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Sweden

The Swedish entry is chosen by SVT. Sweden has taken part since 1958 and won seven times.

Sweden – FinalKvall results

Nope - I don't get this bit either!  I *think* the song with the highest vote percentage in its own semi got straight through,...

Sweden – no longer looking like the winner

Frans barely needs to rehearse this anymore from the performance perspective at least, and even from a technical perspective this already seems completely polished. It...

Estonia, Sweden, loo news and other bits

Estonia I've been quite indifferent to this all along forgetting about it but then quite liking it on listening. On watching the rehearsal now I'm...

Melodifestival Semi Final 2 Results

The results of the second Semi Final of Melodifestivalen is shown below. It took place earlier this evening at the Malmö Arena in Malmö. Two are...
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Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Sweden

Many felt that this year was a bit of a miss for Melodifestivalen - the Swedish national selection. It came over as more of a...

Sweden – Is this going to win?

So, before the rehearsal started the question posed around the Press Centre was: "Is Sweden polished enough to challenge for the win?" I mean...

4 November – Can you keep a secret?

Yes, we pick on that powerhouse with the blue-and-yellow flag today. You're probably already sitting up to see which lucky Swede it is. Well...

29 October – Don’t say that it’s impossible ’cause I know...

Hold on folks, we have a Swedish birthday today. It's not one of those Swedes who won our favourite TV show, although no doubt...

9 March – You’ll leave before the sunrise

We've often said that a gimmick can often help your quest for Eurovision glory. It's usually something blindingly obvious, like a costume change or...

Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2024 Part 34 – Sweden

I’ve complained to anyone who’ll listen to me (and plenty who wished they hadn’t) about the sub-par quality of this year’s Melodifestivalen. Yes, yes,...