Wiwi Jury #Melfest Edition: State of Drama
Earlier this week the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music un-professionals—slipped into our blackest outfits and headed north to review State of Drama’s “Falling”. Did we end up catching them in…
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Wiwi Jury #Melfest Edition: Anton Ewald
Earlier today the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—put on our dancing pants and set to reviewing Anton Ewald’s “Begging”. Were we begging for more? Or were we begging…
Wiwi Jury #Melfest Edition: Yohio
Last night the Wiwi Jury packed all of our manga-inspired Japanese couture and headed to a capsule hotel in Stockholm. We then pulled out our notepads to review Yohio’s “Heartbreak Hotel”. Did…
Wiwi Jury #Melfest Edition: Sean Banan
Last night the Wiwi Jury flew to Stockholm to listen to Sean Banan sing about a beach in Brazil. Did the song fill us with the warmth of Copacabana? Or…
Wiwi Jury #Melfest Edition: David Lindgren
Today the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music un-professionals—gathered to review David Lindgren’s “Skyline”. Did it reach the dizzying heights of David’s 2012 entry “Shout It Out”? Or did this…
Wiwi Jury #Melfest Edition: Ulrik Munther
This morning the Wiwi Jury—our panel of music un-professionals—watched Ulrik Munther dancing in front of his LED screen as he belted out “Tell the World I’m Here”. Were we moved…
Wiwi Jury #Melfest Edition: Ralf Gyllenhammar
Today the Wiwi Jury—our international panel of music un-professionals—got our fire hoses and prepared to review Ralf Gyllenhammar’s “Bed on Fire”. Did it burn the house down? And did we…
Wiwi Jury #Melfest Edition: Ravaillacz
This afternoon the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—gathered to review Ravaillacz’s Melodifestivalen entry “En riktig jävla schlager”, which means “A Real Damn Schlager”. Did it end up being…
Wiwi Jury #Melfest Edition: Louise Hoffsten
The Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music un-professionals—will be reviewing each of this year’s Melodifestivalen finalists ahead of the March 9 showdown in Friends Arena. First up is Louise Hoffsten…
Poll: Who Should Win Melodifestivalen? Vote Now!
This year’s Melodifestivalen contestants have sung about dead fish, lit fires inside pianos, and seen off the likes of the Swedish House Wives and Army of Lovers. Now, as the…
Did Anton Ewald’s “Begging” Deserve to Advance to Sweden’s Final?
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…
Anton Ewald and Robin Stjernberg Advance from Andra Chansen
Tonight Melodifestivalen voters decided to send Robin Stjernberg through to the final with his song “You”. That’s fine. Less acceptable was their vote to let Anton Ewald accompany him. We really…
“Jalla Dansa Sawa” Text / Translation — Behring Miri
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…
“Hon har inte” Lyrics / Translation — Caroline af Ugglas
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…
Melodifestivalen: Does iTunes Signal a Win for Sean Banan?
We certainly hope not. But since this year’s Melodifestivalen tracks hit iTunes earlier this week, Sean Banan’s “Copacabana” has climbed straight to the top. That isn’t just signifiant because it’s…
“Tell the World I’m Here” Lyrics — Ulrik Munther (Melodifestivalen)
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…
Melodifestivalen Sucks So Far, But Still Enjoys Record Ratings
Many of you out there tend to agree with us at wiwibloggs that this year’s Melodifestivalen field is atrocious. Watching Sean Banan qualify directly for the final last Saturday with…
“Only Dead Fish Follow the Stream” Lyrics — Louise Hoffsten (Melodifestivalen 2013)
Read the lyrics to Louise Hoffsten’s “Only the Dead Fish Follow the Stream”. She’ll perform the song again in the final of Melodifestivalen on March 9.