Stockholm, 12 March 2022 Heja Sverige!!! It is time! Time to wrap up this NF season! Time to get cracking on which entries may or may not qualify and which of the 40 participating countries will take home the Crystal Microphone in May. But first, we wrap up Sweden. Twenty-eight acts have battled each other for six weeks, vying the …
Stockholm, 12 March 2022 Heja Europe! 2022’s NF season finally concludes tonight with Sweden, Iceland and Portugal picking their entrant for Turin. This also means we owe you one last round of reviews, and boy is it a big one. In this artcle, our Editor team will delve deeply into their biggest assignment yet: Sweden’s direct finalists. Eight acts, all …
Stockholm, 7 March 2022 A quick update on Sweden: SVT have released the running order for the upcoming finale of Melodifestivalen. Sweden were the first country to implement a producer-decided running order in their national final, which (like many Melodifestivalen concepts) eventually made its way into Eurovision proper as well. These running orders officially are designed to make the contest …
Stockholm, 5 March 2022 HallĂĄ(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 …
Tonight will not see as much hectic activity as the previous few weekends, but two more songs for Turin will be decided at opposite ends of the earth! Here’s everything #YOU should know about the two finals and two semis in Eurovision world today… AUSTRALIA – Australia Decides 2022 (10:30 CET) Australia’s national selection returns for its third edition, with …
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, many fans wondered what position the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) would take on Russia’s participation at Eurovision 2022 in Turin, Italy. In response to statements put out by both Ukraine and Sweden’s broadcasters, the EBU today announced that Russia is welcome to participate despite widespread international condemnation of the country’s invasion of its …
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, …
It’s another incredible action-packed Saturday in the Eurovision calendar, with a bountiful total of 6 songs selected tonight for the Turin contest. As well as these national finals, Melodifestivalen continues and the inaurugal winner of Una Voce per San Marino is crowned in the microstate’s ambitious and exciting selection show. #YOU can find out how to follow all of tonight’s …
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, …
It’s another bumper Saturday in Eurovision world, as this evening sees a huge crop of talent take to stages across the continent. No less than FOUR songs for Eurovision 2022 will be decided this evening, with a clean sweep in the Baltics and the winner of Ukraine’s Vidbir set to be crowned. Alongside these shows, Melodifestivalen continues, the final line-up …
