - I believe that</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">happiness must be actively trained as a skill.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">27. You can be kind when you are sad, grieved, upset, and angry. You can always be kind.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Always.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">28. Like the princess and the pea, your ego will get bruised even if the pea of bad news is</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">hidden under layers and layers of down and feather</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">29. If kindness is at the heart of the message, the wound will start healing as soon as the blow is</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">dealt.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">30. Honesty, no matter how necessary, has to be laden with kindness. For honesty without</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">kindness is mean, cruel, and unhelpful.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">31. Honesty and kindness have to go in tandem since neither is any good without the other.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">32. Your success is proportional to the size of your comfort zone.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">33. People don’t like being on the receiving end of charity and, furthermore, despise mercy. They</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">may need gratuitous help sometimes, but humans of all kinds and sorts, even the most</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">miserable and marginalized creatures, have dignity and a keen sense of self.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">34. If misery is what you have, then misery is all you can afford to give and when you give</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">misery, it doesn’t magically turn into abundance once it changes hands.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">35. Your relationship with the world is a reflection of your relationship with yourself.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">36. You will do this world a great favor if you allow yourself to prioritize your own happiness.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">37. I was 40 when I started suspecting that I was living a lie. Not a bad lie. Not a complete and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">utter lie. Just a little pretending, a mask here and there, a little playing along to fit in</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">38. And if we accept this utopian world as a possibility, how much would we actually want to be</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">stuck in it? Imagine an overexposed photograph with lots of light and no shadows - it may</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">look gloriously lit, but without shadows, without depth, without perspective, it will feel flat and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">two-dimensional. Flat, like a flat line on an ECG machine - stone-cold dead.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Book Endorsements</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Becoming Flawesome is a roadmap to deep self-awareness, radical self-acceptance</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">and genuine self-love. An inspiring read for any individual prepared to embark on a</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">journey towards their truest selves."</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">- Dr. Shefali</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The New York Times bestselling author and clinical psychologist</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“Becoming Flawesome is like 10 years’ worth of therapy in one book. I would encourage</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">every single woman who has ever doubted herself to read this book 2023.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">- Amy White, Editor</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Get ready to embark on a life-changing journey with 'Flawesome' - the ultimate guide to</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">unlocking your authentic self. Written in a captivating, relatable, and witty style, Kristina</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">takes you on a journey to uncover the power of your imperfections and redefine your</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">definition of success. This is not your average self-help book, it's a brilliant, raw, and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">honest exploration of the human experience, that produces real transformation.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Kristina's personal story and authenticity shine through every page, making her</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">message all the more powerful. You won't be able to put this book down. Prepare to</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">laugh, cry, and exhale with liberation as you read this book - it's like it was written just</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">for you. It's a must-read for anyone looking to experience the freedom of living</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">authentically and flawesomely. Trust me, it will change your life."</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">- Florencia Andrés</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Best-selling author of 4 books, winner of the “Golden Book award”; Coach of</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Sports Champions, Celebrities, and CEOs.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">"Becoming Flawsome is a refreshingly honest, insightful, and liberating book... one</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">which frees you from the prison of beliefs and values guaranteed to destroy your Spirit</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">and gently walks you back to the safety sanity and lasting success of your heart"</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">- Sonia Choquette</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The New York Times bestselling author of</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The Answer is Simple; Love yourself Live your Spirit.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Becoming Flawesome</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The Key to Living an Imperfectly Authentic Life</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Introduction</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Let’s Begin</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a good book has to start with a proper introduction.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And by “proper” I mean that it has to prime the reader for the journey, raise excitement and set</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">expectations, explain the process, and make reading the book an experience both profitable and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">smooth. After all, we are about to spend some time together on this journey.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Therefore, I was not surprised when on the first meeting with my publisher I was asked if I</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">would consider writing a proper introduction to my book. You see—the original manuscript started</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">with a story of me pondering my future book while standing in the shower, warm water running</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">down my back, and my finger absentmindedly drawing random patterns on the fogged-up glass.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I started this book during the long years of successive COVID confinements, and I was planning</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">to self-publish it because I wanted the freedom to make decisions about the book—how to write,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">what to write, what stories to include, what kind of experience to offer to my reader. So, naturally, it</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">wasn’t following any universally acknowledged truths or conventions.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Yet, by the time I had to present my book-baby to the world, I felt that I wanted to give it the</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">best possible future, and I had to face the big decision between my heart and my brain: Will it be</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">self-published (heart), or will I work with a traditional publisher (brain)? Going the traditional way</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">meant facing more choices between my quirky and obstinate self-expression and conventional</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">ways of doing things.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">This book is about finding your way back to yourself, about understanding who you really are,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">accepting your dents and scratches, your quirky uniqueness, and even your flaws. It is about</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">thriving in being unapologetically you, most flawesomely.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">This book has been through the hands of several editors ever since I put the last stop on its</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">original manuscript. This journey has been both emotional and transformative for me. I had to face</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">my biggest dragon by far—my obstinate need for pure self-expression—over and over again.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">When do you follow convention, and when do you stick to your own principles and values?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">There is no simple answer to this question, except you have to learn to balance.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">If you follow all the rules that your peers expect you to follow, you bet all there is on a slim</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">chance of the grand prize, but you do it at the price of your own unique self-expression. At times, I</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">felt like I had to “sell my soul to the devil” for a chance at success.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">But if you obstinately stick to your own unique quirks and principles, you might end up being</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">unheard and misunderstood so universally that there is no point in writing a book. For it is the</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">readers who make a writer. Without the readers, a book is just a private diary.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Reader, will you judge me if I tell you that this book is a delicate balance between convention</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">and my own uniqueness? Of course, I want you to succeed. But I cannot give you the proper</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">introduction to my book because every book is a journey. This book has been my journey, and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">now it is yours. I walked my path to my true self, to understand what makes me truly me . . .</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">and what of that unique quirkiness is simply noise. You see, your flaws and your dragons are there</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">for a reason—they make you who you are, but they also hold the key to your biggest value, to</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">your mightiest strengths, if you choose to look your dragons in the eye.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Now I am hoping that you will take this journey with me to your unique destination—to find</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">the path back to you. I will be your companion on this journey, but it is yours to take.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">So why wouldn’t I tell you what’s ahead? Imagine if Gandalf told Bilbo Baggins that on his</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">journey, he would encounter trolls, go through a perilous enchanted forest, and face a dragon in a</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">faraway mountain.1 Wouldn’t that be a bit of a spoiler?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I want you to take this journey back to you without any spoilers, with an open heart, and trust</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">that the destination is going to be worth your effort. Because becoming flawesome is the best gift</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">you can give to yourself.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">So, if you are ready, let’s begin!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Chapter 1</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">AUTHENTICITY OF THE SECOND DEGREE</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">The reward for conformity was that everyone liked you except yourself.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">— RITA MAE BROWN</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“I’ve missed you,” said my friend when I walked into the office one day. Without even thinking, I</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">blurted out: “I missed me too!”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I said it, and suddenly, like a vinyl record that had been forcefully stopped with a screeching</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">sound, I paused and gasped. I was missing myself. Myself?!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Don’t get me wrong. I was fully functional and operating at 100 percent. I was showing up in</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">the office, attending meetings, going to events and costume parties, speaking on stage, hanging</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">out with friends, and being an engaged parent. Some even called me an inspiration.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">But I was moving around in a fog, living my life but, actually, just whiling away the time given to</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">me. And while my life was happening, I was missing one important ingredient—myself.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">When did I slip away and move on without noticing the missing protagonist of my own movie?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I was 40 when I started suspecting that I was living a lie. Not a bad lie. Not a complete and utter</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">lie. Just a little pretending—a mask here and there, a little playing along to fit in.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Just about . . . 5 percent of a lie. And 95 percent true.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">But can one be 95 percent honest and authentic? I think that authenticity and honesty are</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">absolutes. Authenticity is binary. You are either authentic or not. And so is honesty—you are either</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">honest or not. You cannot be mostly honest. Or mostly authentic.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">There is this funny exchange in one of my favorite novels by Bulgakov, The Master and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Margarita. The exchange happens between the main antagonist, Woland, and a manager of a</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">restaurant. Woland says that the fish in the restaurant is rotten, and the manager replies: “It was</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">delivered yesterday, it was second-degree fresh.” To which Woland replies: “There’s only one</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">degree of freshness—the first, which makes it also the last. If the fish is second-degree fresh, it</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">means it’s rotten.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And so, by the age of 40, I was done with the “second-degree authenticity.” I longed to be</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">myself, fully, unapologetically, 100 percent.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I was lost. And I wanted to find the path back to myself.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Reflection Points</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Throughout this book, I am going to invite you to pause for a moment and ask yourself</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">questions. I call such exercises “moments of introspection.” I believe that true growth is fuelled by</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">curiosity. It is not my ideas that matter, but the questions you ask yourself.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And the first question that I invite you to ask yourself is this:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Why did you decide to read this book?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">What made you pick up a book about becoming flawesome and living authentically? Curiosity?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Advertising? Your own questions that you are trying to find answers to? And what do you expect to</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">achieve by reading this book?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Your journey back to yourself is yours to take, and its success depends on how committed you</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">are to this path.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Chapter 2</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">ARE YOU LOST?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Sometimes when you lose your way, you find yourself.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">— MANDY HALE</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“How are the kids doing?”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">I’m used to this question. It is civil and a very common way to start a conversation with someone</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">who is a parent. I don’t mind such icebreakers, and, like any parent, I like to talk about my children.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">However, I know full well that people don’t want to hear long accounts of how someone else’s</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">children are doing at school, about their achievements in sports or music, and other such details.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Especially those without kids themselves. They are quite happy with a short summary:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“Hayden is taller than me now and speaks in a deep voice. And they are doing great, of course.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Then there comes an awkward pause and the sideways tilt, their body language screaming that the</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">conversation is over.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">My kids are an important part of my life, and I love my children more than anything. I am a very</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">engaged parent—I spend time with my kids, I ask questions, I know their friends, their events and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">deadlines; I know what interests them, what they like, and what they don’t like.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">My kids are an important part of my life. But they are not all that there is in my life. I have my</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">work, my mission. I have my company, my team. I’m a writer and an author. I have friends, and I</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">travel the world. I have interests, and I am curious about life, politics, social issues—so many</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">things!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Every time this used to happen to me, I would flare up internally. “Why do you only ask me</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">about my children? Can we talk about other things? Do you know other things in my life are important to me?”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And then the Good Mom in me would start shaming the Obstinate Attention Seeker. “You love</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">your kids. You are a good mother. What are you upset about? Are you upset that people don’t</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">know that you do other things besides mothering? How dare you feel incomplete?! Being a mother</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">is so important. It is your ego. Shut up and be happy!”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">What brilliant advice! And completely useless.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Have you ever felt guilty for what you feel? Have you ever thought that you are not supposed</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">to feel what you feel–that it is somehow wrong or inappropriate?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“I shouldn’t feel upset because of such a trifle—there is a lot of real suffering in the world.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“I shouldn’t feel so worried about this situation—I know I’m just overthinking.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“I shouldn’t feel so angry with this person—I choose love.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“I shouldn’t feel so down for no reason—I have so much to be grateful for.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“I shouldn’t feel so misunderstood for not being acknowledged—I don’t need external</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">validation.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“I shouldn’t feel so excited about being praised—I don’t need external validation.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“I shouldn’t feel so heartbroken—this person wasn’t good for me.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“I shouldn’t feel so bored with my kids/friends/family—I love them.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“I shouldn’t feel so bored with my work—I love what I do.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“I shouldn’t feel so unmotivated—I have to cheer up.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And so it goes. You internally say, “I shouldn’t feel . . .” and you fill in the blank.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">How often do you tell yourself that you should be feeling something entirely different from what</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">you are actually feeling at that moment? And when you catch yourself with an unwanted feeling,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">what do you do with it? Do you tell yourself how you are supposed to be feeling instead? Do you</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">force yourself to shake it off, cheer up, get over it, and rise above it?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">That is how we are used to dealing with adversity. That is what we are told. Depending on the</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">situation, your advice might be absolutely appropriate. But good advice must come at a good time.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And the timing of such advice may be a little premature when you are forcing it at a time when what</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">you are feeling is the exact opposite.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">People have a funny tendency to brush over the unpleasant and the uncomfortable, and to</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">rush straight into how it is supposed to be in a perfect world. And if we don’t have the skill to deal</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">with the unpleasant and the uncomfortable, we try to push through it, rush over to the other side,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">and force it out of our system. We make ourselves feel bad for what we feel—this is how we lose</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">ourselves.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">You cannot shame and guilt yourself out of what you feel. It doesn’t work like that. We’ll go</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">deeper into unwanted feelings and how to deal with them in Part IV of this book. Meanwhile, let’s</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">come back to our original question: How did you become a missing person in your own life?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Reflection Points</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Over the next few days, pay attention to your thoughts and catch yourself whenever you think</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">that what you are feeling is somehow “wrong.” Ask yourself these questions:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">• What am I feeling right now?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">• What do I not like about this feeling?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">• What would I like to feel instead?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">• How does this contradiction make me feel?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">You can start a journal and write down all your realizations at the end of each day. It will help</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">you get clarity, integrate new ideas, and get unlost by becoming better at recognizing how you</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">really feel.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Conclusion</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">THERE ARE NO RECIPES IN LIFE</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Life is simple and deep, but we make it shallow and complicated.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">— VEENA</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“So, what is your recipe for a happy life?” was the final question of the interview. I had been</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">invited to a morning show on an Estonian radio station. It was a beautiful conversation, and the</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">final question was probably meant for me as a hint to give a bit of inspiration to the listeners. Yet</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">what could I have replied? I am pathologically honest, I cannot throw out feel-good phrases and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">cheerful clichés just to please someone—anyone, really. And so I gave the only possible</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">answer—what I really truly thought was the case—that there is no recipe, there are no one-size-fits</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">all, happily-ever-after ending.