This year’s Eurovision Song Contest kicks off on Tuesday. This year, it is Sweden that has been given the honorable task of hosting the world’s biggest music competition, after Loreen (40) – for the second time – took a clear victory with “Tattoo” last year.
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But there will still be no Swedish artists on stage this year – at least as participants.
As you know, it is the Norwegian twins Marcus and Martinus (22) who will defend the country in the grand final on Saturday 11 May.
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– There is a lot of work now, we can be honest. But it’s worth it when we’re on stage, because then we know we’ve done everything we can to make it as good as possible, the brothers tell Se og Hør, shortly before it all kicks off.
– At least then we don’t have to regret and think: “We could have done more”.
A major power in the competition
It has been 50 years since ABBA won with “Waterloo” – Sweden’s first victory in the competition.
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The last time “söta bror” opened the international final was in 1984 with “Diggi loo diggi ley”, and then they won.
And last year, Loreen took a historic victory, becoming the first female artist to win the competition twice.
Marcus and Martinus are relevant in the Swedish Melodi Grand Prix, we have spoken to the boys.
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Sweden is also the most winning country in the competition, together with Ireland, with a total of seven first places.
The 22-year-olds therefore notice that a lot is at stake when, like the Eurovision winners Herreys from 1984, they will open the circus on 11 May.
HARD WORK: A lot has to be put in place before the music festival goes live on TV. Photo: Jonathan Gaathaug Nielsen / Dagbladet
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– We notice that people are trying to put pressure on us because we represent Sweden, but we don’t feel the pressure quite yet. Now we are so in our own bubble and work so much that we don’t know what to do the next day. All focus is on today.
When the brothers from Trofors were told that they would be the first out of a total of 26 countries to go on stage, they were not very happy.
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– We took that message very negatively. We really didn’t want to be first. But now we think it’s good. Imagine opening Eurovision, it’s absolutely sick. It is an honor. It’s also when everyone is at their sharpest, since the house parties haven’t really started yet, they explain with a laugh.
A lot together
In a week’s time, the Eurovision adventure will be over, regardless of the result. In front of Se and Hør, the two excited brothers tell that it will be both good and sad.
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– There are a lot of nerves that build up to this, and you can’t hold on to those nerves forever. It has to end sometime. It will be both good and sad, because it is an adventure that we get to take part in. It’s fantastic fun. We do this to be able to be on stage, which we love to do. It is great to be able to represent such a big country and to be able to stand on such a big stage.
– But when you work so much together, live together and do everything together, don’t you get bored of each other?
– “Hell yeah”, laughs Marcus, before his brother Martinus continues:
TETT: Marcus and Martinus do almost everything together. Photo: Jonathan Gaathaug Nielsen / Dagbladet
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– Of course we will be. When you have a brother or sister you spend as much time with as we do, I think everyone knows the feeling of getting a little tired of each other. But then our job is such that we have to be together a lot, so you’d rather bite your teeth when you annoy the “life shit” out of each other.
– It’s not our fault
They clarify that they really enjoy doing “everything” together.
– Then we think, deep down, that there is no one else we could do this with, the twins laugh as they look at each other.
make changes
Of course, the undersigned also had to use the opportunity to dig into what the public and TV viewers can expect when it comes to the twins’ Eurovision show.
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– There have been some changes due to other rules for stage shows. It’s a work in progress right now, but we have a lot of good people around us, so it’s going to be good.
– So there will be changes, yes?
– Yes, there will be some changes in the show, but not much. It’s more of an upgrade, you could say. It’s a bit like an IOS update on an iPhone – not very much.
CRYPTIC: The brothers will not reveal too much about the stage show. Photo: Jonathan Gaathaug Nielsen / Dagbladet
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For the most eager, you can catch a glimpse of Marcus and Martinus already in the first semi-final.
New this year is that “the big five” (pre-qualified for the final, editor’s note), France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Great Britain, as well as the host nation, will also appear in the two semi-finals.
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