STOCKHOLM, 7 March 2020 It has finally arrived. The most followed national final of the year, Melodifestivalen 2020 came to a close tonight, crowing a winner and selecting their entry for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Tonight’s show saw the following acts compete: Victor Crone – “Troubled Waters” Paul Rey – “Talking in my sleep” The …

It’s a highlight of many a national final season for Eurovision fans, and tonight, Melodifestivalen draws to a close once more in Stockholm, with twelve acts fighting to be selected as the Swedish representative at Eurovision 2020. But we must know – which of these acts are our team backing tonight? Here, Boris, Daniel, James, Roy and Sean review the …

Melodifestivalen 2020 is almost reaching fever pitch, with the annual Andra Chansen round upon us tonight, live from Eskilstuna. With eight acts fighting it out for the final four spots in next weekend’s Melfest final, the stakes are higher than ever. But, what did we make of the duels? Who should make it through to the final from each duel? …

This system gave them some trouble back in 2010, but it has on the other hand also given them 2 victories within the past 10 years. Sweden has earlier today released the list of international juries that will decide half of the outcome of next week’s final of Melodifestivalen. Juries in Melodifestivalen Since 2010, international juries started to become a …

Who said that Eurovision didn’t help to launch careers? Well, one highlight of this year’s Melodifestivalen may have gone global, as veteran performer Nanne Grönvall’s “Carpool Karaoke” a song about taking part in the titular TV segment with James Corden, has reached the man himself. Nanne’s song was eliminated in last weelend’s fourth Melodifestivalen semi-final, but it seems the song …

Semi-final two of the most popular national final has come and gone, and naturally the Swedes gave us a show full of fun, music, drama, and suspense. This semi-final showcased a plethora of genres from country pop, ballads, schlager, and so much more. Tonight seven acts took to the stage in Gothenburg’s Scandinavium arena and competed for a chance to …

Yes, that’s right – it’s the day you’ve all been waiting for! Super Saturday is here for 2020 and it’s come earlier than usual, but we don’t mind when a bumper feast of Eurovision lies ahead of us! But what shows can we expect to see tonight? There are no less than NINE shows across Europe on Saturday 8th February, …

Sweden’s Melodifestivalen moves on to its second weekend in Gothenburg on Saturday, with seven more acts taking to the stage in the hopes of going direkt til finalen – or at least, til andra chansen. Among the names this week include a former Eurovision participant, Melfest royalty and a host of other familiar names. But which act and their song, …

The Swedish national broadcaster SVT, who organise the national selection show Melodifestivalen annually, have confirmed this morning that Thorsten Flinck will no longer be part of the second semi-final of the competition. The performer was due to sing the Thomas G:son entry “Miraklernas tid” in this Saturday’s semi-final in Gothenburg, but has been removed from the line-up after he was …

For a great deal of Eurovision fans, the return of Sweden’s iconic selection Melodifestivalen is a highlight of each winter, and the competition is back for its landmark 60th edition in 2020. The first semi-final comes live from the Saab Arena in the southern Swedish city of Linköping and will see seven acts take part, with some very familiar faces. …