Malmö Reviews | Part 4 (San Marino-United Kingdom)

It’s getting closer and closer, people! And by ‘it’, I am of course referring to my birthday. But don’t worry, you’ve still got a few months…

Malmö Reviews | Part 3 (Latvia-Russia)

The artists and the press have descended on Malmö like vultures…only nothing like vultures. Basically, the majority of them are now on Swedish soil, and that…

Malmö Reviews | Part 2 (Estonia-Italy)

Happy Friday, ladies and gents! You may have noticed that I’ve redecorated EBJ since your last visit. I’m now officially Sweden-ised, feeling festive and ready to…

Five finalists and the host with the most: Malmö’s Big 6 (and my first top 39!)

Once upon a time, France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom were known collectively in ESC Land as the Big 4, presumably because they were big…

The ESC MVs: my favourite Eurovision preview videos

Hey there. Welcome to post #301, or the post in which I promise I won’t tell you what number post it is every time I write…

MY 300TH POST!!! And other Eurovision-related milestones

‘Celebrate, oh celebrate, everybody let’s celebrate’…ugh, no. ‘Celebraaaaaate, every single step you take’…nope. ‘Congratulations, and celebrations’…yeah, that’ll do. Via the wonderful words of Piero and the…

Selection Season Day 9: Verdicts of the week, the Melfest final and my first ranking for 2013

So, Romania’s choosing a Eurovision entry tonight? How fascinating. I must say that… No, I’m sorry. I don’t really care. Because Melodifestivalen is where it’s at…

Most-played…Melodifestivalen entries of 2012

Can you believe that Melodifestivalen, everyone’s favourite national final (‘everyone’ being a slight generalisation) is about to wrap up for another year on Saturday? For me…