Melodimen

Eurovision Song Contest 2012: Light your fire!

2012-01-25T17:39:00.000Z

Eurovison 2012: Denmark Should've known better sending Soluna Samay!

2012-01-21T21:29:00.001Z

Eurovision 2012: Norway - With love for fireworks, glitter and wind! Lykke til Lisa Stokke!

2012-01-21T10:21:00.008Z

With love - Lisa Stokke
Tekst and melodi: Lisa Stokke, Johanna Demker, Anita Lixel and Tommy Berre.

Tonight live and direkt from Ørland - Norway, the search for the Norwegian Eurovision Song Contest Entry 2012 begins!

At 18:55 GMT precisely.

You can watch Melodi Grand Prix - mgp 2012 online via NRK, click here.
(If you do not watch live you should be able to go Baku to it in the Nett TV archives)

Lisa Stokke earned her schlager drottning status as the original Sophie in Mamma Mia The Musical.

We expect her to Abba good time tonight and be Super Trouper! She has promised us lots of fireworks, glitter and wind!

We introduce you to A Piece of Lisa...

and her show reel is reelly good too...

Fingers crossed she enjoys the Bucks Fizz at the after show party!

Maybe/tomorrow Lisa will be packing for the mgp 2012 final direkte from Oslo Spektrum...

High on love for the music of Melodi Grand Prix - The winner takes it all...

In the meantime, we're off to prepare for tonight's musical excitement...

Ditch the water botte Lisa! Go for Bucks Fizz!

To help Making your mind up Norway, Ring Ring 829 49 005

Take a chance on Lisa Stokke!

Lykke til Lisa!

With Love - Melodimen x

Eurovision 2012: Norway - 'With love' for a key change or two!

2012-01-17T00:02:00.001Z

Here we are.....

Get your glowsticks out!

Sway-a long-a...

Lisa Stokke - With love
Text och musik: Lisa Stokke, Johanna Demker, Anita Lixel
and Tommy Berre.

With love is available to download here!

"When times are rough, you don't give up,
a hero lies in everyone, so dream on and sing your song..."

Reidun Sæther – High On Love
Text och musik: Thomas G:son, Tommy Berre and Ovidou Jacobsen.

Another Fairytale is about to begin....

Nora Foss Al-Jabri – Somewhere Beautiful
Text och musik: Christian Ingebrigtsen and Eivind Rølles.

MGP - Melodi Grand Prix 2012 the search for Norway's Eurovision Song Contest Entry begins on Saturday 21st January!

Eurovision 2012: Norway - High on love for Melodi Grand Prix!

2012-01-15T23:14:00.003Z

The search for Norway's Eurovision Song Contest entry 2012 has begun!

New logo, new line up and an extra melodi - it's mgp 2012!

The Norwegian mgp lorries may be replaced by heart with wings flying on the wings of love to Ørland hovedflystasjon for the first semi final on Friday 21st January on NRK featuring:

1. Irresistable - Elevator
2. Kim André Rysstad - Så vidunderlig
3. Reidun Sæther - High on love
4. Rudi Myntevik - You break it, you own it
5. Lisa Stokke - With love
6. United - Little Bobbi
7. Nora Foss Al-Jabri - Somewhere beautiful
8. The Carburetors - Don’t touch the flame

Listen to a snippet of the mgp songs by clicking the links above.

It all seems too Irresistable!

The Melodimen are already prepared for Don't touch the flame to extinguish hopes of a schlagertastic result, there is no doubt we are High on love for Reidun and Lisa Stokke!
Tonight Lisa is: "packing for Norway and Eurovision with a lot of wool, two warm coats and her biker uggs, not to mention a lot of glitter!"

With love to all 24 singers/performers and song writers - the winner takes it all at Oslo Spektrum!

The winner takes it all - Team Lisa on Det store korslaget.
Text och musik: Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus.

'Can I have a RIP please Bob...' In memory of Bob Holness - what a Blockbuster!

2012-01-06T20:33:00.000Z

Blockbusters! Can I have a key change please Bob?

Text och musik: Ed Welch.

In memory of Bob Holness.
12/11/28 - 6/1/12

RIP Kerry McGregor - X Factor star Yodelling in Heaven.

2012-01-04T19:45:00.001Z

Yodel in the canyon of love - Do-re-mi featuring Kerry.

The Melodimen are sad to hear the news that Kerry McGregor has died.

The 2006 X Factor contestant is best known to us for her appearance on Great British Song Contest 1997 (Song for Europe). She came second to Katrina and the Waves' winning Eurovision song Love shine a light.

Kerry McGregor
1974 to 2012

Eurovision 2012 - Viva la musica!

2012-01-04T06:46:00.002Z

Viva la musica - The Dutch Tenors
Text och musik: Jurko van Veenendaal and Eelco Claassen.

Sing-a long-a...

The river's always singing
The sun is shining bright
The gentle whistle of the wind will guide...

But life is keeping mysteries
No need to wonder far
Life is the symphony of who we are...

Mankind has always been in search around the world
Across the universe - but the answer is in you!

Viva la musica, it's in the rhythm of your heart
Viva la musica, let the music play its part
Musica, musicaaaaaaaaa! (Crescendo)

The earth is all providing, just like she always was (always was)
Just hear the serenade she's giving us (dadadadadadadada)
The past and future can mislead
The present gives and we'll forever learn
Because the answer is in you!

Viva la musica, it's in the rhythm of your heart (string-a long-a strings)
Viva la musica, let the music play its part
Musica, musica!
Viva la musica, it's time for letting go (more fab strings)
Just go along with the rhythm and let the music show (cue mini bit in the middle)

Let it show you there is more to life (Key change)

Viva la musica, its in the rhythm of your heart (strutting drum-a long-a bit)
Viva la musica, let the music play its part
Musica, musica!
Viva la musica, just like the sands of time
The sounds all around us have found us with the rhythm of the rhyme

Musica, musica, mu-si-ca!

The Dutch Tenors are Jurko van Veenendaal, Paul Walthaus, Charly Luske, Rudy Hellewegen and Alex Risch. Will they perform Viva la musica in Nationaal Songfestival 2012 live on February 26th to try to represent The Netherlands at Eurovision 2012 in Baku?

With the Arrival of 2012 comes more Eurovision musica - Viva la musica!

DR announce the Danish songs (New) tomorrow....!

Eastenders: End of an earring - Good Bye Pat...

2012-01-01T19:01:00.001Z

Pat 'Glitter och glamour/Style och consulted' Beale/Wicks/Butcher/Evans played by Pam St. Clement..

Tonight on BBC One, Pat's earrings will glitter och no more, it is an end of an earring.

Will the Eastenders TV theme, text och musik: Simon May to revert to Julia's/Peggy's theme as Pat's body is driven out of Albert Square in a black taxi...?

Pat's Theme
Text och musik: Simon May.

2012 - Bring in the New!

2012-01-01T09:25:00.001Z

The New Forest (formerly New Forest Rondo) aka TVS Gallop - Full length trumpetastic fanfare
Text och musik: Paul Hart.

To start up a new day and a new year, time for a fanfare to Bring in the New!

The ceremonial trumpet fanfare gives way to to a pleasant melodic bit in the middle before galloping towards a big ending!

TVS - Television South
Serving the South and South East of England
1/1/82 - 31/12/92

Southern Star shines on... And it's good bye from us...

2012-01-01T00:33:00.001Z

30 years ago today, Southern Television went off air for the final time. Bitterly disgruntled at the IBA's decision not to renew its franchise, Southern chose to sign off in a brutally somber manner...

For the obsessive telly fanatic, a better quality final 10 minutes of And it's good bye from us is here. The show featured songs to 'suit the occasion' with Lillian Watson singing 'good bye songs' long since heard even in 1981. Anyone expecting a Bucks Fizz melodi mix with clips from Worzel Gummidge and other Southern classic programmes were severely disappointed.

Fast forward to the 'final goodbye', equally drawn out but quirkily effective - presenters soberly standing in line to collect their P45 it seemed (if only one was to cheekily pull a face or stick two fingers up when the Pink Panther esque music kicked in...) This severe ending opted to fade to back with a melanchonic orchestral fanfare before the Southern Star faded away...

No National Anthem, no good night from us once again, and certainly no mention of programmes tomorrow on TVS... a fading star - simple, but effective.

To signal a key change in British television a big ending for Southern Television.

The Southern Star - What an Alcastar!

Alcastar by Alcazar
Text och musik: Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren and Anders Hansson.

Over in ATV land there was more of a party going on... if you mangaged to keep 'em peeled into 1982, Shaw Taylor popped by to bring in the new... A last look at the clock and farewell ATV.

At 12:33:53 it was time to wish one and all a peaceful good night... before partying along to the National Anthem and the tunes played on BRMB through the night.

Central Independent Television started later on January 1st 1982 (Starts at 4'10 in the clip above)

Central was Carltonised in 1997 and finally died on 28-10-02 with the familiar tones of Ted May very cleverly saying: "This is Carlton for the Central Region and we're all off to the South Bank..." a double meaning to introduce The Show Bank Show and the fact that ITV1 continuity would no longer be regionalised but come direkt from London's South Bank.

