In case anyone is wondering, the reason so many people were crying (apprently it pretty much reduced the nation to tears) is that she's telling the story of the 1941 German invasion.
They say just about everyone lost a close-ish relative in that war so it was a bit of a sore one.
In fact... check this for an explanation of the story:
http://wesha.homeip.net/
She won the contest too...
This one was the final, according to the above link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqVa0MPQU2o