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And if you do happen to come across a one-size-fits-all, happily-ever-after recipe for</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">happiness, it is just as fictional as the inscription on the dark, magical signpost in the Russian fairy</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">tales.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Wouldn’t it be beautiful, though, to have such a recipe? Or a tutorial for a happy, fulfilled, and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">successful life, which would be given to us at birth. All we would have to do is follow it</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">systematically and get it down to a tee. As a Good Girl and a perfectionist with Hermione</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Syndrome, I would definitely be spectacularly happy and successful, no doubt. I’m great at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">following orders.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">But life doesn’t operate like that. There are no checklists, no “to-do” and “not-to-do” lists to</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">achieve true sustainable success, no tutorial for real happiness, and no recipe for a model life. There’s</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">a lot of good (and bad) advice out there, but it is not always a good match for everyone’s life</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">circumstances. What works for some will not work for others. What works in certain circumstances,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">might not work in other circumstances. What works for you today, maybe the exact opposite of</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">what you need tomorrow.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">If anything, life is spontaneous, unpredictable, unique, and ever-changing. Life is full of</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">opposites and contradictions that beautifully coexist. Night follows the day, and day follows night.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Darkness follows the light and light follows the darkness. Spring follows winter and autumn follow</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">summer. Death follows birth and birth follows death. And so it goes on in constant motion, eternally</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">changing and shifting.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">That is why people ask for a recipe—to deal with life’s spontaneity, uncertainty, and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">contradictions, to bring order into the confusion. And it’s totally understandable. Yet it is our attempt</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">at making uncertain things certain that creates complexity. When we try to simplify the model and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">come up with a how-to tutorial, we chase our own tails. So close, yet so far.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">When we think that we can prepare in advance for everything that life has in store for us,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">when we try to solve our problems before they even emerge, we delude ourselves. All of these</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">attempts at taming and bridling life create more problems for you than ease.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And if searching for hacks, shortcuts, and foolproof rules wasn’t silly enough, there is a curse</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">in our industry—obstinate one-sidedness. We glorify everything that we deem light and good, and,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">consequently, we demonize everything opposite of that—the dark and painful. We overlook our</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">flaws, and, therefore, we overlook our flawesomeness.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">As if, somehow, there can be only love without fear, only hope without desperation, only joy</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">without sadness, only compassion without anger.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">As if, somehow, anything painful and unpleasant is a learned concept to be unlearned and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">eradicated.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">As if, somehow, a utopian world of pure love, bliss, joy, and light without a shadow of pain is</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">possible.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And if we accept this utopian world as a possibility, how much would we actually want to be</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">stuck in it? Imagine an overexposed photograph with lots of light and no shadows—it may look</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">gloriously lit, but without shadows, without depth, without perspective, it will feel flat and two-</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">dimensional. Flat, like a flatline on an ECG machine—stone-cold dead.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Few know that you cannot numb emotions selectively. If you numb pain, you numb pleasure</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">just as much. If you numb sadness, you numb joy as well. If you numb fear, you numb courage with</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">it. Just like shadows and contrast give texture, depth, perspective, and definition to a photograph,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">just like darkness gives meaning to light, so do we need the duality in life—its opposites and</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">contradictions.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Not only do we need this duality for contrast and definition, but it is truly the natural state of</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">things. I like the way American philosopher Ken Wilber explains this concept:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">“Spirit is not the good half of the opposites, but the ground of all the opposites, and our</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">‘salvation,’ as it were, is not to find the good half of the dualism, but to find the Source of</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">both halves of the dualism, for that is what we are in truth.”</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Put simply, every opposite is birthed from the same source. And so, life must be embraced in</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">its entirety, with both halves of duality, as a beautiful mix of the opposites.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">If we accept the entirety of life, its contradictions, unpredictability, uncertainty, and spontaneity,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">then it becomes obvious that one cannot create a single recipe for a “perfect” life. Life is not about</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">following a script, sticking to instructions, or prescribing every next step. It is not a military march, but</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">rather a ballroom dance where life itself is your partner. You need to know the steps and rules of</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">each particular dance, of course, but you will only be able to perform if you are in tune with your</span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">partner if you follow the music,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">and are aware of your surroundings.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">As the world-renowned philosopher Alan Watts once said, life is a dance, not a destination.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And you will accidentally stand on your partner’s foot at times. You’ll glide like a professional at</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">others. You’ll mess up the steps one day and nail them the next. It doesn’t matter. Because that’s</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">what makes you flawesome.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">And it’s when we come to love, accept, and integrate our flawesomeness, our true selves,</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">where the dance gets interesting, fun, and fulfilling. Studying for personal growth is like learning the</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">steps and drilling your dance technique, but your dance is, and forever will be, uniquely yours.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">Uniquely flawesome.</span></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-75406252823301620142023-06-06T11:00:00.030-04:002023-06-06T11:00:00.149-04:00Will my Apple Watch get watchOS 10? Here’s every supported model<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQENxRRhzRjrwZ9-iz9Xfoh0fXNZE8I6RF82SRfxutElLDD20T5Rc413D3f0HhV7UVRrl1FUugxw60OFAPibpC5qshfmLs8CdjgfJ0fwj6K_um2VSp1KrLw13Vm_S17_ShY90CFQaDbMhp1kGIRndS3feO6Qsk69Q4SNR64nS4zSvnixFAV3t9eWKD" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="718" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQENxRRhzRjrwZ9-iz9Xfoh0fXNZE8I6RF82SRfxutElLDD20T5Rc413D3f0HhV7UVRrl1FUugxw60OFAPibpC5qshfmLs8CdjgfJ0fwj6K_um2VSp1KrLw13Vm_S17_ShY90CFQaDbMhp1kGIRndS3feO6Qsk69Q4SNR64nS4zSvnixFAV3t9eWKD=w400-h223" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">At </span>WWDC 2023<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">, Apple rolled out big updates to its software portfolio. From iPhones to Macs and iPads to Watches, all the devices are getting new updates with a slew of added features. This is especially true of the </span>watchOS 10<span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"> update coming to the Apple Watch.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The upcoming Apple Watch operating system includes redesigned apps, a variety of new watch faces, and a new Smart Stack to show relevant widgets right when they’re needed. Apple is also adding features to make use of the speed sensors and cadence sensors, which come in handy for cyclists. There are new Compass Waypoints and Maps capabilities for hikers. Plus, the Mindfulness app will now offer additional tools to support mental health.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">But will you be able to take advantage of all of these new features? If you have an Apple Watch launched in 2018 or before, we have some bad news.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;">Here’s every Apple Watch getting watchOS 10</span></h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3194214" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3194214" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><img alt="The Apple Watch Ultra with the Apple Watch Series 8 and Watch SE 2." class="size-large wp-image-3194214 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Apple-Watch-Ultra-Series-8-SE-2.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" decoding="async" height="267" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Apple-Watch-Ultra-Series-8-SE-2.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.5 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" width="400" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3194214" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Andy Boxall/Digital Trends</span></span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The big news here is that Apple is dropping support for the Apple Watch Series 3. The 2018 model will no longer get updates and will miss out on watchOS 10. If you have an Apple Watch Series 4 or above paired with iPhone Xs or later, you are eligible for the update.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Here’s a list of Apple Watch models that are compatible with watchOS 10:</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 30px 0px 30px 30px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple Watch Series 4</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple Watch Series 5</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple Watch SE (Both models)</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple Watch Series 6</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple Watch Series 7</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple Watch Series 8</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple Watch Ultra</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple Watch Series 4, Series 5, and 1st Generation SE miss out on the Time in Daylight feature, which is meant for parents to keep track of their kids spending time in the sun to protect them from developing myopia (aka nearsightedness). All other watchOS 10 features are available across the aforementioned lineup.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><a aria-label="When will my Apple Watch get watchOS 10?" id="dt-heading-when-will-my-apple-watch-get-watchos-10" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>When will my Apple Watch get watchOS 10?</span></h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368770" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368770" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><img alt="watchOS 10 feature overview at WWDC 2023." class="size-large wp-image-3368770 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/watchos-10-overview.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/watchos-10-overview.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78898 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368770" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple</span></span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The developer beta of watchOS 10 is already available to Apple Developer Program members. Apple is no longer allowing you to install betas with profiles, so you’ll have to wait for the public beta to be available next month if you want to try watchOS 10.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The update will be available “this fall,” most probably in September, with the launch of the rumored Apple Watch Series 9.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This article was originally written by Prakhar Khanna of DigitalTrends</span></p></div><p></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-89864389395209796932023-06-06T10:00:00.032-04:002023-06-06T10:00:00.152-04:00Everything new in watchOS 10 — the biggest Apple Watch update in years<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Apple has given us the first official look at watchOS 10, the software that will arrive on your current </span>Apple Watch<span style="background-color: white;"> — and the next versions to be announced — later in 2023.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">The software has been shown off on stage at this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference (</span>WWDC 2023<span style="background-color: white;">) keynote, with various features being highlighted during the presentation. So what’s new?</span></span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">New look for apps and widgets</span></h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368740" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368740" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><a class="wp-image-3368740 h-lightbox is-zoomable" href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-watchos-10-wwdc-2023-17.png?fit=1514%2C843&p=1" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="watchOS 10 presented at WWDC 2023." class="size-large wp-image-3368740 dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-watchos-10-wwdc-2023-17.png?fit=720%2C400&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-watchos-10-wwdc-2023-17.png?fit=720%2C400&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.79597 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></span></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368740" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Apple</span></span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Apple’s watchOS 10 is getting a significant visual update, with most of the commonly accessed standard apps being redesigned — including the Weather app, Stocks, Messages, World Clock, the Apple Maps app, and the main Phone app. The Activity app will be redesigned with new sharing features, more Apple Fitness+ integration, and a better-looking trophy case.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">If you use Smart Stack to organize widgets on your iPhone, this same feature is coming to the Apple Watch, allowing you to stack key widgets together on the watch face. You twist the Digital Crown to view the different widgets, and the way they are organized will be dynamic, meaning in the morning, the weather widget will appear first, and the calendar will move to the top when you have an upcoming meeting.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a aria-label="New watch faces, including Snoopy" id="dt-heading-new-watch-faces-including-snoopy" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>New watch faces, including Snoopy</span></h2><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">There are various new watch faces in watchOS 10. The Smart Stack widget will get its own watch face, which will use the same depth view as Portrait watch faces, plus there’s one called Palette, which shows time in an unusual and very colorful way.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">But perhaps the best new watch face is the introduction of two new characters — Snoopy and Woodstock. The <em style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">Peanuts</em> characters join Mickey Mouse and the Toy Story family on the Apple Watch and will interact with the hands on the watch face, react to the weather, and even motivate you when you start a workout.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a aria-label="Cycling, golf, and tennis modes" id="dt-heading-cycling-golf-and-tennis-modes" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>Cycling, golf, and tennis modes</span></h2><figure class="alignnone" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><a class="wp-image-3368915 h-lightbox is-zoomable" href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WatchOS-10-Cycling.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&p=1" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="Screenshots showing the new Cycling data and modes in WatchOS 10." class="size-large wp-image-3368915 dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WatchOS-10-Cycling.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WatchOS-10-Cycling.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.5 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></span></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Apple has enhanced its fitness tracking feature for cyclists in watchOS 10. It now takes data from your power, heart rate, and motion to generate a Functional Threshold Power (FTP) score, plus it shows how long you stay in a personalized heart rate zone, called Power Zones, helping you improve your performance on a bike.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">watchOS 10 connects with Bluetooth bike sensors, and if you use your iPhone attached to a handlebar mount, there’s a new Live Activity widget mirroring all the data the Apple Watch is collecting. It’s either minimized as a running timer or can be expanded into a full-screen view. Look out for new data on cadence and speed too.</span></p><figure class="alignnone" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><a class="wp-image-3368926 h-lightbox is-zoomable" href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Golf-and-Tennis-WatchOS-10.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&p=1" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="WatchOS 10 screenshots showing new golf and tennis modes." class="size-large wp-image-3368926 dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Golf-and-Tennis-WatchOS-10.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Golf-and-Tennis-WatchOS-10.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.5 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></span></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The golf and Tennis modes will also be improved, where the Apple Watch will be able to track rapid changes in direction and speed, and this data can be accessed by developers to improve gold and tennis modes.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a aria-label="Apple Maps improvements" id="dt-heading-apple-maps-improvements" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>Apple Maps improvements</span></h2><figure class="alignnone" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><a class="wp-image-3368922 h-lightbox is-zoomable" href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WatchOS-10-Maps.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&p=1" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="New Topographic map view, and waypoint data, in WatchOS 10." class="size-large wp-image-3368922 dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WatchOS-10-Maps.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WatchOS-10-Maps.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.5 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></span></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Apple Maps app will also see an update with a new topographic view with elevation, waypoints, and a search feature. You’ll also be able to review information about hiking routes before you leave, including information on the difficulty, elevation, and distance. The topographic map will first be available in the U.S., with other regions to follow. If you use Maps on your iPhone, its offline features — navigation, arrival time, places, and more — will be available on the Apple Watch with watchOS 10.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">For hikers, the compass app has been improved to show new waypoints. The first marks the spot where you last had cellular connectivity, so you can head back should you need it, while a second marker sets the point where you can make SOS calls using any carrier, not just your own. Additionally, the compass view will be available in a 3D view.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a aria-label="Mental health and Mindfulness" id="dt-heading-mental-health-and-mindfulness" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>Mental health and Mindfulness</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">With iOS 17, Apple is concentrating on mental health and helping you reflect on your state of mind, and this is also being integrated into watchOS 10. You’ll be able to log your emotions and daily mood through the Apple Watch’s Mindfulness app. You choose shapes and words to match how you feel, made using gestures with the Digital Crown, and the app shares the same familiar design as the Mindfulness app.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">What’s interesting is Apple will introduce personal assessments usually used in clinics, where you can enter details and see your own risk of treatable conditions like depression. What’s more, it will guide you to resources to help out based on your risk. This will also be part of the Health app on the iPhone with iOS 17.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a aria-label="Vision Health" id="dt-heading-vision-health" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>Vision Health</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The Apple Watch will be used in an unusual way to help reduce the risk of myopia, or nearsightedness, in children. The Apple Watch will use the ambient light sensor to measure the amount of time kids spend in daylight, which is important to help avoid the onset of myopia. If your child doesn’t have an iPhone, the data is visible in the Family Sharing app.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It’s also going to help better judge the distance between you and a device’s screen. A warning will appear on an iPhone and iPad that suggests moving further back from it if it senses you’re too close, again helping reduce the risk of eye strain and problems later in life.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a aria-label="Everything else new in watchOS 10" id="dt-heading-everything-else-new-in-watchos-10" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>Everything else new in watchOS 10</span></h2><figure class="alignnone" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><a class="wp-image-3368911 h-lightbox is-zoomable" href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Watch-NameDrop.jpg?fit=1500%2C1000&p=1" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="NameDrop being used on an Apple Watch with WatchOS 10." class="size-large wp-image-3368911 dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Watch-NameDrop.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Watch-NameDrop.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.5 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></span></a></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The NameDrop feature from iOS 17 will also be a part of watchOS 10, where a simple tap of the Share button will send your personal contact sheet to an iPhone or another Apple Watch, making it fast and easy to share contact details.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The FaceTime app gets Apple Watch support, where you can watch video messages on the watch’s screen and also take part in FaceTime Audio calls too. An update to the Medications app will send a reminder if you haven’t confirmed an action, like taking a pill, after 30 minutes, while Apple Fitness+ will get Custom Plans.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a aria-label="WatchOS 10 will be released later this year" id="dt-heading-watchos-10-will-be-released-later-this-year" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>WatchOS 10 will be released later this year</span></h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368770" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368770" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><a class="wp-image-3368770 h-lightbox is-zoomable" href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/watchos-10-overview.png?fit=1526%2C853&p=1" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><img alt="watchOS 10 feature overview at WWDC 2023." class="size-large wp-image-3368770 dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/watchos-10-overview.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/watchos-10-overview.