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Eric Saade - 'Popular'
Nothing in 2011 tested the concept of a benign God more than the fact that we apparently live in a world where 'Popular' can be entered for the Eurovision Song Contest and somehow not win.
From a shaky start (rhyming 'possible' with 'possible' is not exactly a pop masterstroke) the song explodes into glory by the first chorus. It's at the halfway point that 'Popular' really flings itself into a home straight of awesomeness, but it still finds ways to escalate the euphoria right into the final few seconds.