Lidköping who last hosted a Melodifestivalen show in 2014, is approaching the contests producers in hopes of hosting a round in 2019. The Municipality of Lidköping has submitted a bid to the organisers of Melodifestivalen to host one round of the…
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Östersund has been approached by SVT to host the Andra Chansen round of Melodifestivalen 2019 next March. The Municipality of Östersund has been approached by the Swedish national broadcaster to host the Andra Chansen round of Melodifestivalen 2019. The town which…
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Sweden is looking forward to Israel as SVT confirms the opening of the submissions window for Melodifestivalen 2019. From the 31st of August the search for Sweden’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 will get underway. For a period…
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The artists performing at Allsång på Skansen 2018 have been named. Allsång på Skansen takes place over eight weeks each summer on Tuesday evenings in Stockholm, broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play. Each show features several artists many Eurovision fans will…
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The full list of entries in the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2018 has been released, having been released on the contest’s official Facebook page. The contest is being organised in the city of Eskiltuna, 90 km west of Stockholm, after…
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Lill-Babs, the fourth representative of Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, has passed away aged 80, confirmed by Swedish broadcaster SVT. She finished fourteenth in the Eurovision Song Contest over five decades ago when hosted in Cannes, 1961. Despite such a low…
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Following Benjamin Ingrosso’s victory last Saturday, Swedish broadcaster SVT has revealed the full breakdown of the results of all six Melodifestivalen 2018 shows. The results are as follows: Semi-Final One Benjamin Ingrosso – 1,295,155 total votes (Finalist) John Lundvik – 1,152,133 total…
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The next artist featured in our “Who Is” series for the 2018 season is Benjamin Ingrosso from Sweden. In March, it was decided that Benjamin Ingrosso would represent Sweden at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after he won the final…
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A record number of votes were cast during the final of Melodifestivalen 2018, with just under 14 million votes cast by the Swedish public. 13,993,975 votes were cast last night by the Swedish public, the highest number of votes cast…
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Benjamin Ingrosso has won the final of Melodifestivalen 2018 and will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon. After 6 weeks of competition, 4 semi-finals, a second chance round and the final, Benjamin Ingrosso with Dance You Off has…
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