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So we have at last come to the climax of the six week Melodifestivalen tour that is aimed at finding a Swedish representative for Eurovision. The final at Friends Arena in Stockholm includes 12 songs, most of which deserve to be in the final. But is there anybody who could even dream of winning beside […]
So we have come to the last of the four preliminary heats of Melodifestivalen and are thus getting the entries from the remaining seven contestants. Eurovision queen Loreen’s return is having ESC fans all hyped up, and for good reason. Last week saw very expectedly Marcus & Martinus going straight to the final, joined by […]
Last week’s second heat saw the Ukrainian talent Maria Sur getting the most votes with her belter of a survival ballad. And she is joined in the final by The Panetoz, who brought the dance party. Week 3 brings the touring Mello circus to Lidköping, and we have the next seven candidate vying for the […]
The first week of Melodifestivalen 2023 saw Jon Henrik Fjällgren with Arc North and Adam Woods going straight to the final as expected. And he will be joined by Tone Sekelius. The next seven contestants are up this Saturday in Linköping. Beside the actual qualification round, we can expect to see Linda Bentzing and Magnus […]
Can you believe it’s already time for Melodifestivalen?! The six-week music extravaganza is finally back on tour and the first heat of four is going to be held in Gothenburg on the 4th of February. So we will get to see the first seven of 28 entries competing for the Mello crown and for that […]
Melodifestivalen made its highly anticipated return last week and things are naturally looking rather different than usual in the age of the pandemic. The music and the artists have taken the main role, as they well should, when there is no live audience. The first heat saw Danny Saucedo and Arvingarna go straight to the final, […]
We may still be in the middle of the pandemic, but the people need their entertainment, right?! Maybe now more than ever, when we can’t get to any live events… So Melodifestivalen will bring the party to the Swedish homes on six Saturdays, starting on the 6th of February and climaxing with the grand final […]
The Thursday before is always a long day of rehearsals when the artists, their staging and wardrobe people, dancers and backup singers, the pyro guys, the huge TV production crew, and all the other people involved are polishing the final details for the biggest TV show of the year, the Melodifestivalen Grand Final! We spent […]
Benjamin Ingrosso was crowned the winner of Melodifestivalen and he will get to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon. After the results were announced, Melodifestivalen stars and other celebrities headed to the after party, which went on to the wee hours of the morning. We bring you some photos from the red […]
Ahead of the Grand Final, we have had the chance to hang around at the arena with Melodifestivalen stars during their rehearsals and press conferences. Here are a few pictures of the stars of the show, in the starting order of the final. Also – don’t forget to read our guide to the final with […]
