One of the things I really love about the public transport system (in the centre of town at least) is, for the most part you never have to run to catch the subway (Tunnelbana). Of course there are times when you'll need to run, for the most part if you miss one, another one will [...]
I thought by now I would have a clear idea of which song would go on to represent Sweden at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. The multi-week event, consisting of four heats, a "second chance final" and then the actual final is called "Melodifestivalen", and it's probably the most watched event each year on Swedish [...]
"So that's what Kris Boswell looks like?", I thought to myself as I watched the annual contest which chooses the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, Melodifestivalen. I knew of Kris, having listened his work at Radio Sweden, and it was great to see him as part of preview show, ahead of last [...]
It was another early morning for me, up and out of bed to watch Melodifestivalen, the event which chooses the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. A decade ago, I would have read the results online, and then waited several weeks for the DVD release, before I actually got to see the event itself. [...]
First, the good news: there was only one song which I thought was absolutely bloody awful in the second heat of Melodifestivalen, the contest which chooses Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Maybe it was too early on a Sunday morning for me, but 100% by Viktor och Natten did absolutely nothing for me. For [...]
This week, Swedish TV SVT, has announced the hosts for next year's Eurovision Song Contest as Måns Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede. I'm really excited about this, as I like them both very much. But as much as I love Eurovision, I'm more of a fan of Melodifestivalen, the Swedish finals leading up to Eurovision. Eurovision is fun, [...]
