Ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest final, new research reveals Portugal is likely to sing its way to victory this year. The study by BonusCodeBets, examines the characteristics of all 68 previous winners, finding the average winner to be a 27-year-old female solo artist, singing in English about ‘love’.
And, at 27 years of age, Portuguese entrant MARO almost perfectly matches the formula for Eurovision glory – especially as she sings a large portion of her song in English. Come the end of the night, Cypriot artist Andromache may also be celebrating. At 27-years-old, she too matches a winning profile – albeit her song Ela is sung in Greek and English.
Though of the two nations, owing to Cyprus’ lack of historical success (no wins), Andromache is more likely to miss out on victory, with Portugal being the more successful nation (one win in 2017). Love is always in the air when it comes to Eurovision, as almost one-fifth of winning songs (18%) are lyrically focused on the topic. Moreover, of the previous champions, 50 are soloists, with 38 of those being female – including two of the five previous United Kingdom winners, Sandie Shaw (1967) and Lulu (1969).
