SVT has released the new format for their 2024 national selection, Melodifestivalen, including significant changes to the qualification heats. Since 2007 the 6-week competition consisted of 4 qualification heats of 7 songs each, with the top 2 advancing directly to the final and the 3rd and 4th places of each heat battling through a second chance round for the last …
Last week we had the distinct privilege to sit down with Eurovision 2012 winner and current Eurovision 2023 contestant Loreen from Sweden for a lovely mid-afternoon chat. As you would expect, the entire time was filled with joy, laughter, and extremely thoughtful responses. While the conversation was short in time, we discussed her time on set for Drag Race Sverige’s …
Melodifestivalen 2023 has now come to a close. After 28 songs, across 5 weeks, with 4 heats and 1 semi-final, we finally have a winner! Tonight’s final was broadcast live from Stockholm’s Friends Arena, where thousands of fans crammed in to watch Sweden’s biggest TV show. Farah Abadi and Jesper Rohndahl guided us through the 12 acts vying to compete …
Disclaimer: This is a reviews post: All opinions stated belong to the editor quoted, and do not represent Matt or ESCUnited as a whole. Direct your anger elsewhere. Also, as is the case if opinions, they’re subjective and mostly wrong. Especially mine. We’ve made it! Finally, after weeks of hounding and scouring the selections, national finals season will finally …
This weekend, Sweden’s circus, Melodifestivalen, comes to a close. The final comes live to us from the Friends Arena in Stockholm on Saturday. At the show’s end, we will know who is representing Sweden at Eurovision this year. After 5 weeks, 4 heats and 1 semi-final we now have our final running order. The show will run like; Jon Henrik …
Melodifestivalen rounds off its qualifiers tonight with the semi-final. The semi-final came live tonight from Örnsköldsvik. The 8 who perfrom tonight will be wittled down to just 4 qualifiers. The show kicked off with THEOZ and ended with Kiana’s pop song “Where Did You Go”; 1. THEOZ – “Mer av dig” 2. Mariette – “One Day” 3. Victor Crone – …
With just one week to the biggest night in Swedish TV Music, it is time to find out our final qualifiers. The Melodifestivalen Semi-Final is this weekend. The Semi-Final is a rebrand of the old Andra Chansen and sees 8 acts fight for the last 4 spots. This change happened in time for 2022 but more has changed this year. …
Shortly after the results from the final heat of Melodifestivalen that saw Loreen and Smash Into Pieces qualify for the final, SVT revealed the running order for March 4th’s semi-final. The semi-final is made up of eight songs that finished in 2nd and 3rd in the second round of voting during their heat who will all compete against one another, …
Another night full of nationals finals, but the Melodifestivalen: Heat 4 was just completed and the qualifiers are here! First and foremost take a look at the running order of today’s heat together with the artists and songs that competed today, and they truly deserve a round of applause for their countless hours of rehearsing and preparing for this big …
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 …