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78898 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></span></a><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368770" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Apple</span></span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Apple’s watchOS 10 will be available to developers from June 5, with a public beta version arriving in July. The final public version will be out in the fall. Your iPhone will need to run iOS 17 if you want to install watchOS 10 on your Apple Watch.</span></p></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This article was originally written by Andy Boxall from DigitalTrends</span></div>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-62602374668313054062023-06-06T09:00:00.009-04:002023-06-06T09:00:00.132-04:00Will my iPhone get iOS 17? Here’s every supported model<p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Contact wallpapers in iOS 17." class="size-large wp-image-3368545 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-call-contact-wallpaper-wwdc-2023.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" decoding="async" height="224" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-call-contact-wallpaper-wwdc-2023.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78749 / 1;" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span face="Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">Apple announced a slew of updates to iOS — the operating system for iPhones — at </span>WWDC 2023<span face="Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">. With</span> iOS 17<span face="Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">, the company is rolling out features to not only apps like Phone, Messages, Safari, and Maps, but it’s also updating AirDrop to make it even better. </span><span face="Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">But with every new iOS update, it begs an important question: Will my iPhone be updated? Probably, but also maybe not. Here’s every iPhone that will (and won’t) be updated to iOS 17.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;">iOS 17 is compatible with iPhone Xs and newer</span></h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1247788" class="wp-caption alignnone is-caption-text" id="attachment_1247788" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><img alt="Apple iPhone 8 review in hand logo" class="size-large wp-image-1247788 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/iphone-8-update-in-hand-logo.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/iphone-8-update-in-hand-logo.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.5 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-1247788" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 96, 140); box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; padding-left: 15px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="text" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline;">Apple iPhone 8</span> <span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline; margin-left: 15px;">Julian Chokkattu/Digital Trends</span></span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In the iOS 17 press release, Apple states that the update with “new software features will be available this fall as a free software update for iPhone Xs and later.” The full list of supported iPhones to get iOS 17 is as follows:</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 30px 0px 30px 30px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; text-align: start;"><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 14</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 14 Plus</span></li><li style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 14 Pro</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 14 Pro Max</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 13</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 13 mini</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 13 Pro</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 13 Pro Max</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 12</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 12 mini</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 12 Pro</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 12 Pro Max</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 11</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 11 Pro</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone 11 Pro Max</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone X<span class="small-caps" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">S</span></span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone X<span class="small-caps" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">S</span> Max</span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone X<span class="small-caps" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">R</span></span></li><li role="listitem" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 7.5px 0px 0px; padding-left: 15px; position: relative;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">iPhone SE<br style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;" />(2nd generation or later)</span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This means the iOS 16-supported iPhone 8 and iPhone X are no longer part of the update cycle.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">That might seem surprising at first, but when you look at the specs, you realize that both devices are powered by the same A11 Bionic chipset. Apple is dropping support for that processor, and as a result, two iPhone variants will lose out on the upcoming iOS version. Meanwhile, people using the iPhone Xs, iPhone SE 2020, iPhone 11, iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and iPhone 14 series will get the iOS 17 update.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><a aria-label="What’s new with iOS 17?" id="dt-heading-whats-new-with-ios-17" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>What’s new with iOS 17?</span></h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368629" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368629" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><img alt="iOS 17 overview." class="size-large wp-image-3368629 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-overview.png?fit=720%2C404&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-overview.png?fit=720%2C404&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.77791 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368629" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline; font-family: helvetica;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">With iOS 17, Apple is upgrading experiences across a variety of apps — including Phone, FaceTime, and Messages — while also adding new apps like Journal and making your iPhone a part of the smart home experience with StandBy.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Phone app is getting Contact Poster that gives you a new way to customize incoming call screens with different typography and font colors. Then there’s Live Voicemail which lets you see real-time transcription as someone leaves a voicemail.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Messages app is getting support for Live Stickers that can be created by lifting subjects from photos and adding effects to them. One of the most important new features is Check-In, which will notify a family member or friend if and when you make it to your destination safely. If you are not making progress, information such as the device’s location, battery level, and cell service status will be temporarily shared with the selected contact.</span></p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368563" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368563" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><img alt="NameDrop feature in iOS 17." class="size-large wp-image-3368563 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-namedrop-wwdc-2023.png?fit=720%2C403&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-namedrop-wwdc-2023.png?fit=720%2C403&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78445 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><div><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Facetime will let you leave audio and video messages to someone when they can’t pick up your call. You can add reactions such as hearts, balloons, fireworks, laser beams, rain, and more to your FaceTime calls.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You’ll soon be able to share your contact number without needing to type in the other person’s contact. With NameDrop, Apple will let you easily share contact information by simply bringing their iPhones together or by bringing an iPhone and Apple Watch together.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple will roll out a new app named <a href="https://wisewordsfromme.blogspot.com/2023/06/apple-is-adding-brand-new-app-to-your.html" target="_blank">Journal to your iPhones</a> that will let you reflect and practice gratitude through journaling. The app is said to generate suggestions from your recent activity with photos, people, places, workouts, and more to help with your journal entries.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This article was originally written by Prakhar Khanna of DigitalTrends</span></p></div></div>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-40536723064881175752023-06-06T05:00:00.003-04:002023-06-06T05:00:00.140-04:00Here’s how iPadOS 17 is taking your iPad to the next level<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbXbOl5WtLApU9DFPM1C657jCF861OkExqSsQ4SeTdkFd9ZpGrcdx8Gcq-c42bRS3M5AMOCj-evSZUAyjyjNwW2E8MUiCCOJMdYXNOnKJU2OnRs-I4auvTpYdDo04u9yP-ELpHTxh1EI7m_3ZRYAGJmiztPmb_Bs9jO0vZSB0YoqRiSWyQUBf4zu6Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="720" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbXbOl5WtLApU9DFPM1C657jCF861OkExqSsQ4SeTdkFd9ZpGrcdx8Gcq-c42bRS3M5AMOCj-evSZUAyjyjNwW2E8MUiCCOJMdYXNOnKJU2OnRs-I4auvTpYdDo04u9yP-ELpHTxh1EI7m_3ZRYAGJmiztPmb_Bs9jO0vZSB0YoqRiSWyQUBf4zu6Q=w400-h224" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px;">At its annual </span>WWDC 2023<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px;"> conference, Apple introduced the latest iteration of its tablet operating system. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px;">Say hello to iPadOS 17, which is going to be out in the fall with some notable features updates in tow. For starters, a handful of </span>iOS 17<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px;"> tricks are also making their way to iPadOS 17.</span></span><p></p><div><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Health app comes to iPad</span></h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368646" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368646" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="Health app in iPadOS 17." class="size-large wp-image-3368646 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ipados-17-health-app.png?fit=720%2C403&p=1" decoding="async" height="224" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ipados-17-health-app.png?fit=720%2C403&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78588 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" width="400" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368646" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple</span></span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Starting with the most notable addition, the Health app has finally made its way to Apple’s tablet. In fact, the company is promising that the Health app will make better use of the larger screen real estate provided by an iPad.</span></p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a aria-label="Big lock screen and widget upgrades" id="dt-heading-big-lock-screen-and-widget-upgrades" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>Big lock screen and widget upgrades</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple is also bringing some of the lock screen customization and widget tricks from iOS 16 to iPadOS 17 this year. Just like the iPhone, you can now press on the Lock Screen and customize the wallpaper, widgets, and fonts to your heart’s content.</span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You can pick between photos from your phone’s library, a selection of Apple’s own dynamic wallpapers, or select a Live Photo with a neat 3D wave effect every time you unlock an iPad. Just like the iPhone, each Lock Screen can be customized with its unique bonding of fonts, date formats, and the imagery to go with it.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple has also paid special attention to widgets. Widgets are now interactive, with the ability to perform actions without launching the app, such as tapping reminders, turning on the lights in your room, controlling music playback, and more.</span></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Another important addition to iPadOS is Live Activities, which can be added to the lock screen for tasks like tracking delivery notifications, keeping an eye on sports scores, and more. Just like Google and its Material You design approach with Android, the widgets in iPadOS 17 will play well with the color tone of the wallpapers.</span></p></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 28px;"><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;">New features for PDFs, FaceTime, and more</span></b></span></div><div><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368645" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368645" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="PDF autocomplete in iPadOS 17." class="size-large wp-image-3368645 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ipados-17-pdfs.png?fit=720%2C404&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ipados-17-pdfs.png?fit=720%2C404&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.7818 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368645" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Apple</span></span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Another major update happens in how the iPad handles PDFs, right in the pre-installed Notes app. To start, you can utilize autofill to fill out PDF fields, including documents scanned with a camera, and even save or draw a signature using an Apple Pencil without any format optimization shenanigans.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The iPad’s camera can now be used for FaceTime calls when the tablet is connected to an external display. Users will also be able to hand off FaceTime calls from the iPad to their Apple TV. Further building up on the FaceTime experience, Reaction support has arrived, allowing users to play with creative effects like balloons, fireworks, and more.</span></p><figure class="alignnone" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="stage manager on ipad " class="size-large wp-image-3368893 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/stage-manager.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/stage-manager.jpg?fit=720%2C480&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.5 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The Freeform collaboration app also gets new tricks such as watercolor and fountain pen tools. Spotlight has also been improved, as it now offers suggestions for the next stage of your text input and can also parse through video search results. Stage Manager also gets more flexibility with window resizing and screen adjustment.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Taking a leaf out of Messages improvements on the iPhone, Apple will allow users to create stickers from their own library of photos, the addition of filters (people, content type, keywords) for search, and automatic transcription for audio messages.<br style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This article was written by Nadeem Sarwar of DigitalTrends</span></p></div>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-80249075254372576522023-06-06T02:00:00.011-04:002023-06-06T02:00:00.130-04:00Apple is adding a brand new app to your iPhone with iOS 17<p><br /></p><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368588" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368588" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxFrJPHioa1gjKcLkw8NUvuDRgx3fUD7gjq1l3MZUJLqRgmm2_el9gWOhNn_xoWqLLXOxqq1I9HUy8nJSOwqRbbYW_ecP11jWPTCjMPogD8Xl0Q4oKrWPASqgq3kMVEEOyxFF5yg7ltRGy0jp5wdhpGNUeosRjhSUyy0npyUQH5aAblibB6N5_IgyP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="720" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxFrJPHioa1gjKcLkw8NUvuDRgx3fUD7gjq1l3MZUJLqRgmm2_el9gWOhNn_xoWqLLXOxqq1I9HUy8nJSOwqRbbYW_ecP11jWPTCjMPogD8Xl0Q4oKrWPASqgq3kMVEEOyxFF5yg7ltRGy0jp5wdhpGNUeosRjhSUyy0npyUQH5aAblibB6N5_IgyP=w400-h224" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 18px; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Apple is adding a new first-party app called Journal with the introduction of iOS 17, the company announced today during WWDC 2023. Journal is, as its name simply states, a new place for iPhone users to keep track of their daily activities, log their emotional health, and jot down anything else that they want to write about.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">Apple has continued to lean into its first-party health and wellness iOS apps with things like Fitness, Sleep, and Breathe, and now Journal will be joining their ranks as the company’s first attempt at an app that focuses on mental well-being.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368590" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368590" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><img alt="Journal app for iOS 17." class="size-large wp-image-3368590 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-journal-app-wwdc-2023-3.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" decoding="async" height="223" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-journal-app-wwdc-2023-3.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78873 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; text-align: justify; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" width="400" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368590" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: justify;">While people have been using the Notes app and plenty of other third-party iOS apps to keep track of their thoughts and feelings, Journal helps get the ball rolling for those looking to do some deeper reflection by using on-device machine learning to look at the activities that a user took part in that day and offer “personalized suggestions” to help inspire and guide the writing. By integrating other apps such as Photos and Maps, Journal will be able to serve as a fully digital journal for those looking to incorporate elements outside of just the written text.</p><div><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368592" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368592" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"><img alt="Journal app for iOS 17." class="size-large wp-image-3368592 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-journal-app-wwdc-2023-5.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" decoding="async" height="179" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-journal-app-wwdc-2023-5.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78756 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" width="320" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368592" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;">Rumors about the app’s inclusion in iOS 17 started circling earlier this year, with many citing that it seems like a good idea for those looking for a better way to write their thoughts down and keep track of memories outside of what Apple has previously offered. As exciting as the app seems, however, it does look to be taking plenty of inspiration from Day One, a similar, popular journaling app that’s been on iOS since 2012.</p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;">For those worried about personal information written in Journal being shared with Apple or other outside sources such as app developers, Apple reassures that personal privacy was at the core of the app’s development and that it is end-to-end encrypted, with all information being stored locally on each individual iPhone.</p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;">Journal will be available later this year alongside the public launch of iOS 17, along with other new iPhone features such as Name Drop, Check In, Live Stickers, and Adaptive Audio.</p><p style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;">Article originally written by Peter Hunt Szpytek from DigitalTrends</p></div><div class="b-related-links" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%; text-align: start;"></div></div></span></figcaption></figcaption>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-32522578379390464032023-06-05T23:04:00.000-04:002023-06-05T23:04:18.746-04:00WWDC 2023: everything announced at Apple’s huge event<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Promotional logo for WWDC 2023." class="size-large wp-image-3367752 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-wwdc-2023-logo.jpg?fit=720%2C385&p=1" decoding="async" height="214" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-wwdc-2023-logo.jpg?fit=720%2C385&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.86726 / 1;" width="400" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">As regular as the tides, Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) has become a big and highly anticipated part of our calendar. As is usual, this year’s keynote announcements will include all the usual improvements for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, and more — but this year is also different, thanks to the reveal of a brand new area for Apple, the Vision Pro headset. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The keynote was jammed full of content, as usual, and there’s </span><em style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">plenty </em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">to talk about. Here’s a recap of everything Apple announced at WWDC 2023!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Visby CF", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;">Vision Pro VR headset</h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368792" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368792" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-3368792 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-vision-pro-wwdc-2023-8.png?fit=720%2C399&p=1" decoding="async" height="178" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-vision-pro-wwdc-2023-8.png?fit=720%2C399&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.80024 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" width="320" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368792" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">An Apple-branded augmented reality/virtual reality has been rumored for years and years, but it’s finally here. The final part of the WWDC keynote was dedicated to the Vision Pro AR headset, and Apple really went in-depth, offering insights into the many possible uses for the new product — which is understandable, as it’s one of Apple’s biggest new launches since the original Apple Watch.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">It’s important to note that this product is not the long-awaited Apple-branded smart glasses, which are a purely AR experience and will probably look like a regular pair of glasses. Instead, the Vision Pro is a VR headset set to compete with the Meta Quest 3 and PlayStation VR2 and sports a similar style, with a broad visor and full head strap.</p><figure class="alignnone" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-3368805 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-vision-pro-wwdc-2023-17.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-vision-pro-wwdc-2023-17.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78898 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Except, it’s not exactly the same as its competitors. Most VR headsets are big and heavy items, and it’s clear a slim build and light weight were top of Apple’s goals with this headset. Light materials have been used wherever possible, with more premium and heavier materials only used where absolutely necessary — like the front of the device, which is entirely glass. There’s a Digital Crown on the Vision Pro, too, borrowed from the Apple Watch to provide a small element of physical control. The headset’s frame bends slightly to fit around your face, while the band has been designed to be as comfortable as possible. Inserts can be added for those who use glasses, while the battery is connected by wire and can be slipped into a pocket so it doesn’t weigh down the headset. There are no controllers. Instead, the Vision Pro is controlled by your voice, hands, and eyes.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">This headset is an extremely high-end entry in VR headsets, too, with each of the two displays containing more pixels than a 4K TV for unmatched crispness. It’s powered by Apple’s powerful M2 processor., the same chip you’ll find in the latest Macbook Pro 13-inch laptops, and it’s backed up by a new R1 chip created especially for the Vision Pro. It makes sure images are sent to the display in a seamless manner, eradicating frame lag that would impair the experience and freeing up the M2 to handle the other processing.</p><figure class="alignnone" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-3368791 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-vision-pro-wwdc-2023-7.png?fit=720%2C404&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-vision-pro-wwdc-2023-7.png?fit=720%2C404&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78052 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">A blend of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), the Vision Pro is the first Apple product you look <em style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">through</em> rather than <em style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">at</em>. Apple is clearly intending the headset to be an extension of your existing Apple ecosystem. As such, the Vision Pro has all the same Apple apps as your iPhone and can access your photos, videos, and call contacts.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">The array of sensors and cameras on the front of the device means you can see your home through the Vision Pro, much like the Meta Quest’s Passthrough feature. Apple intends for you to use this around your house as a place to construct your own augmented reality space. Apps can be placed in physical space and expanded or shrunk to your needs, and they can be anchored in place so they don’t move when you do. Would you rather the real world fade away? You can add an immersive landscape experience instead of the real world, transporting yourself to a number of places, and can fine-tune your immersion level (i.e., whether you want it to be slightly transparent or not) using the Digital Crown.