31 Dec 2024
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Festivals Music Swedish Culture

Melodifestivalen – Let’s get the show on the road!

As you should know by now, Melodifestivalen is a very BIG DEAL in Sweden, as the Swedes take their Eurovision qualifications more seriously than any other nation. In fact, Melodifestivalen always gets more viewers than the Eurovision Song Contest itself. The qualifications take six Saturdays to complete and they take the form of a travelling circus, […]

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Music Swedish Culture

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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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

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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Culture Music Videos

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 Swedish Culture

Melodifestivalen: Your Guide to the 2016 Final

The travelling music extravaganza we lovingly know as MELLO is reaching its climax on Saturday the 12th of March. Here’s your guide to the big final of Melodifestivalen! Melodifestivalen is a very big deal in Sweden. Even though it is the Swedish qualifications round for the Eurovision Song Contest, it is bigger than Eurovision – […]

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Community Culture Music Swedish Culture

Time to kick off the Melodifestivalen circus!

In case you haven’t understood it as yet, Melodifestivalen is a BIG DEAL in Sweden . Last year’s final was the most watched TV programme of the year, all categories, with almost 3,8 million viewers (of a 10 million population). In comparison, the Eurovision Song Contest final – with a Swedish winner – “only” had […]

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Culture Lifestyle Music

Melodifestivalen: Your Guide to the Big Final

The travelling music extravaganza has been going on for five weeks already, and now it’s time for the big final of Melodifestivalen! Melodifestivalen is kind of a big deal. It may be the Swedish qualifications round for the Eurovision Song Contest, but it is so much more – and it is bigger than Eurovision here, […]

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Culture What's on: Stockholm

Stockholm Pride: 30th July to 3rd August

Join the party of the year and support human rights at the same time: Stockholm Pride hits Your Living City!

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