Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

Melodifestivalen. What can I say? Judging the result in Germany Sweden did the right thing by sending off Eric Saade with Carola-like mindpower to succeed and make himself Popular . That said the song was never one of my favourites even if I learned to like it in the end. But what to choose here? The obvious Jenny Silver ? My favourite at the time Nicke Borg ? Love Generation ? Tough choice - not because they would be so great and good but because none of them did leave a mark in the end (usually there have been many songs I still listened when the season was over). So, I took the MF CDs, listened them through a couple of times and surprisingly it was Loreen's My heart is refusing me that stuck to my head this time when not thinking about Eurovision. Also Christian Walz's Like a sucide . Two songs that I hardly noticed back then. So, this said? How would they have featured in Germany?

It's time! The very last national final of the season, and the last entry to be chosen! How come this went so fast this year (well, maybe because like half the songs were selected during two weekends....)?! As always the fans are going crazy for Melodifestivalen and the line up is rather good. Not exceptional and there isn't one sure winner but a solid group of songs. Who will win?Will the pretty boys Danny and Erik eat each other out? Will the Baseballs 2 go all the way? How about Swingfly, my personal favourite of the lot? Or are we in for a real surprise winner like Sara, Nicke (my second favourite) or Brolle to outrage the fans? Or will Swedes trust in their schlager queens Linda or Sanna even if Europe has proved the past few years it is tired of Swedish schlager. Oh wait! There are the international juries! How will all that change things? How mad will the Swedes be come late Saturday night? Also veteran writers Thomas G:son and Fredrik Kempe have their own personal battl...

Two more names for Melodifestivalen 2011 have been revealed. First drag artists Babsan with Skaffa mej en Spanjor and then Nicke Borg with Leaving home . He's the lead singer of Backyard Babies and was encouraged by The Ark's Ola Salo to take part. A rock ballad it is.