(Photograph Courtesy of Sven-Erik Svensson @ http://www.hd.se) This afternoon we heard the haunting ballad “Porcelain” by Anna Jarvinen. This is a heart breaking ballad of a 20 year relationship coming to an end. Anna’s performance was simple and she was subtly lit on the stage. To see a clip […]
(Photograph Courtesy of Sven-Erik Svensson @ http://www.hd.se) Yohio as we had expected has taken Melodifestivalen to the Glam Rock era with the song “Heartbreak Hotel”. We have been told that he will be dressed as Elvis on the live show on Saturday Night for the performance. To see a […]
(Photograph Courtesy of Sven-Erik Svensson @ http://www.hd.se) Brandishing his bass guitar Eric Gadd takes to the stage to perform his Melodifestivalen 2013 entry “We Will Never Lose”. A pop/rock song in the vein of “Journey” where he interacts with the audience and uses the catwalk to great effect. To […]
(Photograph courtesy of Sven-Erik Svensson @ http://www.hd.se) Mary N’Diaye is next to perform with her song “Gosa”. There is a children’s schoolyard appeal to this song that makes it very memorable. Mixture of musical styles and up tempo in contrast to Jay-Jay Johanson that preceded Mary. Hint of the […]
(Photograph courtesy of Sven-Erik Svensson at http://www.hd.se) Jay-Jay Johanson takes to the stage to sing the melancholic song “Paris“ A simple stage to compliment the simple song. Again it is different to Cookies N Beans beforehand. The song is staged in dark blues and some light smoke to resemble […]
(Photograph Courtesy ofSven-Erik Svensson @ http://www.hd.se) Cookies N Beans take to the stage second in the rehearsals with the anthemic ballad “Burning Flags” that is in stark contrast to David Lindgren’s dance song “Skyline”. A dark stage with burning flags/curtains lend atmosphere to this song and staging. The […]
(Photograph Courtesy of Sven-Erik Svensson @ www.hd.se) David Lindgren has taken to the stage for his first performance of his Melodifestivalen 2013 entry “Skyline”. It is an up tempo song and David is accompanied by 4 male dancers. With slick dance moves and lots of “Vogue” gestures. This is […]
(Photograph Courtesy of SVT) Melodifestivalen 2013 starts today as the first set of Semi Finalist arrive for their dress rehearsals. Yesterday morning the 8 acts in Saturday’s Semi Final arrived in Karlskrona – the host city for the first Semi Final. SVT has very kindly provided a […]
(Photograph Courtesy of eurovision-addict.blogspot.com) Melodifestivalen 2013 will select Sweden’s own representative to Eurovision this year in Malmo. For several weeks now Swedish Broadcaster SVT has been teasing viewers with trailers for the show featuring the presenters of the contest – Gina Dirawi and Danny Saucedo. Both have been seen running […]
Who will win Melodifestivalen 2013 and represent Sweden at home in Malmo? Well SVT ( Swedish National Broadcaster) have started the media machine for their national choice – “Melodifestivalen” – with one of the best TV adverts that we have ever seen. Thanks to our friends at Wiwiblogs for finding […]
So who will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo this year? The race to see who will be the host nation’s act took a step forward yesterday as SVT released all the interviews with this year’s contestants in Melodifestivalen 2013. If you follow the link below […]
This morning SVT (Swedish National Broadcaster) announced the running order for the 4 semi finals of this year’s Melodifestivalen as they search for their representative at Eurovision 2013 . Like in this year’s forthcoming Eurovision – the running order is not determined by a random draw but is carried […]
Swedish House Mafia, Gangnam Style and Crack might not be the words that you would describe an entry in Melodifestivalen 2013 – or any other year for that matter but that is exactly what the Army Of Lovers have promised us with their entry this year in Semi […]
Sweden have announced the 32 acts that will compete in the 2013 Melodi Festivalen contest for the right to represent Sweden on their home turf at eurovision next year – And they “Crucified” It is undeniable that the Swedish National Final aka Melodi Festivalen is one of the […]
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