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.
Malta
- 2.
Albania
- 3.
Czeckia
- 4.
Germany
- 5.
Russia
- 6.
Denmark
- 7.
San Marino
- 8.
North Macedonia
- 9.
Sweden – John Lundvik – “Too late for love”
- 10.
Slovenia
- 11.
Cyprus
- 12.
Nederlands
- 13.
Greece
- 14.
Israel
- 15.
Norway
- 16.
United Kingdom
- 17.
Iceland
- 18.
Estonia
- 19.
Belarus
- 20.
Azerbaijan
- 21.
France
- 22.
Italy
- 23.
Serbia
- 24.
Switzerland
- 25.
Australia
- 26.
Spain
- And the winner is: The Netherlands
- Second place: Italy
- 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!
ESC – part 2
Tonight the following countries are competing ; Armenia, Ireland, Moldova, Switzerland, Estonia, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Croatia, Malta, Lithuania, Russia, Albania, Norway, The Netherlands, North Macedonia and Azerbaijan. Go Sweden!
I was invited to a social event at the Sparrow Hotel after work – they have opened an after work bistro and wine bar and Mathias Dahlgren is the chef in charge so the food was excellent! Enjoyed a small glas of rosé before I headed back home after a very long day.
Oh, and Sweden won over Austria 9-1. Yeah. Now we only have the more qualified countries left to play. The walk in the park is over..
Ps.. we made it to the finale!
ESC – part 1
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.
Mellofinalen
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!
2nd chance
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 .
Mello 4
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
Mello 3
Before we went over to family P my husband cleaned our spa while I was busy indoor cleaning. We also went grocery shopping to get the snacks for the evening. It’s been a sunny warm Saturday with almost 10C so it was perfect for cleaning the spa.
Part 3 : Leksand
1. The Lovers Of Valdaro – Somebody Wants
2. Dolly Style – Habibi
3. Martin Stenmark – Låt skiten brinna – 2nd chance
4. Lina Hedlund – Victorious – finale
5. Omar Rudberg – Om om och om igen
6. Rebecka Karlsson – Who I Am – 2nd chance
7. Jon Henrik Fjällgren – Norrsken – finale
Mello 2
A very grey and rainy Saturday which doesn’t really inspire me to get out of the house. Dinner at ours tonight with my sister and her family. Lovely!
Part 2: Malmö
1. Andreas Johnson – Army Of Us – 2nd chance
2. Malou Prytz – I Do Me – finale
3. Oscar Enestad – I Love It
4. Jan Malmsjö – Leva livet
5. Vlad Reiser – Nakna i regnet – 2nd chance
6. Hanna Ferm & LIAMOO – Hold You – finale
7. Margaret – Tempo
Mello 1
Part 1: Göteborg
1. Nano – Chasing Rivers – 2nd chance
2. High15 – No drama
3. Wiktoria – Not with me – finale
4. Zeana feat. Anis Don Demina – Mina bränder
5. Arja Saijonmaa – Mina fyra årstider
6. Mohombi – Hello – finale
7. Anna Bergendahl – Ashes to ashes – 2nd chance