#BIRTHDAY: Benny Andersson from Sweden is 77 today It’s legend time. A real legend. Yeah, the term is used to describe anyone who came fifth in a Tuesday night semi-final. But this legend won our favourite TV show – with three others – and has remained high profile […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lasse Holm from Sweden is 80 today Long before a certain Thomas G:son, among others, Sweden (remember them?) had a number of people who could turn out Eurovision entries quicker than you can list your favourite song(s) by Carola. Since 1978, Melodifestivalen has been the occasional haunt […]
#BIRTHDAY: Anni-Frid Lyngstad is 78 today Just once in a while, I’ll pick a birthday for a member of a group. And I’ve gone obscure. Possibly. Let’s see if her group’s song rings any bells at all. I understand it did OK in the 1970s. I jest of […]
#OBITUARY: Lars Berghagen Swedish singer and songwriter Lars ‘Lasse’ Berhagen has died aged 78. He was a star of the Swedish entertainment industry for nearly 60 years, not just as a singer, but also as a presenter for such programmes as Allsång på Skansen. Eurovision fans will best […]
#BIRTHDAY: Loreen from Sweden is 40 today Hang onto your hats, your gloves, your scarves. It’s Sweden. And it’s someone who may have taken part in our favourite TV show on more than one occasion. Every year, another website has a poll to pick the favourite songs ever. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Benjamin Ingrosso from Sweden is 26 today We all love a Swedish song. Well, for some fans the contest begins and ends with the country of the yellow cross on a blue field. Admittedly, they have put some choons forward in their time (Sweden that is, not […]
#BIRTHDAY: Christer Björkman from Sweden is 66 today That thing when you get to represent your country. It must be a feeling of such elation. But with that elation must come a sense of foreboding. What if you sing out of key? What if the juries/televoters like everyone […]
With the semi finals done and dusted for another year, it’s time for one of our most popular annual articles – let’s find out which countries have had their qualification rates improved the most by reaching the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 and who has […]
#BIRTHDAY: Lill Lindfors from Sweden is 83 today Yesterday we had a lady from Sweden in this slot. And guess, what, here comes another one. Flickorna tar över, as they say in sunny Örebro. Now, Sahlene could only manage a pitiful third in her contest, and she was […]
Good evening Europe and good morning Australia, this is Liverpool calling! Tonight is the Grand Final Jury Show, during which the 37 juries around Europe and beyond will watch a full run through of tomorrow night’s live show and cast their votes. 26 countries will sing tonight – […]
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