This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. Last year, I wrote an article which showed that, for the last ten years, it seems to make little difference whether an entry was selected via a national final or through internal selection. …

On Monday 8th January at 13.00 CET Swedish broadcaster SVT will reveal the running order for their national selection Melodifestivalen 2018. Hosted by pop star and three time Melo contestant David Lindgren, the contest will be visiting 6 cities over as many weeks and we are so excited to see who will be opening the semi-finals and who will be …

SVT is gearing up for the upcoming Melodifestivalen season, which the first Semi-Final will start on the 3rd February 2018. This morning SVT held a press conference to present us the The participants are as follows: 03/02/2018: Semi-final 1 – Karlstad, Löfbergs Arena Renaida – All the feels  (Laurell Barker, Jon Hällgren, Peter Barringer, Lukas Hällgren) Benjamin Ingrosso – Dance you off …

The biggest reveal of the national final season is just around the corner, and will surely kick start many fans’ rampant anticipation for Lisbon 2018 when the names of the lucky Swedish performers are revealed on Tuesday 28th November. A lot of familiar faces tend to return to the lineup each year alongside some exciting newcomers, so who is likely …

The first indicator that the most popular selection show in Europe is nearing is the announcement of Sweden’s Melodifestivalen host, and it is a hotly contested topic on discussion forums and social media in the lead up to the new year. Today is the day that we finally found out this information however, and SVT have confirmed that it is …

This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. In my previous article, I discussed how Sweden, Slovenia and Spain managed to select songs which were far from being the televoters’ favourites despite there being nominal 50% jury/50% televote voting systems. What …

This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. 2017 seems to have certainly had its fair share of controversial National Final decisions. The first to really hit the headlines was the Spanish selection “Objetivo Eurovisión 2017” where the jury votes and …

[AdSense-B] For a country whose population sits just shy of 10 million, it’s always impressive seeing just how much support the annual Melodifestivalen competition recieves. This year has been no different, with SVT revealing that over 13.5 million votes were cast in the contest’s grand final on Saturday – at least one vote per Swede! The full voting results of …

[AdSense-B] The Eurovision National Final Season, is coming to an end, and tonight we just had one of the very last national finals. We’ve reached the end of Melodifestivalen, and after 6 shows, our winner is Robin Bengtsson! The Grand Final! From a total of 4 semi-finals, and 1 Andra Chansen round, a total of 12 songs were standing left …

[AdSense-B] After winning a place in the final during Semi-Final 2, Benjamin Ingrosso is prepared for tonight’s performance. Benjamin won Lilla Melodifestivalen in 2006 with “Hej Sofia”. In 2014,he won the Swedish TV show Let’s Dance 2014, alongside his professional partner Sigrid Bernson. In October 2015,  he released his first single “Fall in Love”. Will Melodifestivalen 2017 be the third major competition that he will win? …