The Swedish Eurovision Queen,  Loreen, was given a heroine’s welcome upon her arrival from Liverpool. Thousands of fans assembled at Stockholm’s iconic Kungstradgarden.

Loreen at her homecoming concert in Stockholm (photo credit: Anders Wiklund)

SVT organized a special homecoming concert for Loreeen yesterday at Kungstradgarden. The event was broadcast live on SVT 2 and SVT Play. Loreen thanked the crowds for their love and support and treated them with a unique performance of her Eurovision winning entry ‘Tattoo‘. The crowds were shouting and chanting ‘Queen, Queen’.

Loreen’s homecoming in Stockholm (photo credit: Anders Wiklund)

Loreen has broken many records with her 2nd Eurovision victory:

  • She is the only woman to win the competition twice
  • She now equals Ireland’s Johnny Logan who has won the competition twice
  • She has given Sweden its 7th Eurovision victory thus equaling Ireland which has 7 victories

Stockholm City Councilor Karin Wanngard was also present at the the event which was hosted by Per Sinding-Larsen.

Loreen’s homecoming in Stockholm (photo credit: Anders Wiklund)

Loreen told her fans:

With everything that the number stands for, humanity, hope, love. That’s what we Sweden stand for. I am so happy about it and proud of us.

Source: SVT/Dagens Nyheter
Photo credit: Claudio Breciani/TT


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.