I Was There - Stockholm 2016
Today, I am going to write the first in what I hope will be a series of articles written by fans about their live Eurovision experiences starting with my only time at Eurovision at the Stockholm 2016 contest. I had been a Eurovision fan since 2012 when during my first time watching Eurovision, I cheered on Jedward to an underwhelming placing in Baku whilst Loreen romped to victory. I knew from that moment that I was desperate to attend my first ever Eurovision Song Contest before too long. So when I finally managed to secure a ticket for the Grand Final at the Globen in Stockholm, I was over the moon. I booked my plane tickets and I was ready to go. When the day of my flight finally came around in May of that year on the day before the final, I was giddy with excitement. It had been a national final process of many ups and downs (especially for those who remember that this was the year of Margaret and 'Cool Me Down') but I was ready to cheer on Barei and '