You know her as the “Euphoria” songstress who brought Sweden a landslide victory at Eurovision 2012. Now, a decade later, the Eurovision legend looks set for a comeback. Sources close to the show say Loreen is throwing her hat in the ring at Melodifestivalen 2023.
The 10-time ESC250 champion is taking another shot at the Swedish Eurovision selection show after a “persuasion campaign”, Aftonbladet reports.
The source reports Loreen is joining forces with the songwriting team behind her winning track “Euphoria”.
Loreen rumoured for Melodifestivalen 2023 lineup
Lorine “Loreen” Talhaoui, 39, is making her long awaited return to the Mello stage. That’s what sources at the Swedish rumour mill Aftonbladet have reported.
Aftonbladet has a good track record when it comes to Melodifestivalen predictions. In 2021, sources correctly identified 27 out of 28 artists competing in Sweden’s Eurovision selection show.
If sources are to be believed, Loreen is bidding to represent her country at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool.
A source at the Swedish newspaper said: “Yes, she will be there. She waited for a long time, but loves the song.”
The tea-spiller added: “She has somewhat reluctantly allowed herself to be convinced. Once she tried singing it, everything felt right.”
Loreen will allegedly return to Melfest with a song penned by Thomas G:son and Peter Boström — the team behind “Euphoria”. Additionally, Jimmy “Joker” Thornfeldt — who wrote Tusse’s “Voices” — is allegedly involved in Loreen’s entry.
But another informant said Loreen’s participation isn’t set in stone just yet.
The Aftonbladet informant said: “She usually doesn’t make up her mind until the last moment. The definitive announcement may take until the days before the press conference this time as well.”
The official list of participants is expected to revealed in late November.
Loreen at Eurovision
Loreen won Melodifestivalen 2012 and went on to represent Sweden in Baku with her Europop anthem “Euphoria”. She picked up a staggering 372 points, winning the competition and earning Sweden its fifth song contest gold medal.
“Euphoria” has since gone on to become a piece of Eurovision history. The track has topped the ESC250 every year since her victory, with fans voting her as the best Eurovision song ever for 10 years on the trot.
Loreen gave Mello another shot in 2017 with song “Statements”. She made it through to the Andra Chansen round, but was knocked out by Anton Hagman.
What do you think? Would you like to see Loreen at Melodifestivalen 2023? Sound off in the comments.
I don’t know, sometimes it’s better to maybe just sit on your laurels, Euphoria was one of the best winners in the last 20 years and it would be hard to to top. Over the last decade or so we’ve seen former winners like Niamh Kavanagh, Karola, Charlotte Perrelli, Dana International and Alexander Rybak all come back and not exactly set the world alight with their songs.
Nordman, Loulou Lamotte, Wiktoria Johansson, Marcus & Martinus, Emil Henrohn, Theoz, Melanie Wehbe “Smash into pieces”, Panetoz, Tennessee Tears, Elov & Beny, Paul Rey,Maris Sur Ida-Lova, Victor Crone, Loreen, Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos, Axel Schylström, Laurell Barker Tone Sekelius, Kiana Blanckert, Rejhan Bellani I am shock actually about those artists – it seems like interesting line up. I was expecting – The Mamas(Loulou), Wiktoria, Theoz, Tone, Panetoz, Paul Rey only It seems like Paul Rey is new Anna Bergendahl – like I am tired of him 4y in a row (last year as a song writer for Cazzi) 6… Read more »
Nordman, Loulou Lamotte, Wiktoria Johansson, Marcus & Martinus, Emil Henrohn, Theoz, Melanie Wehbe “Smash into pieces”, Panetoz, Tennessee Tears, Elov & Beny, Paul Rey,Maris Sur Ida-Lova, Victor Crone, Loreen, Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos, Axel Schylström, Laurell Barker Tone Sekelius, Kiana Blanckert, Rejhan Bellani Expectedly, SVT will announce the complete the artist lineup for Melodifestivalen 2023 during digital press conferences on November 29 and 30. I am shock actually about those artists – it seems like interesting line up. I was expecting – The Mamas(Loulou), Wiktoria, Theoz, Tone, Panetoz, Paul Rey only It seems like Paul Rey is new Anna… Read more »
I like that national final. Let’s hope for some good stuff.
