Read the lyrics to “Crying Out Your Name”—Loreen’s hot new single. In it she turns to the bottle, empties out the minibar and cries out your name. How can you…
Scandinavian countries share a lot of things, including a love of peace, minimalist furniture, and Eurovision. Based on the following video, it looks like they share musical inspirations, too. Gloria,…
If Loreen has any doubts that she has arrived on the European music scene, then she needs to check out this cover by a contestant on Ukrainian X-Factor. Wiwi doesn’t…
September 17 was the deadline for composers to submit songs to Melodifestivalen 2013, and Sweden’s state broadcaster has revealed that it received a total of 2,459 songs. Word has it…
When the bookies released their first set of odds predicting who will host Eurovision 2013, they placed Sarah Dawn Finer and Gina Dirawi at the front of the pack. Sarah,…
Just days after Malmö police failed to apprehend a terrifying chihuahua, the host city of Eurovision 2013 has witnessed a mass brawl involving around 200 people.
When Sweden’s state broadcaster SVT announced that Eurovision 2013 will take place in Malmö, fans were furious: the capacity of Malmö Arena, they shouted, is ‘only’ 15,500 seats. With the exception…
You might call Danny Saucedo a generous lover because he always comes second. First he lost to Eric Saade at Melodifestivalen 2011. Then Swedish voters named him runner-up in 2012.…
On July 14 a pop princess met a real-life princess when Loreen performed at a concert in honor of Sweden’s crown princess Victoria. Victoria, Sweden’s heiress-apparent, wanted to celebrate her 35th…
Mr Häggkvist, our man in Panama, looks across the ocean and back in time, and sees some stunning Eurovision venues. Here are his favorites. Hola Euro addicts! Now that SVT,…
The Swedes recently honored Loreen by installing her photo at Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport. Now it’s our turn. Mariyan Georgiev, our newest blogger in Bulgaria, unearths videos of Loreen before she…
It’s out with the old and in with the new at Stockholm’s Arlanda International Airport. That’s because airport authorities have unveiled a portrait of Loreen, the darling of Eurovision 2012,…
On May 30, just four days after winning Eurovision 2012, Loreen flew to London to appear on BBC Breakfast—Britain’s most-watched morning news program. It’s taken several weeks, but a kind…
U.K. correspondent Deban Aderemi finds cohesion in Loreen’s official video for “Euphoria.” But post-Eurovision, he wonders what purpose it actually serves. “Euphoria” the video sums up the proverbial calm after…
In “Euphoria,” Loreen describes an ongoing romance as “an everlasting piece of art.” Can the same be said of her official video? The answer is a big fat NO. Directed…
Thomas Gustafsson—the Swedish composer and songwriter known as Thomas G:son—has written 58 songs that have competed in national Eurovision selections from Denmark to Romania. It’s probably tough not to repeat…