So all that remains is a toast - to Central News...

Happy 30th Birthday - Central News!

En helt ny värld for London 2012!

2012-01-01T00:00:00.004Z

En helt ny värld (A whole new world) - Peter Jöback & Myrra Malmberg.
Text och musik: Alan Menken and Tim Rice.

This is London Calling... to welcome A whole new world to 2012!

Cue the fireworks...

Thanks to the BBC - Olympic Broadcaster 2012.

Happy New Year - singa longa with Sanna Nielsen.
Text och musik: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.

© Melodimen MMXII

New Tomorrow Today!

2011-12-31T23:57:00.000Z

To a Friend in London, København and thoroughout the world.

Counting down to a New tomorrow today...

The Arrival of 2012 in Sweden - Gott nytt år!

2011-12-31T23:00:00.005Z

Arrival - Magnus Carlsson
Text och musik: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus

Previously released by Sarah Brightman and originally Abba.

To mark the Arrival of the Happy New Year 2012, raise a glass and singa longa...

"I'll be first to know of your arrival
I'll be first to pour the wine
May they ring them in our hearts the jubilant bells of auld lang syne!
Sing! Sing! Sing a song..."

Ring! Ring! Ring a ray of hope and the courage to go on...
We'll be here all waiting their arrival
How that moment's gonna shine
May they ring them in our hearts the jubilant bells of auld lang syne..."

The Melodimen wish our reader a very Happy New Year - cue Sanna..

Happy New Year Latvia! Laimīgu Jauno Gadu!

2011-12-31T22:00:00.002Z

Laimīgu Jauno Gadu - grupa "Tērvete" un draugi!

Text och musik/Vārdi un mūzika: Artūrs Reiniks.

Singa longa...

Eurovision 2012 - Happy New Year Azerbaijan!

2011-12-31T20:00:00.002Z

Day after day... What's another year...

Always good to be first to Celebrate, raise a glass and don't waste a Drip drop...

Welcome to 2012 Azerbaijan!

Running scared they won't be ready...

Now get Baku to building that arena for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012...

Eurovision 2012: Switzerland going Baku to the beginning!

2011-12-10T18:39:00.002Z

Tonight Switzerland decide the singer and song that will go to Baku next May.

Die grosse Entscheidungsshow - Eurovision Song Contest 2012 starts at 8:05pm GMT, head to head with the X Factor Final in the UK.

Featuring:

Patric Scott feat. Fabienne Louves - Real Love
Emel - She
Chiara Dubey - Anima Nuova
Guillermo Sorya - Baby Baby BabyMacy - Shining
Sosofluo - Quand Je Ferme Les Yeux
Atomic-Angels - Black Symphony
IVO - Peace & Freedom
Ze Flying Zezettes Orchestra - L’autre
Raphael Jeger - The Song In My Head
I Quattro - Fragile
Sinplus - Unbreakable
Lys Assia - C’était Ma Vie
Katherine St-Laurent - Wrong To Let You Go

C'etait Ma Vie by Lys Assia.
Text och musik: Ralph Siegel and Jean Paul Cara.

Will the first Eurovision winner Lys Assia be going Baku to Eurovision in 2012?

Eurovision 2012: Melodifestivalen Songs for Sweden - Text och Musik Day!

2011-11-09T19:11:00.006Z

Last night in the build up to Text och Musik Day, we thought it was time for Lasse to 'come' Holm.

Making it (Lasse) Holm, it was time for a feast of Canneloni Macaroni with a good sprinkling of cheese...

While eating we caught up on the news.

Forget news of the Euro crisis in Italy the only Euro crisis is a melodi text och musik shocka!

Ingela 'Pling' Forsman where are you?!

So on Text och Musik Day surely there is a Lotta to get excited about!

Don't let me down svt...

The reveal of the 32 songs and songwriters competing in Melodifestivalen 2012, with the winner going to represent Sweden at Eurovision in Baku, gives us Goosebumps (text och musik: Hanna Lindblad, Linda Sundblad and Tonly Nilsson). It's like feeling a Christmas present before unwrapping it, wondering what might be inside...

Feel the Euphoria (text och musik: Thomas G:son and Peter Boström)

The full list is here!

It is most likely that Andreas Johnson will Sing for me again with Lovelight.

Mattias Andréasson may sing Förlåt mig.

Danny Saucedo may sing To the sky (text och musik: Fernando Fuentes, Tony Nilsson, Danny Saucedo, Peter Boström and Figge Boström).

Molly Sandén may sing Why am I crying.

Sonja Aldén may sing I din himmel (text och musik: Sonja Aldén, Bobby Ljunggren and Peter Boström).

Stormande hav surely gives the option for plenty stormvind machine action.

Aldrig Aldrig (Text och musik: Niclas Lundin, Maria Marcus and Randy Goodrum) doubt there will be a dream in Melodifestivalen. We are pleased to see I mina drömmar (text och musik: Nanna Svensdóttir and Thomas Cars) and Land of broken dreams (text och musik: Thomas G:son and Thomas Plec Johansson) make the list!

Finally, looking through the list of songs and songwriters, we note some Youngblood (text och musik: Fredrik Kempe and David Krüger) From Manboy to The girl - will Freddie Kempe be Popular once again?

Good to see Lasse Come Holm to Melodifestivalen!

Don't let me down....
Text och musik: Lasse Holm and Lars Dille Diedricson.

Eurovision 2012 - Switzerland: The song in my head is 'The song in my head'

2011-11-08T16:43:00.000Z

The song in my head - Raphael Jeger

Why bother with a verse when you can have a repeated chorus...
Key change at 2'23
Big ending at 2'55

That's the song in my head from now and for eternity...

The Risk of appearing at Junior Eurovision and X Factor 2011

2011-11-06T22:09:00.002Z

Tonight there was the shocka of a double eviction on X Factor leaving Andrew from The Risk not so Merry...

The Great British televoting public failed to Ring ring for boy band The Risk, so they are out of the competition!

Andrew Merry, Charlie Healy, Derry Mensah and Ashford Campbell are the latest line up of The Risk, will they be Together again...

Together Again
Text och musik: Andrew Merry.

Andrew came second in the UK Junior Eurovision Song Contest National Final 2004.

Winner Cory Spedding no doubt would say The best is yet to come for Andrew.

3rd place wasn't The wanted result for Nathan Sykes but from that All time low he went on to get he future he Wanted.

Lightning - The Wanted.

The winner doesn't always take it all...

Oh-oh-oh...

'Dance dance dada dance dance' to Eric Saade - Hotter than fire!

2011-10-31T16:28:00.000Z

Eric Saade is the most Popular search on this Melodimen blog and we are sure Manboys and girls will be extremely excited to listen to Eric's new single: Hotter than fire from his new album: Eric Saade Vol 2.

Hotter than fire - Eric Saade featuring Dev.

It seems Eric's pop career is Moving on from Eurovision and Melodifestivalen, talking of which, congratulations to Sarah Dawn Finer on becoming one of the Melodifestivalen 2012 presenters - svt could not make a finer choice...

Melodimen: A Come Back?

2011-10-30T15:30:00.002Z

Come back - Jessica Garlick
Text och musik: Martin Baylay.

To Come back or not Come back?

Eurovision Winners: Dana International, Niamh Kavanagh, Carola and the artist formerly known as Charlotte Nilsson are just some of the schlager drottnings who have made a Come Back!

Ding dong...

September 1st marked the start of the 2012 Eurovision Season!

Many singers and song writers will be considering a Come back!

Fredrik Kempe has entered 6 songs to Melodifestivalen 2012 and no doubt melodimen: Thomas G:son and Bobby Ljunggren are also sending text och musik around Europe!

RTÉ report that Jedward will Come back for Ireland in Eurovision 2012.

Switzerland select their Song for Europe on December 10th 2011. Featuring a Come back from the first Eurovision winner Lys Assia.

C'etait Ma Vie by Lys Assia.
Text och musik: Ralph Siegel and Jean Paul Cara.

and possibly...

Music by Same Difference.

Listen and vote for your favourite Swiss song here

In the UK, Dame Cheryl Baker made a Come back from the Bad Old Days.

Are the BBC taking Steps to be ready for Eurovision 2012?

So what about The Melodimen for 2012?

It's my time for a Come back?

No goodbyes...

It's good to be Baku with you....

Melodimen Closedown!

2011-08-07T23:59:00.001+01:00

"Everything has a beginning, everything comes to an end..."

Boom bang-a-bang! Rumour has it It's my time to closedown!

In a closing down sale, the Lulu chair is reduced to clear!

The Vikki Watson chair sold out in 1985 - but Love is a schlagertastic stool surely...

Never giving up...

From us all, Sweet dreams.

Blockbusters! Can I have a key change please Bob?

2011-08-07T21:55:00.004+01:00

Blockbusters (Key Change mix)
Text och musik: Ed Welch.