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368809" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368809" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-3368809 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-vision-pro-wwdc-2023-20.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-vision-pro-wwdc-2023-20.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78941 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368809" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Incredibly, that passthrough of information extends to you. Using internal cameras and sensors, a live feed of your eyes can be displayed on the Vision Pro and indicates when you’re using Eyesight to see through your headset’s cameras. This means those around you can see your eyes, even while using the Vision Pro. This is a massive deal in the VR space, as it stops users from being as locked out as they are in other headsets … even if it does look a little “uncanny valley.” Those same cameras and sensors are also being used for security, which is, as ever for Apple, a big part of the Vision Pro. The headset will use your eye’s unique iris information to unlock your device, a feature Apple is calling Optic ID.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">As you’d expect, the Vision Pro works well with existing Apple accessories. The Magic Keyboard functions within Vision Pro, and incredibly, so does your Mac. Load up your Mac, and it can spring to life within Vision Pro, giving you a much larger screen to work with. Apple boasts this will work well within an office environment, whether in person or when working from home. After work, you can load up a streaming service and immerse yourself into a 3D movie on an incredibly rendered 100-foot screen.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">3D motion on videos and spatial audio means memories and experiences will be even more immersive than ever on Vision Pro and can be captured directly from the Vision Pro for experiencing later. Vision Pro also supports Apple Arcade games and comes with PlayStation DualSense controller support, making it the one-stop space for work and play. Over one hundred games will be ready for Vision Pro on launch.</p><figure class="alignnone" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-3368850 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_5317-1.jpg?fit=720%2C479&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_5317-1.jpg?fit=720%2C479&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.50038 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Another surprise guest for the keynote, Disney’s Bob Iger, dropped by to endorse the Apple Vision Pro and announce Disney support. Disney Plus app support will be available from day one, but for now, the deeper implications of Disney’s and Apple’s partnership remain to be seen. A speculative video teased some features that Disney is apparently working on and included additional context windows when watching Disney shows, special Disney VR environments, the ability to watch sports games from inside the arena, interact with Marvel’s <em style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box;">What If</em> series, and more.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Apple clearly has a vision for the Vision Pro, with the presentation being chock full of people using the Vision Pro while packing for trips, fetching drinks from the fridge, and even playing with their kids. The small dimensions and weight of the device mean Apple is clearly hoping this will be a device people will be able to put on and keep on for a long time and not just use in short spurts. In short, Apple wants the Vision Pro to be as big a part of your life as your iPhone.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">The price is a big hurdle for that goal, though. The Apple Vision Pro starts from $3,499, a far cry from the much more reasonable price of other AR/VR headsets. The Apple Vision Pro will be available in 2024.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Visby CF", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;">15-inch MacBook Air</h2><figure class="alignnone" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-3368511 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/15-inch-macbook-air-screenshot-3.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/15-inch-macbook-air-screenshot-3.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78738 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Apple kicked off WWDC by introducing a new Macbook Air, a 15-inch variant of the regular 13-inch Macbook Air. Apple claims it’s the world’s best 15-inch laptop, with a thin and light but durable design, an extremely powerful Apple M2 processor, and a gorgeous 15.3-inch Retina display. If you’ve seen and used an M2 Macbook Air 13-inch, then imagine that, but bigger. It comes in four colors and comes with the MagSafe charging port, two USB-C ports, and a headphone jack. The display tops out at 500 nits of brightness and has a 1080 webcam above and six spatial speakers below. Apple claims it will have 18 hours of battery life.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">The Macbook Air 15 will cost $1,299 ($1,199 for educators). The M2 Macbook Air 13 will get a small price drop to celebrate, falling to $1,099, while the M1 Macbook Air will fall to $999.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Visby CF", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><a aria-label="New Mac Studio and Mac Pro" id="dt-heading-new-mac-studio-and-mac-pro" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>New Mac Studio and Mac Pro</h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368553" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368553" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="Mac Pro one pager." class="size-large wp-image-3368553 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mac-pro-wwdc-2023-one-pager.jpg?fit=720%2C404&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mac-pro-wwdc-2023-one-pager.jpg?fit=720%2C404&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.77778 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368553" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">The professional-but-tiny <a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-announces-new-mac-studio-with-m2-ultra/" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Mac Studio</a> is getting new versions using Apple’s most powerful new cores. There’s now an M2 Max and M2 Pro version of the Mac Studio, but the new Mac Studio will also sport a brand new Apple chip — the <a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-m2-ultra-everything-we-know/" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">Apple M2 Ultra</a>. Basically, two M2 Pro processors stuck together, the M2 Ultra is a stunningly powerful chip and is capable of 22 streams of 8K ProRes footage in Final Cut Pro, and is 6x faster than the fastest Intel-powered Mac Pro.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">The Mac Studio isn’t the only Mac product getting the M2 Ultra. There’s <a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/apple-mac-pro-wwdc-2023/" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">a new Mac Pro</a> with the M2 Ultra as well, giving the Mac Pro a much-needed and powerful upgrade to a 24-core CPU and a 76-core GPU. This new Mac Pro has eight Thunderbolt ports, six expansion slots for customization, and it comes in both tower and rack mount enclosures.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">The M2 Mac Studio starts from $1,999, while the M2 Ultra Mac Pro starts from $6,999. Preorders open today, with shipping starting next week.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Visby CF", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><a aria-label="iOS 17" id="dt-heading-ios-17" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>iOS 17</h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368629" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368629" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="iOS 17 overview." class="size-large wp-image-3368629 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-overview.png?fit=720%2C404&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-overview.png?fit=720%2C404&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.77791 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368629" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">As has become tradition, the new version of iOS was a key part of the WWDC keynote. There’s no big headline-grabbing feature this time around, with Apple focusing largely on quality-of-life improvements over fancy new additions, but even with that in mind, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about iOS 17.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">iOS 17 will add personal contact “posters” when called by specific contacts, giving you the ability to customize your contact screen the same way you’d customize your lock screen. That’s not the only part of the Phone app being updated, as Apple is also adding Live Voicemail. This feature, similar to the Google Pixel’s Call Screen, offers a real-time transcript of a voicemail, so you can choose whether or not you want to pick up a call. Finally, FaceTime is also getting video voicemails, so you can leave a message for someone even if they’re not available at that moment in time.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Messages is getting a few upgrades too. You’ll be able to create search filters and get a catch-up arrow to jump to where you left off in a particular chat, so you don’t have to keep scrolling to get back to where you left off. Messages is also getting a live location feature, which comes hand-in-hand with the new Check-In feature. Check-In is a safety-conscious feature that lets specific contacts know when you get home safely, and it’ll also let specific contacts know if it seems as if something has gotten wrong on your way home.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">On a lighter note, the Sticker feature has been expanded with a new Sticker drawer, the conversion of all emojis into Stickers, and the ability to use Stickers anywhere on iOS.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368562" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368562" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="NameDrop feature in iOS 17." class="size-large wp-image-3368562 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-namedrop-2-wwdc-2023.png?fit=720%2C400&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-namedrop-2-wwdc-2023.png?fit=720%2C400&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.79763 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368562" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">AirDrop on iOS 17 will support NameDrop, a new way of transferring contact information between iPhones. To use it, simply place your iPhone near another and choose which contacts to transfer. It’ll even work with an Apple Watch. AirDrop will now also continue transferring over mobile internet if you leave AirDrop range.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">The keyboard’s autocorrect is getting supercharged, with more intelligent corrections and automatic word learning for a more personal touch. Dictation will also benefit from these changes, making it more accurate.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368597" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368597" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="Standby in iOS 17." class="size-large wp-image-3368597 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-standby-3.png?fit=720%2C400&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-standby-3.png?fit=720%2C400&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.79882 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368597" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Apple leaned hard into the lock screen changes last year, and iOS 17 is building even further on that. In iOS 17, your iPhone’s lock screen will morph into a smart home display-like state called Standby. When it’s not in use and in a horizontal orientation, it’ll show the weather, upcoming appointments, notifications, and other important information. Apple’s aim is to make your iPhone more useful even when you’re not using it, and it helps to fill a smart display-sized hole in Apple’s Homekit offerings. Siri works in Standby by just saying “Siri,” and it adapts for nighttime as well, shifting into a less intrusive red light.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">The developer beta for iOS 17 is available today, with a public beta coming next month and a full release in the fall.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Visby CF", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><a aria-label="Journal app" id="dt-heading-journal-app" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>Journal app</h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368592" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368592" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="Journal app for iOS 17." class="size-large wp-image-3368592 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-journal-app-wwdc-2023-5.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ios-17-journal-app-wwdc-2023-5.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78756 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368592" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">One of the more surprising additions to iOS 17 is the Journal app. Essentially a diary app cranked up to 11, Apple’s new app will use machine learning to prompt users to add the details of their day, along with their thoughts and feelings.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Photos and Maps will be integrated into the experience, providing additional prompts and content for your daily entries. All processing will be done on-device in order to ensure user security. Journaling is a well-known mindfulness technique, so it’s easy to see this as Apple pushing further into the physical and mental health world. We’re excited to try this out.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Visby CF", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><a aria-label="iPadOS 17" id="dt-heading-ipados-17" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>iPadOS 17</h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368644" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368644" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="iPadOS 17 overview." class="size-large wp-image-3368644 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ipados-17-overview.png?fit=720%2C403&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ipados-17-overview.png?fit=720%2C403&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78571 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368644" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Apple iPadOS 17 will be getting a lot of the same updates and tweaks as iOS 17 but with a few additions just for the large-screened operating system.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Widgets are getting improvements in iPadOS 17, and you’ll be able to quickly interact with any widget on your home screen without needing to shift to the widget’s app. Lock screen customization is also arriving on iPadOS 17, and it means you’ll be able to customize your iPad’s lock screen to match or contrast with your iPhone’s lock screen, with the benefit of seeing it on a much larger screen. Live Activities is also coming to iPadOS’s lock screen, as well as the ability to show multiple timers at once.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">One of the biggest and best improvements to iPadOS, though, has to be the addition of the Health app. Apple provides a lot of health data, so it’s great to have the large screen of an iPad to really dive deep into your latest workouts, health reports, and more.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">PDF support is getting improved too, and now iPads will be able to detect the text entry portions on a PDF, giving you the ability to quickly and easily fill in the entries you need to complete before sending it off. PDFs will now also be stored within the Notes app, giving you unparalleled ability to store multiple PDFs within a single note or work with someone else on the same information using Live Collaboration.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">The developer beta is releasing today, while a public beta will come next month, and the final release dropping in the fall.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Visby CF", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><a aria-label="macOS Sonoma" id="dt-heading-macos-sonoma" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>macOS Sonoma</h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368681" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368681" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="macOS 17 overview." class="size-large wp-image-3368681 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/macos-sonoma-wwdc2023-6.png?fit=720%2C401&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/macos-sonoma-wwdc2023-6.png?fit=720%2C401&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.79388 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368681" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">As expected, the new version of macOS debuted at the WWDC Keynote. Named macOS Sonoma, this new update includes a lot of the new additions coming to iOS and iPadOS. Sonoma includes a number of stunning new video screensavers which slowly scroll across gorgeous scenes from around the world.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Do you love widgets? We do, and so does Apple. Sonoma is adding the ability to add widgets directly to your desktop. You can add them wherever you like, and they intelligently adapt to what you’re doing on your Mac at any time. They’ll change color depending on your wallpaper, and when you’re using an app, they’ll fade into the background so they’re less distracting. Like iPhone and iPad, Sonoma’s widgets are fully interactable directly from the desktop.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Gaming hasn’t traditionally been macOS’s strong suit, but Apple’s M-series processors are changing that. Sonoma is getting a Game Mode, which optimizes your Mac to run games, reducing non-game processes to make sure your Mac runs your games in tip-top condition. That wasn’t everything on the gaming side, too. Legendary game director Hideo Kojima made a surprise appearance to announce that the Death Stranding Directors Cut would be coming to Macs later this year.</p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368666" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368666" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="Death Stranding for macOS." class="size-large wp-image-3368666 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/death-stranding-macos-3.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/death-stranding-macos-3.png?fit=720%2C402&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78706 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368666" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">MacOS isn’t all play and no work, too. A presenter overlay will pop up during video presentations, giving you more immediate feedback on your current presentation, while watchers will be able to respond to your presentations with interactive reactions. These will work on most video presenting platforms, including Zoom and FaceTime.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Some additional updates for Safari will now allow for secure password sharing and introduce a new Profile system, which will allow you to separate your browsing history and cookies between work and play or just between users on a single machine. If you use specific websites a lot, the new WebApp feature can turn those websites into a pseudo-app interface, removing the website from Safari and giving it its own specific window.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Sonoma’s developer beta is available today, while the public beta comes in July. As with the other software announced today, a full release will arrive in the fall.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Visby CF", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><a aria-label="Audio and video updates" id="dt-heading-audio-and-video-updates" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>Audio and video updates</h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368693" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368693" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="Adaptive Audio for AirPods at WWDC 2023." class="size-large wp-image-3368693 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/airpods-adaptive-audio-wwdc-2023.png?fit=720%2C401&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/airpods-adaptive-audio-wwdc-2023.png?fit=720%2C401&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.79181 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368693" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">The most popular headphones in the world, the AirPods, are getting new abilities. Adaptive Audio combines Noise Cancellation and the Transparency mode to intelligently adapt and swap between audio modes when required. So distracting noises will be tuned out, while anything important will be highlighted. Conversation Awareness plays into this by automatically lowering the music volume when it detects you’re starting to talk to someone and focusing the Transparency mode on the person you’re talking to.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">AirPlay is also being improved. AirPlay will learn when and where you tend to use your different Airplay devices and will start to offer AirPlay ahead of time. AirPlay in Hotels is another new addition, which will allow for quick and easy pairing to specific hotel sound systems.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Apple’s TV operating system, tvOS, wasn’t left out. tvOS’s control center has been improved, making it easier and quicker to use. Your iPhone can also be used to find your Siri Remote, reducing that annoying time spent hunting for a remote. The most exciting addition to tvOS, though, is <a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/wwdc-2023-apple-tv/" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">the addition of FaceTime to Apple TV</a>. You can quickly and easily send your FaceTime calls to your Apple TV, and all the usual features, like Center Stage, will work great on Apple TV’s FaceTime. You can even use SharePlay for the ultimate viewing experience with friends.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Visby CF", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><a aria-label="watchOS 10" id="dt-heading-watchos-10" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>watchOS 10</h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368731" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368731" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="watchOS 10 presented at WWDC 2023." class="size-large wp-image-3368731 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-watchos-10-wwdc-2023-10.png?fit=720%2C403&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-watchos-10-wwdc-2023-10.png?fit=720%2C403&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78521 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368731" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Did you think you’d had enough customization? Well, you haven’t — because <a href="https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-watchos-10-wwdc-2023-announce-news/" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;">watchOS 10</a> is getting customization options too. The new version of watchOS will allow you to change any of your watch faces for your own personal needs by adding Smart Stacks with widgets that are accessible by just moving your Digital Crown. You can add or remove widgets with a long press, and you can quickly access your favorite apps directly from the Smart Stack.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Apple has also been working on cycling tracking, and watchOS 10 will now support Bluetooth bike sensors, so you can track your cadence and power using your Apple Watch. This is a big addition for cyclists, as it helps cut down on the number of devices needed when going out for a long ride. Apple Watch cycling workouts will now show up as a Live Activity on your iPhone automatically, so you can put your iPhone in a bike mount and keep updated with your Apple Watch’s stats as you cycle.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">The Compass app is getting some great new safety options, including a pair of features that show where you last accessed cell connection, as well as the nearest location that can be used to send an SOS message. There’s also an elevation view and the ability to search for nearby facilities and hiking trails.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">The Apple Watch will also now be able to analyze your tennis or golf swing and keep you updated as to how you’re progressing in your chosen sport.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Visby CF", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.07143; margin: 45px 0px -15px; max-width: 100%;"><a aria-label="Mental and physical health tools" id="dt-heading-mental-and-physical-health-tools" style="background-color: transparent; background-repeat: no-repeat; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--link-underline-color); box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--link-color); outline-color: rgb(0, 96, 140); padding-bottom: 1px; touch-action: manipulation;"></a>Mental and physical health tools</h2><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3368762" class="wp-caption alignnone" id="attachment_3368762" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><img alt="Apple's mental health features presented at WWDC 2023." class="size-large wp-image-3368762 h-lightbox is-zoomable dt-lazy-load dt-lazy-loaded" data-dt-lazy-src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-mental-health-wwdc-2023.png?fit=720%2C403&p=1" decoding="async" src="https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/apple-mental-health-wwdc-2023.png?fit=720%2C403&p=1" style="aspect-ratio: 1.78521 / 1; background-repeat: no-repeat; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; opacity: 1; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-3368762" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1; margin: 15px 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 625px;"><span class="credit" style="background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; color: #707070; display: inline;">Apple</span></figcaption></figure><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Having conquered the world of physical health, Apple now wants to shine a light on mental health. The Mindfulness app in watchOS 10, iOS 17, and iPadOS 17 will now be able to record how you’re feeling at any particular moment, as well as record what you think might be causing that mood.