Eurovision 2023 Winner Loreen Says She Needs To Relocate Following Rigging Accusations

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Loreen joked that she would love to relocate to Liverpool following her historic victory in the city on Saturday.

The 39-year-old Swedish singer, who became the first woman to win the award twice, exclaimed that she 'loved' Merseyside and praised the locals' 'creativity' and 'trendsetting'.

She jokingly told The Sun that she needs to get "the f*** out of Sweden."

Loreen then admitted that she had seriously considered relocating to the United Kingdom, and that despite having visited numerous times, her most recent award-winning trip made such a move a distinct possibility.

She also told the publication that she nearly exposed the M&S Arena crowd and the 180 million viewers at home during her performance.

Loreen explained that her futuristic, skin-tight pants split mere minutes after she exited the renowned stage and amazed the audience with her very physical routine.

She said she believes it was due to the glute exercises she was performing. She explained that she was so euphoric from adrenaline that she strolled the hallways saying, "it feels so cool," until she saw her pants.

Fortunately, her stylist had another pair that she changed into before being proclaimed the winner.

Fans of the Eurovision Song Contest had previously accused the Song Contest of manipulating the results to enable Sweden to win. Viewers claim that Loreen's victory was orchestrated so that Sweden would host next year, which would coincide with the 50th anniversary of ABBA's victory.

One individual stated, "Look, I'm not saying it's rigged, but... Sweden winning the year before the anniversary of ABBA's win just seems too convenient to me."

A second user tweeted, "No way they rigged the whole affair so Sweden could host it on the 50th anniversary of ABBA's victory, bro. I'm SALTY'"

A third concurred, stating that this whole ABBA anniversary and Sweden's victory seems a bit coincidental to her. A fourth concurred, writing that she may not be a conspiracy theorist, but the notion that this was fixed so Sweden could host on the 50th anniversary of Abba's victory makes a lot of sense right now.

Some said they are enjoying the instant conspiracy theory that #EUROVISION2023 was rigged so that next year's competition could be held in Sweden for the 50th anniversary of ABBA and Waterloo.

After winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with the song Waterloo, Bjorn, Benny, Agnetha, and Anni-Frid were catapulted to prominence. The year 2024 marks the precise 50th anniversary of their decisive victory, and many anticipate the group will perform at next year's contest.

Fans also noticed that Loreen's microphone was left on, resulting in additional allegations of rigging.

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