sentences:  The odds of Ireland's win at the contest varied between bookmakers, ranging from 25–1 up to 51–1, however, the writer of the song John Waters believed that Dervish could win the contest.Three-time winner Johnny Logan criticised the contest when interviewed in the Danish newspaper "Ekstra Bladet".He disapproved of its lack of orchestra, the televoting system as well as the allowance of free language in the contest, calling it a "karaoke contest".