Loreen, the artist, dared to go against the stream under Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan, she visit opposition in the country during her stay. ”You don’t do that, I was told”, the star says.

Loreen dared to act. Now she is the protector of the act now price, establish recently by Metro, Efterlyst and prevent the thieves association. Do you known anyone who dare to act? Then you can nominate your candidate, they will win 100 000 kr.

Loreen dared to act when other artist chose the comfortable way. Now she is engaged in the recently established act now price. She will be in the jury. She has also recorded a video with the price as a inspiration.
– On the surface it is a love story that is about the saying ”The elephant in the room”, that there is a elephant in the room but you chose not to see. Instead we go around the problem. But we always find the solution within us.

When other artists obey the people who organized the whole thing and sat at the hotel or represented the big festival arena in Baku, the Swedish favorite took her own way. Loreen left the hotel to meet opposition.
– You don’t do that I was told. This was Eurovision, then you follow the rules. I answered that I respected their rules but only under their roof. The rest of the time I was free. And I took my own decisions.

Before going to Baku Loreen had more than one meeting with Civil right Defenders.
– I knew how to act and always took media with me to the meetings. They were a protection for both me and the opposition.

Metro meets up with Loreen in a warehouse at the Hammarby harbour in south of Stockholm, where the band rehears for their tour in Japan.
– The price is extremely important to me. It is pointless to just watch and do nothing, we need to find solutions to it. I think we support each other when we act. When I see other humans act I also raise my voice. Next time I dare to be the one that goes first.

Just like everybody else she was affected by the pictures of Johnny felling on the trails at the underground. The first one that climbed down mugged him – then the train came and ran over him. A passenger crawled down under the train and hell Johnny’s hand until help came.
– He dared to act. I had also jumped down there and helped Johnny. Of course I would be terrified but I would have jumped down there, else I would not stand to live with myself.

Loreen remember a moment from her time in School in Västerås.
– There was a boy, his name was Josef, he was a few years older than me, we fought all the time. I was the one who got beaten up of course.
– One day a whole gang of guys jumped up on him, and I got straight into the fight. I got some hits. But I dared to act.
– Josef got very surprised of course. I can’t say we became friends after this, but we respected each other.

To act can mean much. It can be something so simple to call for help when a scream form the neighbors house is heard or make yourself visible when someone needs help. Above all it is about not turning away. (…)

• Original link: https://www.metro.se/artikel/loreen-agerapriset-k%C3%A4nns-oerh%C3%B6rt-viktigt-xr
• Translation: Amanda | http://12points-to-loreen.tumblr.com/post/43556138610/loreen-to-me-the-act-now-award-is-extremely