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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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
The Swedes take their Melodifestivalen seriously, the six week music entertainment bonanza is so much more than just the national Eurovision qualifications. Around three and a half million Swedes are expected to be watching the finals on Saturday, and breaking records in the number of votes given. This year the playing field looks very even […]
As Jasmine Kara is poised to get on stage at Melodifestivalen in Växjö later this week, we now bring you the second part of our exclusive interview with her. In the first part you heard all her thoughts about Melodifestivalen and you can read and watch it right here, in case you missed it. This […]