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Mindfulness will also use clinical questionnaires to help you stay on top of your mental health and will even let you know if it thinks you may need to speak to someone about your health.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">Myopia (short-sightedness) has been a particular focus for Apple this year, and now, watchOS 10 will track the time spent in daylight for kids, which has been proven to help reduce the chances of myopia development in children. Also included is a feature that will measure the distance at which your child uses their iPad or iPhone, another key indicator of potential myopia.</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;">This article was originally written by Mark Jansen of DigitalTrends</p><p style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Molde, -apple-system, "system-ui", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 30px 0px; max-width: 100%;"><br /></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-59681284240418475382023-05-17T03:00:00.001-04:002023-05-17T03:00:00.136-04:00How to help someone with autism<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8_RPZ6IgqIZekYugHI50IYwvBMwDb2DjWNDfj26cn7VJAKsPTKYFzjMK2hbbaX3Ka6Tz7dlk7NHljFt9t_xSr7YLy16M7ja17vqluMyOo-N8RH95XIW992H9ecoombdoEgMRAo2e1d6tH4lrAjdYo6SM0w8zlzSJ-x0-UJ_C7_kleQ-I9Jz1HXjZU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="630" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8_RPZ6IgqIZekYugHI50IYwvBMwDb2DjWNDfj26cn7VJAKsPTKYFzjMK2hbbaX3Ka6Tz7dlk7NHljFt9t_xSr7YLy16M7ja17vqluMyOo-N8RH95XIW992H9ecoombdoEgMRAo2e1d6tH4lrAjdYo6SM0w8zlzSJ-x0-UJ_C7_kleQ-I9Jz1HXjZU=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">Supporting individuals with autism requires understanding and implementing strategies that accommodate their unique strengths and challenges. Here are some general tips on how to help someone with autism:</span></p><ol style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: item 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 1.25em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1rem; white-space: pre-wrap;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Educate Yourself: Take the time to learn about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its characteristics. Understand that each individual with autism is unique, so what works for one person may not work for another. Learning about their specific needs and preferences will help you provide appropriate support.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Communication: Communication can be a challenge for individuals with autism. Use clear and concise language, speak at an appropriate pace, and provide visual supports if necessary. Be patient and allow them extra time to process information and respond. If the person uses alternative communication methods, such as sign language or visual aids, familiarize yourself with these methods to enhance communication.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Structure and Routine: Many individuals with autism thrive in structured and predictable environments. Establishing a consistent routine can help reduce anxiety and promote a sense of security. Prepare them in advance for any changes in routine or transitions to minimize distress.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Sensory Considerations: Individuals with autism may be sensitive to sensory stimuli, such as loud noises, bright lights, or certain textures. Be mindful of their sensory needs and create a sensory-friendly environment when possible. Reduce noise levels, provide comfortable seating, or offer sensory tools like fidget toys or headphones to help them cope with sensory overload.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Social Interaction: Encourage social interactions, but respect their boundaries and preferences. Be patient if they struggle with social cues or reciprocal communication. Provide them with social scripts or visual supports to help them navigate social situations. Foster an inclusive environment where others can learn about and accept individuals with autism.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Special Interests: Many individuals with autism have intense interests in specific subjects. Encourage and engage with their interests as a way to connect and build rapport. These interests can also serve as a valuable tool for learning and motivation.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Collaboration with Professionals: Seek guidance from professionals experienced in working with individuals with autism, such as psychologists, therapists, or educators. They can provide valuable insights, suggest specific strategies, and help develop individualized plans to support the person's unique needs.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Acceptance and Inclusion: Embrace and accept individuals with autism for who they are, celebrating their strengths and supporting their challenges. Foster a culture of inclusion, understanding, and respect in the community to ensure they feel valued and included.</span></p></li></ol><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">Remember, every person with autism is different, so it's crucial to understand their individual needs and preferences. By promoting acceptance, understanding, and providing tailored support, you can make a positive difference in their lives.</span></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-84744575908429072232023-05-17T02:00:00.001-04:002023-05-17T02:00:00.168-04:00Tell me about Asperger's<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEM2NHT1gjjqpVUl7jt7ZGX5Udt7Zzp5oy_CAAyH9uWF-rVb01A_6Cox4bpnRYBfyVIFELEMqQ3VIHTox4W0JylNMlmn_qmTGpOHRhXLQAYFa7BiZb5_mlvt0nr-GWENCVh9lnfonaZd2HECGZh9Fq2jkBLQj3VD914zBYfF5vcKkdrSsPv2WN58qH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="602" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEM2NHT1gjjqpVUl7jt7ZGX5Udt7Zzp5oy_CAAyH9uWF-rVb01A_6Cox4bpnRYBfyVIFELEMqQ3VIHTox4W0JylNMlmn_qmTGpOHRhXLQAYFa7BiZb5_mlvt0nr-GWENCVh9lnfonaZd2HECGZh9Fq2jkBLQj3VD914zBYfF5vcKkdrSsPv2WN58qH=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">Asperger's syndrome, also known as Asperger's disorder, is a developmental disorder that falls on the autism spectrum. It was formerly classified as a separate condition from autism but is now considered part of the broader autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is named after Austrian pediatrician Hans Asperger, who first described the condition in the 1940s.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">People with Asperger's syndrome typically exhibit difficulties in social interactions, communication, and repetitive behaviors or narrow interests. However, compared to individuals with classic autism, those with Asperger's syndrome generally have average to above-average intelligence and language development.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">Here are some key characteristics associated with Asperger's syndrome:</span></p><ol style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: item 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 1.25em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1rem; white-space: pre-wrap;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Social Interaction: People with Asperger's may struggle with social interactions and have difficulty understanding and interpreting social cues, body language, and facial expressions. They may find it challenging to initiate or maintain conversations, make eye contact, and engage in reciprocal relationships.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Communication: Individuals with Asperger's may have unusual speech patterns or a formal way of speaking. They may struggle with understanding the nuances of language, such as sarcasm or jokes. Some individuals may develop advanced vocabularies in specific areas of interest.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors: As with other autism spectrum disorders, repetitive behaviors and restrictive interests are common in individuals with Asperger's. They may have specific routines or rituals they follow and may become upset by changes in their environment or schedule. They might also exhibit intense focus and expertise in a particular subject or field.</span></p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white;">Sensory Sensitivities: Many people with Asperger's have heightened or reduced sensitivity to sensory stimuli. They may be extremely sensitive to sounds, lights, textures, or smells, which can cause discomfort or anxiety.</span></p></li></ol><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">It's important to note that Asperger's syndrome is a spectrum disorder, and individuals with the condition may exhibit a wide range of symptoms and abilities. Some people with Asperger's may face significant challenges in daily life, while others may function quite independently.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">It is also worth mentioning that in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published in 2013, the diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome was eliminated as a separate diagnosis. Instead, it is now included within the umbrella diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This change was made to promote a more consistent and comprehensive approach to diagnosing and understanding autism.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">If you suspect that you or someone you know may have Asperger's syndrome or ASD, it's important to seek a professional evaluation from a qualified healthcare provider or specialist in developmental disorders. They can provide a comprehensive assessment and offer guidance and support tailored to the individual's needs.</span></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-38779633088206330522023-05-15T07:00:00.001-04:002023-05-15T07:00:00.134-04:00The Village known as the "Storyteller's Haven"<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvk_EvPbDHKUylgcNr9rAcyc4ha-VK_z1zoXZfGSt3wtOzR1R0y3tSpi5mCo1v4PQ1hjBSmvIfS00ySdJSPqT9OwA4p3LVhUXnUT_twBw0yKKV2kIYAmKe7YMunyxZgkOftvf5App8tQ_Ys4ANmbx9o6bzeDRCAp-A1o6MKqO8amV7-WTRmn-cAKam" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="760" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvk_EvPbDHKUylgcNr9rAcyc4ha-VK_z1zoXZfGSt3wtOzR1R0y3tSpi5mCo1v4PQ1hjBSmvIfS00ySdJSPqT9OwA4p3LVhUXnUT_twBw0yKKV2kIYAmKe7YMunyxZgkOftvf5App8tQ_Ys4ANmbx9o6bzeDRCAp-A1o6MKqO8amV7-WTRmn-cAKam=w400-h210" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once upon a time, there was a small village nestled in a beautiful valley surrounded by lush forests and rolling hills. The people of the village were peaceful and happy, but they were also known for their love of storytelling.</span></div></span><p></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">One day, a young traveler arrived in the village. He was a tall, handsome man with piercing blue eyes and a quick wit. He soon became popular with the villagers, and they invited him to share his own stories.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">The traveler agreed, and soon he had the villagers captivated with his tales of adventure and danger, of love and loss, and of mysterious places and ancient civilizations.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">One night, as the traveler was telling a particularly gripping story, a strange and unexpected thing happened. The story he was telling suddenly came to life before their very eyes. The villagers watched in amazement as the characters in the story stepped out of the traveler's words and began to walk among them.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">The traveler was surprised too, but he quickly realized that his stories had become real. He began to weave new tales, each one more fantastic than the last, and the villagers watched in wonder as each one came to life before their very eyes.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Soon, the village became famous throughout the land for its incredible stories and the amazing things that happened there. Travelers from far and wide came to hear the stories and to experience the magic of the village for themselves.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">And so the village became known as the "Storyteller's Haven," and it remained a place of wonder and magic for generations to come. And the young traveler, who had started it all, continued to wander the world, collecting new stories and sharing them with all who would listen.</span></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-67217991324751062022023-05-15T04:00:00.008-04:002023-05-15T04:00:00.141-04:00Thought of the Day: Power of Positive<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDniqaBF_QXchoCe0dvZBQC-jzqungdDRQcYxIeHOw-K5qeHU1CWFTT4GJopSTL0T_jNFBhB7dkuBWXw6xr7duBgWdWaj910VtUpWnUWr8aD7shYzU-6ZGYGL0qHQo5RMkHDWaj7hjJduAOgkrSCy1VnawmdsSBR_9hYudKDnIkz_ze_vUTk9oPrF9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="300" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDniqaBF_QXchoCe0dvZBQC-jzqungdDRQcYxIeHOw-K5qeHU1CWFTT4GJopSTL0T_jNFBhB7dkuBWXw6xr7duBgWdWaj910VtUpWnUWr8aD7shYzU-6ZGYGL0qHQo5RMkHDWaj7hjJduAOgkrSCy1VnawmdsSBR_9hYudKDnIkz_ze_vUTk9oPrF9=w400-h349" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-size-adjust: auto;">The positive is more powerful than the negative. The positive is innate. The negative indicates what is missing inside you. Light exists and its absence is darkness.</span></div><p></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-86959802269329217312023-05-15T01:45:00.005-04:002023-05-15T01:45:57.947-04:00Maya had a dream...<p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtRRm57oK9Ss334gf8b47PjHnojlVAcVjnmhOlO6Ad4EYjQzzzvVW_5LWmSH74loyiaKsAIBze6S4G9eHKmTpZ8zUJW7sQL0ZDtcTmWdh93urC7xlazJjKERZKj3j94m-Wlg7KIBABbA51WDO5tXh4QDLQImStPPdreok6irwWrzyuqVLW2w-jUK9N" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtRRm57oK9Ss334gf8b47PjHnojlVAcVjnmhOlO6Ad4EYjQzzzvVW_5LWmSH74loyiaKsAIBze6S4G9eHKmTpZ8zUJW7sQL0ZDtcTmWdh93urC7xlazJjKERZKj3j94m-Wlg7KIBABbA51WDO5tXh4QDLQImStPPdreok6irwWrzyuqVLW2w-jUK9N=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 1.25em; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">Once upon a time, in a small coastal town, there lived a young girl named Maya. Maya was an orphan who had faced numerous hardships in her short life, but she possessed an unwavering spirit and an insatiable thirst for knowledge.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">Maya had a dream. She wanted to become a doctor and help people in her community. Despite her humble beginnings, she worked tirelessly to excel in school, studying late into the night by the flickering candlelight.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">One day, a renowned doctor named Dr. Patel visited the town. Maya had heard of Dr. Patel's extraordinary work in providing medical care to underserved communities. Determined to meet her idol, Maya gathered all her courage and approached Dr. Patel after a public lecture.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">To her surprise, Dr. Patel was kind and approachable. Maya shared her dream of becoming a doctor, but also expressed her doubts due to her lack of resources and financial constraints. Dr. Patel listened intently and smiled warmly.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">Dr. Patel told Maya a story about her own journey. She had grown up in a similar small town and faced many obstacles in pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor. But she never gave up. Dr. Patel emphasized that passion, dedication, and perseverance were the most important qualities one needed to succeed.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">Inspired by Dr. Patel's words, Maya refused to let her circumstances define her. She sought out mentors in the community, who recognized her potential and offered their support. With their help, Maya secured a scholarship to attend a prestigious medical school.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">Throughout her years of study, Maya faced numerous challenges. There were times when she felt overwhelmed and doubted her abilities. But she remembered Dr. Patel's story and the belief that had been instilled in her.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">Maya graduated from medical school with flying colors, and true to her dream, she returned to her coastal town to set up a clinic. Despite limited resources, she worked tirelessly to provide healthcare to those who couldn't afford it. Her dedication and compassionate care touched the lives of many.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">Word of Maya's work spread, and people from neighboring towns began seeking her help. With the support of her community, she expanded her clinic and started organizing health camps and educational programs. Maya became a beacon of hope and inspiration for the entire region.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;">Her journey from an orphaned girl to a respected doctor taught everyone the power of determination, resilience, and the impact one individual can make on a community. Maya's story continues to inspire countless others, reminding them that with passion and unwavering belief in themselves, they too can overcome any obstacle and make a positive difference in the world.</span></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-55432476423121421892023-05-13T04:00:00.013-04:002023-05-13T04:00:00.144-04:00Thought of the Day: Give and Take <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT2R1fFL2HEboOesVIaLki0lI8ydglphhEZj2UbZr3btlM66l1-mRFQKIAkk3eSm4L5JrMuq26N6b4ZKqjEli-3d9t5LNCGDOoYTqnadgl17yEbPWOb6XjzyT4g7f5YzNfMZWOwx8caa19mYArjrUtA097oZyO_9yJ2lDegttVgZD8aMFsDdfI9MX/s300/AdobeStock_79420675-300x200.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="199" data-original-width="300" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvT2R1fFL2HEboOesVIaLki0lI8ydglphhEZj2UbZr3btlM66l1-mRFQKIAkk3eSm4L5JrMuq26N6b4ZKqjEli-3d9t5LNCGDOoYTqnadgl17yEbPWOb6XjzyT4g7f5YzNfMZWOwx8caa19mYArjrUtA097oZyO_9yJ2lDegttVgZD8aMFsDdfI9MX/w400-h265/AdobeStock_79420675-300x200.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Whatever you give comes back to you. Whatever you take will not stay with you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-86888324986629517762023-04-19T04:00:00.018-04:002023-04-19T04:00:00.212-04:00Thought of the Day: Respect Life<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="entered lazyloaded" data-lazy-src="https://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AdobeStock_239080633-300x200.jpeg" data-ll-status="loaded" decoding="async" height="267" src="https://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AdobeStock_239080633-300x200.jpeg" width="400" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Contentment comes from appreciation. Knowing this I remain constantly grateful for all the things mother earth gives. Every day I say a heartfelt “thanks” for giving me the capacity to learn and exist meaningfully.</span></span></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-9902879522345944892023-04-18T04:00:00.011-04:002023-04-18T04:00:00.235-04:00Thought of the Day: Mindful Moments<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="" class="entered lazyloaded" data-lazy-src="https://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/iStock_000078842803_Small-300x200.jpg" data-ll-status="loaded" decoding="async" height="267" src="https://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/iStock_000078842803_Small-300x200.jpg" width="400" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">Most of us are of sound mind, but many of us have trouble maintaining a note of harmony and peace. Most of us know how to think, but few of us are able to control our thoughts. We all have the capacity to be creative, to image new ideas, but few of us are able to do it together and co-create in harmony with each other. We could all do with some mental training so that we may use the most powerful energy in the universe, the mind, which is always at our instant disposal.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">We can begin with mindfulness. It’s a simple way to gently help our mind go where it is best to go, do what is the best thing to do. It begins by simply being fully aware of what you are doing. Mostly we are not fully aware, as our minds wander into the past and then into possible futures. We spend most of our time watching others and so rarely fully focus on what we are actually doing ourselves.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">Next time you sit down to a meal, watch your self. Be aware of only what you are eating. Every time your mind wants to wander, bring it gently and lovingly back to the action and sensation of eating. Then do the same when cleaning, when writing, when working. The more you do it stronger and more focused and more rational will be your concentration, the more natural will be your actions, the more peaceful you will feel, and the more relaxed you will be, no matter what you are doing.</p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-44864760976745906362023-04-17T04:00:00.010-04:002023-04-17T04:00:00.203-04:00Thought of the Day: The Art of Connecting<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="" class="entered lazyloaded" data-lazy-src="https://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AdobeStock_137214908-Converted-e1524548495224-300x215.jpg" data-ll-status="loaded" decoding="async" height="287" src="https://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/AdobeStock_137214908-Converted-e1524548495224-300x215.jpg" width="400" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">The one who knows the art of connecting to others is successful. When someone is not behaving well, we tend to alter our attitude, response and behaviour toward that person. We wait for the other person to change, before changing ourselves.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">When I know the art of perceiving others’ specialities and connecting to them, I will always be successful. I am then not dependent on the other person’s behaviour for my own growth. I am able to see each person’s positive aspects and absorb them in myself too. Then I become richer with every interaction.</p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-73130559359557069632023-04-06T02:33:00.003-04:002023-04-06T02:36:44.355-04:00Eurovision 2023: Every song ranked, from Albania to the UK<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: #141414; font-family: ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-11kpz0x-Placeholder e16icw910" style="background-color: #f6f6f6; border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><img alt="Eurovision entrants" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="eager" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/17C83/production/_129111479_eurovision12.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/17C83/production/_129111479_eurovision12.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/17C83/production/_129111479_eurovision12.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/17C83/production/_129111479_eurovision12.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/17C83/production/_129111479_eurovision12.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/17C83/production/_129111479_eurovision12.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/17C83/production/_129111479_eurovision12.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.875rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.285714; margin: 0.5rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.5rem; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">Image caption, </span><div class="ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260" spacing="6" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mae Muller (UK), Loreen (Sweden) and Iru Khechanovi (Georgia) are among this year's Eurovision hopefuls. </div><div class="ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260" spacing="6" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; 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color: #141414; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px 0px 0.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">By Mark Savage</div><div class="ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.8125rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.230769; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">BBC Music Correspondent</div></div><div class="ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260" spacing="6" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div class="ssrcss-y7krbn-Stack e1y4nx260" spacing="6" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; 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font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The countdown has begun. This Friday marks 40 days until Eurovision week kicks off with a "turquoise carpet" opening ceremony in Liverpool.</b></p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: #141414; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">All 37 songs have now been submitted, with lyrics addressing everything from demonic possession to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: #141414; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As always, the quality's about as consistent as a vat of jelly, but there are some gems amongst the inevitable onslaught of power ballads.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: #141414; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What follows is a highly subjective attempt to rank them all. You'll undoubtedly disagree, and I've inevitably snubbed someone's favourite. But that's the beauty of Eurovision: Everyone gets a say, and my opinion is no more important than anyone else's. (Also, I have a terrible track record in predicting the winner, so there's that.)</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: #141414; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">With that in mind, let's have some fun. You can listen along with an alphabetically-sorted playlist on <a class="ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0" href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0SvGDwmXBbz9h6xrVbmvpk?si=1c06c0713fb84fd4" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none; border-style: none; border-width: 0px 0px medium; color: #545658; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-color: rgb(138, 140, 142); text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Spotify</a>, on <a class="ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0" href="https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/eurovision-2023/pl.u-6d2LIlxak2" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none; border-style: none; border-width: 0px 0px medium; color: #545658; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-color: rgb(138, 140, 142); text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Apple Music</a> or on <a class="ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0" href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMYdFc8mV-737ezQxEzWIhthScVX_k134" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none; border-style: none; border-width: 0px 0px medium; color: #545658; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-color: rgb(138, 140, 142); text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">YouTube</a>.