19 Mar 2025
Music
Melodifestivalen 2021 Heat 2
Festivals Music News

Dotter is back! Melodifestivalen Heat 2

Melodifestivalen made its highly anticipated return last week and things are naturally looking rather different than usual in the age of the pandemic. The music and the artists have taken the main role, as they well should, when there is no live audience. The first heat saw Danny Saucedo and Arvingarna go straight to the final, […]

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Culture Festivals Music News

Time for Melodifestivalen! Heat 1

We may still be in the middle of the pandemic, but the people need their entertainment, right?! Maybe now more than ever, when we can’t get to any live events… So Melodifestivalen will bring the party to the Swedish homes on six Saturdays, starting on the 6th of February and climaxing with the grand final […]

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Culture Music

Don’t Stop the Music!

TV4 is showing a two-hour live gala in support of the Swedish music scene that has suffered in many ways during the pandemic. Don’t Stop the Music is airing on the 30th of January at 8pm and can of course be seen online via TV Play afterwards. The gala is arranged at Hamburger Börs by […]

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Friday Playlist Music

YLC’s Top 50 of Swedish Pop 2020

Even though 2020 has been the year of cancelled concerts and we have been starved for live music, the music has not stopped! Our favorite Swedish artists have been releasing so much great music it was really hard to limit us to just 50 amazing tunes on this playlist to sum up the year in […]

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Friday Playlist Music

Playlist: Stockholm Christmas 2020

This Christmas will certainly be different from what we’re used to, since 2020 has more or less turned our lives upside down. But all the more reason to put together a nice Christmassy playlist to get into the Christmas mood. Some of our favorite Swedish artists have actually been busy making music this year, as […]

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Jonas Snitt
Music

Jonas Snitt releases new music

Your Living City had the chance to have a little chat with Jonas Snitt, Swedish singer / songwriter / guitarist / producer. Jonas grew up in Paris and moved to Stockholm in the year 2000. He started playing the guitar at the age of 13 and took his first singing lessons at the age of 16. […]

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Best Swedish Pop
Friday Playlist Music

YLC’s Best Swedish Pop – Summer 2020 edition

The summer is here for us to enjoy, even if we still need to keep our distance and can’t get together for summer festivals and other events. But the music is still there and new releases keep coming out to brighten our days. We put together a playlist of some of our current Swedish pop […]

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June 6 Sweden's Swedish national day celebration
Festivals Swedish Culture What's on: Stockholm

Celebrate Sweden’s National Day

Even though the celebration of Sweden’s national day on June 6 only became an official public holiday in 2005 it has now become one of Sweden’s most anticipated holidays and days of celebration. Although this year the celebrations may be a little bit dampened due to the need of staying away from large gatherings, there are […]

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Culture Music

Support Your Local Music Artists

Many forms of culture and especially the music scene have suffered during this extraordinary time, when just about every concert and tour in the foreseeable future has been cancelled. We decided to put together a list of things you could be doing now to support your local music scene and the artists. Stream your favorite […]

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Melodifestivalen 2020 finalists
Culture Festivals Music News

Melodifestivalen 2020 – Time for the final!

The six-week Swedish Eurovision qualification is reaching its climax on Saturday night when the 12 finalists go up on stage at Friends Arena in Stockholm. Here are our pictures from the final rehearsals. This year it’s really been time for the female artists to shine, and we are not just talking about Dotter, who is […]

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