This is a little off topic, but Malta has finally announced its list of 40 semi finalists for MESC 2023.
As I suspected, many of the recurring names are back, and I’m here for it. Aidan, Jessika, Fabrizio Faniello, Brooke Borg, Dominic Cini, Giada, Matt Blxck, Mark Anthony Bartolo, Maxine Pace, and Francesca Sciberras are just some of the names returning to the contest. Many of them had some songs I still listen to, so I can’t say that I don’t have good expectations. But as long as the lyrical prowess of the show is on pair with their selections of 2018 and onwards, there’s a good reason to hold reservations as well. As always hoping for the best, but… Read more »
I Wonder If it’s the same aiden who competed with ritmu last year or if it’s another singer with the same name. There are two artists named Stefan competing at the same time at MESC 2023 (Not to be confused with Estonia’s Stefan). there are actually three former eurovision artists in this line up—Fabrizio Faniello (2001 and 2006) and two Junior Eurovision alumni, Francesca Scibberas (Junior Eurovision 2009) and Eliana Gomez Blanco (Junior Eurovision 2019). I was actually Surprised to see Eliana on the list Because I felt she did not deserve to be last place At Junior Eurovision. Now… Read more »
I assume that ”Aidan” is Aidan Cassar, that ”Dominic” is Dominic Dini, that ”Brooke” is Brooke Borg, and that ”Giada” is the same Giada who sung Revalacion. As it’s a small pool of rotating artists in MESC, I would be surprised if I’m wrong, even if it’s possible that I am. As with Melfest (and several other selections) we have some familiar names, but I’m happy to see those artists around. These people are obviously the ones with the biggest desire to represent their country, and they are patient to try again. I can respect that. Not all artists want… Read more »
With the selection that huge with 40 songs, there’s going to be inevitably a lot of coal among the diamonds.
Unless they’re in the skies? Seriously though, Fair point. A larger national final has a higher chance of having a lot of filler entries at best and a lower quality overall. But having a small national final isn’t always a guarantee of higher quality too— While Finland has been killing it with a Small number of mostly great songs, Denmark has only a couple of decent songs at best in their 8 song final. It really all depends on what we get. I am also not making any judgments about songs until they are actually released. On a sidebar, I… Read more »
I expect a lot of coal. But Maltese coal is usually a lot of fun! While Diamond is not a given, sometimes the best songs come from weakest selections. Pabandom iš naujo of 2021 is the best example – Most of these songs were ”meh” at best, but Gebrasy and The Roop (and also kinda Gabrielius Vagelis) were outstanding.
Carbon footprint?
The canary is dead.
Oh yes, I agree with you. Without Gebrasy and the Roop, PIN in 2021 was basically garbage in my opinion. As I posted before, I do find it interesting that PIN 2023 will actually be five shows, which could potentially cut down the filler and raise up the quality level with fewer songs. I’m trying to figure out how many songs will be competing in total with two heats, two semi finals, and a final. I don’t think there will be 36 because then it will be 18 songs per heat and that’s too many songs with just two heats.… Read more »
I would love to see a country which hasn’t done that before to crack top five. Lithuania, San Marino, Czech Republic, and Slovenia are those participating who are eligible, if I’m not mistaken.
Or a country which didn’t have many good results in the last few years, such as Latvia, Croatia, Germany, Ireland, or Georgia. It depends on the songs, of course.
I concur. I really want a first time winner next year
Coal is useful.
Two amazing singers. I’d be delighted to see the two representing Lithuania in the near future, given the right songs. 🙂
Whatever her decision is, I hope she’s aware that Ukraine will win Eurovision 2023 no matter what. Just keep that in mind.
Unless they have a masterpiece, no, they won’t. But unless they have a dumpster fire, they’ll end-up in top 10 (no way that most juries won’t give them a point or two).