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Albania-Albina-Familja-Kelmendi-Duje" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Albania: Albina & Familja Kelmendi - Duje</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Albina & Familja Kelmendi - Duje" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/17185/production/_129279549_albania.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In a quirk of typographical synchronicity, Albina is Albania's representative for 2023. </p></div></div><div id="piano-inline1" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A former runner-up on The Voice, she's performing Duje, a dramatic ballad about families being separated, and the impact that has on children. The performance typically ends with Albina collapsing to her knees in tears. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Albina's impassioned verses build to an appealing chorus, featuring background vocals from her family - but overall, it's pretty heavy-going.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Bottom half of the leaderboard</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Armenia-Brunette-Future-Lover-" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Armenia: Brunette - Future Lover </span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Brunette" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/3CED/production/_129279551_armenia.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I just wanna make art, read books and just find someone who likes me enough to kiss my face.</i>" </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Brunette is the stage name of 21-year-old Elen Yeremyan, whose got a huge following in Armenia. She wrote this yearning ballad, about a lover she has yet to meet, specifically for Eurovision.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pairing a pretty, lilting chorus with an anxiety-stricken rap verse, it's strangely compelling. </p></div></div><div id="piano-inline2" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Top 10</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Australia-Voyager-Promise" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Australia: Voyager - Promise</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Voyager" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/8B0D/production/_129279553_australia_2_mike_dann.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span><span class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20" role="text" style="background: repeat rgb(20, 20, 20); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>MIKE DANN</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This could be Australia's final year in Eurovision - as the country's participation agreement runs out after May.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For their last roll of the dice, they've gone with pop-metal quartet Voyager, who have been campaigning to represent their country since 2015.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Their song gives off unmistakable Duran Duran vibes, with an anthemic "<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">woah-oh</i>" chorus, and a wibbly guitar solo that sounds like the theme to Beverly Hills 90210 - which is either a blessing or a curse, depending on your feelings about Jason Priestley.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It should go down well in the arena, as Voyager draw on their two decades of live experience to get the crowd pumped.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction:</b> Mid-table</p></div></div><div id="piano-inline3" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; 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font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Austria-Teya-Salena-Who-The-Hell-Is-Edgar" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Austria: Teya & Salena - Who The Hell Is Edgar?</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; 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font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Teya & Salena" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/D92D/production/_129279555_austria.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The best song you'll ever hear about being possessed by the ghost of 19th Century horror writer Edgar Allen Poe. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Daft as it sounds, the song is a pointed commentary on how hard it is for female songwriters to be taken seriously. Claiming demonic possession, Teya & Salena suggest, would gain them more kudos than just being themselves. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The mid-section, meanwhile, is directed at Spotify's royalty rate of $0.003 per song. "<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Give me two years and your dinner will be free</i>". </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A wildly inventive Trojan horse of a pop song. What's not to love?</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>A real contender. Top five.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Azerbaijan-TuralTuranX-Tell-Me-More" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Azerbaijan: TuralTuranX - Tell Me More</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-mybczj-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 244.671875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="TuralTuranX" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="600" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1274D/production/_129279557_azerabaijan2.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 244.671875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">TuralTuranX are twin brothers Tural and Turan Bağmanov, who've been making music ever since they discovered a piano at school and skipped lessons to practise songwriting.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Their entry takes the form of a voicemail, left on an old lover's phone, reminiscing about their time together and hoping for a reunion. "Just call me back when you get this message," the brothers sing over a delicate chord sequence that recalls Sixpence None The Richer's Kiss Me.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It's all very sweet until they decide to explore their feelings via the medium of clumsy white-boy rap. Ed Sheeran has a lot to answer for.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Knocked out in the first semi-final</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Belgium-Gustaph-Because-Of-You" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Belgium: Gustaph - Because Of You</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; 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font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Gustaph" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/2DB1/production/_129279611_belgium.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fasten your seatbelts tight, we're going back to the 90s. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gustaph's joyous club stomper Because Of You is festooned with chunky piano chords and wobbly synth lines that reference house classics like Kym Sims' Too Blind To See It and Crystal Waters' Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee).</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The 42-year-old dedicates his song to the friends and allies who constitute his "chosen family, which happens a lot in the queer world". And while Eurovision is awash with songs about overcoming derision and stereotyping, Gustaph sings it like he means it.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">His outfit, meanwhile, will please anyone who's a fan of frills and oversized hats. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; 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font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction:</b> Lower half of the leaderboard</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; 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font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Croatia: Let 3 - Mama SC!</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; 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font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Let 3" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/7BD1/production/_129279613_croatia.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Shock-rock band Let 3 are incredibly famous across the Balkans for their provocative, avant-garde performances. For Eurovision, they've entered a thinly-veiled attack on Vladimir Putin, which surely tests Eurovision's ban on political lyrics to the limit.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The "mama" of the title refers to Mother Russia and moustachioed frontman Damir Martinović repeatedly sings "<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mama kissed a moron</i>", an apparent criticism of Russia's political class for their continued support of Putin's regime.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Musically, though, it's a travesty. The first minute is essentially the Macarena stripped of any charm or guile. That's followed by a bewildering cod-operatic section, and a cacophonous finale that sounds like 10 songs being played at once while someone has their chest hairs plucked out one by one. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Let 3 should qualify for the final, just.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; 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font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Twenty-four-year-old Andrew Lambrou previously entered Australia's selection contest in 2022, coming in seventh place. But his Eurovision journey didn't end there.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lambrou's performance made such an impression on Cypriot broadcaster CyBC that they offered him the chance to go to Liverpool in May. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He arrives in the UK with Break A Broken Heart, a profoundly vanilla ballad about "rising from the ashes" of a break-up. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Full of unnecessarily busy production flourishes, it's rescued only by Lambrou's soaring multi-octave vocal. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>At risk of being eliminated in semi-final two.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="CzechiaCzech-Republic-Vesna-My-Sisters-Crown" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Czechia/Czech Republic: Vesna - My Sister's Crown</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; 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font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Vesna" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11811/production/_129279617_czech_milan_vopalensky.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>MILAN VOPALENSKY</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Czechia, also known as the Czech Republic, has a poor track record at Eurovision, only qualifying for the final four times since they joined in 2007. My Sister's Crown should change that.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Performed by the all-female Czech-Slovene-Russian band Vesna, it's a song about sexual equality and female empowerment, with frontwoman Patricie Fuxová declaring: "<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We are not your dolls</i>."</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Immediate and intense with a strong Balkan flavour, it stiches together at least three (maybe more) ludicrously catchy hooks in its all-too-brief run-time.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Its success will ultimately be determined by the staging: During Czechia/Czech Republic's selection process the band kept things fairly simple but, with a decent budget, you could imagine their marionette dance routine being one of the night's highlights.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction:</b> Locked on for the top 10.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Denmark-Reiley-Breaking-My-Heart" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Denmark: Reiley - Breaking My Heart</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Reiley" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16631/production/_129279619_denmark.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Breaking My Heart has a chequered history. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Reiley, a 25-year-old Danish singer who's signed to US record label Atlantic, first wrote the song a couple of years ago in the midst of a toxic relationship. But it languished on a hard drive until his manager suggested he enter Eurovision, at which point it was dusted off, spruced up and put forward for Denmark's selection process.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But in the run-up to the show, it was discovered he'd performed the song before (specifically at a concert in South Korea last year) - which is against the rules.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">In the end, an exception was made, and Reiley went on to win the contest. You can see why they were keen to keep him in. Breaking My Heart is a robust, modern pop song - the sort of thing you could imagine the Jonas Brothers having a crack at.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But it falters through over-repetition of the chorus and, crucially, the 25-year-old's wobbly live vocals.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Will struggle to qualify for the final.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Estonia-ALIKA-Bridges" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Estonia: ALIKA - Bridges</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; 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font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Alika" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4139/production/_129279661_estonia.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There's a moment in this song where Alika Milova sighs, and it feels like the most despondent moment in the whole of Eurovision 2023. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I love it.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why does every song <i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">have</i> to be a bold statement of self-actualisation? She sounds exhausted and, honestly, that's the sort of content I can get on board with.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Predictably, though, it builds to a rousing final chorus about "building bridges" and becoming "strong enough" to overcome your demons. Shame, because for a moment there I had a kindred spirit. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Bottom end of the leaderboard.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; 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font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The song that answers the question: "What if Gangnam Style, but Finnish?"</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Performed by 29-year-old Jere Pöyhönen, dressed as Jim Carrey in Dumb and Dumber, it took me on quite a journey. Here are the verbatim notes from the first time I played it.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Sounds like a spoon in a blender, only less melodic: A cacophony of thrash guitars, offensively cheap synths and unintentionally hilarious Euro-rap.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Sudden handbrake turn into catchy J-pop melody. This would be amazing on Dance Dance Revolution. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"Oh God, I like it now. What is going on?"</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">This has been going down a storm with live audiences, particularly with the audience-participation cha, cha, chanting. And therefore....</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction</b>: Top five.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="France-La-Zarra-Evidemment" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">France: La Zarra - Evidemment</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="La Zarra" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/DD79/production/_129279665_france.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Could La Zarra be the person to break France's 45-year losing streak? Maybe, just maybe...</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The 25-year-old has conjured an intoxicating blend of smoky jazz vocals and subdued disco beats for her Eurovision entry. It's quietly gorgeous, like a sort of Sunday morning Dua Lipa.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Potential winner.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; 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font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Georgia-Iru-Echo" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Georgia: Iru - Echo</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Iru" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/12B99/production/_129279667_georgia.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Iru Khechanovi won the fifth season of The Voice Georgia after performing Loreen's 2012 Eurovision song Euphoria. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now, she gets her own shot at Eurovision, and comes up against.... Loreen, who's doing a victory lap for Sweden. Ooops!</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Iru describes her song a "fight for love", but the lyrics seem to have been written by an AI chatbot. "Love is a wordless"? "I feel I'm progressed"?? "Thing is known"??? </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The production is crammed full of military drums, EDM synth blurts and James Bond strings. But ultimately, it's as hollow as a Kinder egg (other chocolate eggs are available).</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Lower half of the leaderboard.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Germany-Lord-Of-The-Lost-Blood-Glitter" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Germany: Lord Of The Lost - Blood & Glitter</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Lord Of The Lost" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/179B9/production/_129279669_germany.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A dreary thrash metal dirge that's presumably intended to subvert Eurovision's shiny, happy aesthetic. It was fun when Lordi did it 2006 but surely things have moved on since?</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">That said, Lord Of The Lost are seasoned live performers who recently toured with Iron Maiden; and their most recent album - also called Blood And Glitter - topped the German album charts in January.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">That experience and exposure, coupled with their ability to stand out from the endless windswept ballads, could tip the scales in their favour.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Mid-table at best.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Greece-Victor-Vernicos-What-They-Say" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Greece: Victor Vernicos - What They Say</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Victor Vernicos" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/8405/production/_129279733_greece_nikos_zikos.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span><span class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20" role="text" style="background: repeat rgb(20, 20, 20); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>NIKOS ZIKOS</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Greece's Victor Vernicos has adopted the odd vocal tics of Dermot Kennedy and Tom Walker, where it sounds like you're chewing vowels for breakfast. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But hey, those singers are wildly successful, and this song lands squarely in their ballpark: Drums crash, vocals crack, and emotions meet sleeves upon which they are worn. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Annoyingly, Vernicos flubs the final chorus, cutting the rhythm track for what I guess is supposed to be a hands-in-the-air, "Radio Gaga" moment. Instead, it sucks the energy out of what could have been a thrilling finale.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Eliminated in the second semi-final.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Iceland-Diljá-Power" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Iceland: Diljá - Power</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Dilja" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/D225/production/_129279735_iceland.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Throbbing with a Scandi-pop synth pulse, Diljá's song is about the realisation that you, and no-one but you, has power over your life. Or, in her own words: "Don't let the trauma take the wheel".</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The chorus is precision-tooled to stick in your head with its insistent "p-p-p-pick up a Penguin" refrain*; but, alas, it's very much Eurovision by numbers.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>I can't see this being a strong vote-winner. Could finish in the low teens.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">(* not the actual lyrics, obviously)</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Ireland-Wild-Youth-We-Are-One" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ireland: Wild Youth - We Are One</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Wild Youth" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16E65/production/_129279739_ireland_mollie_mckay.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span><span class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20" role="text" style="background: repeat rgb(20, 20, 20); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>MOLLIE MCKAY</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The sort of music they put in banking commercials: A grasping, aspirational hymn to togetherness, with lyrics Coldplay would have rejected for being too twee.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wild Youth? They're about as rowdy and unpredictable as a facecloth.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Eliminated in the first semi-final.</p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Israel-Noa-Kirel-Unicorn" style="border: 0px; color: #141414; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Israel: Noa Kirel - Unicorn</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Noa Kirel" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/12045/production/_129279737_israel_eran_levi.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>ERAN LEVI</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-136vhne-ComponentWrapper-SocialComponentWrapper ehp21064" data-component="social-block" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-eu65i1-SocialWrapper e154qsm3" id="wrapper-youtube-0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(20, 20, 20); color: #141414; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Noa Kirel has been called Israel's biggest pop star - she's scored four number one singles, won five MTV Awards and been a judge on Israel's Got Talent, all while serving a compulsory two-year stint in the Israeli army.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Her selection comes after Israel failed to qualify for last year's Eurovision final - an embarrassing turn of events for a country that's won four times.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The state broadcaster was so keen to get her on board that they announced Noa's name before she'd fully signed up, leading to an awkward four-week period where her participation hung in the balance.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The 21-year-old eventually accepted, with a song that sounds like Katy Perry after one too many vodka & Red Bulls. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bonus points for including a drumbeat that sounds like a galloping unicorn. Bonus bonus points for inventing the word "femininal" (rhymes with "phenomenal"). A fun distraction.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Upper half of the leaderboard.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; 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font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Italy: Marco Mengoni - Due Vite </span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; 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font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Marco Mengoni" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/39CD/production/_129279741_italy_andrea_bianchera.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>ANDREA BIANCHERA</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Marco Mengoni is a big deal in Italy. Since winning The X Factor in 2009, he's topped the album charts seven times, and scored 29 top 40 singles.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But for all the success, he's a reflective, thoughtful musician, who's spoken openly about his struggles with mental health and body dysmorphia. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">His Eurovision entry is called Due Vite (Two Lives) and it explores the power of dreams to nourish our day-to-day lives. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"It is a tribute to life and an invitation to enjoy even the most boring moments, those that seem to teach us nothing but hide ideas for the future," he told Vanity Fair.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sung with searing sincerity, it's one of this year's standout ballads.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; 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line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Mid-table.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Latvia-Sudden-Lights-Aijā-" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Latvia: Sudden Lights - Aijā </span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Sudden Lights" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/87ED/production/_129279743_latvia_ritvars_stankevics.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>RITVARS STANKEVICS</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Aijā is the Latvian word for "lullaby" - and this song is supposed to be a soothing remedy to the horrors of modern life.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now, maybe I'm missing some important cultural context here but, in my experience, lullabies aren't stuffed full of guitar feedback and glitchy, jumbled drumbeats that sound like someone pushing a cupboard of saucepans over a cliff.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The quiet-verse/loud-chorus dynamic suggests Sudden Lights are students of the Nirvana/Pixies school of songwriting, but they lack either band's ferocity or bite.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Good enough to make the final, but poor chances thereafter.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Lithuania-Monika-Linkyte-Stay" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lithuania: Monika Linkyte - Stay</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Monika Linkyte" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/D60D/production/_129279745_lithuania_reda_mikeviciute.