Concluding my two part of best of the rest on the eve of the last Eurofest before Eurovision (always one of my favourites as we watch and score all 41 of this year's entries), I've got another nine songs from x national finals that didn't …
Tag: Sweden
Eurovision 2019 national selections: Melodifestivalen final (Sweden preview)
The big daddy of the national finals reaches its culmination this Saturday (9 March) and fittingly is the last national final of the season. 12 finalists have made it through the semi-finals and Second Chances stages to have a chance of representing the most successful …
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That was the (national final) weekend that was: reflections on recent Eurovision national selections
It may have not escaped anyone's notice but this weekend just gone (16-17 February) had its fair share of shocks, drama and scandal in the various national finals that took place. I thought I would do a quick summary of the results and my own …
Eurovision 2018 previews countdown: #27 SWEDEN – Benjamin Ingrosso – “Dance You Off”
I feel like I could almost reuse the intro paragraph I used last year for this country - it's the modern day Eurovision superpower and juggernaut, Sweden. 6-times winners, their dominance has been almost absolute recently. Since 2011, they have won the contest twice, and …
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Eurovision 2018 national selections: Melodifestivalen (Sweden preview)
Always one of the biggest, if not the biggest, of the national selections, after 4 semi final shows and the "Andra Chansen" show, we've nearly reached this year's final of Sweden's long-running Melodifestivalen. 12 finalists battle it out this Saturday to take up the baton …
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My top 5 songs from…Sweden
Eurovision may be some months off yet, but the Eurovision 2018 season began at the start of this month (any song publicly released from 1 September onwards is eligible for the next contest). I've still got many country top 5s to do before the national …
Eurovision 2017 previews countdown: #3 SWEDEN – Robin Bengtsson – “I Can’t Go On”
Earning a place in the top 3 once again is Eurovision's current superpower, Sweden. Last year's hosts, they and Ukraine are the only countries to have won more than once since semi-finals were introduced in 2004. Six times winners, and rarely out of the top …
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Magnus Carlsson performing at Eurofest at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern
We celebrated Eurofest's 5th birthday with a great night (my hangover is a testament to that) and fabulous show by Magnus Carlsson, who will know from Melodifestivalen and a former member of Alcazar. Enjoy these vids - sorry, first two I filmed in portrait rather than …
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A top 5 of my favourite less well-known Abba songs
It may not have escaped your notice, but Abba were back in the news this week, announcing plans for a "new and virtual live [Abba] experience". It's not, as some people overexcitedly thought, a reunion concert, but nonetheless it sounds a great concept! Abba remain by …
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Top 10 countries by Grand Final finishing position
200 days to the Grand Final of Eurovision 2017! Some bits of Eurovision news today: Slovakia confirms they won't be participating next year (they haven't taken part since 2012) and Moldova confirms that they are taking part, bringing the number of confirmed countries to 41. …
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