Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix – the triumph of quality over quantity
15 March 2015 Also a wrap of Sweden’s Melodifestivalen After an amazing Melodi Grand Prix, Mørland & Debrah Scarlett and “A Monster Like Me” (with orchestra!) won their way for […]
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The sad decline of Sweden’s Melodifestivalen
13 March 2015 All songs of the 2015 final previewed For the first time ever, I considered waking at 5am to watch a Melodifestivalen live. Being awake at such an ungodly […]
Sweden redeems itself as Sanna wins ticket to Eurovision
09 March 2014 At her seventh try, Sanna Neilsen finally wins Melodifestivalen Sweden redeemed itself after last year’s debacle of Melodifestivalen that was both the quality of the songs in […]
Amazing Eesti Laul provides amazing winner
02 March 2014 Eesti Laul, Estonia’s national song contest, rarely fails to deliver, especially in terms of song variety on offer. This year had both that and quality. No weaknesses, […]
Estonia set to send a strong candidate to Copenhagen
23 February 2014 Eesti Laul, Estonia’s national final, rarely disappoints, especially since it returned a few years ago to its “Eesti Laul” (Song for Estonia) ideals from the few years […]
Savvy Predictions for Eurovision Final 2013
Anyone can say Denmark, Germany or Norway to win Eurovision, so let’s look at a bolter to cause an upset. While Netherlands is favoured to do well, it’s really an […]
Sweden’s Melodifestivalen debacle, it’s all about the IDIOCY
11 March 2013 Sweden’s flag at half mast As an avid Melodifestivalen viewer, I’m disappointed, outraged and disgusted. I just watched all the MF finalists and can say it’s the […]
Leave Eurovision Running Order Alone
2012-11-11 1200 GMT Terrible news for fans of Eurovision Song Contest with the 2013 hosts, Sweden, deciding to determine the running order of songs rather than use a random draw. […]
Mr Eurovision Australia 