Jörgen Elofsson has written songs for pop titans including Celine Dion, Agnetha Fältskog, Britney Spears and Geri Halliwell and this year his sole Melodifestivalen credit is for Faith Kakembo (pictured above).
UPDATE: This post has been updated to reflect the 10/1/20 running order reveal
Will it be seventh time lucky for schlager legend Linda Bengtzing at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg on 8 February 2020?
WHEN?: 18/5/19 8pm (UK time. Watch live on BBC1)
WHERE?: Expo Tel Aviv, Pavilion 2, Israel
We’ve enjoyed both semi finals and this is starting to feel like the most open Eurovision in years with no clear winner.
WHEN?: Saturday 9 March 2019 (7pm UK time) on SVT (link to watch below)
We think there are 2 potential Eurovision Song Contest winners in tonight’s Swedish final but will Melodifestivalen viewers pick either 1 of them?
The Pinter at the Pinter season at the West End’s Harold Pinter Theatre has been hit and miss but it’s big finish stars Hiddleston and monstagigz favourite Ashton. Runs 5/3 to 1/6. We’ve reviewed Ashton at both the Old Vic and Trafalgar Studios in recent years. Tickets
WHEN?: 7pm (UK time) 23/2/19 on SVT (link at the bottom of the page below)
WHERE: Lidköping
Last week’s Heat 3 was a real return to form with a song we really love in Lina Hedlund’s Victorious winning through to the final and so we enter Heat 4 with a spring in our step and well-placed hope in our heart.
WHEN?: 7pm (UK time) 16/2/19 on SVT (link at the bottom of the page below)
WHERE: Leksand
Last week’s Heat 2 had the disappointing double whammy of songs far less good than its predecessor and its best song finishing last but the good news is Heat 3 is a return to form.
WHEN?: 7pm (UK time) 9/2/19 on SVT (link at the bottom of the page below)
WHERE: Malmö
Melodifestivalen got off to a joyous start last weekend with Wiktoria’s glorious rain-soaked ballad Not With Me becoming our early favourite but what do we think of Heat 2’s snippets (listen and watch below)?
WHEN?: 7pm (UK time) 2/2/19 on SVT (link at the bottom of the page below)
WHERE: Gothenburg
Only a fool would predict the outcome of Saturday’s #GreatestShowOnEarth Melodifestivalen Heat 1 on the basis of the snippets available (see below) – but we’re going to have a go.
Our 1st live Melodifestivalen experience was in Stockholm’s Globen 15 years ago when Ann-Louise Hanson joined Towa Carson and Siw Malmkvist to compete with earworm C’est La Vie (pictured right above and immediately below).
