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 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 […]
(Photograph Courtesy ofSven-Erik Svensson @ http://www.hd.se) Cookies N Beans take to the stage second in the rehearsals with the anthemic ballad “Burning Flags” that is in stark contrast to David Lindgren’s dance song “Skyline”. A dark stage with burning flags/curtains lend atmosphere to this song and staging. The […]
(Photograph Courtesy of Sven-Erik Svensson @ www.hd.se) David Lindgren has taken to the stage for his first performance of his Melodifestivalen 2013 entry “Skyline”. It is an up tempo song and David is accompanied by 4 male dancers. With slick dance moves and lots of “Vogue” gestures. This is […]
(Photograph Courtesy of SVT) Melodifestivalen 2013 starts today as the first set of Semi Finalist arrive for their dress rehearsals. Yesterday morning the 8 acts in Saturday’s Semi Final arrived in Karlskrona – the host city for the first Semi Final. SVT has very kindly provided a […]
(Photograph Courtesy of MartinBakerPhotography.com) Milli Seçim 2013 returned to our screens on Monday night after an unexpected week’s absence – and we so missed it. You all know that we follow it religiously here at Eurovision Ireland. So Monday night was Eurovision Night and another 9 acts took […]
(Photograph Courtesy of Petra Mede Leder-Schlager-em-hd.) Who is Petra Mede? Earlier today, SVT announced who they had chosen to become the sole presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo. The announcement of Petra Mede has taken some people by surprise for a number of reasons. One being […]
(Photograph Courtesy of eurovision-addict.blogspot.com) Melodifestivalen 2013 will select Sweden’s own representative to Eurovision this year in Malmo. For several weeks now Swedish Broadcaster SVT has been teasing viewers with trailers for the show featuring the presenters of the contest – Gina Dirawi and Danny Saucedo. Both have been seen running […]