Sean Banan back for Melodifestivalen 2015? Oh yes please! The twice Melodifestivalen singer is looking to make it a hat trick of entries and possibly see him become the male Sanna Nielsen if 2015 isn’t his year. According to Swedish news reports Banan has recorded and submitted an […]
“Whether your entry advances in a song contest or not should not be dependant upon your gender”, says Friðrik Ómar. The Icelandic Eurovision singer was speaking on radio regarding the new rule by RÚV where 50% of the selected songs in the country’s Eurovision selection must be composed […]
2015 will be the 8th time that we will see Sanna Nielsen at Melodifestivalen. Yes I said the eighth time. So get ready to change the record books and Wikipedia! Well when we say it will be Sanna’s eighth time at Melodifestivalen it is true but SVT (Swedish […]
George Ezra and Eurovision. Something that we were not expecting the young British singer-songwriter to reveal on the BBC’s Graham Norton Show last night but the ‘Budapest’ singer was all confessions. On the show last night in the UK, George Ezra spoke of how his monster hit ‘Budapest’ […]
The host cities for Melodifestivalen 2015 have been announced along with the dates of the live Eurovision 2015 selection shows. This year sees two new cities added to the Melodifestivalen Road Show Dates and Venues 7th of February – Heat 1 – Gothenburg: Scandinvium Arena 14th of […]
#BiteUs for the Eurovision ‘Second Cherry Song Contest’ of 2014. “Oh Matron” it sounds like something from a ‘Carry On Up The Orchard’ film. Well it is not! ‘Eurovision Second Cherry’ is the great idea from Eurovision fans in the United Kingdom. Every year several months after the […]
So we have had a lot of Eurovision 2015 confirmations, intentions and apologies so we thought it wise to have a quick run through the list to see where we stand. As we say ALL the time that until the official deadlines are passed and all documentation received […]
“Big is Beautiful” as I say all the time! A few weeks back we told you that Melodifestivalen was potentially set for changes well they have been announced. Yes we were correct in saying that the 4 heats will be reduced from 8 to 7 songs. This means […]
We have all seen the reports that Sweden’s Eurovision selection process – Melodifestivalen – is set for some changes to help boost local ratings for the show. The closing date for submissions of songs for Melodifestivalen 2015 has passed and it is announced that 2,177 entries have been […]
SVT (Swedish National Broadcaster) are set to bring in changes to Melodifestivalen 2015. The Swedish national selection for Eurovision is one of the most watch national selections for Eurovision across Europe. However in Sweden it has seen a drop in viewership that is going to be addresses by […]