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span><span class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20" role="text" style="background: repeat rgb(20, 20, 20); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>REDA MIKEVICIUTE</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Those of you who pay attention to the lyrics will discover that Monika Linkyte has been through a lot. She's carried sadness with her since she was 16. She's tasted failure and had her dreams broken. The fire that burned inside her has been extinguished. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But she's reaching out for help, pleading with her loved ones to stay by her side while acknowledging "<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">it ain't easy to love someone like me</i>".</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It ends with the repeated phrase "čiūto tūto" - an old Lithuanian folk mantra that's supposed to help people reconnect with nature and their true selves. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Monika, who previously entered Eurovision in 2015, says the song is based on "a time when I didn't feel comfortable in my body", and you can hear the desperation in her delivery. Only a stony heart would be unmoved.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Just outside the top 10.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; 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-webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Malta-The-Busker-Dance-Our-Own-Party-" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Malta: The Busker - Dance (Our Own Party) </span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="The Busker" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1242D/production/_129279747_malta_daryl_cauchi.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span><span class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20" role="text" style="background: repeat rgb(20, 20, 20); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>DARYL CAUCHI</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Taking its cue from 2020 Eurovision icon Daði Freyr, this is a slab of socially-awkward disco funk, featuring the iconic line: "<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I feel better/in my sweater</i>". </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Delightfully bonkers, and cheesier than a wheel of brie. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Unloved by fans and bookmakers, this may drop out after the semi-finals. A real shame.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; 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font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Moldova-Pasha-Parfeni-Soarele-si-Luna" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Moldova: Pasha Parfeni - Soarele si Luna</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Pasha Parfeni" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1724D/production/_129279749_moldova_george_secrieru.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pasha Parfeni started his musical career at the age of seven, studying classical piano, and previously entered Eurovision in 2012, when he took 11th place.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He's back this year with a piledriving house track that features an unexpectedly lovely nose-flute breakdown.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lyrically, it's a wedding song infused with images of nature symbolising the harmony between the married couple. Musically, it's the sort of thing the producers of Fast & Furious would dub on to an Eastern European nightclub scene. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Nice antlers on the backing dancers.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Bottom half of the leaderboard.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Netherlands-Mia-Nicolai-Dion-Cooper-Burning-Daylight-" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Netherlands: Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper - Burning Daylight </span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; 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font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/3DB5/production/_129279751_netherlands_jasper_suyk.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span><span class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20" role="text" style="background: repeat rgb(20, 20, 20); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>JASPER SUYK</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The only duet in this year's contest, Burning Daylight is, on first impression, a boilerplate Eurovision piano ballad. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">But co-writer Duncan Lawrence is a former winner, and he knows the value of a slow burning build-up. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After Mia and Dion spend two minutes exploring their depression (he can't "find joy anymore" and she's stopped believing in God) the song explodes into a fantastic, heart-tugging resolution: "<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Goodbye, old life!</i>"</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It'll be interesting to see whether the duo have the requisite chemistry to pull it off, though. In interviews, Dion has made it very clear they were only put together for Eurovision.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"We come in as two separate artists," he told one interviewer. "That's also why we are Mia Nicolai and Dion Cooper and not [2014 Eurovision runners-up] The Common Linnets." </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction</b>: Low teens.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Norway-Alessandra-Queen-Of-Kings" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Norway: Alessandra - Queen Of Kings</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Alessandra" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/CEA1/production/_129279825_norway_ulrik_kramer.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span><span class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20" role="text" style="background: repeat rgb(20, 20, 20); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>ULRIK KRAMER</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">An electric jolt of Euro-pop, with a baroque chorus most artists would kill for, and a sea shanty breakdown that feels very pandemic-fever-dream. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Lyrically, the song has a strong message about self-acceptance.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"I am bisexual and when I lived in Italy I had to hide who I was because some of my friends and relatives would not approve," says Alessandra. "So I think it's important to accept who we are, without caring about the opinion of others."</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Alessandra also has the biggest vocal moment of the night, reaching a high E note that's essentially a whistle tone. Bet they put that in the montage.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Hovering around the top five.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Poland-Blanka-Solo" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Poland: Blanka - Solo</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Blanka" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11CC1/production/_129279827_poland_magic_mars.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span><span class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20" role="text" style="background: repeat rgb(20, 20, 20); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>MAGIC MARS</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A disarmingly simple track, Solo has a reggae-pop lilt and a sing-song chorus you could imagine Zara Larsson chucking out as a b-side.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It has charm in abundance, but singer/model Blanka Stajkow hasn't been the strongest vocalist in Poland's televised selection process, so she'll need to work on her delivery before Liverpool.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Eliminated in the semi-finals.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Portugal-Mimicat-Ai-Coarcao-" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Portugal: Mimicat - Ai Coarcao </span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Mimicat" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16AE1/production/_129279829_portugal.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Marisa Isabel Lopes Mena, aka Mimicat, brings the Moulin Rouge to Eurovision. All castanets and flamenco skirts, this is a big, ballsy cabaret number about love driving you crazy. "<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My doctor said there's nothing to do / Lost case, I saw him writing, too,</i>" she sings (in Portuguese). </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mena won Portugal's selection process despite having pharyngitis, so imagine what she'll be capable of in Liverpool.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Will suffer in comparison to France's stylistically-similar entry.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Romania-Theodor-Andrei-DGT-Off-and-On-" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Romania: Theodor Andrei - DGT (Off and On) </span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Theodor Andrei" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/3649/production/_129279831_romania_teodora_ungureanu.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span><span class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20" role="text" style="background: repeat rgb(20, 20, 20); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>TEODORA UNGUREANU</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I think this is the only song in waltz time this year… Not that it helps. "<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Don't you just wanna sit right next to me / With your favourite dress on the floor and your dreams?</i>" asks Andrei, to which the answer is clearly, "Ugh, get away from me".</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Conceptually, the song describes a toxic relationship and the struggle to choose between passion and self-preservation. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrei, who's just 18, inhabits the psychodrama, sounding alternately doleful and sleazy and remorseful and angry. But when he sings lines like, "<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I'm begging you, take off your clothes and step on me</i>", it's genuinely upsetting.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Eliminated in semi-final one.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="San-Marino-Piqued-Jacks-Like-An-Animal" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">San Marino: Piqued Jacks - Like An Animal</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; 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font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-mybczj-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 244.671875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Piqued Jacks" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="600" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/8469/production/_129279833_sanmarino_aurora_cesari.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>AURORA CESARI</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">San Marino's entry starts promisingly enough with a twisty, sinuous guitar riff, but it quickly goes downhill. "<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">C'mon baby, I can smell you like an animal,</i>" growls singer Andrea Lazzeretti, deploying one of the ickiest chat-up lines in history. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">He later claims to have "butterflies in my ears", raising the terrifying possibility he was growing caterpillars in there first. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you can ignore the words, the song's a solid enough glam-pop stomper. But you can't ignore the words. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Eliminated in semi-final one.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Serbia-Luke-Black-Samo-Mi-Se-Spava" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Serbia: Luke Black - Samo Mi Se Spava</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Luke Black" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/153D5/production/_129279968_serbica_vasso_vu.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span><span class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20" role="text" style="background: repeat rgb(20, 20, 20); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>VASSO VU</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"<i class="ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I just wanna sleep forever / I like it better when I dream</i>," sings Luke Black in this trippy, unsettling electro banger.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The song dates back to 2020, and the lyrics are very much rooted in the dark days of lockdown. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"I spent the last years very alienated from the world, especially throughout the pandemic," <a class="ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0" href="https://eurovisionfun.com/en/2023/02/luke-black-eurovision-is-very-conceptual-and-elaborate-exclusive-interview/" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none; border-style: none; border-width: 0px 0px medium; color: #545658; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-color: rgb(138, 140, 142); text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">Luke told the Eurovision Fun website</a>. "I immersed myself into my bed, video games and anime and that's how the song was created."</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Musically, he conveys the oppressive vacuum of isolation perfectly - but could it be too experimental for Eurovision?</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Just outside the top 10.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Slovenia-Joker-Out-Carpe-Diem-" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Slovenia: Joker Out - Carpe Diem </span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-19q5fy7-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 265.328125px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Joker Out" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="650" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/975/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1F3D/production/_129279970_slovenia_katja_kodba.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 265.328125px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="975" /></picture></span></span><span class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20" role="text" style="background: repeat rgb(20, 20, 20); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>KATJA KODBA</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Self-styled "shagadelic rock band" Joker Out are what the world gets for tolerating Maroon 5 for the last two decades. Carpe Diem sounds like rock music, it moves like rock music, and when it finishes, you will have no memory that it ever happened. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Bottom five.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; 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font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Spain-Blanca-Paloma-EAEA" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Spain: Blanca Paloma - EAEA</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1hq4gmv-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 223.875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Blanca Paloma" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/6D5D/production/_129279972_spain_valero_rioja.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 223.875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span><span class="ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20" role="text" style="background: repeat rgb(20, 20, 20); border: 0px; bottom: 0px; color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 0.75rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: 1.333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0.25rem; position: absolute; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0" style="border: 0px; clip-path: inset(100%); clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px); font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>VALERO RIOJA</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the most musically intriguing entries this year, EAEA is all flamenco handclaps and Arabic vocals lines, underscored with a pulsating synth line.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The 33-year-old wrote the song to honour her roots: The artwork features a photograph of her late grandmother, Carmen, who introduced her to flamenco, and she performs with five backing singers, representing the power and strength of her female ancestors.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A lot will ride on how Blanca's melismatic vocal performance can be recreated live. If she wins, expect lots of "Una Paloma Blanca" headlines.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Top three.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Sweden-Loreen-Tattoo" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sweden: Loreen - Tattoo</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-tm19a7-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 265.046875px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Loreen" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="650" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/BB7D/production/_129279974_sweden_2.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 265.046875px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="976" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Returning to Eurovision as a former winner is a risky strategy - a fact that wasn't lost on 2012 champion, Loreen.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"They popped the question, the answer was, 'It's not gonna happen'", <a class="ssrcss-k17ofw-InlineLink e1no5rhv0" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64905291" style="border-color: currentcolor; border-image: none; border-style: none; border-width: 0px 0px medium; color: #545658; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 700; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-color: rgb(138, 140, 142); text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 0.25em; vertical-align: baseline;">she told the BBC's Eurovision podcast</a>. "It took me four weeks [to decide]. It was more like, 'What can I say in this? Do I have anything to give again?'"</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The answer is a resounding yes. Tattoo is a stormy trance anthem that sweeps you up like a hurricane. The opening melody makes a clever nod to Abba's The Winner Takes It All, and the staging is spectacular.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Already the bookies' favourite to win, it presses all the right buttons, in exactly the right order, like a fabulous Eurovision lift concierge. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Potential winner.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; 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-webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 0.625px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="624" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0" data-component="subheadline-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Switzerland-Remo-Forrer-Watergun" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Switzerland: Remo Forrer - Watergun</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-19q5fy7-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 265.328125px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Remo Forrer" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="650" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/975/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1099D/production/_129279976_switzerland.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; -webkit-box-pack: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 265.328125px; inset: 0px; justify-content: center; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; object-fit: cover; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;" width="975" /></picture></span></span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">An earnest anti-war ballad, Remo Forrer's song follows two childhood friends who used to play army games in the back garden; only to be confronted by the horrors of war as grown-ups. (The similarities to 1903 music hall number Two Little Boys are surely a coincidence?)</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Although Forrer sings with real conviction, the song is lumbered with plodding, uninspired production. A shame, as a more sensitive reading could have been genuinely moving.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Knocked out in the first semi-final.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="1px transparent line" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="1" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4BEB/production/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 2.5rem 0px 1.5rem; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10" id="Ukraine-TVORCHI-Heart-Of-Steel-" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: 1.5rem; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: 1.166667; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="-1"><span role="text" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ukraine: TVORCHI - Heart Of Steel </span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1.5rem 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; 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font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Tvorchi" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="549" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/16768/production/_129280029_ukraine_michael_fedorak.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>MICHAEL FEDORAK</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">For their 2023 entry, reigning Eurovision champions Ukraine have taken a genre swerve from the anarchic folk-punk of Kalush Orchestra to the spooky electro-soul of Tvorchi.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Unsurprisingly, the duo's entry is coloured by the ongoing war against Russia. Band member Andrii Hutsuliak wrote it after watching videos of the siege of Azovstal, taking inspiration from the armed forces and civilians who defended the town's steel works.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">On stage, they perform the song in stark, yellow and black costumes, against a video backdrop of nuclear alerts and dancers in gas masks. </p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Justifiably dark, it's probably too confrontational to win on musical merit alone, but plenty of voters will want to show Ukraine their support.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Top 10.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; 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font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">United Kingdom: Mae Muller - I Wrote A Song</span></h2></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; 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font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><picture><source srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg.webp 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg.webp 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg.webp 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg.webp 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg.webp 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg.webp 976w" type="image/webp"></source><img alt="Mae Muller" class="ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0" height="650" loading="lazy" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg 240w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg 320w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg 480w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg 624w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg 800w, https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/32D0/production/_129280031_uk_harry_carr.jpg 976w" style="-webkit-box-align: center; 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height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap; width: 1px;">IMAGE SOURCE, </span>HARRY CARR</span></div></figure></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The UK is in last place alphabetically, and last place in the running order for Eurovision's grand final - but Mae Muller isn't in danger of scoring the dreaded nul points.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; 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vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I Wrote A Song is a frank and funny revenge track, bitter as a bag of lemons and catchier than the common cold.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The flamenco guitar flourishes are a smart touch; as is the wordless chant in the post-chorus - a trick she's borrowed from Lady Gaga (ooh-la-la) that handily transcends language barriers,</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It's probably too generic to top the leaderboard, but this camp disco banger is difficult to ignore.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0" data-component="text-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 1rem 0px; max-width: 36.25rem; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1" style="border: 0px; 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line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b class="ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Prediction: </b>Seventh place.</p></div></div><div class="ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1" data-component="image-block" style="border: 0px; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; 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align-items: center; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; background-color: #f6f6f6; border: 0px; display: flex; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 50rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" width="200"><div class="ssrcss-8in7wx-SocialConsentPlaceholder-YouTubeSocialConsentPlaceholder eeg6pws1" height="113" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 29.4375rem; padding: 4rem 1rem; vertical-align: baseline;" width="200"><p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></figcaption>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-2212115724404499432023-04-02T04:00:00.012-04:002023-04-02T04:00:00.197-04:00Thought of the Day: Patience<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="entered lazyloaded" data-lazy-src="https://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/AdobeStock_78012521-300x199.jpeg" data-ll-status="loaded" decoding="async" height="265" src="https://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/AdobeStock_78012521-300x199.jpeg" width="400" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Patience teaches you not to push, but rather to wait and appreciate the game of life, knowing that nothing remains the same and everything will change at some point.