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Contests 2018 Sweden – safe and sound

Sweden – safe and sound

Benjamin Ingrosso
Benjamin Ingrosso dances through second rehearsal

I had to go and do something, so I only saw a little bit of Sweden.

It’s the same as it was back on Wednesday. And that means it’s the same as it was back in the depths of Melodifestivalen.

Lots of neon tubes, a dull soul shuffle, hairy arms, shiny jacket, tight trousers and not much else.

It’s safely qualifying.

Press conference

In his own words: “I wrote Dance You Off in just two hours — even the production, everything. I cried the first time I listened back to it.”