Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2020 Dates Announced!

The dates and host cities for Melodifestivalen 2020 have now been revealed. Swedish broadcaster SVT have announced the competition dates as well as where each show will be hosted for the 2020 edition of the contest. The show will begin on February 1st and will continue through to March 7th. As usual, the final will…

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Amanda Aasa selected for Melodifestivalen 2020

The final of P4 Nästa has taken place in Linköping, where a total of eight finalists competed not only to win the contest, but potentially to become the first announced Melodifestivalen act for 2020. It can be the case that the winner of the radio competition goes to Melodifestivalen, however this is not always the…

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New Music: Molly Hammar releases collab, ‘Show Me’

Swedish artist Molly Hammar made a tremendous return to the scene in 2018 with the release of her EP titled ‘Sex’ and since then, it has been one good single after another. Her latest single is titled ‘Show Me’ and is a collaboration track with fellow Swedish artist Kim Cesarion. Molly once again shows off…

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Sweden: Finalists for P4 Nästa Revealed

While we will have to wait for the full Melodifestivalen line-up to be revealed, one of eight finalists of P4 Nästa will earn a spot in the 2020 national selection. The eight finalists of P4 Nästa have now been revealed by Sveriges Radio. The finalists were selected after each of the 25 districts of P4…

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Aftermath 2019: Yet another top 10 result for Sweden

Sweden was one of the contenders for victory, so it was hardly a surprise that the Scandinavian country ended up in the top 10 of the Eurovision Song Contest yet again. Sweden were placed into the top 5 after issues with the dismissal of the Belarusian jury. In total they scored 241 from the professional…

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Scandinavia Week: Anna Bergendahl returns with new song, Home

Former Eurovision representative, and Melodifestivalen participant Anna Bergendahl has returned with a new track titled Home. The Swedish artist returned to Melodifestivalen this year with the song Ashes to Ashes however finished in 10th place in the final. The song was a big hit regardless, and her latest track should follow on from that success.…

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Scandinavia Week: Bishara releases follow up single, Love Don’t Let Me Down

Swedish newcomer Bishara made his successful Melodifestivalen debut this year, finishing in 2nd place with his song, On My Own. He has now released a follow up single, titled Love Don’t Let Me Down. The young artist has released two versions of the song, the original and also a remix. Both versions also have music…

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Scandinavia Week: Nano returns with new track, Arch

Swedish artist Nano made a big impact upon his debut at Melodifestivalen in 2017, and returned to the competition this year with the song Chasing Rivers. Nano has since returned with a new track titled Arch. The song was written by Christofer Balaieff, Claes Funke, Paul Shelton and William Larsen alongside Nano himself. It proves…

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New Music: Wiktoria returns with new track, OMG

We saw Swedish artist Wiktoria return to Melodifestivalen this year, and although she didn’t take the top spot, she is back with another killer track. The song is called OMG, and was written by Wiktoria alongside MÃ¥rten Fohin, Malou Routsalainen and Kristin Carpenter. The mid-tempo pop song is a lively change from her Melodifestivalen entry,…

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John Lundvik to Represent Sweden at Eurovision!

Last night the final of this year’s edition of Melodifestivalen took place where the 12 finalists performed their entries once again with the hopes of being crowned the next winner of Melodifestivalen, and the next Swedish Eurovision act. The show was broadcast from Friends Arena in Stockholm and hosted by Sarah Dawn Finer, Kodjo Akolor,…

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