Euphoria (Loreen song)
[2] It received the highest number of maximum (12) points until then, with eighteen countries giving the song their top marks.Outside of Sweden, the song peaked at number one in 16 countries across Europe, the most chart-topping positions of any Eurovision winner.[1][4] Loreen entered "Euphoria" at the 2012 edition of the Melodifestivalen at the Vida Arena in Växjö where she performed it during the first round of the competition.On 10 March 2012, during the final at the Globen Arena in Stockholm, she performed the song once more while being judged by eleven international juries and voted by the Swedish people's televote.Prior to the song contest, it was ranked highly on many prediction polls to win most notably by the OGAE members.SameSame praised the song "The heavy bangs, the steely gaze, and that icy-yet-pleading vocal performance in 'Euphoria' all set the tone for what was to complete my Loreen experience."[22] Music journalist Deban Aderemi of wiwibloggs noted that[23]'..Loreen's performance transcends borders.The synths offer that aesthetic gloss that only makes the track go higher in terms of approval ratings.The song peaked at the top spot in several countries including Austria, Germany, Iceland, Greece and Switzerland.The song has also reached the top-ten in the Media Forest airplay charts from Israel, Moldova and Romania, peaking at number-two, three and seven respectively.[30] It has spent 15 consecutive weeks in the UK Top 100, and is the most downloaded Eurovision single in UK history, ahead of "Waterloo" by Sweden's ABBA and "I Can" by the United Kingdom's Blue[31] The single has sold 500,000 copies in Germany and 2 million copies worldwide.