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Melodifestivalen 2013
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Robin Stjernberg gives killer vocal on ‘Let Me Dance With You’
Who wouldn’t want to dance with Robin after listening to this?
Melodifestivalen 2015: lowest song submissions since 2002
Numbers are down over 15% year-on-year
Eurovision Flashback: Janet Leon Should Have Won Melodifestivalen
On November 28 SVT announced the list of artists singing in the third and fourth semi-finals of Melodifestivalen 2014. Folks were thrilled to learn that veterans like Alcazar, Linda Bengtzing and…
WATCH: #Melfest Voting Results From Inside Friends Arena
Listening to Melodifestivalen host Gina Dirawi read out the televoting results during the final was seriously stressful. First we wondered whether Robin Stjernberg could hold on to the slight lead…
Editorial: Why Robin Stjernberg Won Melodifestivalen 2013
It was three weeks ago that Robin Stjernberg was sentenced to the Death Row of Melodifestivalen, Andra Chansen, where songs are given a second chance just to meet an eventual…
Behold: Robin Stjernberg’s Dramatic Weightloss
Robin Stjernberg’s rise from andra chansen contestant to Melodifestivalen winner isn’t the only journey he’s completed recently. As these photos reveal, the “You” singer has battled obesity and is inching…
WATCH: Robin Stjernberg’s Encore Performance of “You”
William and Vebooboo were inside Friends Arena this evening for the Melodifestivalen final, and we watched Robin Sterjnberg get really emotional after his surprise victory. He struggled to get going during…
Discuss: Sweden Got It Right With Robin Stjernberg and “You”
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.
Melodifestivalen Betting Odds: It’s Yohio vs. Ralf Gyllenhammar
Europe’s top betting agencies believe that Yohio or Ralf Gyllenhammer will win tonight’s Melodifestivalen final in Stockholm. YOHIO currently has odds as low as 8/13. That makes him the heavy…
Ralf Gyllenhammar Should Win Melodifestivalen With “Bed on Fire”
The Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—has now reviewed all 10 Melodifestivalen finalists, and Ralf Gyllenhammar has come out on top.
Poll Prediction: YOHIO Will Win Melodifestivalen 2013
Wiwi’s readers clearly want to check into YOHIO’s “Heartbreak Hotel”. The 17-year-old glam rocker easily won our poll to determine who will win Melodifestivalen on Saturday, claiming 20% of all…
Wiwi Jury #Melfest Edition: Robin Stjernberg
Earlier this morning the Wiwi Jury made some ABBA mix tapes and headed to the Friends Arena in Stockholm. Robin Stjernberg kept shouting “You” and we were, like, “Us?” and he was…
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…
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…