Tough battle awaits Swedish entrant Loreen in Baku in May, but the singer has deliberately chosen not to listen to any of her competitors. "I have been given all entries, but I decided not to check them. I've only seen Russian entry", says Loreen. "There is not much time inside my tough schedule and I have very little time to rest. It is a completely wrong to focus on other entries, when I already know how I want to do my act. It's all about taste and liking, and I want to make my form in practice. To know what others have chosen, will not help me a lot", she explains.
Earlier, in the interview to the most visited Russian Eurovision website ESCKAZ.com, which was the first and only so far Russian media to interview the singer, Loreen has noted that she was very impressed with the performance of Russian Grannies: "I honestly absolutely loved them. They are innocent, they just stand there and have fun, and you can actually feel it. They are so cute, I so want to hug them. It's just great, I totally understand why they have chosen for the competition", said the singer.
In their turn, Russian Babushki have also watched only three entries of the contest 2012, and one of them being Loreen, which was shown to Babushkas by ESCKAZ.com again. "Quite appropriate song for the young singer", noted members of the Russian band.
The choice not to listen and analyze competitors does not mean that Loreen doesn't care about the competition - on the contrary. Next week, Loreen's team start grand promotion to the Russian speaking countries, with her song launched on radio and TV and interviews to most popular broadcasters, like Muz TV, and newspapers. Loreen will enter Euroweek as favorite according to both bookmakers odds, OGAE polls and iTunes charts accross the Europe. "It begins to tighten, but I feel relatively calm. Focus is important to me, I know
