#BIRTHDAY: Eric Saade from Sweden is 31 today Hold on folks, we have a Swedish birthday today. It’s not one of those Swedes who won our favourite TV show, although no doubt some fans out there think he should have done. In 2011, today’s birthday boy Eric Saade/إريك […]
#BIRTHDAY: Claes-Göran Hederström from Sweden is 76 today Sweden! Careful now. Don’t get too excited. Yes, we’ve picked another Swedish birthday, so no doubt you could be salivating already. Just remember, however, that Sweden have been taking part since 1958. Ten years after that first appearance we saw […]
#BIRTHDAY: Roger Pontare from Sweden is 70 today Hang on to your hats. To some people, today’s song comes from the only country that matters in Eurovision. No, it’s not Malta, although would you be happier if it was? Of course I’m talking about Sweden. Some would like […]
Melodifestivalen 2022 will see a format change – Andra Chansen is been replaced by Semi Final 5. Semi Final 5 will see the acts that will have progressed to the traditional Andra Chansen round divided into two groups of four. The top act with the most votes from […]
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 […]