The phrase “Sverige, vi har ett resultat” translates fairly easily to English as “Sweden, we have a result”. There are quite a few other phrases used in Melodifestivalen, the Swedish finals leading to Eurovision which also translate easily. Phrases like, “text och musik” is also pretty clear to people watching the final without any knowledge … Continue reading Sverige, vi har ett resultat
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Melodifestivalen is the competition which chooses the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Though ostensibly it’s about choosing Sweden’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, very few of the songs chosen for Melodifestivalen have much of a chance of making it through. Melodifestivalen is the Swedish pre-selection process that takes place over six weeks during February/March each year. I’ve been following the show for many years, and have … Continue reading Melodifestivalen 2022 Deltävling #1
The first few times I visited Sweden and tried to use my Swedish language skills, I was always somewhat frustrated. Every time I spoke in Swedish, people would reply in English. "Are my Swedish language skills that terrible?", I thought to myself. They would always reply politely with "Your Swedish is very good", but then … Continue reading Melodifestivalen 2021