16 Mar 2026
Music
Festivals Music Swedish Culture

Melodifestivalen: Ahead of heat 4

Last week’s third Mello heat brought quite a shock, when our (and the bookies’) early favorite Dotter had to leave the competition. The direct qualifiers were the oh-so-mediocre Martin Almgren and the first female artist to reach the final (about time!), Jessica Anderson. But let’s turn to the fourth and final heat and see if […]

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Festivals Music Swedish Culture

Melodifestivalen: Ahead of heat 3

Well last week saw the second Mello heat bring Liamoo as well as Samir & Viktor straight to the final, which basically means we have an all-male representation in there so far, which is a bit disappointing. But that is about to be rectified already this week, and certainly through Andra Chansen and obviously Mariette next week. […]

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Festivals Music News

Interview: Dotter talks Melodifestivalen

Johanna Jansson goes by the artist name Dotter and she has been gracing our playlists with her wonderful pop tunes ever since her debut with My Flower in 2014. Last year she debuted as a songwriter in Melodifestivalen, as one of the writers behind Mariette’s A Million Years, which did very well and ended up […]

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Festivals Music Swedish Culture

Melodifestivalen: Ahead of heat 2

Well, this year’s Melodifestivalen is off to a good start, and the second Mello week takes us to Gothenburg. Hang along, as we take a look at the seven competitors getting on stage on Satuday. The first heat of Melodifestivalen showed that good taste still prevails, as proper music won over novelty acts. The first […]

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Festivals Music Swedish Culture

Melodifestivalen – Let’s get the show on the road!

As you should know by now, Melodifestivalen is a very BIG DEAL in Sweden, as the Swedes take their Eurovision qualifications more seriously than any other nation. In fact, Melodifestivalen always gets more viewers than the Eurovision Song Contest itself. The qualifications take six Saturdays to complete and they take the form of a travelling circus, […]

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Music New Music Friday

New Music Round-up – January

January brought us plenty of fresh new Swedish music, so we’ve picked some of our favorites for you to check out. We’ve got a fab new album from First Aid Kit, the debut EP from the amazing Skott, and other releases you shouldn’t miss! First Aid Kit: Ruins The sister duo consisting of Klara and […]

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Community Extraordinary Expats Music Videos

Role Models: Trekillar, a Mexican music trio like no other

Trekillar is a music trio, who are bringing the colourful sounds of the traditional Mexican music to Sweden in their very unique way. The band is formed by Rene on the violin, Niklas on the guitarrón and Alejandro on the vihuela. Although it hasn’t been so easy for a band like them, playing such a […]

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Music

2017 in review: 5 Swedish artists to keep your eye on

Another fabulous music year has come to an end, so we are listing some Swedish artists who have made a lasting impression on us at YLC in 2017. So here are five artists/acts we think you should definitely keep your eye on for more amazing things going ahead.   You might also want to look back on our previous year-end list with […]

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Friday Playlist Music

Stockholm Christmas – The Playlist

‘Tis the season and we bring you our ultimate  Christmas playlist with some pretty excellent Swedish artists who have all put their wonderful voices on some great Christmas tunes. The playlist kicks off with YLC favorite Jasmine Kara, who has a new Christmas song out for this holiday season. Some other fresh Christmas tunes from this year’s crop include Mariette‘s Pillow, […]

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Bars, Pubs & Clubs Music

Apparat brings Berlin beats to Slakthuset

The super-talented Berlin-based producer, Dj and multi-instrumentalist, Sascha Ring aka Apparat brought some of the best of beats and sounds from the German capital to Slakthuset on Saturday night or shall we say Sunday morning with a 3 hour Dj set starting at 1 a.m. Apparat is described by Resident Advisor as: “This apparat is one with flexible functions, and its sound is as eclectic […]

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