25 Dec 2024
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Melodifestivalen 2017 – Your Guide to the Grand Final

The Swedes take their Melodifestivalen seriously, the six week music entertainment bonanza is so much more than just the national Eurovision qualifications. Around three and a half million Swedes are expected to be watching the finals on Saturday, and breaking records in the number of votes given.  This year the playing field looks very even […]

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Chus & Ceballos bring charisma and groove to Solidaritet

February 25th 2017 was finally the date when Stockholmers had the joy of moving to the House and Techno rhythms of the Iberian Dj duo Chus + Ceballos. The world famous DJs have played in the best clubs all around the globe, but Stockholm have somehow been always falling off their radar until now when club Solidaritet […]

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Friday Playlist: Sweden-Finnish takeover!

The Sweden-Finns are a bigger group than you might think – recent figures put the number of first, second and third generation Finns in Sweden to over 719.000, which means more than 7 percent or one in every 14 people in Sweden. The Sweden-Finns even have their own flag and a national holiday on the […]

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Music New Music Friday Videos

New Music Friday: Rhys & Violet Days

For this New Music Friday, we have picked a couple of gems for you once again from fresh new Swedish music releases.   RHYS – Last Dance The young Swedish-American Rhys is yet another one of those rising artists who are bound for greatness this year. She was born in Portland, Oregon, but moved to […]

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Music Videos

Jasmine Kara on music and life

As Jasmine Kara is poised to get on stage at Melodifestivalen in Växjö later this week, we now bring you the second part of our exclusive interview with her. In the first part you heard all her thoughts about Melodifestivalen and you can read and watch it right here, in case you missed it. This […]

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Music New Music Friday

New Music Friday: Skott shines with Glitter and Gloss

For this New Music Friday we bring you the very first music video from SKOTT, who is making so much waves she is bound for an international breakthrough of some sort this year. She’s already got endorsements from the likes of Katy Perry and Lorde, and she’s been a Tune of the Week pick on […]

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Melodifestivalen 2017: Let the show begin!

It’s finally time to kick off the Melodifestivalen circus once again! Are you as excited as we are? We’ll be glued to the TV sofa the next six Saturdays, just like a couple of a million others in Sweden. Melodifestivalen is a BIG DEAL in Sweden. Last year’s final was seen by almost 3,5 million […]

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Jasmine Kara talks Melodifestivalen

Jasmine Kara is one of our long-time favorites here at Your Living City, and we couldn’t have been happier when we heard she is finally competing in Melodifestivalen this year. We met up with Jasmine one fine morning to have a chat and here we bring you the first part of her interview, concentrating on […]

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Culture Music New Music Friday

This New Music Friday is So Good!

It’s another New Music Friday and this week it’s pretty amazing with new songs released from several of our Swedish favorite artists, including Zara Larsson, who is taking over the world right now, and some of our “Swedish artists you need to know“…. Here are our picks of of today’s Swedish releases you simply can’t miss! […]

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New Music Friday: It’s Everything or Nothing with Miriam Bryant

2016 really was Miriam Bryant’s year in Swedish music. She turned her participation in TV’s Så mycket bättre into the greatest success with her songs gracing the radiowaves and just about everybody’s streaming playlists. Miriam also toured extensively thoughout the year. Her single Black Car is nominated for Song of the Year honors in both the […]

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