Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 34/37 – Sweden
I'm gonna say this right off the bat - I hate Euphoria. It's not the best song of all time, in fact it wasnt...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Sweden
The year Loreen won, I was in a hospital bed trying not to die of pneumonia, so forgive me if she doesn't bring back...
Loreen speaks – Apparently she’s gonna win you know
I wondered why I bothered turning up because "Mother" was about to speak to the masses.
There was another massive delay - I suspect someone,...
Phil’s Day 1 Round up for 2023.
The main question is, am I Anna Ford or Reggie Bosenquet? - Yeah, you lot have no chance of knowing who they are.
From what...
27 April – I wanna take off all my clothes
Yes, it's Swedish birthday time again today. They have a decent record it has to be said. And some of you might just have...
25 April – How could I ever refuse?
Today we celebrate a birthday from a member of a certain popular beat combo. You might have heard of them. They come from a...
Sweden has done the safe thing
The penultimate national final of the year, Melodifestivalen 2023, concluded in the massive Friends Arena in Solna. As usual, it was the climax of...
9 March – You’ll leave before the sunrise
We've often said that a gimmick can often help your quest for Eurovision glory. It's usually something blindingly obvious, like a costume change or...
5 March – Down to the sea by train and car...
We like to think that most of the best songs to come from Sweden were in the 1980s. Classic after classic after classic. Well,...
Swedish Melodifestivalen line-up complete
It was 'second chance' time in Sweden - though we're not really supposed to call it that any more. let's say TV viewers were...