The TV Theme to Blockbusters, the 1980s/90s game show presented by the legendary Bob Holness is a classic!

In most ITV regions, the quiz show Blockbusters was broadcast around teatime. Made in Birmingham and Nottingham by Central between 1983 and 1992.

Blockbusters was famous for:

The phrase 'Can I have a P please Bob?'

Fashion statements requiring serious style och consulting!

Students' lucky mascots and big hair

and

the shocking hand jive..!

We relive the Gold Run, KC is flashing...

What KC should every melodi have?

What IPF is a famous Swedish lyrist?

What SN do schlager fans have Devotion to?

What ES is a Popular boy in Sweden?

What CPFKACN is a schlager Hero and Eurovision winner?

Winning the first gold run probably would have been rewarded with a set of dictionaries... my word, errm how exciting!

Going for Gold here is another geeky one...

All the answers are songs and TV Themes written/composed by Ed Welch.

What C is a TV Quiz Show famous for 'It's good but you're not right', 'say what you see' and Mr. Chips?

What K was a CITV programme?

What NL theme first appeared on screen in 1994?

What TMD was TSW's finest contribution to the ITV Network?!

What N was performed by Björgvin Halldórsson for Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1995?

What OFITG is a BBC comedy? I don't believe it...

Another Gold Run completed! Runaway before the next - who needs an Encyclopaedia Britannica anyway.

Everything has a beginning, and everything comes to an end...

And so Uncle Bob signed off with his version of a fab finger point and one last hand jive throughout the studio.

Can we have a BE (big ending) please Bob?

Cue closing titles...

Happy 20th Birthday to www - the World Wide Web sharing information to all!

2011-08-06T11:53:00.005+01:00

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web becoming a publicly available service on the internet, we post this Melodifestivalen melodi - World Wide Web.

World Wide Web
World Wide Web
Här lever jag lycklig, här finns ingen stress
Här är min nya hemadress

Jag väntar länge så jag tog min chans
Jag ville flytta nån annanstans
Ikväll är det party, jag flyttar in
Så följ med mig hem på ostron och vin

Oh uh oh uh ohh, jag har party ikväll
Oh uh oh uh ohh, om du vill får du gärna följa med

När staden krymper och du känner dig less
Sök upp mig på min hemadress

World Wide Web
World Wide Web
Här lever jag lycklig, här finns ingen stress
Här är min nya hemadress

Ta med dig vänner till ett häftigt place
Surfa hem till mig i cyberspace
De vildaste drömmar vi hade förr
Kanske finns här bakom min öppna dörr

Oh uh oh uh ohh, jag har party ikväll
Oh uh oh uh ohh, om du vill får du gärna följa med

När staden krymper och du känner dig less
Sök upp mig på min hemadress

World Wide Web
World Wide Web
Här lever jag lycklig, här finns ingen stress
Här är min nya hemadress

Här blåser aldrig vindarna
Här stänger ingen grindarna
Här får du vara den du vill
Så följ med mig hem, följ med hem till mig

World Wide Web
World Wide Web
Här lever jag lycklig, här finns ingen stress
Här är min nya hemadress

World Wide Web
World Wide Web
Här lever jag lycklig, här finns ingen stress
Här är min nya hemadress
Här är min nya hemadress

World wide web by Nick Borgen
Text och musik: Nick Borgen.

Beyond the guitar, there is a little glitter och glamour sparkling through the backing singers with the odd Oh uh oh uh ohh but it did not become a world wide hit. Sweden sent Bara hon älskar mig by Blond to Eurovision instead.

On August 6 1991, Tim Berners-Lee posted a short summary of the World Wide Web project on the alt.hypertext newsgroup.

The message read: "The WWW project aims to allow all links to be made to any information anywhere."

www.melodimen.blogpot.com has enjoyed sharing text och musik on the World Wide Web - thanks for reading!

BWO have Gone solo...

2011-08-04T21:28:00.000+01:00

Bodies without organs may have Gone...

But the future is looking bright for the former members of B.W.O.

Alexander Bard with his new pop group Gravitonas.

Marina Schiptjenko with her As good as Nu band Page.
(The first Page of synth pop in Sweden was written in 1980 when Marina joined Eddie Bengtsson and Anders Eliasson. In an Abba type way, the band never official split up, and after a decade of silence they have released a new Page of music!)

Ett S.O.S - Page
Text och musik: Eddie Bengtsson.

Martin Rolinksi with his solo career, releasing his new single Blame it on a decent matter in August 2011.

Bodies without organs/BWO entered Melodifestivalen four times, with text och musik worthy of victory to represent Sweden at Eurovision.

Temple of love

Lay your love on me

You're not alone

....but we miss them now they have Gone.

A Symphony for Yorkshire - Happy Yorkshire Day!

2011-08-01T08:23:00.000+01:00

The Calendar says today is August 1st - Yorkshire Day!

It's my time for a brass band fanfare courtesy of Yorkshire Television.

A Symphony for Yorkshire!
Text och musik: Benjamin Till and Doreen Brigham.

A Symphony for Yorkshire brought together two hundred and fifty musicians from all over Yorkshire to showcase the musical talents and stunning locations that are found in the white rose county!

Last year, the BBC launched A Symphony for Yorkshire - a project with an aim to 'unite Yorkshire through music'. Look North and BBC local radio stations in the Yorkshire region, premiered the performance on August 1st 2010.

The piece is described as dramatic, quirky, inspirational and fun, just like an Interval Act for the Eurovision Song Contest perhaps? The musical clip shows the sights and sounds of Yorkshire including the odd trumpet and wind machine! The Yorkshire Anthem kicks in from 11'32 - sing-a long-a...

Sing a song of Yorkshire, from the Humber to the Tees.
Of horses, wool and terriers, of pudding and of cheese.
I know no other county where the land is quite so fine.
England's lovely county. And I'm proud to call it mine.

Where shining purple heather stretches far across the moor,
and the lapwing's cry above me takes the place of traffic roar.
And peace comes drifting gently, there's no place I'd rather be
than this land of hills and valleys, from the Pennines to the sea.

So when I've done my roaming, and when my step grows slow;
when heart and mind assure me that the time has come to go,
then let me rest in Yorkshire, for it's there I want to lie
'neath sun and wind and heather… and a gleaming Yorkshire sky

Text: Doreen Brigham, from Harrogate - Ou est Harrogate?

The Dragons' Den returns with Hilary Devey - looks, stares, glares and shoulder pads!

2011-07-31T20:39:00.007+01:00

Tonight the popular BBC business investment programme The Dragons' Den returns to BBC Two at 9pm.

We are expecting presenter Ewan Davis to say: "Keen equestrian Deborah Meaden is to invest in Hilary Devey's shoulder pads to boost her own popularity on The Dragons' Den."

Money - Elin Lanto
Text och musik: Lasse Andersson.

I want money money
I want lots of lovely money
Show me what it takes to be a real rich bitch
I want money money
I want lots of lovely money
I deserve every penny, every penny I can get...

In memory of Nella Martinetti, Eurovision song writer of Don't leave without me/Ne partez pas sans moi for Celine Dion.

2011-07-31T09:27:00.003+01:00

The Eurovision Song Contest Final of 1988 was a big climax in many ways!

French Canadian Céline Dion sang Ne partez pas sans moi for Switzerland, to Go on to beat UK's Scott Fitzgerald by one point!

Sadly, on Friday the Swiss Eurovision songwriter Nella Martinetti died, aged 65.

As a tribute, here is the schlagertastic Euroband with Don't leave without me - we won't forget vous...

Ne partez pas sans moi/Don't leave without me
Text och musik: Nella Martinetti and Atilla Şereftuğ.

Nella Martinetti
4/6/46 to 29/7/11

Neo - Toxicated Love at Stockholm Pride 2011

2011-07-27T12:05:00.007+01:00

Bringing down the Human frontier of prejudice and inequality, Melodifestivalen singer songwriter - Neo is to release Toxicated love for Stockholm Pride 2011.

Relive other Stockholm Pride songs here and last year's schlagertastic song Secret weapon here.

Swedish Eurovision Star Eric Saade is as Popular as ever...

2011-07-27T11:52:00.001+01:00

Popular - Eric Saade
Text och musik: Fredrik Kempe.

Last night, Made of pop Eric Saade performed his Eurovision hit Popular on Allsång på Skansen...

Afterwhich, he did a sing-a long-a version of Lena Philipsson's PHabulous Eurovision song Det gör ont (It hurts)

A Popular choice!

London 2012: The final countdown to the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony!

2011-07-27T11:47:00.004+01:00

It's my time for an Olympic Countdown!

The Final Countdown (by Europe) performed by The London Symphony Orchestra - fanfaretastic!

A year today - 27th July 2012, London will stage the XXX Olympic Games Opening Ceremony!

A great opportunity for fireworks, flag waving and synchronised stadium strutting!

There's a lot of Modern Talking about the countdown to the Olympics today in the media.

.

Who will be the Hero, everybody loves the show....

UK Eurovision 1995: Love City Groove to Come back?!

