Melodifestivalen 2014 Archives

YOHIO at Melodifestivalen: Everyone will be loved by someone in the end

YOHIO, glam rocker extraordinaire and a favourite of Swedish teens, is competing in his second straight Melodifestivalen final. Despite all the hype surrounding the event, he was as chillaxed and…

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Sweden

WATCH: Ace Wilder releases official video for Busy Doin’ Nothin’ at all

Ace Wilder has not been doing nothing at all. She’s been trying on amazing clothes, learning some sick dance moves, and been pouting and posing and looking amaze. Don’t believe us? Then…

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Ace Wilder Interview: Work to live, don’t live to work

In her tongue-in-cheek song “Busy Doin’ Nothin’ at All,” Ace Wilder advocates being lazy. But in reality this 31-year-old has worked very hard to reach the final of Melodifestivalen 2014.…

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Alcazar interview: Andreas Lundstedt is our gay daddy!

Alcazar are a dynamic trio on the stage, and best friends off of it. We caught up with the group—that’s Therese Merkel, Lina Hedlund, and Andreas Lundstedt—ahead of their March…

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#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews Anton Ewald with Natural

Earlier today the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of musical unprofessionals—caught a bus to Stockholm to sample our favourite Swedish delicacy: the 7-11 hot dog. After we were done eating we…

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Sanna Nielsen: I just want to tell a nice story of strength

Last night at the Melodifestivalen Welcome Party, Sanna Nielsen was turning heads. She looked like a million bucks in a white pantsuit and her cherry red lips popped. She stood…

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#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews Ace Wilder with Busy Doin’ Nothin

Earlier this morning the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of musical unprofessionals—bought a bunch of cheap clothes at H&M and then headed to Sweden to review Ace Wilder’s Melodifestivalen song “Busy…

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Sweden

#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews Sanna Nielsen with Undo

Last night the Wiwi Jury, our in-house panel of musical unprofessionals, read up on gender equality and headed to Sweden to review Sanna Nielsen’s Melodifestivalen song. Did “Undo” pull our…

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Eurovision News

#melfest: Wiwi Jury review Linus Svenning with Bröder

Last night the Wiwi Jury, our in-house panel of musical unprofessionals, visited a tattoo parlor in Gotheburg. That made us think of Linus Svenning, so we decided to review his…

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#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews Oscar Zia with Yes We Can

Last night the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of musical unprofessionals—got down on some Swedish meatballs. After we wiped the lindenberry sauce from our lips we set to reviewing Oscar Zia’s…

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#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews Ellen Benediktson with Songbird

Last night the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of musical unprofessionals—stopped by IKEA and purchased a lot of minimalist furniture. Then we headed to Stockholm to review Ellen Benediktson’s Melodifestivalen song.…

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#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews YOHIO with To the End

Earlier today the Wiwi Jury—our in-house panel of music unprofessionals—read aloud from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and then boarded an EasyJet flight to Stockholm so that we could review…

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Selfies and champagne: Swedes let loose at Andra Chansen afterparty

In a night full of anxiety and excitement, Linus Svenning and Helena Paparizou coped the best of anyone. They won Andra Chansen and will proced to the Grand Final, at…

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Poll: Who should win Melodifestivalen in Sweden?

Update: This poll is now closed. Click here to see the final results! You’ve already sat through five weeks of Melodifestivalen. Now it’s time to sit through a sixth. But…

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Sweden

Andra Chansen results: Helena Paparizou and Linus Svenning to the Melodifestivalen final

It may have taken a few extra weeks, but Helena Paprizou and Linus Svenning have advanced to the final of Melodifestivalen 2014. The two acts outlasted six others to claim…

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Sweden

LISTEN: Survivor Helena Paparizou goes acoustic!

Posted on February 28, 2014December 4, 2021
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byRamadan Besim

On the eve of Melodifestivalen’s Andra Chansen, I bet all y’all are wondering what Helena Paparizou has been doing in preparation for tomorrow’s show. Well we had a trawl on YouTube…

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Andra Chansen artists rehearse on Melodifestivalen stage

Posted on February 27, 2014November 6, 2019
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byBilly Xifaras

Sweden is still coming to terms with the allegations of robots buying votes at Melodifestivalen, but that didn’t stop Sweden’s Andra Chansen singers from rehearsing this afternoon. With few changes to…

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Sweden

Report: Melodifestivalen robot buys votes for contestants

Posted on February 27, 2014August 7, 2014
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byWilliam Lee Adams

The latest Eurovision voting scandal does not involve allegations of undercover operatives in former Soviet countries. Instead it involves robots buying votes for singers at Melodifestivalen, Sweden’s beloved national seleciton for…

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Melodifestivalen 2014

YOHIO at Melodifestivalen: Everyone will be loved by someone in the end

WATCH: Ace Wilder releases official video for Busy Doin’ Nothin’ at all

Ace Wilder Interview: Work to live, don’t live to work

Alcazar interview: Andreas Lundstedt is our gay daddy!

#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews Anton Ewald with Natural

Sanna Nielsen: I just want to tell a nice story of strength

#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews Ace Wilder with Busy Doin’ Nothin

#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews Sanna Nielsen with Undo

#melfest: Wiwi Jury review Linus Svenning with Bröder

#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews Oscar Zia with Yes We Can

#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews Ellen Benediktson with Songbird

#melfest: Wiwi Jury reviews YOHIO with To the End

Selfies and champagne: Swedes let loose at Andra Chansen afterparty

Poll: Who should win Melodifestivalen in Sweden?

Andra Chansen results: Helena Paparizou and Linus Svenning to the Melodifestivalen final

LISTEN: Survivor Helena Paparizou goes acoustic!

Andra Chansen artists rehearse on Melodifestivalen stage

Report: Melodifestivalen robot buys votes for contestants

Romania at Eurovision: What’s your favourite entry so far?

New music this week: Songs from Joker Out, Marco Mengoni, Blanka and more

Voyager postpones European tour as singer Danny Estrin reveals cancer diagnosis

Let’s get lit, Eskilstuna! Melodifestivalen 2024 dates and cities revealed

North Macedonia: MRT’s proposed 2024 budget hints at possible Eurovision return

New music this week: Songs from Käärijä, Piqued Jacks, Alessandra and more

Estonia: Eesti Laul 2024 slashes second semi-final and will include “ordinary people” on selection jury

Katrina Leskanich: Live in London at Putney’s Half Moon (28 September)

Melodifestivalen 2024: Producers receive 2,624 song submissions

“I wallowed and I cried” — Mae Muller tells BBC Breakfast about her Eurovision reaction ahead of Sorry I’m Late album release

Benidorm Fest 2024: The 16 semi-finalists will be revealed on November 11

Eurovision 2024: Christer Björkman makes comeback as contest producer

Liverpool: Eurovision 2023 special

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