Things are hotting up in Sweden as the shortlisted artists for Melodifestivalen are being selected by SVT. It is rumoured in the Swedish News Agency Expressen that SVT are interested in having Linnea Henriksson participate in Melodifestivalen 2015. Linnea Henriksson is a pop/jazz singer that competed in the 2010 […]
Sean Banan back for Melodifestivalen 2015? Oh yes please! The twice Melodifestivalen singer is looking to make it a hat trick of entries and possibly see him become the male Sanna Nielsen if 2015 isn’t his year. According to Swedish news reports Banan has recorded and submitted an […]
“Whether your entry advances in a song contest or not should not be dependant upon your gender”, says Friðrik Ómar. The Icelandic Eurovision singer was speaking on radio regarding the new rule by RÚV where 50% of the selected songs in the country’s Eurovision selection must be composed […]
2015 will be the 8th time that we will see Sanna Nielsen at Melodifestivalen. Yes I said the eighth time. So get ready to change the record books and Wikipedia! Well when we say it will be Sanna’s eighth time at Melodifestivalen it is true but SVT (Swedish […]
The host cities for Melodifestivalen 2015 have been announced along with the dates of the live Eurovision 2015 selection shows. This year sees two new cities added to the Melodifestivalen Road Show Dates and Venues 7th of February – Heat 1 – Gothenburg: Scandinvium Arena 14th of […]
“Big is Beautiful” as I say all the time! A few weeks back we told you that Melodifestivalen was potentially set for changes well they have been announced. Yes we were correct in saying that the 4 heats will be reduced from 8 to 7 songs. This means […]
Norway seem to be having the last laugh over their Swedish competitive neighbours when it comes to Eurovision 2015. Where SVT (Swedish National Broadcaster) has seen their fewest entries for Eurovision since 2002, NRK (Norwegian National Broadcaster) are on the ascendance! Last year saw a revised Melodi Grand […]
SVT (Swedish National Broadcaster) are set to bring in changes to Melodifestivalen 2015. The Swedish national selection for Eurovision is one of the most watch national selections for Eurovision across Europe. However in Sweden it has seen a drop in viewership that is going to be addresses by […]
Sweden – Submissions from Melodifestivalen 2015 are being taken by SVT now. From now until the close date of the morning of Tuesday September 16th,songwriters must upload their entries to SVT’s official website Like in previous years there are 2 entry points for songwriters Public competition – For songwriters […]
SWEDEN – The first act has been confirmed for Sweden’s Eurovision 2015 selection aka The Juggernaut that is Melodifestivalen. As per each year – the winner of the Summer contest ‘Svensktoppen Nasta’ is guaranteed a place in the Melodifestivalen live heats. Today 8 acts competed and […]