Category: Melodifestivalen

Time for the fourth part of the Melodifestivalen. Once again we are invited to my sister for taco-dinner (they have the best mello-couch – lol).

Tonight the whole family will be together which is nice. We will bring a cheese tray and crackers.

A grey and rainy Saturday – not very nice outside so no walk today. I am really tired too.

Part 4: Malmö
1. Frida Öhrn – We are one – 2nd chance
2. William Strid – Molnljus
3. Nanne Grönvall – Carpool Karaoke
4. Victor Crone – Troubled Waters – finale
5. Ellen Benediktsson & Simon Peyron – Surface – 2nd chance
6. Jakob Karlberg – Om du tror att jag saknar dig
7. Hanna Ferm – Brave – finale

Time for the third part of the Melodifestivalen. Tonight we are invited to my sister for dinner – originally we were supposed to be at ours but we decided to switch.

Going to visit our son in hospital during the afternoon together with my sister. His best friend will visit him too today which makes me very happy. Hopefully he can come back home early next week.

Part 3: Luleå
1. Mariette – Shout it out – finale
2. Albert Johnsén – Livet börjar nu
3. Drängarna – Piga och dräng – 2nd chance
4. Amanda Aasa – Late
5. Anis Don Demina – Vem är som oss – 2nd chance
6. Faith Kakembo – Crying Rivers
7. Mohombi – Winners – finale

Time for the second part of the Melodifestivalen. Tonight we are invited to my sister for dinner. Our dining room table is covered with my new puzzle – but this time with a puzzle blanket underneath so I can move it.

Oh – and if you want to exchange Mello-cards or be my friend in the Mello-app – my name is UniversellReptil14. Charming, ha?

Part 2: Göteborg
1. Klara Hammarström – Nobody
2. Jan Johansen – Miraklernas tid
3. Dotter – Bulletproof – finale 
4. Méndez featr. Alvaro Estrella – Vamos Amigos – 2nd chance
5. Linda Bengtzing – Alla mina sorger
6. Paul Rey – Talking in my sleep – 2nd chance
7. Anna Bergendahl – Kingdom Come – finale 

Time for the first part of the Melodifestivalen. The hosts this year are Lina Hedlund, Linnea Henriksson and David Sundin. We are hosting the first part tonight and I hope it will be a nice evening.

Part 1: Linköping
1. The Mamas – Move  – finale 
2. Suzi P – Moves
3. Robin Bengtsson – Take a chance – finale
4. Malou Prytz – Ballerina – 2nd chance
5. OVÖ – Inga problem
6. Sonja Aldén – Sluta aldrig gå
7. Felix Sandman – Boys with emotions – 2nd chance

Time for the yearly finale in the Eurovision Song Contest together with our friends. We have the challenge price from last year and of course we want to keep it another year.

The contestants tonight are:

1. 1. Malta
2. 2. Albania
3. 3. Czeckia
4. 4. Germany
5. 5. Russia
6. 6. Denmark
7. 7. San Marino
8. 8. North Macedonia
9. 9. Sweden – John Lundvik – “Too late for love”
10. 10. Slovenia
11. 11. Cyprus
12. 12. Nederlands
13. 13. Greece
14. 14. Israel
15. 15. Norway
16. 16. United Kingdom
17. 17. Iceland
18. 18. Estonia
19. 19. Belarus
20. 20. Azerbaijan
21. 21. France
22. 22. Italy
23. 23. Serbia
24. 24. Switzerland
25. 25. Australia
26. 26. Spain

1. And the winner is: The Netherlands
2. Second place: Italy
3. Third place: Russia

Sweden: 5th place (after being 2nd after the jury votes – he fell down to a 5th place after the public votes (after the jury votes had been corrected after a mistake – at first he came 1st after the jury votes and got a 6th place after the public votes).)

And AE won the challenge price!

Time for the first qualification round in the Eurovision Song Contest. This year held in TelAviv since Israel won last year.

Tonight we pick the first ten to reach the finale – and the contestants are; Cyprus, Montenegro, Finland, Poland, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Belarus, Serbia, Belgium, Georgia, Australia, Iceland, Estonia, Portugal, Greece and San Marino.

Wow. Already time for the finale. And what a great competition we’ve had so far – and so much fun that we have been able to see each other on all the selections (except one when one family was sick but the rest of us got together anyway).

Tonight we are gathering at my sisters house. We have bought a cheese tray with a selection of different very smelly cheeses (lol). They will be lovely to eat but I can’t say I will miss having them in our fridge (lol).

Melodifestivalen this year has been led by Sarah Dawn Finer, Kodjo Akolor, Marika Carlsson and Eric Saade and the finale takes place at Friends Arena.

1. John Lundvik – ”Too Late for Love” – WINNER!
2. Bishara – ”On My Own”
3. Hanna Ferm & Liamo – ”Hold You”
4. Jon Henrik Fjällgren – ”Norrsken (Goeksegh)”
5. Mohombi – Hello”
6. Wiktoria – ”Not With Me”
7. Arvingarna – ”I Do”
8. Nano – ”Chasing Rivers”
9. Lisa Ajax – ”Torn”.
10. Anna Bergendahl – “Ashes To Ashes”
11. Lina Hedlund – ”Victorious”
12. Malou Prytz – ”I Do Me”

The jury groups where from Australia, Cyprus, Finland, France, Israel, Portugal, Great Britain and Austria – all of them gave John Lundvik 12 points.

Karin won the trophy – she managed to guess the top three correct and scored 4 correct. Congrats!

Time to send the last four contestants to the finale. And as usual they are competing two and two. Tonight they are in Nyköping.

Tonight the E family is the host and we are contributing with snacks and some bubbli. May the best song go thru to the finale!

• Duel 1 – Andreas Johnson –  Anna Bergendahl
• Duel 2 – Vlad Reiser – Nano
• Duel 3 – Martin Stenmarck – Lisa Ajax
• Duel 4 – Rebecka Karlsson – Arvingarna

I guessed all four correct! Now we have selected all 12 contestants to the finale .

Last part of the preliminary rounds of the song contest. Time to choose the last two songs that will participate in the finale and the last two that will get a second chance next weekend.

We are hosting the evening tonight and I will prepare us something to eat and the others will bring the snacks. In the afternoon we are going to IKEA to look at a sofa for our paradise – fingers crossed it will be what we are looking for.

Part 4: Lidköping
1. Pagan Fury – Stormbringer
2. Anton Hagman – Känner dig
3. Lisa Ajax – Torn – 2nd chance
4. Arvingarna – I do – 2nd chance
5. Bishara – On my own – finale
6. Ann-Louise Hanson – Kärleken finns kvar
7. John Lundby – Too late for love – finale