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“Toda raba, shukran, thank you very much,” she yelled, before exiting the stage.
Eden Alene belting it out at the finale of Eurovision 2021 in the Netherlands (Courtesy Eden Alene Instagram)
Earlier in the day, Alene posted a video of herself getting made up, already dressed in her outfit by Israeli designer Alon Livne, who has also designed for Beyonce and Lady Gaga.
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Alene won a spot for the finals during the first semifinal on Tuesday night. Her signature “whistle note” may have been a factor in winning fans over, it apparently being the highest note ever struck at Eurovision in its history.
“I don’t use drugs. Please, guys. Don’t say that really, no cocaine,” he told reporters.
Maneskin, featuring three men and one woman, preferred to focus on the music, saying that the whole evening of stomping songs and flamboyant costumes brought cheer after more than a year of COVID-19.
“We think that the whole event was a relief,” David. “It was really incredible, the whole event, this Eurovision is going to be a lighthouse.”
Italy’s Maneskin wins Eurovision 2021 (Screenshot)
Bassist Victoria De Angelis said their victory “could be a message of hope” to Italy, which was one of the countries in Europe hit hardest by the virus.