Stockholm, 5 March 2022 Hallå(baloo?), dear Eurovisionista’s, welcome to the first installement of ESCUnited’s Sweden reviews. If you’re only familiar with Andra Chansen, you’re in for a surprise. Sweden have replaced Andra Chansen with their brand-new semifinals which function quite differently. In previous melfests, the eight second chancers would square off in production-aligned duels, where the act with the most …

Stockholm, 5 March 2022 Hallå(baloo?), dear Eurovisionista’s, welcome to the first installement of ESCUnited’s Sweden reviews. As you may know, Sweden will host their brand-new semifinals tonight, where the 3rd/4th placers of each heat will get a final chance at reaching the Final of Melodifestivalen 2022. The semifinals replace the second chance round formerly known as Andra Chansen. Previously, the …

Stockholm, 19 February 2022 Sweden’s Melodifestivalen is hitting its stride, with the second live show being aired tonight. The prestigious festival, hosted in Stockholm and presented by Oscar Zia and tonight’s guest host Eva Rydberg, will eventually decide which song and artist shall represent Sweden in the 2022 Eurovision song contest, to be held in Turin. Rydberg stole the show, …