It’s been half a year. Seriously, get over it. Televoting is what gave Ukraine the win. I for one think the public isn’t gonna boost Ukraine as much as it did in Turin.
They will boost Ukraine again and deliver them a win, but you can keep believing otherwise.
Maybe, but The jury might not be so generous next time So the televote won’t be enough to give Ukraine another victory so soon. Or Ukraine might send a weaker song on purpose to prevent a back to back win Because wouldn’t it be frustrating to win and still not be able to host?
Agree Ukraine needs to send internally Alina ft Maruv – Shadows of forgotten Sirens – Lets do this!
I was wondering how many names have been put forward by Aftonbladet For melfest 2023 and I actually made a tally based on what’s been reported here and elsewhere. So far I think it’s 16 names so here they are as Of now: Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos Axel Schlyström Laurell Barker Loreen Maria Sur Ida-Lova Victor Crone Panetoz Smash Into Pieces Melanie Wehbe Nordman Wiktoria Loulou Lamotte Marcus & Martinus Emil Henrohn Theoz I don’t know if more names will be pushed forward or if all of these names will be on the final lineup, but we will see… Read more »
It stopped being a salt mine about ninety years ago. Now it’s just for tourists, in Transylvania. It was not fun, the winner did not even qualify in Lisbon. Sad, very sad.
i’m also reserving judgment until the songs are out. That is where we will know if The songs are good. Don’t forget that no matter what song is picked oil quality, Ukraine is already in the final.
According to Aftonbladet, Laurell Barker is rumoured to compete as an artist. Also Eva & Ewa is coming back with a similar song to ‘Rena rama ding dong’.
How many artist names has Aftonbladet thrown out as possible melfest 2023 contestants? I don’t think wiwi has covered them all. Interesting that Laurell Barker is possibly competing as a singer herself because she’s usually a songwriter for many eurovision and national final songs behind the scenes. Is she even Swedish herself, or a non-Swede resident? I guess we will find out about the final lineup by the end of the month.
She’s Canadian.
She is Canadian but lives in Malmö since a few years back. Had a pretty big hit here with ” Habit”. Its OK. Find it if you havent
Her instagram says CA, GB, and a side of SE.
Her base is however in Malmö. She is registered there now. And her daughter was born there. She moved here due to love..
I wonder what are the chances of a non-Swedish singer Winning melfest are? Probably very low, if not zero. Correct me if I’m wrong.
You are right. Chances that a non- Swedish resident wins are low because why would Swedes want a non- Swede to represnt?
Now unfortunately some will claim Tusse was not Swedish and won. But Tusse has citizenship and that is the only way someone is Swedish. Not sure if Ms Barker has citizenship yet
Ashley Haynes from the Mamas won only two years ago, she’s American. If Laurell teamed up with the right people she could probably do it.
yes, but she was part of a group. You can’t vote for a group and say “we only want one of the members”..
No solo artists who hasn¨t had citizenship has won or is likely to win, unless they have a HUGE song!
Probably not. If Laurell gets citizenship before March, anything could happen.
Yes, I haven’t forgotten about tusse. I know he was born outside Sweden, but he was a citizen by the time of his Melfest victory. I wonder how many artists won melfest on their first go. It seems very difficult to do.
Now I’m aspire to do a study of my own. How many Eurovision artists have represented countries that aren’t their birthplaces/home countries. Countless, I bet, especially if you look at Luxenbourg, Monaco, and San Marino, which are more likely to have artists from France, and Italy represent those small nations.
Apart from those countries, I think Céline Dion is the only winner. Half of Secret Garden too.
katrina of Katrina and the waves is actually American. Vicky Leandros was a Greek singer who represented Luxenberg twice and actually won for them on her second go. As I mentioned about those three little countries, it’s easier to list the singers who actually are from those Countries than than the ones they outsourced. In fact, Monaco did not have a single singer actually from Monaco representing them In their entire history
Katrina is American, but has lived in the UK for years. Dave Benton was from Aruba, but again, has lived in Estonia for years.
