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ONEUROPE: Eurovision Song Contest news

Sweden

The Swedish entry is chosen by SVT. Sweden has taken part since 1958 and won seven times.

The Swedes are ‘all right’

Nick: Sweden are being perfectly all right. Nothing wrong with it at all, and as such it could well merit the usual Norwegian result....

Missing the boat

Phil: I reckon that Ark have missed lots and lots of things out of their song, mostly a spark of something good. In the...

Hero to zero?

Having sat next to the Head of Radio Stockholm I delayed this one. It's not winning anything - it's qualifying I think but it is...

And that’s lunch

OrtWell, no. Lunch was about two hours ago between Lordi and Treble, my lunch was about an hour ago missing most of Lithuania and...

Afternoon Bollox

As you have guessed by now - I have not seen the first two rehearsals this afternoon - but I sense you will be...

I’ve abandoned a warbling Sandra Oxenryd …

...but I'll rejoin her shortly. When I was writing my previous blog, sitting comfortably in the press centre, I was joined in short order by...

It’s been a long old day in Eurovision Land

Then we get Carola. About 700 press packed into seeing her rehearse - and the first 3 times I saw it - I thought...

Now – This is why I come to the Eurovision

Three songs in a row - and all of them are different but the same. Cyprus - Now, it was rumoured that the Cypriots had...

Late Afternoon Musings

Sweden - Franko says: "This is the worst thing in this contest by a country mile ... I would rather listen to the Bulgarian...

A few more tiddly bits

Right then, quick sprint though the latest. Embed from Getty Images Sweden - Grudgingly OK. Sounds massive, he struts around like he's as good as he...