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 … Read the rest “Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #8 :…
The first time I saw Måns Zelmerlöw perform live was at Stockholm Pride in 2008. At the time, I think he really only had one hit song, “Cara Mia”. … Read the rest “Måns Zelmerlöw at Stockholm Pride”
There was a moment about half way through the voting when it looked like Russia was going to win. For what it’s worth, I’d taken a break from watching the … Read the rest “Eurovision 2015”
As the opening beats from “Don’t Say No” by Midnight Boy came from the speakers of my television, for just a brief moment, I was transported back to the 80s … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2015 #4”
The “car crash” that was last year’s Melodifestivalen (the Swedish competition which chooses an entrant for Eurovision) hasn’t, so far, been repeated this year. Although the songs last year were … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2015 #1”
Gosh, I love the internet. You can lie on your couch in Sydney (as the rain intensifies) and via your television set, be transported across the other side of the … Read the rest “Äntligen! Äntligen!”
Newspapers can be a wonderful reminder of the place you have been, as they can include both the major news events happening at the time, as well as the smaller … Read the rest “I Made The Headlines”
I spent a few minutes today going through a book I bought last year in Sweden called, “Schlagerbog”. At its very core, it’s a book about modern gay life in … Read the rest “Schlager Sunday”