“I wonder how many artists won melfest on their first go. It seems very difficult to do” – not Its not difficult to win on a first go
(The Mamas, Tusse, Malena, Carola, Anna, Robin 2013, Frans, The Ark?, won on their first go
The ones I can think of now who won with thier first attempt are Martin Stenmarck, Malena Ernman, Anna Bergendahl, Robin Stjernberg and Frans. So it is uncommon but not rare
Johnny Logan won for Ireland but he did not become citizen until after he won. Back in the days Siw Malmkvist from Sweden represented Germany in 1969. She did not speak one word of German..And Ireen Sheer from UK represented two different countries in the 1970’s, none of them UK. Also the Croatian diva Tereza represented Monaco in 1966 I think and got last..
Obviously the very first melfest or equivalent would’ve had a first time winner the First time it was mounted, But it would be something to study. How many times did an artist participate Before they finally won the ticket to Eurovision?
Well, Sanna Nielsen won on her 7th attempt. Anne-Louise Hansson participated 11 times without winning. Måns won on his third attempt, Loreen second. ABBA second attempt as well. Lena PH won on her fourth and that was a comeback from a long break. And then there are some like Perreli who wins on both attempts..
Johnny Logan was born in Australia, because his father happened to have work there at the time. They moved back to Ireland when he was a toddler… was he really not a citizen until after his win?
No. It even says so on Eurovision official site. I assume you can not be denied citizenship if you win for the country
Wiktoria, Panetoz, Loreen, Laurel Barker, Eva & Ewa… ect. Sounds like a fun Melfest. I hope that the songs are also good, but I am certain that the show will be super-entertaining. All the best to Sweden!
There are actually 22 artists revealed and half of them are new comers and half not 😉
She will never top Euphoria. Too big of a hit. Put her a bad spot.
Juries overrated her song in 2012. 100 and more points than Pastora, Rona, Zeljko,Nina Z…
i know ur trolling but lmfaooooooo
I think every year someone else should represent. They don’t want returning artists, it’s not fair, they should give a chance to those who didn’t participate in the contest as well.
Do you think the same about other contests, like soccer and tennis and book prizes?
Modern Talking tribute act who flopped big time, Estonia could and should be sending much better.
Koit is my 5th in 1998. Such a wonderful entry! And I like the majority of 1998 songs.
Verona is a good example of a song with a successful legacy among fans despite it’s poor combined result on ESC (televoting result alone was actually pretty good). Alongside Blackbird, it’s a frequently mentioned fan-favorite, proving that the result is sometimes just a part of the story.
I think that both fronts had some baffling decisions in that semi. Some which were thankfully saved by the other front, some which were not. Verona sadly, was not. It’s not in my personal top 10 of 2017, but yes, when televoters go for something this passionately, it feels wrong for it not to qualify. It was a hard semi, but there was no excuse of putting it below Rain of Revolution.
Hope the song would be as good as “Statements” was, still not over the fact Sweden didn’t pick it.
Sweden has done Loreen wrong 🙁
If Loreen is back, this is indeed a great news, and a big news for Eurovision community. Euphoria is still topping the lists of winning entries, so it’s odd how some are trying to put it as she’s not relevant. She is and always will be, at least within the ESC community. Of course, the song matters, and with the right entry, she has a chance to represent Sweden again. I loved Statements, and as said below, she would have finished in top 5 had she gone to ESC again. Former winners returning in the 21st century have a really… Read more »
But Hero was better than 1999 song
I was always hating when they played Take me to your have in a karaoke bar in Sweden …
The juries did, and for better or for worse, their opinion matters a lot too. Finally, 18th in the GF is still a solid result.
In this one right here. 18th out of 43 is firmly in the upper half of the songs. You’d call a song placed 10th in 1992 a quite solid result, no?
And even if we are dwindling it down to ”18th out of 26” it would still be ”so-so” rather than ”a failure”.
My personal opinion has nothing to do with whether I’d call something semi-succesful, successful or tanking. For example, Armenia’s lame entry from 2013 also finished 18th, making is semi-successful in my book. Even if it’s much lower in the ranking on my list.
