I believe the correct term for my response to this was: I was gagged. FELICIA was performing her absolute banger of a Melodifestivalen entry, ‘My System’ to the crowd in Gothenburg at the second heat of Melodifestivalen. Combining the sounds and melodies ... See more
Liekinheitin, the power-pop duet between lust-filled singer Pete Parkkonen and legendary violinist Linda Lampenius, won Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) by taking 56% of the total televote and topping the jury ranking to set a new score record for the compet... See more
Two years ago, I had the privilege of being on-site press at Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) – witnessing its first ever arrival into the flash, Eurovision-ready Nokia Arena in Tampere.
One performance took my breath away and made me feel things in a Eurovi... See more
We can say many good things about the spread of 30 songs that come into Melodifestivalen each year. This first heat alone has multiple songs that would feel at home in the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, with glamrock pyrotechnics, haunting no... See more
Melodifestivalen undoubtedly has the voting system with the most votes and most engagement of any National Final, but also the most complexity in its voting rules.
In last year’s final, a grand total of 26 million votes were cast from over one million dev... See more
