Category: Mello 2015

Here we go again – the grand final in the ESC contest – this year held in Wienna, Austria and since it is the 60th anniversary Australia has been specially invited.

We are having our friends over tonight for dinner to watch it together.

Go Måns Zelmerlöw – may “Heroes” win!

1. Albania
2. Armenia
3. Australia
4. Austria
5. Azerbaija
6. Belgium
7. Cyprus
8. Estonia
9. France
10. Georgia
11. Germany
12. Greece
13. Hungary
14. Israel
15. Italy
16. Latvia
17. Lithuania
18. Montenegro
19. Norway
20. Poland
21. Romania
22. Russia
23. Serbia
24. Slovenia
25. Spain
26. Sweden
27. United Kingdom

And the winner is; S W E D E N !!!
Second : Russia
Third : Italy

My sister made this amazing challenge prize for our own competition – and the first winner to get their names written on the prize was J & M E. Congratulations!

Thank you for a fantastic day!

Tonight it is the second part of the qualification round in the ESC. 10 new songs will be going through to the finale on Saturday.

The first part was shown when we were at the opera, so I didn’t get to see that one.

Automatically qualified ; France, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Germany and last years winner; Austria. Special invitation; Australia

To the finale from the first round; Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Romania, Russia and Serbia

And from the second round; Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, Norway, Montenegro, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Latvia and Israel

“We are the heroes of our time, but we’re dancing with the demons in our minds.. “

A real spring-like day – very sunny but still quite cold – with some flowers in bloom.

This weekend our mid-teenagers are away on a leader-training-camp and won’t be with us tonight. But the rest of the members from our three families will join up and vote for our candidate to the Eurovision Song Contest in May – and the finalists to choose from is;

1. Samir & Viktor
2. JTR
3. Dinah Nah
4. Jon Henrik Fjällgren
5. Jessica Andersson
6. Måns Zelmerlöw
7. Linus Svenning
8. Isa
9. Magnus Carlsson
10. Eric Saade
11. Mariette
12. Hasse Andersson

And the winner is;
Måns Zelmerlöw !!! I am sure he will make us proud!

Thank you for a great evening with excellent food, a spectacular drink and a fun game of cards before it was time to return home!

 

1. Måns Zelmerlöw – Heroes (288p)
2. Jon Henrik Fjällgren – Jag är fri (Manne leam frijje) (139p)
3. Mariette – Don’t Stop Believing (102p)

4. Hasse Andersson – Guld och gröna skogar (78p)
5. Eric Saade – Sting (77p)
6. Linus Svenning – Forever Starts Today (59p)

7. Isa – Don’t Stop (56p)
8. Samir & Viktor – Groupie (49p)
9. Magnus Carlsson – Möt mig i Gamla stan (28p)

10. JTR – Building It Up (25p)
11. Jessica Andersson – Can’t Hurt Me Now (23p)
12. Dinah Nah – Make Me (La La La) (22p)

Today it is time for the competitors given a second chance in the music competition to see if they have got what it takes to get that ticket to the finale. 4 duells will result in 4 competitors getting that desirable ticket.

And the duellists are;

1. Andreas Weise – Linus Svenning
2. Hasse Andersson – Kristin Amparo
3. Dolly Style – Dinah Nah
4. Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone – Samir & Viktor

And the 4 winners are ; Linus Svenning, Hasse Andersson, Dinah Nah and Samir & Viktor

Mom and dad treated us a lovely  birthday-party to celebrate dad and right before we got there our team Hammarby managed to beat AIK in a soccer game. The odds were 4,7 against HIFs chances so it was a great win! Need I say my dad was in a great spirit when we arrived..

Tonight we will enjoy the third round. The host city is Östersund and the competitors tonight are ; 

1. Ellen Benediktson
2. Kalle Johansson
3. Andreas Weise
4. Andreas Johnson
5. Isa
6. Kristin Amparo
7. Jon Henrik Fjällgren

Straight to the finale; Jon Henrik Fjällgren and Isa
Second chance; Andreas Weise and Kristin Amparo

Snow is melting away quickly now. Green grass showing here and there but still piles of snow too.

The time has come.. this years edition of the Melodifestivalen starts tonight with part 1. Together with the two other families we will enjoy many Saturday evenings together! Fun fun!

Sanna Nielsen and Robin Paulsson are the hosts of this years festival.

Gothenburg goes first and tonights competitors are;

1. Molly Pettersson Hammar
2. Daniel Gildenlöw
3. Elize Ryd – Rickard Söderberg
4. Dolly Style
5. Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone
6. Jessica Andersson
7. Eric Saade

Straight to the finale: Jessica Andersson and Eric Saade
Second chance: Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone and Dolly Style