I agree that, compared to every expectation at the time, this wasn’t successful. It was disappointing. Absolutely. And if we are talking about a televoting result alone, then sure, it’s an objective failure. But I still see the ultimate number 18 as okay. Not stellar. Not even good. But still okay. Whether that result, due to a ”jury wildcard” was ”fair”… that’s up to debate for sure.
I also see your point that ”a success” or lack thereof can be reliant on the expectations and who’s behind the entry. If a small country in a difficult semi qualifies as 10th and finishes 23rd in the semi, it’s still a thing to celebrate. If a successful country with a famous singer doesn’t reach top 15, it can be seen as a failure. Okay… I do agree with that in a way. As I said below, the shades of success at ESC aren’t binary, and thus, they are an interesting subject on their own. 🙂
*23rd in the GF*, not semi, ofc…
I respectfully disagree with a part of what’s said here. Sure, if we count it *only* the finals, that result is nothing to write home about. However, I think that the entries left in the semi deserve to be counted in the whole scoreboard, as they did participate in the same contest. One thing making it a bit difficult are the automatic qualifiers, because they kind of mess-up the 1-43 lists. However, every entry that did qualify through the semis is deserving of a ”semi-successful” label, even if their result in the finals isn’t good. AQs are a different story.… Read more »
As I heard ”Snap” three times already on the radio on separate occasions, I’d say that Rosa indeed succeeded outside of Eurovision, and I am glad for her. It’s a cute entry.
Additional question – What is your opinion on songs like Moldova 2022 or Romania 2013 that would’ve been well below the qualification line if it was a 100% jury score, yet they not only qualified, but also did well in the finals? I have a feeling that people, whishing televote had more power than the juries, ignore that some things were saved by the juries too. For instance, Moldova would’ve been second this year, and Kirkorov would have won in 2016 instead of Jamala. And what about all the contests 1956-1997? Are all of those scores invalid or less credible?… Read more »
Euphoria, supposedly the most popular song ever, only finished eleven points ahead of Russia in the 2012 televote.
That’s a surprising info. The most beloved winner of the 21st century almost lost from a song which is often considered overhyped. Party for Everybody is statistically featured more often in people’s bottom 10 than top 10 songs of 2012. And if it was sung by average looking middle-aged people, it likely would have been. Speaking of, while both countries certainly have actual gems (Uno, Russian Woman, Primadonna, When the Music Dies, Skeletons, ect.), Russia and Azerbaijan are probably the two countries with the highest amount of top ten results with songs I don’t care about. Also, with two winners… Read more »
Televoting is not a democracy. Democracies don’t allow people to obsessively vote twenty times for the same candidate.
Democracy is a valid argument. In an ideal world where every viewer watches all the performances, doesn’t vote to for their neighbor by default, and doesn’t give troll votes, I would have supported 100% televoting. Sadly, side-effects of the 00s was seeing constantly the same countries with the largest diaspora / most good neighbors in the top ten, often with half-baked songs with a repetitive jingle and a same ethnic flair. Even in a year as bad as 2004, Shake It shouldn’t have been near top 15, let alone 2rd place. That said, juries should do better, and should be… Read more »
I don’t really count it as coming 18th out of 43. The song never competed against the ones that didn’t make it from the other semi-final, so we can’t fairly say it “beat” them. Anyway, I still love Charlotte, I still love Hero. The blame for the bad result lies with the televoters. Jeangu getting zero points just proved that they can’t be trusted, so I will never again care about their opinion. Hero was a thousand times better than the actual winner.
We could count it at least those from its own semi, which would still put it as 18th out of 34. It did also beat Poland, Finland, and Romania, all of which qualified from the second semi, thus beating all of the remaining entries there. So, 18th out of 43 could be seen as a rough estimation, even if we don’t know what would have happened in a fictional 5-hour show of 43 entries. At least some AQs would have tanked each year, leaving better positions for the rest. 😉 And yes, televoting result, while indicative more times than not,… Read more »
This is all true. I think the best solution is to let me decide the winner every year.