</span></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-1577162693418737212023-04-01T04:00:00.018-04:002023-04-01T04:00:00.182-04:00Thought of the Day: The Ripple Effect<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="entered lazyloaded" data-lazy-src="https://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/iStock_000001280919_Small-300x194.jpg" data-ll-status="loaded" decoding="async" height="259" src="https://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/iStock_000001280919_Small-300x194.jpg" width="400" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;">If I throw a stone into a pond, the ripples come straight back to me. In the same way, the effect of the words I speak and the actions I perform will eventually come back to me. Take care to speak sweetly and have a sweet nature at all times.</span></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-4037165031039454932023-03-20T14:52:00.003-04:002023-03-20T14:52:40.936-04:00Box Breathing Techniques and Benefits<p> </p><div class="loc article-post-header" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: #212121; font-family: "FS Albert Extra Bold", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; grid-column-end: post-header; grid-column-start: post-header; grid-row-end: post-header; grid-row-start: post-header; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><figure class="comp lock-journey figure-article mntl-block" data-tracking-container="true" id="figure-article_1-0" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative; 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background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); color: #212121; font-family: "FS Albert Extra Bold", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; grid-column-end: left-rail; grid-column-start: left-rail; grid-row-end: left-rail; grid-row-start: left-rail; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="comp js-sticky-container sticky-toc-wrapper mntl-block" id="sticky-toc-wrapper_1-0" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div><div class="loc article-content" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: "FS Albert Extra Bold", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; grid-column-end: content; grid-column-start: content; grid-row-end: content; grid-row-start: content; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="comp structured-content article-content expert-content right-rail__offset lock-journey wellness-sc-page mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-bind-scroll-on-start="true" data-sc-ad-label-height="24" data-sc-ad-track-spacing="100" data-sc-breakpoint="50em" data-sc-content-positions="[900, 1700, 2200, 4500, 6000, 7500, 8500, 9500, 10500, 11500, 12500, 13500]" data-sc-load-immediate="1" data-sc-max-track-height="600" data-sc-min-track-height="250" data-sc-optimize-setup="true" data-sc-sticky-offset="60" id="wellness-sc-page_1-0" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Merriweather, Verdana, Arial, serif; grid-column-end: content; grid-column-start: content; grid-row-end: content; grid-row-start: content; line-height: 1.5625; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; counter-reset: section 0; font-size: 1rem; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Despite the somewhat exotic name, box breathing is a very simple and even familiar type of stress management exercise. If you've ever found yourself inhaling and exhaling to a rhythm while you run or listen to music, you've taken the first steps. Box breathing is a type of paced breathing that follows a certain rhythm, and it can help you to minimise stress.</p><div class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-1" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><span style="color: #212121;"><span class="heading-toc" id="toc-how-box-breathing-works" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -20px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span><h2 class="comp mntl-sc-block wellness-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-2" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; font-family: "FS Albert Extra Bold", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; margin: 2.8rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How Box Breathing Works </span></h2><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-3" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; counter-reset: section 0; font-size: 1rem; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Box breathing, also known as four-square breathing, involves exhaling to a count of four, holding your lungs empty for a four-count, inhaling at the same pace, and holding air in your lungs for a count of four before exhaling and beginning the pattern anew.</p><h2 class="comp mntl-sc-block wellness-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-5" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; font-family: "FS Albert Extra Bold", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; margin: 2.8rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Other Techniques </span></h2><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-6" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; counter-reset: section 0; font-size: 1rem; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Box breathing doesn't carry the physical <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="1" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.verywellmind.com/tips-to-reduce-stress-3145195" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #642f6f; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.15s ease-out; vertical-align: baseline;">benefits of exercise</a> or the long-term mental and <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="2" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.verywellmind.com/ways-to-become-more-resilient-2795063" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #642f6f; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; transition: color 0.15s ease-out; vertical-align: baseline;">resilience</a> benefits of meditation, but it definitely has its place as a stress management technique. For one thing, it's very simple to learn and to practice.<span class="mntl-inline-citation mntl-dynamic-tooltip--trigger" data-id="#citation-4" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0000ee; cursor: pointer; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.125rem; padding: 0px 0px 15px; position: static !important; vertical-align: super; white-space: nowrap;">1</span> Also, it can be practiced virtually anywhere and anytime—when you're showering, watching tv, or even working.</p><div class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-7" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-8" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; counter-reset: section 0; font-size: 1rem; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">You can give it a try anywhere when you're overly distracted or exercising so strenuously that you can't talk through it. Also, you can practice box breathing for only a minute or two and experience the immediate benefits of a calm body and a more relaxed mind, or you can practice for several minutes and experience that plus the longer-term benefits of meditation, including increased resilience to stress, decreased feelings of depression, increased positive feelings, and more.</p><h2 class="comp mntl-sc-block wellness-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-13" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; font-family: "FS Albert Extra Bold", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; margin: 2.8rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What the Research Says </span></h2><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-14" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; counter-reset: section 0; font-size: 1rem; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Unfortunately, there's not a lot of research specifically on box breathing, as this is a relatively new technique. However, there is quite a bit of research on breathing exercises in general, and on paced breathing as well , which is the category of breathing exercise this would best fit.</p><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-16" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; counter-reset: section 0; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 1rem;">There is also research on visualization and meditation,</span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="font-size: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"> </span></span><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">of course, and the practice of box breathing can facilitate both of these. For visualization, simply imagine that you are inflating and draining a balloon with each cycle, for example. For meditation, you can add affirmation as you breathe.</span></span></p><div class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-17" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-18" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; counter-reset: section 0; font-size: 1rem; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here are some study findings that may support the possible benefits of box breathing:</p><div class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-19" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 1rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><ul class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-20" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; counter-reset: section 0; list-style: none; margin: 1rem 0px 2rem 2.2em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.3125rem; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 1rem; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">Research on deep breathing shows that it is useful not only for stress management but also for reducing blood pressure and minimizing hypertension as well.</li><li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #212121; font-size: 1rem; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">Studies have found that simple practices like breathing exercises are effective in reducing stress in everyday situations like the experience of test anxiety, sometimes to a greater degree than more complex stress management techniques.</li><li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Studies on transcendental </span></span>meditation<span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;"> and </span></span>mindfulness-based stress reduction<span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">—another form of meditation—have found that meditation (mantra-based and mindfulness-based) can both lead to decreased stress and anxiety, lower blood pressure, greater feelings of happiness, and reduced feelings of depression.</span></span><span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="font-size: 12px; white-space: nowrap;"> </span></span><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">While this isn't specific research on box breathing, box breathing may be helpful for getting into a </span></span>meditative state<span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;">.</span></span></li><li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #212121;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><h2 class="comp mntl-sc-block wellness-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-25" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "FS Albert Extra Bold", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; margin: 2.8rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How to Practice Box Breathing </span></h2><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-26" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; counter-reset: section 0; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Box breathing is exceedingly simple to practice. Simply relax your body and do the following:</p><div class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-27" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="comp theme-explainer mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-callout mntl-block" data-tracking-container="true" data-tracking-id="mntl-sc-block-callout" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-29" style="background: rgb(247, 249, 249); border-radius: 9px 9px 9px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 1.25rem 1rem; vertical-align: baseline; width: 398px;"><div class="comp expert-content mntl-sc-block-callout-body mntl-text-block" id="mntl-sc-block-callout-body_1-0" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.5625; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><ul style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.2em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.3125rem; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">Let out all of the air in your lungs to the count of four.</li><li style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">Keep your lungs empty for a count of four.</li><li style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">Inhale for a count of four.</li><li style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;">Keep your lungs full for a count of four.</li></ul></div></div><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-30" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; counter-reset: section 0; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">That's it! You can vary this in a few different ways. As mentioned before, you can invite in the silent repetition of an affirmation by syncing it with your breath rather than counting to four. "Mississippi," or something with four syllables can work well—"I feel so calm," "I'm here right now," or even just "O-o-m-m," stretched out to four counts can work.</p><div class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-31" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-32" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; counter-reset: section 0; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Another variation is to visualize four sides of a box changing to a new color, one after the other, or in a line as though the box is being traced by a colored pen you hold with your mind, making this into a visualization exercise. If you practice for longer—10 to 20 minutes, for example—it can fall under the umbrella of meditation practices. Research on the possible benefits of box breathing is still needed, but incorporating meditative practices into your life may have lasting benefits.</p><div class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-33" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><span class="heading-toc" id="toc-apps-to-try" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; top: -20px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><h2 class="comp mntl-sc-block wellness-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-34" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: "FS Albert Extra Bold", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.75rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.15; margin: 2.8rem 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Apps to Try </span></h2><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-35" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; counter-reset: section 0; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">There are several apps that can help you practice box breathing or other types of paced breathing for stress relief. What's great about these apps is that they can add a visual element to your practice.</p><p class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-37" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; counter-reset: section 0; margin: 1.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you're a visual learner, you can practice these breathing techniques with the app to the point that you really connect with them, then visualize what you experience in the apps even when you're not using them, like in the shower or while driving. This makes it easier for many people to both learn the techniques, and enjoy them more. Here are a few of the top apps for box breathing and other types of paced breathing exercises:</p><div class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-38" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><ul class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-39" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; counter-reset: section 0; list-style: none; margin: 1rem 0px 2rem 2.2em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.3125rem; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Box Breathing App: </strong>This one can be downloaded for Apple or Android devices, and has nine levels of use that can help you to really get a firm grasp on the practice of box breathing and make it part of your daily routine. The makers of this app also stress that this technique can also help you achieve a flow state which is an additional benefit you'll enjoy besides the stress management referenced earlier.</li><li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Breathe 2 Relax</strong>: This app is also available for both Apple and PC—oriented users and has a wide range of timed breathing exercises to use. It was developed by the National Institute for Telehealth and Technology, an organization within the U.S. Department of Defense. One of its strong points is that it has a graph feature that can help you to determine where much of your stress originates.</li><span class="mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-sc-block-adslot-inline" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><li style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Universal Breathing: </strong>This is also available for iOS and Android users, and has a variety of visual exercises that work with your breathing. They become increasingly challenging, helping you to gain more complex skills with your breathing exercises. This can be particularly enjoyable for those who love a challenge and may become bored with an app that may feel repetitive, but want the benefits of practicing calming techniques like breathing exercises.</li></ul></span></span></li></ul></div></div>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-31212259434437501832023-03-16T04:00:00.001-04:002023-03-16T04:00:29.707-04:00Moments in Time: Premier League announces new font, with shirt numbers and letters changing for 2023/24 season<p> </p><figure class="caas-figure" style="caret-color: rgb(35, 42, 49); color: #232a31; font-family: "YahooSans VF", "Yahoo Sans", YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><div class="caas-figure-with-pb" style="max-height: 336px;"><div class="caas-img-container" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 205.625px; position: relative;"><img alt=" Premier League font for 2023/24, with new numbers and letters " class="caas-img has-preview" data-src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/sZRyq3SnCuk3rbkJx2e0_g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTMzNg--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/fourfourtwo_376/c7fd0f54723c25258ad77a44e3edd461" src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/sZRyq3SnCuk3rbkJx2e0_g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTMzNg--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/fourfourtwo_376/c7fd0f54723c25258ad77a44e3edd461" style="animation: 0.1s fade; border-radius: 8px; border: medium; height: auto; left: 194px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 1px; min-width: 1px; position: absolute; top: 0px; transform: translate(-50%); vertical-align: bottom; will-change: opacity;" /></div></div><div class="caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image"><figcaption class="caption-collapse" data-id="m-0" style="color: #6e7780; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.43; margin: 8px 0px 0px;">Premier League font for 2023/24, with new numbers and letters</figcaption></div></figure><p style="caret-color: rgb(35, 42, 49); color: #232a31; font-family: "YahooSans VF", "Yahoo Sans", YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.23em; line-height: 1.63; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;">The Premier League has announced a font change, with revolutionary new numbers and letters coming in for the 2023/24 season.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(35, 42, 49); color: #232a31; font-family: "YahooSans VF", "Yahoo Sans", YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.23em; line-height: 1.63; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;">The competition has only changed fonts three times in the past 30 years of football, making this the fourth font to be used. Unlike previous years, however, this time the Prem are going with a subtle evolution for their shirts.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(35, 42, 49); color: #232a31; font-family: "YahooSans VF", "Yahoo Sans", YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.23em; line-height: 1.63; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;">Avery Dennison, the designers who came up with the new font, have increased the size on the backs of shirts by around 10%. Though the new design isn't too much different, it's certainly noticeable in numbers such as the '3' – and if you look closely, you can see the zig-zag pattern of the branding within the numbers themselves.</p><figure class="caas-figure" style="caret-color: rgb(35, 42, 49); color: #232a31; font-family: "YahooSans VF", "Yahoo Sans", YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><div class="caas-figure-with-pb" style="max-height: 427px;"><div class="caas-img-container" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 259.953125px; position: relative;"><img alt="Premier League font for 2023/24, with new numbers and letters" class="caas-img caas-lazy has-preview caas-loaded" data-caas-lazy-loading-init="1" loading="lazy" src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/9QHUKZ266BJ638DKy8hn9g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/fourfourtwo_376/578734a61d6637327a479e1d824717f5" style="animation: 0.1s fade; border-radius: 8px; border: medium; height: auto; left: 194px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 1px; min-width: 1px; position: absolute; top: 0px; transform: translate(-50%); vertical-align: bottom; will-change: opacity;" /></div></div><div class="caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image"><figcaption class="caption-collapse" data-id="m-1" style="color: #6e7780; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.43; margin: 8px 0px 0px;">Premier League font for 2023/24, with new numbers and letters</figcaption></div></figure><p style="caret-color: rgb(35, 42, 49); color: #232a31; font-family: "YahooSans VF", "Yahoo Sans", YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.23em; line-height: 1.63; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;">Will Brass, Chief Commercial Officer at the Premier League, said: "We wanted to work closely with Avery Dennison, using their expertise and experience to create new names and numbers which were not only clearer for those watching matches in stadiums or at home, but which also incorporated the Premier League brand more readily.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(35, 42, 49); color: #232a31; font-family: "YahooSans VF", "Yahoo Sans", YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.23em; line-height: 1.63; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;">“The names and numbers have become part of the fabric of the Premier League. For fans, having the name and number of a favourite player, their own name or even a personal message helps to bring them closer to the competition and their favourite clubs.”</p><figure class="caas-figure" style="caret-color: rgb(35, 42, 49); color: #232a31; font-family: "YahooSans VF", "Yahoo Sans", YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><div class="caas-figure-with-pb" style="max-height: 427px;"><div class="caas-img-container" style="overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 259.953125px; position: relative;"><img alt="Premier League font for 2023/24, with new numbers and letters" class="caas-img caas-lazy has-preview caas-loaded" data-caas-lazy-loading-init="1" loading="lazy" src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/E2FQ_aM2g0TSS9ZP0AQlGg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/fourfourtwo_376/e5a0fdd02677f74538ce60ffeaff2e73" style="animation: 0.1s fade; border-radius: 8px; border: medium; height: auto; left: 194px; max-width: 100%; min-height: 1px; min-width: 1px; position: absolute; top: 0px; transform: translate(-50%); vertical-align: bottom; will-change: opacity;" /></div></div><div class="caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image"><figcaption class="caption-collapse" data-id="m-2" style="color: #6e7780; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.43; margin: 8px 0px 0px;">Premier League font for 2023/24, with new numbers and letters</figcaption></div></figure><p style="caret-color: rgb(35, 42, 49); color: #232a31; font-family: "YahooSans VF", "Yahoo Sans", YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.23em; line-height: 1.63; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;">There's a new sleeve patch for the Premier League, too: a more simplified logo rather than the lion icon being encased in a circle. This will be gold for the Premier League champions.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(35, 42, 49); color: #232a31; font-family: "YahooSans VF", "Yahoo Sans", YahooSans, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.23em; line-height: 1.63; margin: 0px 0px 0.8em;"><br /></p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258188473486003049.post-58491153690392996792023-03-04T04:00:00.009-05:002023-03-04T04:00:00.194-05:00Thought of the Day: Remaining Focused<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="" class="entered lazyloaded" data-lazy-src="https://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/AdobeStock_65717421-300x200.jpeg" data-ll-status="loaded" decoding="async" height="267" src="https://www.thoughtfortoday.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/AdobeStock_65717421-300x200.jpeg" width="400" /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">Many of us have the tendency to postpone even the most important things to the last moment. We assume we will be able to get things done later. But sometimes the unexpected intervenes and everything collapses under the added strain.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;">When I remain focused I am able to prioritise. I understand that small tasks can be as important as the larger ones and I make sure I get them done at the right time. I make sure I leave time for the unexpected too. This lifts the pressure and allows me to give my best in every situation.</p>David Hacketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605913076925634854noreply@blogger.com0