Samira Efendi, as her full name is, was supposed to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest last year. She was singing about a strong woman, “Cleopatra”. The song she sings this year is an extension of the subject. It is about the Dutch master spy Mata Hari. Someone has sung a song about her before. In 1976 Anne Karine Strøm did. She received an honorary medal from the municipality of Leeuwarden, where Mata Hari came from. Efendi has heard nothing so far from the municipality of Leeuwarden, but who knows, maybe it will come.

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Vienna 12 points: here are the 10 finalists
After an exciting second semi-final filled with standout performances, tense voting and memorable staging, the countries advancing to the Grand Final have now been revealed. These acts will return to the Eurovision stage for one more performance, keeping their hopes alive of taking home this year’s Eurovision Song Contest trophy. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇷🇴 Romania 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇦🇺 Australia 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇦🇱 Albania 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇴 Norway