Jonas is a regular here, and he’s a good guy. We all have our own tastes. I love discussing, but I know that sometimes it’s difficult to sense someone’s tone and intonation behind the keyboard. We are all fans who like to stand by our favorites and get along. I respect both of your opinions, both when we agree and when we do not. 90% of these topics are very subjective anyway. 🙂
Thank you, Colin, that’s a nice thing to say. I assume I have your support for my campaign. I’m sure Ari was only joking. It’s not my fault that he loses his head over me.
Hero came second in the televote, Empty Room was only just ahead of her. It’s not like the juries lifted Charlotte up from the very bottom. Today, Hero has more streams on Spotify.
Agree with others. In what way was it a failure? If you only look at the final then maybe. But they are not the only countries taking part. 42 countries compete, take part and vote. Even if not all are in final they still take part. 18 out of 42 is not bad, it is average
I think its pretty obvious that Alvaro, Klara Hamarstrom, Carola, or Tusse with Cornelia and Dotter are not going to be Part of Melo 2023. Hoping to see more new artists 😉
I expect there to be some familiar faces, but I hope for a good balance of new artists too.
As much as Loreen, I’d hate to see a repeat of the Rybak effect.
*As much as I love Loreen
That’s always the risk when a Eurovision winner returns to the contest. There’s only one way to go but down. The chances of winning the contest twice are really slim unless you’re Johnny Logan. You mentioned Alexander Rybak who got a lowly 15th Place on his second go around, but it could be worse. You might not even qualify, as that’s what happened with Dana international when she Represented Israel again in 2011.
I mean, it wasn’t even really a *lowly* 15th place. He won a semi final! I think it has to go down as one of the more successful Eurovision returns, especially of the modern era.
Do agree that Dana International is probably one of the worst really…since she didn’t qualify. XD
Having said that, in 2017, Loreen was clearly not going to miss out on a top five place with “Statements”.
If not all, it’s still about the song. I mean, both Rybak and Dana International have had songs that were, eventually, nos as good as their iconic winning songs. Ding Dong was a disaster compared to Diva, for me it’s no surprise that she got stuck in the semi-final in 2011. He could have won with any of her other songs, Loveboy or Loca. For Alexander Rybak, the same thing applies. Just the song wasn’t right. He could have won easily with a song like Europe’s Skies. If Loreen has a killer song, she can even win Eurovision again. It… Read more »
Denmark and Sweden from the same semi were placed in top 10. The votes shifted after two days, apparently. Still, semi 1 was obviously much stronger on average.
Seeing how the song was so juvenile I am surprised it did that well. You mean his comeback was a song suited for JESC?
Funny you should say that, because one of the things I always criticize about that’s how you write a song is that it sounds more like a song you expect on Sesame Street, not eurovision. Heck, it’s more childish Than some of JESC entries, And that’s meant for children.
True, That’s How You Write a Song does have a JESC vibe to it. But what about incubment JESC winner, Qami Qami? While certainly a very good song, it feels more suited for ESC than JESC.
qami qami wouldn’t feel out of place at ESC, but it only feels more “mature” Because of the dark instrumentation.
I wonder when all the 2023 Melfest artists will be announced.
They all will be announced at the end of November (29th & 30th) according to Aftonbladet.
OK I’ll keep an eye out for it
It seems like this year Its difficult to show us who will be Part of Melo – usually Aftonbladet has a half of participants revealed ..
I guess things must be really close lipped this time but I hope they are revealed soon.
Let’s be totally honest here. Have a good hard think about Loreen coming back. How on earth could she come close to topping her 2012 entry. It would be virtually impossible to come up with a song and performance that would create that Eurovision moment. Apart from Johnny Logan, no-one has managed to win twice. I honestly think that achievement will never be repeated.
Oh no! Not again… Why cannot Cornelia do it again?
Sweden inst desperate enough to pull a Lena
Sweden is not San Marino – there are other talented artists 😉
Really?… Going back to Loreen seems kinda desperate Thomas G:son to me…
Still can’t get over the robbery of ‘Statements’ smh.
