The producers of Melodifestivalen, the biggest entertainment show in Sweden and the Nordic nation’s long-running selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest, are “looking into [their] options regarding audiences” after Sweden introduced new restrictions to stem the spread of COVID-19. In new measures announced by the Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson this week, a work-from-home mandate will come into action …
This morning, the Swedish broadcaster SVT revealed the running order of their national final Melodifestivalen. During a live broadcast on the Instagram account of Melodifestivalen, people could watch Karin Gunnarsson presenting the whiteboard with the iconic post-its that tell us which act will perform in which semi-final. Malou Prytz with her song “Bananas” will be the first act to perform during …
This morning the Swedish broadcaster SVT announced the first handful of artists for one of the most celebrated national selection in Eurovision – Melodifestivalen. Earleir this year, they announced that Oscar Zia would be hosting the contest alongside a roster of guest stars, replicating the format they chose last year with Christer Björkman. They did, however, announce that the Andra …
Follownig the year of internal selections, it looks like numerous broadcasters are ready to host another year of fun and entertaining national finals for Eurovision fans. However, some national finals have decided to rehaul their selection process to introduce some new elements – or in the case of Malta, bring back an old fan favorite of MESC. Let’s dive into …
This weekend, we received a fair bit of news related to Eurovision 2022: backing track announcement, participation announcements, and participants for upcoming national selections. Let’s dive into the juicy information, shall we? Pre-Recorded backing tracks allowed for 2022 Due to the on-going pandemic, the EBU amended the official rules to formally allow pre-recorded backing vocals at the contest. This amendment …
Each day leading up to the rehearsals in Rotterdam, we will be showcasing each of the 39 acts taking part in this year’s contest and profiling their journey to this point! Today, it’s the turn of Melfest victor Tusse, who has been through a lot to get to this point… Who is Tusse? Tusse has certainly had to work hard …
We asked, #YOU voted – and it’s Dotter who comes out on top in our poll for Melodifestivalen 2021! It was a close run race though, with “Little Tot” picking up 27.6% of the vote, ahead of Eric Saade’s “Every Minute” on 24.4% in second place. Andra Chansen qualifier Clara Klingenström takes what many would consider a surprising third place, …
Yep, it’s the big one on Saturday night – Sweden decides in Melodifestivalen 2021! Twelve acts have battled through the semi-final and andra chansen stages to make it to this point, but only one can win the Swedish ticket to Rotterdam in a star-studded line-up. But, which of the twelve acts do #YOU want to see lift the Melfest trophy …
The penultimate stage of the Melodifestivalen journey is upon us this weekend, with the famous Andra Chansen round and its duels returning to our screens on Saturday night. #YOU know the drill by now – eight of the acts who made it this round have been paired off, with one song in each duel making it to next week’s final …
Tonight is by no means the Euro-feast we were treated to last weekend, but less is more, and we wouldn’t want to over-indulge! Slovenia will become the latest country to reveal their song for the contest in a special show this evening, with Sweden and Portugal concluding the semi-final stages of their competitions tonight. Here’s everything #YOU need to know …