2011-07-26T22:29:00.001+01:00

The news that Love Shitty Groove is to rerelease Love City Groove has been Let loose.

I need you to join me to demand Deuce reform and rerelease the song which should have represented the UK in Eurovision 1995.

STOP PRESS 27/7/11: Nevermind the Buzzcocks on BBC 2 was presented by Sir Terry Wogan tonight. Coincidentally, the 'spot the ye olde popstar round' featured Paul Hardy from Love City Groove. Following him was... none other than *scream* Dame Cheryl Baker from The Official Bucks Fizz!

Martin Rolinski sings his new single: Blame it on a decent matter / Thank you for the music Lotta!

2011-07-25T19:32:00.011+01:00

Tack för musiken (Thank you for the music) sing-a long-a with Martin Rolinski.
Text och musik: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.

Tonight, there is a Lotta excitement as Martin Roslinski formerly of BWO/Bodies without organs performed his new single, Blame it on a decent matter on Lotta på Liseberg.

Eurovision presenter and performer Lill Lindfors also joined Lotta Engberg for a sing-a long-a and assisted a man who took his trousers off with some Magic, oh magic... no doubt bringing memories of her famous Eurovision costume shocka from 1985.

Always giving 100%

There's a Lotta more to come next week...

In the club with pop idol Danny Saucedo is: schlager drottning - Arja Saijonmaa, Eurovision 2011 stars - A Friend in London (Denmark), Paradise Oskar (Finland) and Stella Mwangi (Norway)!

And the Popular Eric Saade the week after!

Hold on be strong, Norway...

2011-07-23T08:32:00.000+01:00

The shocking and sad news from Norway has touched the world.

The bomb blast in Oslo followed by a massive killing spree on the island of Utøya has sadly resulted in over 80 deaths.

Alle mine tankar go to the people of Norway - Hold on (be strong)

Unstoppable.... Jenny Silver has a Lotta going on...

2011-07-19T23:07:00.000+01:00

Singing on Lotta på Liseberg last night...
Jenny Silver - Something in your eyes -
Text och musik: Erik Bernholm, Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethsson.

What next for schlager drottning Jenny Silver - Melodifestivalen 2012?

Only time will tell....

The winner takes it all - Tom Pellereau wins The Apprentice 2011

2011-07-17T21:59:00.003+01:00

Tom Tom Tom - Marion Rung
Text och musik: Rauno Lehtinen and Bob Barratt.
Eurovision Song Contest entry for Finland 1973.

Congratulations to Tom Pellereau on winning The Apprentice 2011.

Hey Hey Helen - Abba
Text och musik: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.

Hey Hey Helen Louise Milligan get your company to Ring Ring the BBC for an application form for The Apprentice 2012...

The winner of The Apprentice is...

2011-07-17T20:05:00.004+01:00

Tonight Lord Sugar decides the winner of The Apprentice on BBC One.

The finalists (in alphabetical order) are: Jim Eastwood, Susan Mae, Helen Louise Milligan and Tom Pellereau.

Who will win?

Stand by for a final shocka...

Who will Lord Sugar say "You're fired" to?

Who will Lord Sugar say "You're hired" to?

Higher, fire, desire... is a text classic in many a melodi.

Paula Seling and Ovi singing Playing with fire for Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.
Text och musik: Ovidiu Cernăuţeanu.

Hey hey Helen will it be your night?

The winner of The Apprentice 2011 is here.

The winner takes it all...

Popstar to Operastar: Claire Richards steps on stage with big hair - our Nattens Drottning!

2011-07-03T20:09:00.010+01:00

A STEPtacular performance from Claire Richards on Popstar to Operastar tonight as she took to the stage to sing a Melodifestivalen classic - Nattens drottning from 1989 for the first time direkt from Globen.

Nattens drottning - Haakon Pedersen & Elisabeth Berg
Text och musik: Lasse Holm and Ingela 'Pling' Forsman.

Ha ha ha ha-ing along to Magic Flute - an hair-raising experience!

>>>>Clip to follow>>>>

The Magic Flute / Die Zauberflöte
Text och musik: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Next up Eurovision star Dame Cheryl Baker singing La Voix....?

Inget konstigt alls...

Photo 1: Claire Richards finger pointing for a big ending.
Photo 2: Claire Richards steps out with big hair.
© Melodimen/ITV1

Popstar to Operastar: Cheryl Baker Bucks Fizzing with The Laughing Song!

2011-06-26T20:52:00.005+01:00

Cheryl Baker behind the mask to reveal...

Abba-tastic Agnetha-style blue eye shadow as only an original member of Bucks Fizz could do!

Singing in German, UK schlager drottning and Eurovision winner Cheryl Baker, gave a 12 points performance on Popstar to Operastar.

Mein Herr Marquis - The Laughing Song From Die Fledermaus.
Text och musik: J Strauss II

Style och consulted in a Steptacular way with a hint of It's the way you make me feel. Dame Cheryl Baker should be going direkt to the semi final of Popstar to Operastar.

Make your mind up to Ring Ring 09011 32 10 05 and vote for Cheryl Baker on Popstar to Operastar!

Calls cost 51p from a BT landline, calls from other networks may be higher and mobiles considerably more. 15p of each call goes to Nordoff Robins who may go to buy more Bucks Fizz for the artists in the Green Room while the rest will go to line the profits of BT and ITV plc.

Ah ah ah aaaah - ha ha ha....

Wake up to the Sunrise - Kevin Borg is back!

2011-06-21T04:44:00.002+01:00

Sunrise by Swedish Idol Kevin Borg.

Oh ohoh oh, ohoh oh oh...

Live and direkt from Birmingham it's 4:44am and time for the Sunrise.

Wake up to the sunrise...

Good Morning Britain and Daybreak themes on TV-am
Text och musik: Jeff Wayne.

'Good Morning Britain' and indeed the world!

It's nearly Breakfast Time...

To mark the earliest Sunrise:

Claudia Fanellio sang Sunrise in 2008 attempting to represent Malta at Eurovision.
VIR sand Sunrise in 2010 attempting to represent Poland at Eurovision.

As for Kevin, he spent his Summer Nights last year performing in Grease.

I met a girl crazy for me.....

Eric Saade Concert - Made of Pop!

2011-06-19T22:37:00.005+01:00

Eric Saade is more Popular than ever!

Made of Pop is Eric Saade's Summer Tour around Sweden.

If you are searching for tour dates, look here.

Lena PHilipsson would be proud of his microPHone stand flirting - Looking PHab!

Eric's new album: Saade Vol 1 is released on June 29th 2011.

Featuring the following songs:

1. Timeless
2. Hearts in the air
3. Me and my radio
4. Made of Pop
5. Popular (Album remix)
6. Someone new
7. Killed by a cop
8. Big love
9. Stupid with you
10. Echo
Bonustracks:
Still Loving It
Popular (Original version)

Eric Saade represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 and came third.

Oh oh oh... you wanted a show...

Sanna Nielsen Concert - Can't stop love tonight!

2011-06-18T20:04:00.005+01:00

Tonight, we share our Devotion to schlager drottning Sanna Nielsen!

In an Empty room, somewhere in the heart of England, it's as if we are In Concert with Sanna at Tivoliparken Kristianstad.

We Vågar du vågar jag to join us...

I'm in Love with Sanna Nielsen and you Can't stop love tonight.

Can't stop love tonight is Sanna's new single (from her album I'm in love) released later this month. Another classic three minute Sanna melodi not to make Eurovision.

Melodifestivalen favourite Sanna Nielsen will be performing throughout the summer in Sweden, starting on Monday 20th June in Göteborg on Lotta på Liseberg.

Here are Sanna Nielsen's Summer Concert Dates:

1st July - Allsången i Karlsborg

2nd July - Sundsvall Galtström

8th July - Smögen Skärets Krog

9th July - Tranås Tranås Festival

14th July - Orust Tofta Gård

16th July - Trosa Trosayran

19th July - Eskilstuna

20th July - Allsången på Brunnskvittret i Ronneby.

14th Aug - Österbybruk Eldfesten, Uppsala.

21st Aug - Örebro Varbergsparken

23th Aug - Allsång i Flunsåsparken i Göteborg.

From All over the world - Welcome!

2011-06-17T19:42:00.001+01:00

Ola to you from All over the world

All over the world people click by this Melodimen blog - we hope you enjoy your Stay.

Aika - Stay
Text och musik: Maki Kolehmainen.

Welcome the world - Susann Sonntag
Text och musik: Thomas Heinonen, Nestor Geli and Susie Päivärinta.

And please Come back soon!

BBC One: I hear The Voice that is calling me...

2011-06-17T19:23:00.006+01:00

The BBC have announced that they are to broadcast the latest star singer search programme - The Voice.

The Voice - Eimear Quinn.
Text och musik: Brendan Graham.
Winner of the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest.

I am the voice of the future....

In memory of Sven-Olof Walldoff - Eurovision Conductor for Abba, Waterloo.

2011-06-08T20:08:00.000+01:00

"Oh it's Napoleon..."

