10 May – You give me good vibrations
It's home entrant time again. When you look through the years, several nations have had more home entrants than others - obviously. These may...
27 April – I just can’t go on no more
Yes, we covered a Swedish birthday a few days ago, but we've headed to the land of the blue-and-yellow cross again today. Some of...
25 April – Couldn’t escape if I wanted to
You may recall earlier this month we celebrated a big birthday of a member of some certain popular beat combo from the Nordic part...
5 April – Couldn’t escape if I wanted to
When we celebrate the birthdays here, we usually stick to soloists and duos. However, when we can we'll post the occasional birthday of a...
Closest MF since 1978 – One point in it…
Melodifestivalen always seems to disappoint me, but not this year. First off, Felix Sandman - many peoples idea of the favourite - came tenth...
Sweden sorts through Eurovision leftovers
Ahead of Eurogay Christmas next Saturday - otherwise known as Melodifestivalen - Swedish viewers were invited to chuck another bone at a line-up of...
Fourth and Final Semi in Sweden
So this week, the normal semi final rounds came to a climax in Sweden with the fourth heat of Melodifestivalen 2020. As with the...
Melodifestivalen – tre (Kronor)?
The third installment of Melodifestivalen 2020 is upon us and we all should know how this goes but, just in case you have had...
Big Boys DO Cry
In another of our occasional series of Editorials, friend of the site Lisa-Jayne Lewis explains why Felix Sandman's song in Melodifestivalen really got on...
Melodifestivalen Two – Who’s in, and who’s out?
The Olympics of Song - or rather the trial by schlager that is Melodifestivalen - returns to one of its spiritual homes for this...