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"Absolutely bowled over," headlines a delighted Tageszeitung, which along with the rest of the German press, hails the success of 18-year-old Lena Meyer-Landruts in this year's Eurovision Song Contest. German spirits, which have been wounded by European criticism of their country, were given a lift "when the Swiss, the Swedes, the Norwegians, the Danes, the Finns and the Spanish all awarded 12 points to the German entry," enthuses Spiegel. "What have we done to deserve so much love from Europe?" wonders Die Welt. Exit the selfish Germany led by "Madame Non" - aka Angela Merkel: "a Germany that presents itself as charmingly gauche has plenty of appeal," remarks TAZ. Even the reserved Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung believes the win is proof "that in difficult times, Europeans can reach a consensus that is beyond reproach on aesthetic issues." Lena's victory shows that "Europe has a human and artistic currency on which everyone agrees."
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