Eurovision 2016 – Sweden – Frans to the final… but only...
So who is going to represent Sweden in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest? - 28 hardy souls have put what is left of...
ESC birthdays 11 Mar – One day, [insert country here] will...
Apparently it’s some sort of national festival of popular melody in Sweden over the weekend. Some fans of Europe’s favourite TV show have even...
Melodifestivalen’s not sorry
Another mid-March, another Melodifestivalen: the mighty Swedish mega-show reaches its conclusion this weekend, and for Eurovision fans this means we’ll know the home entry...
ESC birthdays 25 Feb – I have air in my lungs...
A lot of them there fans out there go weak at the knees when I mention the word “Sweden”. It makes them swoon over...
ESC birthdays 23 Feb – The tender shoots of Spring
Here’s a song from a contest you probably don’t watch on a screen very often. It’s a tender song about a shop. Not a...
ESC birthdays 18 Feb – Like a satellite…
Those pesky people in Sweden have been seeking the limelight again today, by announcing a change in the voting procedure of our favourite TV...
ESC birthdays 15/11 – We all know there’s something going on
Let’s have a drum-roll please. I’ve picked a Swedish birthday for your viewing pleasure today. Well, not completely. Today’s birthday girl is actually Norwegian...
Sweden is, well, Sweden is…
Go watch Melodifestivalen. It’s that. Qualifying *obviously*, podiuming almost certainly, winning… you wouldn’t be surprised.
Iceland & Sweden, a Nordic duo
Iceland is very cute. It’s Maria centre stage with 5 backing vocalists, including Hera Björk, to the rear right side. There’s a kind of...
Sixth win for Sverige? It’s on!
Ooh here’s the boy, our boy from Sverige!! As expected a very similar graphic with subtle changes and slightly out of line in the...