(Photograph courtesy of Youtube.com) One thought that David Lindgren had the monopoly on the cool dance moves and performance at Melodifestivalen 2013, however it seems that this week’s semi finalist Anton Ewald, is going to give David a run for his money. In this short video of Anton […]
(Photograph courtesy of Carl-Johan South / SVT) Week 2 of Melodifestivalen kicks off in Gothenburg today. There will be another 8 acts competing for 2 direct final places and 2 second chance semi final places. 6 of this Saturday’s acts are new to Melodifestivalen so a lot of new talent […]
Melodifestivalen 2013 began tonight and 8 acts competed in the hope of winning 2 places into the final directly and a further 2 places into the Second Chance Semi Final. Tonight saw 8 very different acts compete in Semi Final 1. The 2 winners who made the […]
(Photograph Courtesy of SVT) Melodifestivalen 2013 rolls into town tonight and that town being Karlskrona. The Swedish National selection is one of the most followed across Europe and this year with them being the hosts of Eurovision 2013, there is even more interest! The show tonight comes from […]
(Photograph Courtesy of Sven-Erik Svensson @ http://www.hd.se) The Final song of the day from Melodifestivalen 2013 comes from Michael Feiner & Caisa who perform the song “We’re Still Kids”. This is a high energy song and heavily features Michael performing live on the saxophone. Accompanied by dancers and a bright […]
(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 […]