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Melodifestivalen: From Linkoping to Lidkoping, the Heat 3 Qualifiers!

From Linkoping to Lidköping, Melodifestivalen moves East as we continue our circus on route to Stockholm. 7 more acts will premiere their song live for the chance to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. Tonights heat 3 took place in the Sparbanken Lidköping Arena and sees these 7 songs compete (in running order): Paul Rey – Royals …

Melodifestivalen 2023: Heat 2 Qualifiers Revealed!

Tonight saw Sweden’s favourite music competition, Melodifestivalen, continue in Linkoping. 7 more artists competed for the coveted Songbird trophy. Tonights voting lines raised money for Radiohjalpen’s appeal for Turkiye and Syria after this weeks earthquake. Heat 2 saw the following artists compete; Wiktoria – All My Life Eden – Comfortable Uje Brandelius – Grytan Panetoz – On My Way Tennessee …

Your complete guide to a chaotic Saturday across Europe!

Europe, get ready! The craziest night in the Eurovision calendar (outside of the actual event, of course) is upon us! That’s right, it’s the most super of Super Saturdays this evening, with no less than SEVEN songs selected for Eurovision 2023, across nine shows. Already exhausted at the thought of what to watch tonight, and which shows to keep an …

Marcus and Martinus Interview: “We would never join this competition if we didn’t feel like we had the right song.”

Our next interview ahead of Melodifestivalen will feature twins Marcus and Martinus, who will compete in the Swedish national selection for the first time. The twins are most known in Norway as the winners of Melodi Grand Prix Jr. back in 2012 with their song “To dråper vann” which peaked at no. 8 on the Norwegian Singles Chart at the …

The Melodifestivalen 2023 Heat 1 Qualifiers!

Melodifestivalen kicked off its 2023 season tonight in Gothenburg. The Scandinavium played host to the first 7 acts of this years contest and saw 2 qualify to the final and 2 qualify to the semi-final (Second Chance). Sweden’s biggest show kicked off with Tone Sekelius and ended with John Henrik Fjallgren. The running order was decided a couple months ago …

It’s a Super Saturday! Your guide to Saturday 4th February

Well everyone, national final season is well and truly upon us! As the cold winter nights begin to turn a little lighter but the weather stays cold, it’s time to turn to our annual winter warming selection shows across Europe. Tonight, three more songs join the Eurovision party in Liverpool, a final line-up is decided and Melodifestivalen is finally back! …

Eva and Ewa interview: “All of us are looking forward to be back on stage.”

Our next interview comes from Sweden and features the dynamic duo of Eva Rydberg and Ewa Roos who will sing “Länge leve livet” at Melodifestivalen this Saturday. Fans of Melodifestivalen will remember when both Eva and Ewa took the world by storm in 2021 with their Melfest entry “Rena rama ding dong”, catapulting them into the second chance round. Their …

Melodifestivalen 2023: The Snippets and All YOU Need To Know for Heat 1!

Sweden’s biggest TV and music show Melodifestivalen begins this weekend. For the next 6 weeks, viewers from across Sweden and the world will be tuning in to SVT for one of the biggest national finals of the year Every year, SVT keeps nthe competiting artists and their song secret and the entire production. This including the staging, songs and intervals. …

Kiana Interview: “I never felt “’that’ special feeling about any of the songs until we finished Where Did You Go.”

As the anticipation surrounding Sweden’s annual national final Melodifestivalen continues to grow, we were able to sit down with newcomer Kiana to chat about her music, her decision to participate in the national final at such a young age, and received a tiny hint at what we should expect to see on the Melfest stage. Kiana is also the youngest …

Axel Schylström Interview: “If my songs don’t have something important to say lyrically there’s no point.”

The Eurovision juggernaut Melodifestivalen is set to kick off in just over a month, and before things get too hectic we were able to grab Melfest contestant Axel Schylström for a quick interview. Axel first gained notoriety in 2015 when he competed on Idol Sverige back in 2015, where he’d end up finishing in fourth place overall. He then became …

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