In the last 10 years, the "death slot" (2) was given to ballads (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, or non-Western/non-Nordic European countries (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022). Portugal was the only (odd) exception to the rule.
Björkman/the producers think that ballads are...