With just a few days left until Melodifestivalen goes live, Eurofans are already looking north to Sweden. Artists competing in the first semi-final of Europe’s favourite national selection are in Göteborg rehearsing, while hosts Robin and Sanna are busy learning their script by heart. And, as it stokes anticipation for the big event, SVT has today released the photos of this year’s stage. Surely it’s expensive, but the renderings are leaving us slightly underwhelmed.
Forty cubes hang above the stage, and they have fixed lights inside them. The Swedes view this as innovation, but some may view it as dated and ugly. That’s not to say they won’t werk it for every kroner it’s worth. After two years of hibernation, the LED wall will return to #melfest and the stage will stretch 21×24 meters wide.
In addition, the greenroom will be fitted next to that stage, marking the end of the catwalk. To cover the time singers used to walk, SVT will prepare short interviews, while showing the artist spinning.
The greenroom
Artist presentation
SVT will select the songs played during the artist’s introduction. The artists will not decide. These songs will be specially written for Melodifestivalen.
Where can i find the music during the artist presentation?
Hmm. Bittersweet symphony. I’m still watching. It’ll be like Iceland’s selection this year but much more expensive and flashly. Besides, there are usually 4 or 5 stages in total so cry not for spilled milk & enjoy the remaining gallon! LED party time! Woot!!!
Nightclub stage. Interesting…
Catwalk out? Thank God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The cameras should be focusing on the performances and not showcasing the audience … we vote for the performances so I expect to see them. The audience is there only to give the live vibe to the whole thing, but never ever to be the centre of it … it always pissed me off the amount of focus, specially during ESC, given the audiences. The only time it was meaning it was during Emmelie’s Rainmaker performance … apart from that, it’s just a waste of time. More music, more cameras on the performers, less focus on… Read more »
All of the new changes to MelFest this year are for the worse. I loved the catwalk 🙁
Melodifestivalen 2.0
P.S: sorry for the offtop, but I don’t see anywhere on wiwi the info about Poland’s TVP revealing its entry for ESC on 9th of March. I know it’s a long way from now, but it’s still worth informing wiwi readers about.
I don’t like this either, however it looks very similar to the stage in Vienna, at least the concept: not wide, but very deep, no catwalk, led walls. They probably want to prepare eventual ESC-performing artist for this, plus judge on how they make a show on a tiny stage.
Yeah, I’m also a tad underwhelmed on it. The stage looks like a cross between the dangly bits of Oslo 2010 with the tampons of Malmö 2013.
i dont like this