Final set for Eurovision music contest

Published: Feb. 24, 2008 at 3:02 PM

LINKOPING, Sweden, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The final round of the annual Eurovision music contest is now set thanks to a victory in Sweden this weekend by the band Bodies Without Organs.

The band earned the coveted finals spot thanks to its disco hit "Lay Your Love On Me" and will now face off against Frida Muranius at the Stockholm Globe Arena next month, The Local said Sunday.

Alexander Bard of Bodies Without Organs said his band's victory in Linkoping Saturday was due to the quality of its songs.

"Those that won tonight did so because they had good songs," Bard said. "It doesn't matter who you are or what you have done before."

Meanwhile, Muranius simply enjoyed the finals bid she earned with the song "Get Up and Jump."

"It is totally wild. I just want to scream," she said.

The Eurovision second place competition is scheduled to take place March 8 with Swedish singer Carola Haggkvist taking on "When You Need Me" star Therese Andersson and Caracola's "Smiling in Love."

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