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MF 2013: ANNA JÄRVINEN WHO?

Update:"Mä laulan sulle tänä iltana" she said before her MF performance. I sing to you tonight, dedicating her song to her Finnish grandmother :-) Anna Järvinen (42) finally takes part in Melodifestivalen tonight. Her song Porslin was selected already last year but she backed out in the last minute. "I haven't performed live for seven years" she tells Finnish media. "I'm a teacher, I teach Swedish and English and I have been doing that besides composing and writing new songs the past few years" . She admits of being very, very nervous. She has released three albums so far, collected awards and nominations by critics but is still maybe a little unknown to the wide audience.  This rather reserved and shy artist has two daughters (6 and 8) from her previous partner. Now she's dating Matias Palme, the youngest son of assassinated prime minister Olof Palme. She was born in Helsinki and when she was six she moved with her mother to Stockho...

Melodifestivalen wildcards: Markoolio

The first Melodifestivalen wildcard is a surprise indeed: Markoolio! He's actually a Finn, born in Lahti 33 years ago as Marko Lehtosalo but lives in Stockholm since he has 6 months old. He has released most of his material in Swedish. Seven albums since 1998 and the 8th one coming out in December. His song is titled Kärlekssång från mig (A lovesong from me). His only Melodifestivalen experience to date is hosting. Hear him in Finnish here: h ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAPu_X0T6MY , and making fun of schlager here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcndal-pk4k&feature=channel