MALMO, Sweden — The Eurovision stars aligned final 12 months as Sweden claimed its seventh victory — a feat shared solely with Eire — bringing the tune contest again to Abba’s house nation this 12 months, simply in time to have fun the fiftieth anniversary of their 1974 win.
In tribute to the band — Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Faltskog and Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad — Malmo is paying homage because the southern Swedish metropolis hosts the 68th annual competitors, which opened Tuesday and concludes with Saturday’s grand finale, for the third time. The celebrations coincide with a notably fraught Eurovision after weeks of calls from artists and activists to ban Israel from taking part over the struggle in Gaza.
