Fourth-placer Loreen signed a recording contract with Warner in Sweden shortly after being eliminated from the competition . Loreen returned to the public eye when she took part in the Melodifestivalen 2011 with her song " My Heart is Refusing Me " , but failed to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 . Loreen entered the Melodifastivalen 2012 with her single " Euphoria " , written by Thomas G : son and Peter Boström . She won the national final on 10 March with a combined total of 268 points and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku , Azerbaijan . The song also won the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with a total of 372 points from 40 voting countries . Loreen received all 12 marks from Austria , Belgium , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Hungary , Iceland , Ireland , Israel , Latvia , Netherlands , Norway , Russia , Slovakia , Spain and United Kingdom . She also won the Marcel Bezençon Awards for the Artist Award and the Composer Award . After the competition , " Euphoria " received critical acclaim from most music critics , who enjoyed the style of music . Commercially , the song was an instant success , not only in Sweden , but worldwide in Europe and the Oceania . It debuted at number twelve in her home country Sweden , until reaching number one , staying there for six weeks . The song has been certified 5 times Platinum , selling over 100,000 copies in Sweden
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Idol (Swedish TV series)