Statements was a political song, I’m glad so many people here like it. There’s a good chance her 2023 song will also be political.
1944 was good as it was.
‘Statements’ was robbed though! I’m still mad about it!
Apparently everybody here loved “Statements” (me too) 🙂
Statements was in a difficult hear back in 2017 … Wiltoria and JOhn Henrik were better and Yes also Anton was better – maybe they should have done back in 2017 the same thing what they did in 2022 with Andra Chansen or top best 4 to qualified out of 8 – Its more fair
Lisa Miskovsky and Alvaro would have qualified instead of Anna and Cazzi if they would take the 4 most voted songs from Semi 5 this year
Thanks for dislikes 😉
As much as I fear that Sweden may not vote for her if she goes down that road, I really want Loreen to compete with something alternative and experimental like she did in 2017. Statements was miles better than the Melfest winner of that year and would have been one of the most artistic, theatrical and avant-garde songs ever to compete at ESC. And Euphoria, even while being a Europop song also had something alternative to it and was presented in a heavily theatrical way. Can’t wait to hear what she has in store of us!
good luck booking that alternative and avant-garde song you speak of with g:son in the credits lmao. she’s going full mainstream after years of critically panned and commercially unsuccessful faux-alternative music (statements was electropop as well, the presentation was just off-putting).
Every Loreen production has a way to add something unique to even a more middle of the road Europop entry imo. I get that the lineup of songwriters is not extremely promising as far as creativity is concerned, but I am still hopeful. No one can deny that Loreen can sing and can perform
I am not seeing that she is coming back and not entering top 3. Sweden be wiser this time!..
Rumour or not…THAT WOULD BE GREAT!!!
Think if she competes (it is not officially declared yet) she will get a hard time…Swedes find her and her sound very weird and usually not their cup of tea. She might flop even harder than Statements did, it all comes down to the song…she is not as popular in Sweden as Carola, Charlotte, Måns or Danny.
That’s because it was a religious song, not her usual Melodifestivalen style, and only two years since her third win.
One love, walking in the dark beside me, one love, always there to help and guide me. Carola’s “one love” is God.
This is Carola. The woman who actually went to Bethlehem to record an album in the stable where Jesus was born.
Did she have a donkey and an ox on backing vocals?
She’s on top of my list for people I want to see coming back to Eurovision so I’m excited for this. It’s all about the song though so I don’t think being a past winner is really relevant. But I guess she already knows that and will bring something entirely new and exciting.
I love Loreen and I’d be over the moon if she makes it back to Eurovision, but I’d rather hold out given how Swedes tend to vote at Mello. For now, I wish her the best and hope the song’s a banger (bc we all know she’s capable of that) 🙂
I continue to stand by the point that Statements would’ve won Eurovision.
Statements was simply too avant-garde for Swedish viewers, Sweden loves basic pop music and Statements was far from basic. Loreen knows she has to go much more mainstream if she wants to win Melfest and make it to Eurovision again.
I think it would’ve finished 2nd or 3rd.
It wouldn’t have won…but would’ve done a lot better than the actual Swedish entry.
I truly believe Statements would’ve been so impactful at Eurovision that Salvador Sobral wouldn’t have standed a chance.
Nevertheless I loved Statements….
At first I didn’t like Statements, but over time it grew on me. It would probably be too avant-garde for the rest od the Europe as well.
Melodifestivalen got 2 824 submissions, yet same songwriters and singers remain.
Well not all 2824 are good 🙂 Sorry not sorry, we will have a half newcomers and half artist who already been in Melo (as always)
And maybe others doesnt like to compete – Moly Sanden said she would love to be internally pick for Eurovision instead of competing in Melo – same Linus Svenning
So we will have every year this conversation i guess …
Well she already been in Junior ESC for Sweden – i always says that the new artists should go to Eurovision – but it depends on the song actually.
