Melodifestivalen’s not sorry
Another mid-March, another Melodifestivalen: the mighty Swedish mega-show reaches its conclusion this weekend, and for Eurovision fans this means we’ll know the home entry...
ESC birthdays 25 Feb – I have air in my lungs...
A lot of them there fans out there go weak at the knees when I mention the word “Sweden”. It makes them swoon over...
ESC birthdays 23 Feb – The tender shoots of Spring
Here’s a song from a contest you probably don’t watch on a screen very often. It’s a tender song about a shop. Not a...
ESC birthdays 18 Feb – Like a satellite…
Those pesky people in Sweden have been seeking the limelight again today, by announcing a change in the voting procedure of our favourite TV...
ESC birthdays 15/11 – We all know there’s something going on
Let’s have a drum-roll please. I’ve picked a Swedish birthday for your viewing pleasure today. Well, not completely. Today’s birthday girl is actually Norwegian...
Sweden is, well, Sweden is…
Go watch Melodifestivalen. It’s that. Qualifying *obviously*, podiuming almost certainly, winning… you wouldn’t be surprised.
Iceland & Sweden, a Nordic duo
Iceland is very cute. It’s Maria centre stage with 5 backing vocalists, including Hera Björk, to the rear right side. There’s a kind of...
Sixth win for Sverige? It’s on!
Ooh here’s the boy, our boy from Sverige!! As expected a very similar graphic with subtle changes and slightly out of line in the...
Ahhh Svenska……
Professional, professional, professional.
Måns is definitely that and more so, the MF performance is, as with the first rehearsal, exactly the same here sans the...
Sweden – really more a technical rehearsal than anything else
I suspect there’s not going to be too much useful to say here. Måns and his tiny chums are more or less replicating what...