Melodifestivalen 2012 #4
Over the last few days I’ve been gripped by the “controversy” in the Swedish newspapers about one of the artists who could represent Sweden at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2012 #4”
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Fyra år till – Four more years
Having seen Au Pair, Kansas the other day and all of its faux Swedish-ness, it was great to see a real Swedish film, as part of the Mardi Gras Film … Read the rest “Fyra år till – Four more…
Melodifestivalen 2012 #3
If you have any familiarity with Melodifestivalen – the Swedish finals leading to the Eurovision Song Contest – you’re probably aware of Eric Saade who represented Sweden last year. His … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2012 #3”
Melodifestivalen 2012 #2
After an early night in bed – still recovering a bit from my cyst – I was up nice and early this morning to watch Episode 2 of this year’s … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2012 #2”
Melodifestivalen 2012 #1
This time twelve months ago I was a little obsessed with the lack of Swedish language performances in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish competition which leads to the Eurovision Song Contest. Despite … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2012 #1”
Ondskan – Evil
“Oh my god, I’m sure that’s Danny Saucedo”, I thought to myself as I watched the SBS-2 screening of the Swedish film “Ondskan” (“Evil”). A bit of Googling and the … Read the rest “Ondskan – Evil”