'A Swedish Speech Therapist Imitating Ali G.': Lena's Accent Is Really, Really Weird - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

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'A Swedish Speech Therapist Imitating Ali G.': Lena's Accent Is Really, Really Weird - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International


Germany is bewitched by Lena Meyer-Landrut who will represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest next week. But not everyone is impressed. The 18-year-old is a pale musical imitation of pale musical imitations, complete with one of the strangest English accents this British journalist has ever heard..'A Swedish Speech Therapist Imitating Ali G.': Lena's Accent Is Really, Really Weird - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International RSS Mobile Newsletter Sunday, May 23, 2010 International NACHRICHTEN Front Page World Europe Germany Business Zeitgeist International Forum Newsletter VIDEO THEMEN FORUM ENGLISH DER SPIEGEL SPIEGEL TV ABO SHOP English Site Zeitgeist Print E-Mail Feedback 05/21/2010 'A Swedish Speech Therapist Imitating Ali G.' Lena's Accent Is Really, Really Weird By Mark Espiner Getty Images "Oi don't give a shit," Germany's newest pop star sings in her odd accent. Germany is bewitched by Lena Meyer-Landrut who will represent the n ation at the Eurovision Song Contest next week. But not everyone is impressed. The 18-year-old is a pale musical imitation of pale musical imitations, complete with one of the strangest English accents this British journalist has ever heard. Lena-mania is spreading like a virus. The talent-seeking television show "Our Star for Oslo" carried it into the living rooms of Germany. And now it threatens to infect the whole of Europe with the imminent Eurovision Song Contest, the kitschiest, campest competition ever, which sometimes seems to be a test of how well (or indeed, how badly) other nations can sing in English. The final takes place next week in Oslo, Norway. Ever since Swedish popstars Abba triumphed at the contest with "Waterloo" (with near-perfect accents) in 1974, there has been a strongly held belief that to win you need to adopt the language of the nation that pretty much refuses to adopt any other. And maybe that helps explains why 18-year-old Lena Meyer-Landrut has , perversely, captured the hearts of the nation, by singing ! in my mo ther tongue. PHOTO GALLERY 17 Photos...

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