Sweden’s Second Best
As we head towards this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, I’ve been keeping up to date with all of the different national finals. Last weekend, Australia chose “Don’t Break Me” by… Read more »
Tag: melodifestivalen
Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #7 : Petra Mede
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)… Read more »
Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #5 : Shirley Clamp
There are so many occasions when Shirley Clamp SHOULD have been Sweden’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Of all the times she’s entered, this is probably my favourite. Min… Read more »
Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #4 : Nanne Grönvall
In 2005, in controversial circumstances, Sweden chose Martin Stenmarck with his song “Las Vegas” (which I liked a lot) over Nanne Grönvall with her song “Håll om mig” (which I… Read more »
Eurovision / Melodifestivalen Moment #1: Loreen at Melodifestivalen
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… Read more »
Melodifestivalen 2018
Standing at the bus-stop yesterday and looking down at my phone (as seems to be the fashion these days), I felt a nudge. I looked up and saw the smiling… Read more »
Melodifestivalen 2018 Deltävling #2
There was a fair bit of “eye candy” in the second heat of Melodifestivalen, the competition which chooses Sweden’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. From the opening number (a… Read more »