LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – First dress rehearsal
Join us live here from 16:00 local time (2pm, UK/Portugal - 3pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the first dress rehearsal...
Swedish TV names 2019 Eurovision hopefuls
The Swedish Eurovision national selection - Melodifestivalen - is widely regarded as one of the best. Sure, it has its critics, but in Sweden,...
19 December – I’d take a vow of silence
Do you ever feel old when you watch certain performers do what they do best? Those singers who were teenagers when they took part...
The full result of the 4th Melodifestivalen Heat.
Melodifestivalen 2021 is still fecking going - It still surprises me that it feels like considerably more than six weeks every year!. This weeks...
Draw decides running order for 2022 Melodifestivalen
Saturday sees the last national finals of the 2022 season, ahead of Monday's Head of Delegation meeting in Turin when each broadcaster formally submits...
Sweden grabs seventh Eurovision win
Loreen won the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest with 'Tattoo'. This seventh Eurovision victory for Sweden puts them level with Ireland. Loreen also becomes the...
21 February – She’ll spit you out
There are false flaggers and there are false flaggers. Those that clearly come from a different place from the one they represent. And those...
Am I still at this f*pping contest?
I hope you're still eagerly reading the thoughts and musings from this team of dedicated bloggers. We're here to serve you, dear reader.
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Direct quotes from Liam Wheelan at Swedish Press-conference
It was suggested his song and performance were camp and appealed to a gay audience and he was asked if this was on purpose...
Is it time to rethink Melodifestivalen?
For years, it's been touted as the gold standard of Eurovision national selections. Swedish broadcaster SVT has been organising the Melodifestivalen for as long...