Sweden is not San Marino and everyone deserve to go to ESC … 🙂
And Its quite predictable who will take a Part in Melo 2023 actually (i think) bc so far everyone apart from Nordman were obvious to come back (Lolou – The Mamas, Wiktoria, Theoz and Norwegian twins)
When will the official list of Melfest 2023 participants will be announced?
End of November 28-30
Let’s see if it happens, but I would be happy, I wasn’t a fan of her song in 2017, I mean when we talk about a Loreen’s come back the expectations are stellar from the eurofans as Euphoria remains the reference. Loreen coming back in Eurovision, the fandom would be in fire.
Well this is very exciting news! Wether she does well or not, I’m very excited to see the Queen Loreen back withim eurovision.
It’s great to know Loreen’s going to release another song soon. What an amazing artist she truly is.
If we can take this as a sign Sweden intends to actually try to beat Ireland’s win record… be my guest. I won’t really get my hopes up though, since Statements flopped a handful of years ago…
Sweden need two more wins to beat the record.
Although maybe already would have the record, and a three in a row, if Salem had won Melodifestivalen 2010, Azerbaijan had not engineered 2011 before Loreen came along. Sad.
Seems like she has stayed as an icon in the Eurovision bubble rather than in Sweden’s music industry, so I don’t think it’s safe to say that she will win. Her comeback in 2017 proves that winning Eurovision doesn’t give you an automatic pass to the final, so it really depends on what she’s bringing this time around. “Statements” was kind of an allienating song, although many eurofans loved it, but it’s the Swedish public voting anyway, nothing is certain.
the way no one in sweden has cared about this lady since 2013 but eurofans somehow think that her entering melfest with a song written by g:son (another person who owes his entire career to euphoria) means she’s winning eurovision… god bless lol
Thank you for mentioning it!
It really is somewhat depressing she was never heard of again, although one couldn’t have escaped ‘Euphoria’ if one had tried to. I’m glad at least Måneskin were able to translate their victory into commercially decent international success for now.
In the short term, every one-hit-wonder coming from Eurovision can and has to be considered as an achievement. But in the long term, the contest really needs to produce another ABBA or Celine Dion ASAP.
we should forget about a star as big as abba or céline dion existing in the streaming era, eurovision-related or not. måneskin managed to become a household name that can fill concert venues, which is something most people with streaming hits can’t claim.
The closest to ABBA or Celine Dion we have out of recent ESC festivals is Maneskin but they still have a long way to go, and haven’t heard of them for a while already :s
Eurovision has brought us more than only Celine Dion and ABBA. Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton John, France Gall, Nana Mouskouri, Vicky Leandros and Lara Fabian. And I know for sure I forgot a few…
LOl, ypu are funny you. “No one in Sweden cares about her” Based on what, the charts you so frequently spend your time visiting? It’s 2023, no one cares about charts any more.Not in Sweden at least. The reason she is not in charts is because she don’t want to be. And Swedes appreciate Loreen for not caring. She has more concerning issues than bothering to hitting charts, she does stuff that actually matters. For her is more deep than simply being a shallow hitmaker. Speaking of Måneskin, have their recent desperate attempt to sell out by working with Max… Read more »
their new single is charting in multiple countries, something loreen hasn’t seen since 2013. and they’re selling out venues internationally and getting grammy noms, something loreen has never seen and will never see.
She can win Eurovision 2023 but can’t win Melfest 2023 because it is harder to win Melfest than eurovision! Statements was such a winner song but it wasn’t even runner up it was ELIMINATED in second chance! I never understand what Swedes think when they vote for a song.
There were a lot of songs in Melfest who could win Eurovision but was ditched bu the voters, such as “Keep On walking” (2010), “Statements” (2017) and “Bulletproof”(2020)
Long story short, i don’t keep my expectations high on this
It’s very rare for somebody 40ish to win.
She doesn’t turn 40 until October 2023.
and Survivor (2013)
Wow.
Wow.
We shouldn’t get too excited. These songwriters also wrote France 2020. I do trust Loreen to stay away from stuff like that, though.
not to mention g:son hasn’t seen the light of the top 10 since euphoria and his catalog is mostly dated schlager…