Sven-Olof Walldoff
2-5-29 to 6-6-11

BGT 2011: The winner of Britain's Got Talent is Jai McDowall

2011-06-04T21:54:00.002+01:00

3rd New Bounce

2nd Ronan Parke

1st Jai McDowall

BGT 2011: Britain's Got Talent 2011 Results...

2011-06-04T21:51:00.003+01:00

10th Jean Martin
9th Les Gibson
8th James Hodley
7th Steven hall
6th Paul Gbegbaje
5th Michael Collings
4th Razy Gogonea

and the winner is....

Popstar to Opera Star 2011

2011-06-04T21:10:00.005+01:00

Britain's Got Talent Steps aside for Popstar to Operastar.

Will Great British televoters have A little respect for Erasure's Andy Bell?

Will it be a musical Tragedy for Claire Richards?

Will X Factor 2009 winner Joe McElderry seek new Ambitions to be a winner again?

Will UK schlager drottning Dame Cheryl Baker, UK Eurovision winner with Bucks Fizz be a record breaker?

BGT 2011: Britain's Got Talent 2011 Running Order is...

2011-06-04T19:01:00.006+01:00

Last year the Great British televoters were Spellbound by the winners Spelbound on Britain's Got Talent!

Tonight the following 10 artists compete in the Britain's Got Talent 2011 Final.

The running order of appearance is:

1. Steven Hall
2. Michael Collings
3. Les Gibson
4. James Hobley
5. Paul Gbegbaje
6. Ronan Parke
7. Jean Martyn
8. Jai McDowall
9. Razy Gogonea
10. New Bounce

Who is the winner of Britain's Got Talent 2011?

UK Eurovision Star: Gina G - Next 2 U - New single! Have ooh ahh just a little bit of a listen...

2011-06-01T11:44:00.016+01:00

UK Eurovision Pop Diva Gina G is making ooh ahh just a little bit of a poptastic come back!

In Melbourne, Gina G performed her Fresh! new single Next 2U on The Morning Show for the first time earlier today! Get up and dance - click on this link to listen to Next 2 U and see her world premiere performance!

Next 2 U is available to belong to you via download from iTunes.

Update: Gina G has been strutting, flirting, bopping and dancing around an Aussie club to record a video for her new single: Next 2 U. GinaG has posted it to YouTube and here is!

Check out the twirl and head turn at 1'26 - 12 points!

Next 2 U - Gina G
Text och musik: Gina G, Billy Pace, John Collins and Duane Morrison.

"To get me started... To be continued...."

We like a big ending, especially when it promises ooh ahh just a little bit more...

Gina G - Ooh ahh... Just a little bit
Text och musik: Steve Rodway and Simon Tauber.

The Melodimen Give some love to Gina G and wish her ooh ahh just a little bit, ooh ahh little bit more luck with her music career - Love the life and Flashback to those naughty noughties!

We can't wait to hear some more Fresh! new Gina G music!

BGT 2011: Britain's Got Talent Jean Martyn direkt to the final!

2011-05-31T21:06:00.005+01:00

Could effervescent keyboard diva Jean Martyn from the Midlands be the side show in next year's UK Eurovision Song Contest Entry...?

Life after Eurovision: Eric Saade continues to be 'Popular' with a new song - 'Hearts in the Air'

2011-05-31T07:53:00.001+01:00

Hearts in the air
Eric Saade featuring J-son.

Swedish Eurovision star Eric Saade's new album: Eric Saade Volume 1 is released soon featuring the following songs:

1. Timeless
2. Hearts in the air
3. Me and my radio
4. Made of Pop
5. Popular(Album remix)
6. Someone new
7. Killed by a cop
8. Big love
9. Stupid with you
10. Echo
Bonustracks:
Still Loving It
Popular (Original version)

Here is Eric Saade performing live at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

Popular - Eric Saade.
Text och musik: Fredrik Kempe.

Thank you to all the people who have searched for Eric Saade to make May the most Popular month for visitors to the Melodimen blog.

BGT 2011: Britain's Got Talent - who will Parke and Ride into the final?

2011-05-30T20:57:00.001+01:00

Will Ronan Parke and the guy on the bike accelerate into the Final of Britain's Got Talent?

BGT 2011: The winner of Britain's Got Talent is...

2011-05-29T19:10:00.003+01:00

Who has won Britian's Got Talent is announced next week in the grand final on ITV1, utv and stv.

Last year's BGT winner Spelbound lept to success to perform for the Queen at the Royal Variety Show. While in Ukraine, the winner gets to perform at Eurovision...

Mika Newton - Angel
Text och musik: Composer(s) Ruslan Kvinta and Maryna Skomorohova.

The talented sand artist Kseniya Simonova/Ксенія Симонова won Ukraine's Got Talent in 2009 with her stunning sand animation.

Back in the United Kingdom, Simon Cowell returns to judge (along with the Great British televoters) the Diversity of talent Britain has to offer.

Coverage of Britain's Got Talent continues throughout the week....

Champions League Football Winners: Oh Barcelona....

2011-05-28T21:40:00.003+01:00

Barcelona 3 Mancester United 1

Champions League Final 2011 - Live and direkt from Wembley Stadium.

BWO singing Barcelona.

Freddie Mercury and Monserrat Caberalle singing Barcelona.

Luara Hayrapetyan singing Barcelona at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 for Armenia.

Déja vu

Katrina gave us a wave at Birmingham Pride 2011!

2011-05-28T21:08:00.009+01:00

The Melodimen ventured out tonight to watch UK Eurovision stars perform at Birmingham Pride 2011.

Da Buzzing with excitement, here are our highlights:

Josh Dubovie beaming as he sung That sounds good to me

Josh Dubovie asking the audience: who wants a condom?!

Josh Dubovie pointing out the key change in his 42nd song.

Josh Dubovie saying: get our your violins as he performed the Eurovision winning song Fairytale by Alexander Rybak (and 12 points for pronouncing his name right.)

After his performance, Jo O'Meara from S Club 7 took to the stage. Instead of reaching for the stars, we reached for the beer tent and sneaked back stage to (s)talk to Josh!

Josh is optimistic about the future and is busy writing and recording songs for a new album. What else he said sounded good to me we would love to share the moment but we promised him it would Go Go Go no further.

Scooch (without David who was looking after his dogs) took to the stage next! Russ, Caroline and local girl Natalie got the audience singing along and Flying the rainbow flag.

After which we had a hug and a lovely chat scooching with Caroline.

Finally, UK Eurovision winner Katrina Leskanich let Love shine a light

Love shine a light
Text och musik: Kimberley Rew.

Unfortunately we didn't get to speak to Katrina, but she gave us one of her waves...!

Wait until the weekend comes... Birmingham Pride 2011!

2011-05-26T17:54:00.011+01:00

It is nearly the weekend and after a long week we cannot Wait until the weekend comes!

"Wait until the rainbow ends
Then we'll find our pot of gold..."

Ireland's 1985 Eurovision Song Contest Entry.
Wait until the weekend comes - Maria Christian.
Text och musik: Brendan Graham (Double Eurovision winner with Rock 'n' Roll Kids and The voice)

Birmingham hosts Pride 2011 over the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend and has invited Eurovision stars to Come back to perform!

Full details of the free entertainment at Birmingham Pride can be found here!

Let the Rainbow Stars Shine.

The UK's largest free two day LGBT Pride event promises: One love, One world, One community they could've added One life too...

12 points to Birmingham for welcoming representatives from Baltic Pride too!

UK Eurovision stars: Josh Dubovie, Scooch (or at least three-quarters of them) and Katrina (without her waves) will perform on Saturday 27th May and Sonia will sing on Sunday 29th May.

BWO - Save my pride - oh oh oh oh...
Text och musik:Alexander Bard, Anders Hansson and Martin Rolinski.

Listen to our Queer Idol selection of schlagertastic Stockholm Pride Songs here.

Eurovision Stars Jedward sing for US President Barack Obama in Ireland!

2011-05-23T20:33:00.002+01:00

Jedward - Lipstick
Text och musik: Martin Larson, Lars Halvor Jensen and Dan Priddy.
Irish Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Entrants.

Today, USA President Barack Obama visited Ireland to watch Jedward perform at College Green, Dublin.

Here I come, here I come...
Dum da dum, da dum, da dum!

As fast as you could say Jedward are twins Edward Peter Anthony Kevin Patrick Grimes and John Paul Henry Daniel Richard Grimes, President Barack Obama left Ireland 12 hours early to Fly on the wings of love to London to visit the Queen.

The official reason for leaving Ireland early was to guarantee his Arrival in the UK ahead of potential flight disruption due to possible volcanic ash clouds from the eruption of Grimsvötn in Iceland....

In other words:

Hit and run, hit and run
Dum da dum, da dum, da dum...
Then I'm gone, then I'm gone
Gone, gone, gone, gone!

Sending a Postcard from Eurovision 2011: Thank you for a 'Wonderful' show!

