This week in the world of the Turkvision Song Contest, we have news of debuts and other additional highlights. 2020 Debuts Moldova will be making their debut at this year’s Contest. Pelageya Stefoglo will be representing them, however the song and the language it will be sung in […]
Over the last weeks , we at Eurovision Ireland have been taking a look at the fates and fortunes of the many performers and hosts who have graced our beloved contest over the years. Once all that pre-contest preparation was over and the actual contest had taken place […]
Sweden have taken victory in the 2020 OGAE Second Chance Contest. Anna Bergendahl won with “Kingdom Come” – the runner-up at this year’s Melodifestivalen. 22 countries took part in this year’s Contest, while a further 17 acted as guest juries because they either had no national selection or […]
Melodifestivalen 2022 will have a new format ahead of the 2022 national selection season in Sweden. Anette Helenius, the Executive Supervisor for Melodifestivalen, had the following to say: “SVT is currently working on revamping the format of Melodifestivalen for 2022” 2021 would’ve celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the […]
All six shows for next year’s Melodifestivalen will take place from the same venue in Stockholm – SVT has just announced. 2021 was due to be the twentieth anniversary tour for the Contest. Anette Helenius, the Project Manager for Melodifestivalen, had the following to say: “An intermediate tour […]
A total of 2747 submissions have been made for Melodifestivalen 2021 – 202 submissions more than 2020. Out of those 2747, 27 entries will join Julia Alfrida in the final line-up. Karin Gunnarsson, the Melodifestivalen Contest Producer had the following to say: “It is incredibly fun to see […]
Following the final of P4 Nasta last night, Julia Alfrida has been selected by a jury as the first act for Melodifestivalen 2021. Julia Alfrida performed “Dark Room” at P4 Nasta, however will be performing another song at Melodifestivalen 2021. Hilde & Erik won the Contest last night […]
After twenty-five regional competitions for P4 Nasta have taken place, eight finalists have been selected for the national final. The eight acts are: Agnes Rehn Alicja Jern Amskold Hilde & Erik Julia Alfrida Nina Bring Northlight Sanna feat. Reb:bond While the public will select the winner during the […]
Could the twentieth anniversary Melodifestivalen tour be off next year? Aftonbladet are reporting that the competition could take place in the same venue in Stockholm, across the six week period. The format of the competition will not be different, but a full audience is unlikely if the current […]
In this new series from Eurovision Ireland, we will be taking a look at the participating countries and their entries that have avoided the dreaded ‘Nul Points’ in the Grand Final – thanks to just one other participating country. Today we look at Sweden. 1961 In 1961, Sweden […]