BIRTHDAY: Lill Lindfors form Sweden is 69 today We love people who can multi-task. If they can sing, write, dance, present, they’re a good old sort in our book. Today’s birthday girl has done most of the above. She was one of the first to sing in our […]
ESC2019: Euroclub opening night After many days of rehearsals, the Euroclub finally opened up. There are two queues to get in, depending on whether you have a press pass or a wristband. Once in, you’re greeted by a pleasant open air area with plenty of seating. Inside is […]
SWEDEN: Where does Carola come from? That may sound like an odd question. As you know, Carola Häggkvist has participated three times, finishing third, first and fifth in those appearances, the first when she was only 16 years old. Contest sponsor MyHeritage has been researching Carola’s family history. […]
BIRTHDAY: Kikki Danielsson from Sweden is 67 today I know we’re in the midst of another Eurovision Song Contest, but the birthdays just keep on coming, And today we have one for a home entrant! I always say that second is best for the home entrant to finish. […]
ESC2019: BLOG OF DAY SEVEN REHEARSALS #DARE TO DREAM LIVE FROM 9.00AM CET Welcome back to day seven of rehearsals for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Today we see the final two acts of the first semi-final, first nine acts of the second semi final, Israel and the […]
Once rehearsals for Eurovision start, the well-known Daily Press Poll conducted by our friends at ESCXTRA, gives us the most anticipated opinion of the day: who was the best? who was the worst in the eyes of the expert? How does it work? 35 members of the press […]
ESC2019: Day three thoughts – part three We look at the final three songs that rehearsed on day three. These are Denmark, Austria and Sweden. Are we speaking the truth? Author: Eurovision Ireland Source: Eurovision Ireland
#ESC2019: BLOG OF DAY ONE REHEARSALS #DARE TO DREAM LIVE FROM 9.00AM CET So, we’re here. After months of national finals, internal selections, withdrawals and parties, the Eurovision Circus has finally arrived in sunny Tel Aviv. As ever, we’re blogging the rehearsals. You may not always think we’re […]
Just one week ago, the final of this year’s Melodifestivalen took place in Sweden, concluding the National Final season for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. It’s time to look back to last weekend – in the form of numbers: The stage was 22 metres wide and 11 metres […]
SWEDEN: Tommy Nilsson from Sweden is 59 today There’s a core of people out there who believe that a certain country can do no wrong. You know the thing, a person could read out the phone book on stage and still make the top five. In other news, […]
Tonight, the Melodifestivalen Grand Final 2019 took place at the Friends Arena in Stockholm , Sweden .In an exciting evening, twelve acts competed for the honour of flying the Swedish flag in Tel Aviv but in the end there could only be one winner and that is….. John […]
So, tonight after 4 qualifying heats and an Andra chansen ( second chance ) round , the Swedes are set to choose who will get their golden ticket to Tel Aviv tonight . Twelve acts will be competing at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, for that golden […]
Two of the Eurovision Song Contest divas from the late nineties will perform in the interval act of this weekend’s Melodifestivalen 2019 Final. Charlotte Perrelli, who took victory in Israel when they last hosted, will join Dana International on stage. After performing shorter versions of their winning entries, […]
Earlier today, we had a quick press conference where we were introduced to this year’s finalists. Below is a gallery of the press conference: Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovision Ireland
This is the day where the Open Rehearsals take place for Melodifestivalen Final 2019. The twelve acts and their songs vying for Sweden’s spot at the Eurovision Song Contest this year in Tel-Aviv will be rehearsing in 35 minute stints – you know the drill, join me, Richard […]
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