2011-05-22T18:20:00.000+01:00

What is the music played in the Eurovision Song Contest Final after the performances of all the songs but before the interval act when the presenters said: "Europe feel your heart beat extra large"?

Gary Go - Wonderful
Text och musik: Gary Baker.

The song - Wonderful was used for the German film: Männerherzen (Men's Hearts)

Here is the music video filmed in Berlin.

Check out the fab head turn action at 1'30!

A top 25 hit in the UK Chart, Wonderful was also used for the trailer to the Disney film: Oceans.

Say I am, wonderful - woo ooh ooh...

Here is a selection of postcards broadcast before the Big 5 countries: France, Italy, UK, Germany and Spain broadcast on BBC with commentary from Graham Norton.

Each postcard finished with the slogan Feel Your Heart beat in a variety of European languages. The pulsating multicoloured heart, reflected the colours of each country's flag.

Our postcard from Dusseldorf, to share the moment from the Eurovision Song Contest in Germany has Finally arrived...

Dear Readers,

We landed safely and now we are feeling the heart beat of Düsseldorf . We ventured into the Old Town late on Friday and bumped into Malta's Glen Vella and wished him a very Happy Birthday - One life!

On Saturday, we went up and down the Radio Tower. I can recommend it! Great views!

Our highlights at the Eurovision Arena were meeting Louis Walsh and the Azerbaijan winners - Ell and Nikki.

We look forward to a New tomorrow congratulating and chatting to Fredrik Kempe at the airport before Coming home to Birmingham.

So lucky to be here - having a Wonderful time!

Diggi-loo
Melodimen
14th May 2011.

Kathy Kirby 'I belong' in the Green Room in the sky...

2011-05-20T16:13:00.001+01:00

Here is A little song for you

UK Eurovision Song Contest Song 1965
I belong - Kathy Kirby.
Text och musik: Peter Lee Sterling and Phil Peters.

In memory of Kathy Kirby who died aged 72 today.

All my dreams are uncovered, I belong. I belong. I. Be. Long....

My thanks to you

Lookie Lookie who has a new single out - Eurovision star Stella Mwangi!

2011-05-19T18:49:00.004+01:00

Haba Haba Lookie Lookie here at Stella Mwangi's new song! Lookie Lookie here to listen!

Stella Mwangi shockingly failed to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Final singing for Norway with her song Haba Haba.

Eurovision 2011: Hey mind if I take this chair...?

2011-05-18T20:38:00.000+01:00

Picture: Taken by Melodimen.

Live and direkt from the Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany - home of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

Taken by a stranger - Lena Meyer-Landrut
Text och musik: Gus Seyffert, Nicole Morier and Monica Birkenes.

Bring on the wall...

Eurovision 2011: Coming home... Baku to do it all again in 2012!

2011-05-16T20:35:00.006+01:00

Azerbaijan are the winners of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011!

Running scared by Ell and Nikki
Text och musik: Iain Farquharson, Sandra Bjurman and Stefan Örn

Eldar Qasımov and Nigar Camal were supported on stage by Shirley's Angels and with the Drip drop of 221 points won Eurovision 2011!

The Melodimen had an amazing weekend in Dusseldorf, thank you NDR for a wonderful show!

But now It is my time to be Coming Home.....

Before we come Baku to do it all again....

Eurovision Song Contest 2011 Winner is....

2011-05-13T18:59:00.004+01:00

France? Ireland? Azerbaijan? Iceland? UK?

Or... someone else more Popular ?

Who is the winner of Eurovision 2011?

'I Can' not wait to find out!

Bring on a new tomorrow and enjoy the final show!

From Birmingham to Düsseldorf - here I come, here I come da da dam, da da dam....

Melodimen are flying the UK flag for Blue!

Eurovision Song Contest 2011: Semi Final 2 the qualifiers are....

2011-05-12T19:50:00.000+01:00

The second Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 2011 comes live and direkt from Dusseldorf, Germany tonight - May 12th.

Who will be Popular with the juries and televoters across Europe?

10 countries are So Lucky to qualify direkt to the final and they are:

Watch live via eurovision.tv to find out!

Ding dong!

Eurovision 2011: Eric Saade takes it to the number one...? Say it's possible (not impossible) that he will go direkt to the final!

2011-05-11T20:42:00.001+01:00

Sweden hope Eric Saade is Popular with the international juries and televoters voting in tomorrow's Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final live and direkt from Dusseldorf, Germany.

Sweden want Eric Saade to be Popular enough to win a place in the Eurovision Final.

It would be a Eurovision shocka if Sweden fail to qualify two years in a row - a Swedish National Emergency....

Will Eric be smashing out of or staying in Eurovision?

Eric Saade is the most popular search on the Melodimen Blog:

Eric Saade reveals the votes in 2010.
Eric Saade topless.
Manboy Eric Saade popping his cork
Eric Saade at Melodifestivalen.

Click the links above to find out more...

Eurovision Song Contest Final 2011: Iceland will perform 21st

2011-05-10T23:14:00.001+01:00

Eurovision Song Contest Final 2011: Russia will perform 10th

2011-05-10T23:13:00.002+01:00

Eurovision Song Contest Final 2011: Finland will perform 1st

2011-05-10T23:13:00.001+01:00

Eurovision Song Contest Final 2011: Hungary will perform 5th

2011-05-10T23:11:00.000+01:00

Eurovision Song Contest Final 2011: Switzerland will perform th

2011-05-10T23:00:00.002+01:00

Eurovision Song Contest Final 2011: Georgia will perform 25th (last)

2011-05-10T22:55:00.001+01:00

Eurovision Song Contest Final 2011: Switzerland will perform 13th (before Blue for UK)

2011-05-10T22:54:00.000+01:00

Eurovision Song Contest Final 2011: Azerbaijan will perform 19th

2011-05-10T22:53:00.003+01:00

Eurovision Song Contest Final 2011: Greece will perform 9th

2011-05-10T22:53:00.001+01:00

Eurovision Song Contest Final 2011: Lithuania will perform 4th

2011-05-10T22:51:00.001+01:00

The Eurovisionsong Contest Final 2011: Serbia will perform 24th

2011-05-10T22:48:00.001+01:00

Eurovision Song Contest 2011 you Haba Haba a shocka....

2011-05-10T22:18:00.004+01:00

There has to be a shocka at Eurovision...

The oh so random reveal of the electronic envelopes to announce the countries going on to sing in the Eurovision Song Contest Final always bring a shocka!

As the Melodimen expected, NDR left Russia and Norway to the end...

We had feared a Hungary or Norway shocka... and with Lithuania sneaking into the top 10 we were on Stand by for a shocka....

Poland was not Jestem more No-tem.
Albania no longer Feel the passion.
It's a knock out for Armenia Boom boom
Turkey do not get to Live it up on Saturday.
One life's dream shattered for Glen Vella and Malta.
Senit is sent home, the flight is Stand(ing)by to take her home to San Marino.
Croatia cannot Celebrate

and Portugal, well....

The Eurovision Song Contest Final is on Saturday 14th May 2011.

Eurovision Song Contest 2011: Semi Final 1 the qualifiers are: Serbia, Lithuania, Greece, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Switzerland, Hungary, Russia + Iceland

2011-05-10T18:56:00.003+01:00

The first Eurovision Song Contest Semi Final 2011 comes live and direkt from Dusseldorf, Germany tonight - May 10th!

Haba Haba fun!

Results...

The finalist are:

Serbia
Lithuania
Greece
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Switzerland
Hungary
Finland
Russia
Iceland

Sarah Engels says Call my name... as winner of Deutschland sucht den Superstar?

2011-05-08T10:18:00.008+01:00

Germany can't live without music at the moment.

Next week the Eurovision Song Contest in Dusseldorf and yesterday the German Pop Idol Final - Deutschland sucht den Superstar 2011 was held!

Needing 25 hours a day to complete the show, there was a lot of Modern Talking as we awaited for the winning result to find out the DSDS winner...

Call my name by Sarah Engels
Text och musik: Dieter Bohlen.

Oh oh oh... they did not Call out Sarah's name - shocka!

Very Sanna Nielsen...

For the record - Pietro Lombardi won Deutschland sucht den Superstar 2011 - check out his style och consulting and watch the winning version of Call my name here

Eurovision 2011: I can see the winner? France vs UK the favourites to win in Dusseldorf?

2011-05-07T15:34:00.005+01:00

I Can report the current favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 are France and the United Kingdom.

The Big 5 (UK, France, Spain, Germany and Italy) took to the stage to rehearse for the first time today!

Amaury Vassili stood alone belting out Sognu infront of spectacular backdrop - could his chanson get the dream result of victory?

Sognu - Amaury Vassili for France
Text och musik: Daniel Moyne, Quentin Bachelet, Jean-Pierre Marcellesi and Julie Miller.

The boys from Blue, Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan and Simon Webbe (together with 2 backing singers) rehearsed shortly after.

I Can - Blue
Text och musik: Liam Keenan, Ian Hope, Ben Collier, Ciaron Bell, Duncan James and Lee Ryan.
UK entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

Both entries have made Changes to the live version compared with the studio version.

