Alessandra will be hoping to take the Eurovision Song Contest trophy home to Norway as she represents the country on stage on Saturday night (May 13) during the Grand Final of the biggest live music event in the world.
The Norwegian-Italian singer-songwriter, born Alessandra Watle Mele, is representing Norway at the 67th edition of Eurovision, which is being held in Liverpool at the M&S Bank Arena on behalf of last year's winners Ukraine.
Norway's odds of winning the contest were 33/1 ahead of the show, according to Ladbrokes.
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And at 20 years of age, Alessandra is one of the youngest competitors in this year’s contest. She shot to fame when she appeared on the Norwegian version of The Voice in 2022.
Alessandra is fast becoming a household name thanks to her debut single, Eurovision entry Queen of Kings, which has already gone to number one in Norway and racked up more than 25 million streams, making her TikTok royalty. The song has taken on a life of its own after Alessandra triumphed at the Norwegian national final Melodi Grand Prix
The lyrics in full to Queen of Kings
She, queen of the kings
Runnin' so fast, beatin' the wind
Nothin' in this world can stop the spread of her wings
She, queen of the kings
Broken her cage, threw out the keys
She will be the warrior of North and Southern seas
Got raven hair, it's dark as night
Icy eyes, outta sight, outta sight
Her heart, in spite, is warm and bright
Her smile awakes the northern lights
Lookin' out, she calls
Lai-da-dai-di-da
Who will conquer all?
Her name is
She, queen of the kings
Runnin' so fast, beatin' the wind
Nothin' in this world can stop the spread of her wings (hey!)
Shе, queen of the kings
Broken her cage, threw out the keys
She will be the warrior of North and Southern seas
A firestone, forged in flames
Wildest card, run the game, run the game
Can't say the same in this world of change
Don't fear the pain; just break the chain
Lookin' out, she calls
Lai-da-dai-di-da
Who will conquer all?
Her name is
She, queen of the kings
Runnin' so fast, beatin' the wind (hey!)
Nothin' in this world can stop the spread of her wings
She, queen of the kings
Broken her cage, threw out the keys (hey!)
She will be the warrior of North and Southern seas
Lai, la-li-la
Rai, rai-ri-rai-rai-ri
Lai-la-la-li-lai, lai-ri-ra
Lai-la-li-la, la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la
Ah-Ah-Ah-Ah!
Her name is
She, queen of the kings
Runnin' so fast, beatin' the wind (hey!)
Nothin' in this world can stop the spread of her wings
She, queen of the kings
Broken her cage, threw out the keys (hey!)
She will be the warrior of North and Southern seas (ha!)
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