Stockholm, 5 March 2022 Hallå(baloo?), dear Eurovisionista’s, welcome to the first installement of ESCUnited’s Sweden reviews. As you may know, Sweden will host their brand-new semifinals tonight, where the 3rd/4th placers of each heat will get a final chance at reaching the Final of Melodifestivalen 2022. The semifinals replace the second chance round formerly known as Andra Chansen. Previously, the …
Stockholm, 19 February 2022 Sweden’s Melodifestivalen is hitting its stride, with the second live show being aired tonight. The prestigious festival, hosted in Stockholm and presented by Oscar Zia and tonight’s guest host Eva Rydberg, will eventually decide which song and artist shall represent Sweden in the 2022 Eurovision song contest, to be held in Turin. Rydberg stole the show, …
Stockholm, 12 February 2022 Sweden’s Melodifestivalen is hitting its stride, with the second live show being aired tonight. The prestigious festival, hosted in Stockholm and presented by Oscar Zia and tonight’s guest host Eva Rydberg, will eventually decide which song and artist shall represent Sweden in the 2022 Eurovision song contest, to be held in Turin. Rydberg stole the show, …
Stockholm, 5 February 2022 It is time, honeys!!! We are kicking off the most anticipated selection of the year, Sweden’s Melodifestivalen. Tonight saw the first heat where 7 hopefuls competed for two coveted slots in the final. The show, hosted in Stockholm and presented by Oscar Zia, saw a few changes from previous years. A smaller audience was present during …
This year we are trying something a little different, and offering Eurovision fans two music round-ups a month, one from current and former Eurovision participants and the other from those who unfortunately never made it to the ESC stage. We believe that all artists who enter the Eurovision pre-selections are still a big part of the community, and we hope …
The producers of Melodifestivalen, the biggest entertainment show in Sweden and the Nordic nation’s long-running selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest, are “looking into [their] options regarding audiences” after Sweden introduced new restrictions to stem the spread of COVID-19. In new measures announced by the Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson this week, a work-from-home mandate will come into action …
As has become an annual tradition, ESC Radio and Songfestival.be teamed up today to present the online Eurovision fandom’s 250 favorite contest entries. And when all was said and done, Loreen‘s “Euphoria” once again captured the top spot . Right on her heels were 2021 Eurovision champions Måneskin, with their winning entry “Zitti e buoni”. The remainder of this year’s …
This morning, the Swedish broadcaster SVT revealed the running order of their national final Melodifestivalen. During a live broadcast on the Instagram account of Melodifestivalen, people could watch Karin Gunnarsson presenting the whiteboard with the iconic post-its that tell us which act will perform in which semi-final. Malou Prytz with her song “Bananas” will be the first act to perform during …
This morning the Swedish broadcaster SVT announced the first handful of artists for one of the most celebrated national selection in Eurovision – Melodifestivalen. Earleir this year, they announced that Oscar Zia would be hosting the contest alongside a roster of guest stars, replicating the format they chose last year with Christer Björkman. They did, however, announce that the Andra …
The MTV European Music Awards were held in Budapest, Hungary, earlier this evening, and two Eurovision 2021 artists took home top honors! Eurovision 2021 winners Måneskin were nominated for three categories at this year’s ceremony: Best Group, Best Rock Group, and Best Italian Act. The latter is a regional award voted on by the Italian public. Though the quartet did …
