On 15 March 2006 Rickard Engfors , who was Carola 's cooperating partner during the Melodifestivalen and Eurovision Song Contest 2006 , said " Carola does n't hate gays . If she did , I would n't work for her . She is a fantastic person . " During an exclusive interview for one of the Eurovision-related websites before the 2006 contest , Carola was also questioned about this , and she stated that she " would love for every gay person to feel that she loves them " and that she does not think that " being gay is a sickness " . She went on to criticize the tabloids for misinterpreting her original words and making an issue out of it . Later in the interview , she also commented on one of her supporting dancers being gay and his boyfriend being " great "
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Carola Häggkvist