Melodifestivalen is the competition which chooses the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.
There was only one act in the first edition of “Melodifestivalen” this year who actually sang in Swedish. She had those classic Swedish blonde looks, an unmistakably Swedish name, and … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2011 #1”
It’s not often you hear the name “Nanne Grönvall” mentioned anywhere outside of Sweden. She’s a well-known singer-songwriter there, and she just happens to be the daughter-in-law of Benny from … Read the rest “Tisdag”
As I sit down on New Years Eve to think about what’s happened in my life this year, there’s so much to reflect upon: overseas trips, new adventures at work, … Read the rest “Year in Review 2010”
Three years ago when I saw Swedish singer, Robyn play the Oxford Art Factory the bouncers looked at me as if I was a) far too old to be going … Read the rest “Swedish singer, Therese, plays Sydney”
Sometimes I wonder about the image to the world I project from this blog. Do I come across as some kind of cliched poof with a penchant for the campness … Read the rest “More Than Melodifestivalen”
Even though we didn’t have Swedish class tonight, I’ve been trying to keep the night a little bit Swedish. This includes watching some videos of Swedish comedian, Björn Gustafsson. He … Read the rest “Even though it wasn’t Swedish class”