SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have revealed the song snippets for heat three of Melodifestivalen 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. The heat three song snippets have been released following this weekend. The song snippets are available to listen to until […]
Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are taking a historical look back on our favourite Contests past and present, on the very day they took place. Today it’s February 11th: Saturday 11th February 1978 On this day in 1978, the 18th edition of Melodifestivalen took place in Stockholm. Björn […]
Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are taking a historical look back on our favourite Contests past and present, on the very day they took place. Today it’s February 10th: Saturday 10th February 1973 On this day in 1973, the 13th edition of Melodifestivalen took place in Stockholm. Malta […]
Sandra Estberg has turned 45 years old today. Sandra most recently took part, as part of Schlagerz, at Melodifestivalen 2025 – although was knocked out of the Contest after Heat 2, with “Don Juan”. Happy Birthday, Sandra! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either in […]
Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are taking a historical look back on our favourite Contests past and present, on the very day they took place. Today it’s February 9th: Saturday 9th February 1974 On this day in 1974, the 14th edition of Melodifestivalen took place in Stockholm. ABBA […]
SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have held heat two of Melodifestivalen 2026 this evening – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. Six songs took to the stage in Gothenburg and here are the results from Heat Two: The Final Qualification qualifier is the […]
Here at Eurovision Ireland, we are taking a historical look back on our favourite Contests past and present, on the very day they took place. Today it’s February 6th: Monday 6th February 1961 On this day in 1961, the 3rd edition of Melodifestivalen took place in Stockholm. Siw […]
Axel Åhman has turned 33 years old today. Axel most recently took part, as part of KAJ, at Melodifestivalen 2025 – finishing in 1st place, with “Bara bada bastu”. Happy Birthday, Axel! Let us know what you think about Melodifestivalen – either in the comments below or on […]
SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, have revealed the song snippets for heat two of Melodifestivalen 2026 – their national selection for the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in Vienna. The heat two song snippets have been released following this weekend. The song snippets are available to listen to until […]
The first two acts have been announced for Melfest WKND 2026 – which is taking place on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th March. BWO vs. Alcazar will be performing at the After Party, on Saturday 7th March, while Tamara will be performing at the Pre-Party on Friday 6th […]