Robin Stjernberg doesn’t have Anton Ewald’s body or YOHIO’s hype, but in the end he had the lyrics, the song and the voice to win Melodifestivalen 2013.
I don’t speak Hebrew, so can’t make much of the lyrics of Moran Mazor’s “Rak bishvilo” (Only for Him). But luckily Moran knows how to convey emotion, and I can…
“Kedvesem” means “darling” in Hungarian, but the A Dal jury wasn’t feeling the romance last night. During the first round of the Hungarian national final they ranked the song, sung…
Read the lyrics to “Begging”—Anton Ewald’s Melodifestivalen entry—and let us know what you think. We’re pretty horrified that Sweden sent this through to the final. It’s rather obvious they voted…
Birgit Oigemeel’s “Et uus saaks alguse” only finished seventh with our readers, but it finished first among Estonians. Do you think they made the right choice?
We knew Gor Sujyan’s “Lonely Planet” wasn’t going to be anything like Sirusho’s “Qele Qele” or Eva Rivas’s “Apricot Stone”. After all, he’s a rocker. But we were totally shocked…
Behring Miri’s “Jalla Dansa Sawa” is a hodgepodge of Swedish, Arabic and French—three languages we do not speak. Fortunately Sweden’s SVT has provided this handy translation guide to the foreign…
William only weighs 100 pounds, but he is throwing all of his weight behind Caroline af Ugglas and “Hon har inte” in tonight’s Andra Chansen round at Melodifestivalen. Caroline was robbed…
Thomas G:son, the man behind Loreen’s “Euphoria”, knows how to write a dance track. I’m less convinced by his efforts with “Waterfall”, the ballad Nodi & Sophie will sing on…
Depending on who you are, Esma & Lozano’s “Imperija” is either an ingenious blend of folk and pop—or a hot mess. We haven’t yet found the lyrics in English, so…
If you’re lactose intolerant, then don’t read the lyrics to Dina Garipova’s “What If”. It’s pure cheese. The Russian starlet debuted her Eurovision entry earlier this evening, and Wiwi is…
Read the lyrics to “Tell the World I’m Here”—Ulrik Munther’s song for Melodifestivalen 2013. He’ll compete in the finals in Stockholm on March 9. We’ll add a video once SVT…
Read the lyrics to Ryan Dolan’s “Only Love Survives” and then let us know what you think. Will Ryan survive the first semi-final on May 14? Or will love leave…
Read the English-language lyrics to “Alcohol is Free”, sung by Koza Mostra & Agathonas Iakovidis. They’ll compete in the second semi-final on May 16. Then let us know what you…
Read the lyrics to PeR’s “Here We Go”—Latvia’s entry for ESC 2013. PeR will compete in the second semi-final on May 16. We suspect they won’t be performing in the…
Read the lyrics to Natália Kelly’s ESC 2013 song “Shine”. She’ll represent Austria in the first semi-final on May 14. Does her song shine? Or does it just burn out?…