Sweden – Too late for losing?
So, for reasons known only to the Eurovision firmament (and possibly Christer Bjorkman), the Swedes have once again secured almost the same staging used...
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Part 39 – Sweden
Look, I could sit here and type a lengthy dissertation about how predictable and formulaic Sweden’s Melodifestivalen has become, but to be honest it’s...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2019 – Sweden
I get the impression SVT has been treading water. They've wanted to stay in the top ten, but it felt too soon for a...
11 March – When our roads meet, we will understand each...
There's a core of people out there who believe that a certain country can do no wrong. You know the thing, a person could...
Lundvik to carry Swedish hopes of 7th Eurovision win
Singing 'Too late for love', John Lundvik romped home the winner of the 2019 edition of Eurovision juggernaut Melodifestivalen. This victory brings with it,...
Fight for the right to sing at Melfest 2019
Tonight saw the last heat leading up to the 2019 Melodifestivalen - the contest that picks a song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision...
Eurovision Babylon – Love and hate
Time for another peep behind the Eurovision curtains into our semi-regular (=not at all regular) gossip column, Eurovision Babylon.
The kids are alt-right
If you can't...
Final heat in Melodifestivalen done and dusted
So there we have it, the final qualifiers direkt till finalen for the Melodifestivalen final in two weekend's time.
If you've been on another planet...
Third week of Melodifestivalen sends two more to grand final
Swedish ratings juggernaut Melodifestivalen continued to grab more than the lion's share of attention even on this Eurovision Super Saturday. This week we landed...
Malmo gives us its qualifiers – Melodifestivalen is back
Yeah it's true, after last week's semi decent first semi final, SVT are back with a second go at getting some qualifiers.
Just to remind...