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Michela placed 16th in the Eurovision Song Contest, as the favourites the Netherlands walked away with the prize. Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands won the festival with his ballad Arcade in a tight race which went straight to the wire. He had been the boDisappointing 16th place for Michela; the Netherlands wins Eurovision Song Contest
Michela placed 16th in the Eurovision Song Contest, as the favourites the Netherlands walked away with the prize. Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands won the festival with his ballad Arcade in a tight race which went straight to the wire. He had been the bookmakers' favourite to win, and went to the top of the leaderboard after the public vote. Laurence, 25, came out as bisexual in 2016 and has used his new high profile to call for tolerance and understanding. Italy placed second and Russia came in third. Read: How the internet reacted to Michela and Malta Michela entered the final night in high spirits, having made it through Thursday’s semi-final in a nerve-wracking manner, as the last qualifying contestant to be called out. It was the first time in three years that Malta qualified for the final. The participants were judged by both the voting public as well as panels of expert jurors, with the vote weighting split evenly, 50/50. Each of the 26 competing countries, as well as the 15 countries eliminated in the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals, had a five-member jury. One of the highlights was the 'queen of pop' Madonna, who performed her 1989 hit Like a Prayer,... Read more
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