I Can spot them - can you?

Picture taken by BBC Eurovision.

Eurovision 2011: Feel your heart beat - Time to Celebrate!

2011-05-06T06:35:00.007+01:00

The rehearsals for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Dusseldorf, Germany are in full swing!

Eurovision.tv is the official site for Eurovision news and fan websites and blogs are doing an excellent job in reporting all the action!

The build up to Eurovision is like the build up to Christmas...

The expectation, the excitement, the suspense...

Communication and information from the Internet has enabled many people who cannot go to the contest the chance to feel the heart beat of being there.

As a result it is like having the Christmas presents under the tree wrapped in transparent paper - it is so easy to have sneaky look at what is going on! For many this is all part of the journey which started months ago, however some people enjoy waiting for the big day for the surprise.

What ever your approach it is time to Celebrate the musical galaxy that is Eurovision!

Celebrate by Daria Kinzer for Croatia.
Text och musik: Boris Đurđević and Andrea Čubrić.

Not many think Daria will Celebrate a Eurovision win, but we Celebrate the following Eurovision traditions!

Do as you sing - Put your, hands up! #fingerpoint - check!

Back singers' co-ordinated Charlotte Nilsson head turn away from camera. #headturn - check!

Sing-a long-a bouncy chorus - check!

As the magic takes over your heart - cue a frocka shocka and a costume change #bucksfizzing - check!

Celebrate every single step you take - cue a synchronised strut along the Cat walk. #strutting - check!

The bit in the middle leads up to a key change - check!

(but where are the fireworks followed by the wind machine for the final chorus? Check the style och consulting!)

It's my time for some final Bucks fizzing with a big ending - Glitter och glamour - check!

It's good to see this classic formula still lives on!

However with 43 diverse acts, let's Celebrate the variety of music and performances that the 43 competing countries present!

So Haba Haba a great Eurovision week (or two)

The winner is....?

Next year the Eurovision is Coming home to...?

Find out on Saturday May 14th, viewers in the UK can watch BBC One or BBC One HD from 8pm BST!

I Can highly recommend it!

UK: Elections and Referendum Vote! Yes or No to AV?

2011-05-05T07:17:00.007+01:00

Heart 2 Heart performing Nei Eda Já for Iceland at the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden.

Nei eda já - No or yes to Alternative Vote Electoral reform?

Time for UK voters to make their final deliberations...

Whether in favour of First past the post or Alternative vote do vote (vote) vote (vote) vote for your winner.

'AV a good day!

'I Can' buy and download the UK Eurovision song by Blue now!

2011-05-01T00:55:00.005+01:00

In the past the UK public and media have been disbelieving and critical of the United Kingdom Eurovision result, while at the same time not supporting or buying the UK song.... as we have commented here and here.

To be Popular throughout Europe, surely the song needs to be Popular in the home country at least... and to get The message to your heart support is required from the UK media!

Blue have been busy throughout Europe promoting I Can the UK Eurovision song and their Come Back. They have displayed a proud and positive image, keen to be representing their country!

Yesterday, Blue performed on Paul O'Grady Live on ITV1 and tonight they took to the stage on So You Think You Think You Can Dance.

Further forthcoming Blue TV appearances are:

Loose Women on ITV1, stv, utv - May 3rd at 12:30pm
Blue Peter on BBC One - May 3rd at 4:30pm
Daybreak on ITV Breakfast between 7:30 and 8:30am.
OK! TV on Channel 5 - May 5th at 6:20pm
Breakfast on BBC One - May 6th between 8am and 9:15am.
The Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV1, stv, utv - May 6th at 3pm

However, the song has yet to be playlisted on BBC Radio 1 or 2 - #shocka!

The single, I can - Blue, is released today, May 1st available for download on iTunes here.

The Blue single EP features the following tracks:

I Can (Radio Edit) [Star sign] 3'01
I Can (Original Mix) 3'09
I Can (Instrumental) 3'01
I Can (Video) 3'13

I can - Blue
Text och musik: Liam Keenan, Ian Hope, Ben Collier, Ciaron Bell, Duncan James and Lee Ryan.

Blue have Come Back! So Back Blue for Eurovision Victory in Düsseldorf!

Pictures thanks to: BBC One/Melodimen and iTunes.

Royal Wedding and Eurovision: Save Your Kisses for Me!

2011-04-29T12:23:00.005+01:00

Save your kisses for me - Swedish Eurovision star Eric Saade and Pop Idol Danny Saucedo kissing at Melodifestivalen 2011.

London Calling... the world is watching the Royal Wedding between HRH Prince William and Miss Kate Middleton... an occasion for flags, fanfares and fireworks...

Royalist or Republican, you can't beat a decent fanfare surely!

Can you feel the Love love love

Last year Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, Duke of Västergötland got married in Stockholm, our report and listen to the music of the Swedish Wedding here.

The wedding ceremony has taken place in Westminster Abbey and now the audience awaits the royal couple coming out on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for a wave and the anticipated kiss.... or two - Miss Kiss Kiss Bang!

At the Eurovision Song Contest there has been the odd kiss or two...

The first on screen Eurovision kiss was back in 1957...

Birthe Wilke & Gustav Winckler - Skibet skal sejle i nat
Text och musik: Erik Fiehn and Poul Sørensen.

In 2000, the boys in Ping Pong singing for Israel shared a kiss...

PingPong - Sameyakh שמייח Happy song
Text och musik: Ronen Ben-Tal, Roy 'Chicky' Arad and Guy Asif.

In 2003, there was huge speculation that t.A.T.u would share a raunchy kiss on stage singing Nje vjer, nje bojsa.

t.A.T.u - Nje vjer, nje bojsa
Text och musik:Valeriy Polienko and Mars Lasar.

Save your kisses for me...

Eurovision 2011 - Slovenia: Maja Keuc 'No one' tripped over the microphone lead during the making of the official video...

2011-04-26T20:59:00.005+01:00

Maja Keuc - No one
Text och musik: Matjaž Vlašič and Urša Vlašič.

The official music video for the Slovenian Eurovision entry has been recorded in a forest somewhere - No one quite knows where....

Maja struts through a woodland with dancers leaping about and peeping from behind and in front of her. No one knows why...

As the song builds, the strutting and intensity increases as the microphone lead gets stretched and stretched...

No one can be too sure how far it will go...

And! No one can be exempt from a microphone malfunction...

Did No one warn Maja...?

Forget the dancers attempting to be dauntingly moody as No one should take them seriously, they appear to have been captured by a Carola dance routine with high kicks. Boys, No one could compete with Dame Angela Rippon and her high leg kick.

The real scare to the viewer of this video is: what happens if Maja struts too far and the microphone lead is pulled out!

No one should forget the classic microphone lead catastrophe experienced by Sweet Dreams singing the winning reprise of Never giving up at Song for Europe 1983. Although they did give up using microphones with leads exchanging them for cordless mics in Munich.

No one could begrudge us for reposting this (albeit the cordless mic mix used at Eurovision) schlagertastic classic clip.

Anyway, back to Slovenia, Maja is Never giving up with the 'how far can you strut through a forest with a microphone lead record', that you expect the late Norris McWhirter or Roy Castle to pop out from behind a tree anytime after the key change and Cheryl Baker to scream, "you're a Record Breaker!"

No one can quite believe it when she leaves the wood that her microphone is still connected...

No one but Maja, who gives us a knowing Chiara wink right at the end...

So will the microphone lead make it to Germany - No one knows?

Maja was last seen on route walking to the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf...

Will she be in the lead with the juries and televoters come May 14th?

Hungary for more Melodimen Eurovision Video Reviews? Click here for: Malta, France, Sweden, Norway and United Kingdom.

Eurovision 2011: Stella Mwangi says Haba Haba look at this...

2011-04-25T20:29:00.000+01:00

.....her fab style och consulted Blue nails ofcourse!

Stella Mwangi (representing Norway) and Blue (representing the UK) will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany next month!

Picture direkt from Twitpic - takk Stella with her Naked Truth copy of Attitude magazine - what would her Grandmother say......!

Eurovision 2011 - Sweden: Which Eric Saade Video is most Popular?

2011-04-25T20:04:00.004+01:00

Eric Saade has been In the Club recording his new official music video to Popular his entry for Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 - watch it here!

Meanwhile, in Israel, has he been up staged by this fan-tastic Eurovision parody video featuring Dekel Ben Avi as Eric Saade!

Forget the fighting, Ding Dong seconds out round two: it's all about strutting and finger pointing - 12 points!

Popular - Eric Saade
Text och musik: Fredrik Kempe.

Eurovision 2011 - Norway: Haba Haba look at Stella Mwangi's new video!

2011-04-19T10:09:00.000+01:00

Haba Haba look at this!

Eurovision 2011 - UK: Blue - I Can official video. Can I have a towel please?

2011-04-15T15:53:00.003+01:00

Watch the UK Eurovision Song Contest entrant I Can the official video by Blue here!

Starts with some moody looks, stares and glares like a Littlewoods Catalogue...

