Melodifestivalen is the competition which chooses the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
There are so many occasions when Shirley Clamp SHOULD have been Sweden’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Of all the times she’s entered, this is probably my favourite. Min … Read the rest “Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #5 :…
In 2005, in controversial circumstances, Sweden chose Martin Stenmarck with his song “Las Vegas” (which I liked a lot) over Nanne Grönvall with her song “Håll om mig” (which I … Read the rest “Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #4 :…
Continuing my “Eurovision Countdown” and highlighting another wonderful song and performance. And highlighting something which I wish there was more of in modern Eurovision: songs in languages other than English. … Read the rest “Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #3 :…
Initially I was a little “ho hum” about Loreen’s entry in Melodifestivalen (the contest which leads to Eurovision) in 2011, “My Heart Is Refusing Me”. It kinda sounded like someone … Read the rest “Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #2 :…
As it’s now exactly one month until the Eurovision Song Contest final, I thought I might start sharing each day some of my favourite moments from Eurovision and Melodifestivalen (the … Read the rest “Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #1: Loreen…
Standing at the bus-stop yesterday and looking down at my phone (as seems to be the fashion these days), I felt a nudge. I looked up and saw the smiling … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2018”