SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, has revealed that Melodifestivalen 2022 will have a live audience, after Melodifestivalen 2021 was held behind closed doors due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Tickets will go on sale on Monday 8th November, at 09:00 GMT/10:00 CET and will be available from LiveNation.se. We […]
We are back with another National Final review! Following on from a number of Irish National Final reviews, we have turned our heads to other National Finals. Today we cast our eyes over the Melodifestivalen 2015 Grand Final. The Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2015 took place on Saturday […]
Molly Sandén, the 2006 Swedish Junior Eurovision Song Contest representative and vocal star of “Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga”, has revealed to The Euro Trip that she has no intention on returning to Melodifestivalen. Molly Sandén had the following to say: “No. If I could go straight […]
2019 Swedish Eurovision Song Contest finalist (with John Lundvik) and multiple Melodifestivalen finalists, The Mamas, have released a brand new single – “That’s OK”. The official video is to follow, but you can listen to “That’s OK” below: Let us know what you think about Sweden at the […]
Multiple Melodifestivalen finalists, The Mamas & Magnus Carlsson, have released brand new singles. The Mamas have released “Sun Go Down”. The official video is to follow, but you can listen to “Sun Go Down” below: Magnus Carlsson has released “Never Gonna Give You Up”. The official video is […]
2010 Swedish Eurovision Song Contest semi-finalist and multiple Melodifestivalen finalist, Anna Bergendahl, has joined forces with Tyler Rich and has released a brand new single – “Bottom of This Bottle”. The official video is to follow, but you can listen to “Bottom of This Bottle” below: Let us […]
Song submissions for Melodifestivalen 2022 closed last Friday. It has been revealed that 2530 entries were submitted, however this is down from 2747 last year. Karin Gunnarsson, Producer of Melodifestivalen, had the following to say: “It is incredibly fun to see how engaging Melodifestivalen is. For the past ten years, […]
After forty years, ABBA return to the UK Official Chart with a Top 10 entry. “Don’t Shut Me Down” has entered the UK Chart at number 9, while “I Still Have Faith In You” entered at number 14. In Ireland, “Don’t Shut Me Down” entered at number 12, […]
Steps are back in the UK with their new album, “What the Future Holds Part 2”. On the new album, Steps cover “A Million Years”, originally performed by Mariette and “Victorious”, originally performed by Lina Hedlund at Melodifestivalen. You can listen to both Steps covers below: Let us […]
This morning, SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, started to release details surrounding the 2022 Contest. Oscar Zia has been announced as the presenter for the Contest. Oscar Zia co-hosted with Anis Don Demina during Semi Final 2 of the 2021 Contest. Oscar Zia had the following to say: […]