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Sweden

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

Big Boys DO Cry

In another of our occasional series of Editorials, friend of the site Lisa-Jayne Lewis explains why Felix Sandman's song in Melodifestivalen really got on...

Melodifestivalen Two – Who’s in, and who’s out?

The Olympics of Song - or rather the trial by schlager that is Melodifestivalen - returns to one of its spiritual homes for this...

Thorsten Flinck booted from Swedish Eurovision show

Swedish singer Thorsten Flinck has been disqualified from the 2020 Melodifestivalen - the TV series that picks a song to represent Sweden at the...

Time to put the Swedes on … Melodifestivalen 2020

For many, it's the start of the season proper. The day when Swedish telly lets us know who's in the running for the juggernaut...

Lundvik to carry Swedish hopes of 7th Eurovision win

Singing 'Too late for love', John Lundvik romped home the winner of the 2019 edition of Eurovision juggernaut Melodifestivalen. This victory brings with it,...

Eurovision Babylon – Love and hate

Time for another peep behind the Eurovision curtains into our semi-regular (=not at all regular) gossip column, Eurovision Babylon. The kids are alt-right If you can't...
Outer space

Stockholm, we have a problem?

Swedish Television are on manoeuvres. They have befuddled fans of the Eurovision, who in a desperate attempt to latch onto an open and "friendly"...

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,...

Swedes kick off 2019 Eurovision selection

As national finals go, the Swedish Melodifestivalen tend to be seen as leaders of the pack. As a country, they've not done badly at...

I appreciate it’s Mother’s Day Benjamin, but you don’t have to...

It's almost as if it was ordained by the gods. The fanw**k favourite and allround clean-living good guy with the Melodifestivalen pedigree, Benjamin Ingrosso...