Add some big hair and head turns from girls wrapped in bandages...

Cue the bit where the key change should be...

And please the Manboys with an Eric Saade style shower...

Alternatively watch the Eurovision Preview Video - this is London Calling... here!

Rocket Ride! Hallo Spaceboy... 50 years in space!

2011-04-12T22:06:00.002+01:00

Rocket Ride - Jannicke Abrahamsen.
Text och musik: Knut-Øyvind Hagen, Thomas G:son and Andreas Rickstrand

To mark the 50th anniversary of the first man in space - Yuri Gagarin.

Hallo Spaceboy.... hello...!

Eurovision 2011 - Russia: Get you Alex Sparrow / Aleksey Vorobyov / Алексей Воробьёв!

2011-04-11T21:48:00.009+01:00

Get You - Alex Sparrow or Alexey Vorobyov / Алексей Воробьёв.
Text och musik: RedOne, Alexey Vorobyov, Bilal 'The Chef', AJ Junior and Eric Sanicola.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 entry for Russia.

Looking for more information on Russian Eurovision star Alex Sparrow? (I mean searching for more pictures of Aleksey Vorobyov - then look and click here for a pictorial account from fellow journalist Brumster.)

Ooh ohhh I'm coming to get you...

Grand National winner is Silver By Nature! Unstoppable...

2011-04-09T14:45:00.011+01:00

Today is the John Smith's Grand National, live and direkt from Aintree, Liverpool (Home of Sonia).

We are in search of a Brucie Bonus...

You Bet!
Text och musik: Jonathan Sorrell.

A fanfare tastic, key change teasing, classic TV theme.

So, The Grand National runners and riders are here and we are putting our Money Money Money on....

Silver by Nature!

Which we believe will be Unstoppable...!

Something in your eyes - Jenny Silver.
Text och musik: Erik Bernholm, Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethsson.

Our other betting top tips are:

What a friend in London

West End Rocker fella Street

Grand Slam Hero

and I can see 'Bluesea cracker' doing well!

So who will be Galloping Home...

The Black Beauty Theme - Galloping home
Text och musik: Denis King.

Get the Bucks Fizz out! 30 years since Making Your Mind Up won the Eurovision Song Contest for the UK!

2011-04-04T00:01:00.001+01:00

Making your mind up.
Text och musik: Andy Hill and John Danter.

30 years today, on April 4th 1981, Bucks Fizz won the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland. Following the Rules of the game to rip skirts off to victory!

Now those days are gone...

But if you want to see some more... 30 years on...

You can join UK schlager drottnings: Jay Aston, Cheryl Baker and Mike Nolan who are performing as the Official Bucks Fizz in London Town over the Royal Wedding Weekend of April 29th

or... for more Piece of the action

Bobby G's Bucks Fizz perform at Mundesley Holiday Village, Norfolk, on April 16th.

Don't let your indecision take you from behind....

Census 2011: You can count on me!

2011-03-27T22:19:00.005+01:00

You can count on me - LuvBug
Text och musik: Kevin Sheerin.

To mark Census 2011 Day, we play the Irish song for the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, You can count on me!

We are busy counting the wind machines, stools, gltterballs, fireworks, fanfares and key changes....

Hollow - Peter Jöback.
Text och musik: Fredrik Kempe.

Schlager Census 2011: What number did you count...?

Some Comic Relief on Red Nose Day from Susan Boyle and Peter Kay singing I know him so well...

2011-03-18T23:54:00.003Z

Peter Kay and Comic Relief present:
I know him so well - Susan Boyle and Geraldine McQueen.
Text och musik: Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus.

The Red Nose Day 2011 single raising money for Comic Relief features:

I know him so well

I Know Him So Well (Freemasons' Elektro-Funky-Grimestep-Balkan-Garagesale-Wobble-Nu-Bleep-Disco-Club-Mix-Dub)

It is available to download from iTunes tomorrow!

Geraldine McQueen winner of 'Britain's got the Pop Factor and possibly the next Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice joined forces with Britain's Got Talent runner up Susan Boyle to sing an oh so good, oh so fine performance of I know him so well from the musical Chess.

Check mate out the orginal version of I know him so well and many more besides here!

If you wish to support Comic Relief you can donate via www.rednoseday.com

It is Madness... not to...

Eurovision 2011: One Life - Glen Vella. Malta Preview Video banking on success! (Not an Air Malta plane in sight.....)

2011-03-14T21:27:00.003Z

One life - Glen Vella
Text och musik: Paul Giordimania and Fleur Balzan.

Malta, with the support of Mediterranean Bank, have sent this preview video to the EBU to promote One life - Malta's Eurovision Song 2011.

The Mediterranean Bank have said it is all change (note the money reference!) banking the sights of Malta in favour of a more cost effective studio film involving a lot of errrm jumping!

The Mediterranean Bank have kindly donated enough Money Money Money for a box of glasses and a fab boa...

Style och consulting experts will no doubt note that the guy in the blue T shirt @ 1'39 he is apparently Glen's mentor with his 'it's all up to you' finger point... you go girl! Although he works at the Mediterranean Bank on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday allegedly...

12 points also to the Mediterranean Bank Manager @ 0'28 to 0'30 for his twirl in the PBS Production sponsored by Mediterranean Bank.

We are loving the inclusion, all ages, sexes, races, abilities... the video is bright, cheerful and camptastic!

And what else to do on the key change than unite for some synchronised spontaneous jumping!

It is a shame that the Mediterranean Bank couldn't stretch so far as to put on the wind machine and add some more glitter och glamour but with a court case challenge about to land from Air Malta they need to save their Euro.

Representatives from Air Malta are livid, that their video idea did not take off. It appears their sponsorship money did not make it to PBS Malta Television... shocka! We reckon Mary Spiteri has taken the money for a Little Child i.e. saving it in her off shore Meditteranean Bank Account!

Not seeing an Air Malta plane in a Maltese Eurovision Song Contest preview video is like not having a key change in a melodi - unthinkable!

Rumours that the finger pointing guy in the blue T shirt is moonlighting on Thursday, Friday and Saturday as an air steward for Air Malta have yet to be confirmed. Air Malta's style och consulting expert hinted that they wanted to be Flying the flag (for Malta) with some strutting and in-flight finger pointing alongside some subtle product placement like a pink Air Malta flag...

In the end, Glen 'I am who I am and I'm here for you' Vella obviously was bribed by Mediterranean Bank with a pair of yellow jeans.

It'll be Ryan Air to Düsseldorf (Weeze) Airport then Glen...

You have gotta love Malta, Glen (and don't forget the Mediterranean Bank) haven't you!

Love me for who I am....

The Melodimen were live in the Mediterranean Conference Centre when Glen Vella won Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2011 our report is here.

In association with Malta promotion and publicity regulations, here is a link to our interview with Blue in Valletta - cheque it out!

Good luck to Malta - we're (Mediterranean) banking on you!

Eurovision 2011: Sweden send Eric Saade to Germany! He was most Popular!

2011-03-12T20:45:00.007Z

Eric Saade wins Melodifestivalen 2011 to go direkt to Dusseldorf to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011!

Text och musik: Fredrik Kempe - The King of melodi.
(We will forgive him for The Playtones)

Melodifestivalen 2011 - Nu kör vi - who and what song will be most Popular!

2011-03-12T10:23:00.004Z

Melodifestivalen Theme - The Attic.

Balloons... check!

Flags... check!

Banners... check!

Glowsticks... check!

Wind machine... check!

Kikki Danielsson's vodka... check!

Sweden's National Final for Eurovision - live and direkt from Globen, Stockholm is tonight Saturday 12th March 2011, 19:00 GMT on svt.

More Popular than ever!

The songs in order to appearance competiting to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 are:

Melodi 1: Danny Saucedo - In the club
Text och musik: Figge Boström, Peter Boström and Danny Saucedo.

Melodi 2: Sara Varga - Spring för livet
Text och musik: Sara Varga and Figge Boström.

Melodi 3: The Moniker - Oh My God!
Text och musik: Daniel Karlsson.

Melodi 4: Brolle - 7 Days and 7 Nights
Text och musik: Brolle.

Melodi 5: Linda Bengtzing - E det fel på mej
Text och musik: Pontus Assarsson, Thomas G:son, Jörgen Ringqvist and Daniel Barkman.

Melodi 6: Nicke Borg - Leaving Home
Text och musik: Jojo Borg Larsson, Nicke Borg, Fredrik Thomander and Anders "Gary" Wikström.

Melodi 7: Swingfly - Me and My Drum
Text och musik: Teron Beal, Patrik Magnusson, Johan Ramström and Swingfly.

Melodi 8: Sanna Nielsen - I'm in Love
Text och musik: Bobby Ljunggren, Thomas G:son, Irini Michas and Peter Boström.

Melodi 9: Playtones - The King
Text och musik: Fredrik Kempe and Peter Kvint.

Melodi 10: Eric Saade - Popular
Text och musik: Fredrik Kempe.

Nu kör vi - Melodifestivalen 2011!

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