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The Best Hairstyles in the ESC Finale: A Cut for Düsseldorf
- Can Lena repeat her success? Even hairstyles can make a key difference in the ESC Finale
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The ESC Finale is about more than just the best song. Titleholder Lena Meyer-Landrut also has to look after her appearance, styling her hair against stiff competition. In this spirit, we preview the looks of some promising and attractive candidates in the gallery
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The question to what extent a particularly good hairstyle improves a competitor’s chances in the ESC Finale has remained a blind spot in music research to date. But let us simply assume that the path to success also leads the candidates to the hair salon, that tresses matter as well as tunes.
Lena Meyer-Landrut did everything right at the ESC Finale in Oslo last year. Her natural look with the trendy side parting and beautifully defined curls matched her personable manner. Lena found her style early and resists the temptation to reinvent herself for a bit of extra attention.
But her competitors are by no means asleep at the wheel. In the gallery, you will see which of the participants have what it takes (hairstyle included) to take the European pop song throne from Lena at the 2011 ESC Finale in Düsseldorf.
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Anna Rossinelli, Switzerland
Anna Rossinelli sang her way into the circle of favourites with her appearance at the semi-finals. The glamorous retro waves in strawberry blonde with pastel streaks are absolutely perfect for the podium
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Nina, Serbia
Nina from Serbia is betting on colourful pop in the 60s style. But her pixie is styled forward in keeping with current fashion trends. We hear that our Lena is very much taken with her competitor
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Kati Wolf, Hungary
Things get wild: with her curly mane, Kati Wolf from Hungary shows that she has not just come to play. She too can give Lena a run for her money
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Nadine Beiler, Austria
No, it's not Mireille Matthieu (you older folks will remember), it’s Austria’s contribution to the ESC Finale. The precise black bob sported by Nadine Beiler is very much reminiscent of the legendary pageboy cut of the "Sparrow from Avignon", but maybe it will help. After a disastrous series of failures in the ESC, our southern neighbours are overdue for a surprise success …
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Getter Jaani, Estonia
Getter Jaani from Estonia is getting great odds from the bookies. Her hairstyle is similar to Lena's: smooth hair with very wavy ends. But look out, this lovely Baltic girl is trying to outplay the titleholder with the Katy Perry expansion set – just take a look at the candy costume
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