SVT, the Swedish broadcaster in Sweden has announced the dates and venues for the upcoming Melodifestivalen season. Dates and venues as follows :- 03/02/2018: Semi-final 1 – Karlstad, Löfbergs Arena 10/02/2018: Semi-final 2 – Gothenburg, Scandinavium 17/02/2018: Semi-final 3 – Malmö, Malmö Arena 24/02/2018: Semi-final 4 – Örnsköldsvik, Fjällräven Center 03/03/2018: Andra chansen (Second chance) – Kristianstad, Kristianstad Arena 10/03/2018: Final – Stockholm, Friends Arena Tickets …
Yesterday in Sweden, the music contest P4 Nästa, organised by Sveriges Radio P4, was held and the winner, chosen by a professional jury, will directly participants in one of the semi-finals of Melodifestivalen. P4 Nästa takes place between new Swedish artists to give them the opportunity to show their music talent. For this competition, 8 acts took part which were the following:- Kumpaner (Vi …
[AdSense-B] Panic stations everyone – it’s finally that time of the year! Tonight is officially the first live show of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 live from the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine! 18 countries will perform live on television across Europe and worldwide in the hopes to secure one of ten golden tickets for Saturday’s grand final, and …
We’ve seen and heard the rehearsals for all countries in the first semi-final, teaser clips have been released and full videos of the performances are now available. So it’s the perfect time to ask the all-important question – which songs will qualify from the first semi-final? We’ve created a poll with all 18 participants in the semi-final and you can …
[AdSense-B] Spain’s Manel Navarro has certainly been a busy man during the weeks leading up to Eurovision, recording duets with a number of this year’s artists – he’s certainly a diverse young talent. #YOU can check out the duets of Manel Navarro as his team prepare to arrive in Kyiv for his first rehearsal on Sunday. Martin Garrix’s “In The …
[AdSense-B] Sweden was the first country to rehearse in Kyiv and naturally they were also the first to offer interviews. We jumped at the chance to speak to Robin and we had a quick chat about which of his Melfest entries he preferred, what he thought of the stage and his first impressions of Kyiv and Ukraine as a whole! …
[AdSense-B] So the first day of rehearsals from Kyiv have concluded and this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has already surprised, excited and shocked us in equal measure. With only nine songs performed today, we’ve already had horse men on ladders, wild hair twirling, spinning platforms and some long, long, long notes and big vocals. Of course, for those of you …
[AdSense-B] Goooood morning Europe! We are live in Kiev, Ukraine for the first day of rehearsals for Eurovision 2017! Today, countries in the first half of Semi-Final 1 will rehearse (Sweden, Georgia, Australia, Albania, Belgium, Montenegro, Finland, Azerbaijan, Portugal). Be sure to follow our LiveStream and LiveBlog where we will be keeping you posted with all of the events happening …
This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. In my previous article, I discussed how Sweden, Slovenia and Spain managed to select songs which were far from being the televoters’ favourites despite there being nominal 50% jury/50% televote voting systems. What …
[AdSense-B] Ahh, national selections. The lifeblood of the Eurovision enthusiast, the catalyst for countless debates, the endless source of all of the drama we have come to crave over the years in our beloved contest. Internal selections can, and often do, throw up some true gems with a guaranteed path to Eurovision stardom, but it’s the multi-song showcases that really …
