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Attention Glam Rock fans: Yohio, the androgynous teenager who came second at Melodifestivalen last year, will be making a second consecutive bid to represent Sweden at Eurovision.

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Ho, Ho, Ho: Sweden’s Charlotte Perrelli Releases Christmas Album

Posted on November 6, 2013December 1, 2015
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byWilliam Lee Adams

For Sweden’s Charlotte Perrelli, Christmas is not just about eating gingerbread and buying presents for loved ones. It’s also about cashing in on your musical talent and relasing a Christmas…

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“You” Sound Better in Auto-Tune: Cascada and Robin Stjernberg Duet

Posted on November 2, 2013December 18, 2013
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byAngus Quinn

Collaborations between Eurovision stars don’t exactly have a great pedigree. The heinous duet between Dima Bilan and Nikki stands out pretty painfully in my memory. I therefore felt particular trepidation…

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Melodifestivalen 2014: Five Artists We Think Will Compete in Sweden

Posted on October 2, 2013October 2, 2013
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byFrancheska

Ah, Melodifestivalen. Some win, others lose, and some pick themselves up by their bootstraps and try again. (Hey Mr. Saucedo). Here is our speculative short list of the Swedish artists…

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WATCH: Loreen Speaks Out for Gay Rights at Russian Nightclub

Posted on October 1, 2013October 1, 2013
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Eurovision 2012 winner Loreen is no stranger to speaking out against oppression. As you’ll recall, she met with the wife of a Belarusian dissent in 2012, and more recently she…

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Sweden: Loreen Is Totally Plastic in new “Eurovision With Toys” Video

You could never call Loreen’s performance of “Euphoria” wooden. But, thanks to our friends at Eurovision with Toys, you can now call it plastic.

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Thomas G:Son on Melodifestivalen: “Sometimes You Lose!”

Posted on September 18, 2013September 18, 2013
byWilliam Lee Adams

Earlier today SVT announced that songwriters and composers had submitted a total of 2,628 songs for Melodifestivalen 2014—the Swedish national selection. We’re fairly confidant that at least ten of them…

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Album Review: Robin Stjernberg’s ‘Pieces’

Posted on September 16, 2013December 17, 2013
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byAngus Quinn

I was a fan of Robin Stjernberg going into the review and I’ve emerged out the other end a super-fan, bordering on slightly obsessed. I was taken with Robin’s Instagram…

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Danny Saucedo Serenades Sweden’s Royal Family

Posted on September 15, 2013September 16, 2013
byMario Melvan

Danny Saucedo is used to performing for queens. But yesterday was a special day because he finally performed for real royalty (and the parliament of Sweden and his parents) in…

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Sweden: Danny Saucedo Grows a “Desert Flower”

Posted on September 7, 2013September 7, 2013
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byMario Melvan

Danny—Mr Saucedo if you’re nasty—has been getting busy on Soundcloud. Just one week after releasing the acoustic version of “In Your Eyes” on the site, he has dropped a brand new…

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Sweden: Danny Saucedo Releases Acoustic Version of “In Your Eyes”

Posted on August 27, 2013August 27, 2013
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byMario Melvan

Danny Saucedo, Sweden’s answer to the Ken doll and our favorite “forever a runner-up”, has gifted his fans with an acoustic version of his 2011 hit “In Your Eyes”. And…

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A Week in Tweets: Loreen

Posted on August 26, 2013August 26, 2013
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byPadraig Muldoon

Each week we follow a random Eurovision star on Twitter and then compile a list of the things which we learned about them. Last week it was Ryan Dolan, who…

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Eric Saade: “I Was A Pig to my Ex-Girlfriend!”

Posted on August 23, 2013August 23, 2013
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byWilliam Lee Adams

Eric Saade may be a heartthrob, but he has admitted that he is not always a nice person. Speaking to Sweden’s Expressen newspaper, he says that his new single “Forgive Me”…

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Review: Eric Saade Needs to Say “Forgive Me”

Eric Saade will always be revered for putting Sweden back in the Top 3 at ESC. He was the first Swedish artist to do so since Charlotte Perrelli’s victory in…

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Country Profile: Sweden at Eurovision

Posted on August 8, 2013October 20, 2013
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byAngus Quinn

You might be put off by fermented herring, but when it comes to Eurovision, Sweden cooks up dishes that are hard to resist. Ever unpredictable, you’re never sure quite what…

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New York Showdown: Anna Bergendahl vs Getter Jaani

Posted on August 4, 2013October 21, 2013
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byWilliam Cahill

Anna Bergendahl, Sweden’s 2010 Eurovision representative, is back with a new single entitled ‘I Hate New York’. Released around 2 weeks ago, it’s not her best effort, but it may be…

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Watch: Eric Saade Scores with ‘Winning Ground’

Posted on July 23, 2013December 18, 2013
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byAngus Quinn

The Saade hit machine has another winner on its hands with ‘Winning Ground’. Coupled with its’ status as the official theme for UEFA Women’s Euro 2013 it has success written…

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Eurovision 2015: Sarah Dawn Finer to represent the UK?

You might know her best as Lynda Woodruff, the spokeswoman for the EBU with a special talent for mispronouncing nearly everything, but Sarah Dawn Finer is in fact a singer…

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Melodifestivalen 2014: Yohio Set to Return with Andreas Johnson Song

Ho, Ho, Ho: Sweden’s Charlotte Perrelli Releases Christmas Album

“You” Sound Better in Auto-Tune: Cascada and Robin Stjernberg Duet

Melodifestivalen 2014: Five Artists We Think Will Compete in Sweden

WATCH: Loreen Speaks Out for Gay Rights at Russian Nightclub

Sweden: Loreen Is Totally Plastic in new “Eurovision With Toys” Video

Thomas G:Son on Melodifestivalen: “Sometimes You Lose!”

Album Review: Robin Stjernberg’s ‘Pieces’

Danny Saucedo Serenades Sweden’s Royal Family

Sweden: Danny Saucedo Grows a “Desert Flower”

Sweden: Danny Saucedo Releases Acoustic Version of “In Your Eyes”

A Week in Tweets: Loreen

Eric Saade: “I Was A Pig to my Ex-Girlfriend!”

Review: Eric Saade Needs to Say “Forgive Me”

Country Profile: Sweden at Eurovision

New York Showdown: Anna Bergendahl vs Getter Jaani

Watch: Eric Saade Scores with ‘Winning Ground’

Eurovision 2015: Sarah Dawn Finer to represent the UK?

Wiwi Jury: Montenegro’s Nina Žižic with “Dobrodošli”

“Flowers are more beautiful when you water them” — Zoë Më says people can flourish when nurtured with kindness in the “Voyage” lyrics

Wiwi Jury: Azerbaijan’s Mamagama with “Run With U”

Wiwi Jury: Iceland’s VÆB with “RÓA”

“No matter how it may seem, I’ll never belong to that city”— NAPA long to return home to Madeira in the “Deslocado” lyrics

Wiwi Jury: Netherlands’ Claude with “C’est La Vie”

RÚV informs the EBU of Icelandic Minister’s “unequivocal” belief that Israel should not participate at Eurovision

Wiwi Jury: Luxembourg’s Laura Thorn with “La Poupée Monte Le Son”

“I’m not afraid to set it all on fire” — Kyle Alessandro ignites his own spark in the “Lighter” lyrics

Wiwi Jury: Portugal’s NAPA with “Deslocado”

Interview: Ukraine’s Max Barskih embarks on an international musical journey ahead of his first English-language album

Wiwi Jury: Italy’s Lucio Corsi with “Volevo Essere Un Duro”

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