Not long now until Malmö officially becomes the host city of this year’s contest, when the official keychain is handed over to the city from Liverpool. Before all that, we still have the very last details that needs to be set, before the ceremony can take place and before we exactly know, who will compete in the two semi-finals. Let’s …
We have a host, for Melodifestivalen that is. Carina Berg will lead this year’s Melodifestivalen circus from Malmo to Stockholm! Carina Berg is an award-winning presenter and journalist hailing from just outside Stockholm. She began her career on Sveriges Radio in the early 2000s, before starting on TV presenting on Swedish Idol in 2007. She has a wealth of presenting …
Melodifestivalen 2024 is counting down the weeks till its start, and the organisers at SVT have released the running order for each heat. Sadly, gone are the post-it notes (other brands are available), now in its place is a press release. 5 heats stand to give us 12 finalists, one of whom will go on to represent Sweden at home …
It had been suspected for a while now, but yesterday saw the official announcement of the allocation draw. The EBU, along with the team of SVT, will host this draw on the 30th of January 2024. With that, we shall now take a further look into the details that we know so far, and what to expect of this yearly …
Little by little, all the pieces are coming together, and slowly an identity is being build for the upcoming song contest. Yesterday, SVT (host broadcaster of the 2024 contest) presented another step towards the 2024 contest, with the release of the official theme art, which will go under the name of “The Eurovision Lights”. The Eurovision Lights The theme are …
Its the first of December, Happy Advent to everyone celebrating, but more importantly it is the day we find out who would be in next years Melodifestivalen. SVT held a special (in-person) press conference in Stockholm, for the first time since 2020, to announce this years artists. We have obviously been covering Aftonbladet’s rumoured artists lists so its now time …
The year is soon coming to an end, and with that, the highly anticipated list of participants is always being awaited. However, in a greater twist, the EBU decided to make a special announcement, which will have an affect on the competition’s brand from now on. “United By Music” Slogans have always been a core part of the Eurovision Song …
Its back! In the words of Aftonbladet, Melodifestivalen Silly Season has returned and as always back with a bang! Each year, Swedish magazine Aftonbladet releases details of the likely Melfest acts for the year ahead. In 2023 they were successful in naming 24 of 28 artists who competed across the 6-week show. In 2021, that was 27 of 28. Artists …
Melfest 2024 preparation is in full swing, we have submissions in and now we have dates. Last week, SVT announced that there were 2624 applications to Melodifestivalen this year. This is a drop from last years over 2800 applications. And today, the organising committee at SVT have announced the locations and dates of the 2024 Melfest competitions. And they are …
One might think that SVT have their hands full, and they clearly do, since this past weekend, we got the number of entries submitted into Melodifestivalen, which lands on 2624 contenders for 2024. Melodifestivalen 2024 As we all should know by now, due to Sweden’s victory earlier this year, the 2024 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will be held …
