There were no “douze points” for Alessandra from the professional juries in Liverpool – but the audience has taken her into the heat and the playlists. Because in the time after the Eurovision final, Alessandra is writing a small chapter in Norwegian pop history. On the UK singles chart, Alessandra is now in the top 10, the first Norwegian Eurovision artist to do so since Alexander Rybak (in 2009). And on the recent Spotify charts, she is now in the top 5 in both Iceland, Estonia, Finland and Israel. At Apple music, she is in the top tier in Sweden, Finland and Slovenia. – It’s completely absurd sometimes when you think about it. Because I didn’t know this was going to happen. But it happened, and it continues to happen, says Alessandra to news. STRONG: Alessandra sang about female power on the world’s biggest music stage. And audiences love her Queen of Kings. Photo: Chloeh Ashemi The rare commodity Norwegian-Italian Alessandra is back at school after the final, she studies music at the school Limpi in Lillehammer. And the 20-year-old says that the scale of the success is difficult to take in. – There are many different emotions that I don’t quite understand. REVIEWER: Aftenposten’s Robert Hoftun Gjestad says Alessandra’s success is rare for Norwegian artists. Photo: Stig Jaarvik / news Robert Gjestad, music reviewer in Aftenposten, says it is rare that a Norwegian ESC song leaves such a large footprint outside the competition. And regardless of the platform, that a Norwegian song climbs so high in the big markets. – It is rare that the Norwegian artists really gain a global audience. And there aren’t many who manage it from the Eurovision world anyway. But Alessandra has clearly succeeded. He believes Alessandra’s stage presence is the biggest success factor. – The way she manages to deliver that song on stage, with empathy and energy, has clearly rubbed off on people. They want to listen to the song further. WINNER: Swedish Loreen not only won Eurovision, she is also the one of this year’s entries that is at the top of several charts. Photo: Charlie Ljung / SVT – Looking forward to continuing the journey In this week’s top 10 in the UK, there are no less than four songs from this year’s Eurovision final, the highest of which is the Swedish winner Loreen. Gjestad is excited to see how the ESC songs will do when the next update arrives at the weekend. He is open to the possibility that Alessandra may fall a little on the lists, since the ESC final is getting further and further away. – It’s not unnatural in such a list world. Where you have your 15 seconds, and then it is quickly replaced. But whatever news next week’s charts bring: Alessandra is looking forward to writing the next chapters of her musical adventure. – It is fantastic and I am looking forward to continuing this journey.
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