Back in the days of 7-inch vinyl, there was always the B-side. There was the hit song on the A-side, and on the B-side there was, generally speaking, a song favoured by the artist, but never likely to be a hit record. I often quite liked the B-sides. They were often good songs. In 1977, … Continue reading Melodifestivalen 2021 Deltävling #3
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Most years there's two or three songs I really, really like, and "meh" is my usual reaction to most of the remainder. But this year, there were half a dozen songs I really liked, including one I've put on permanent repeat. You know how when you're a teenager you play the same song over and … Continue reading Eurovision 2020
Having been a fan of Petra Mede from Sweden's Melodifestivalen, I was so pleased when she got to host Eurovision in 2013, and then in 2016, she co-hosted with Måns Zelmerlöw, the previous year's winner. Together, they were awesome in the half-time act which (in a loving way) took the piss out of Eurovision, by … Continue reading Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #8 : Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw
Following on from yesterday's awesome half-time moment from when Norway hosted Eurovision comes another awesome half-time moment. This time it's from Sweden, and it's one of two (or maybe three) moments I'll post featuring the awesome Petra Mede. Petra is a Swedish comedian, performer, television presenter etc. She's super-talented, super-funny, and IMHO has been the … Continue reading Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #7 : Petra Mede
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 had put Swedish lyrics into "Google Translate". I have since come to love this song, thanks largely to seeing her performance at the Swedish Gay … Continue reading Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #2 : Loreen at Gay Gala
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 Swedish contest). This is from Loreen from Sweden who won with Euphoria in 2012. Interestingly, the first Indigenous woman to win the contest (Berber from … Continue reading Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #1: Loreen at Melodifestivalen