THE LAST POST OF 2016

Another year about to end and it's time for me to make the last post of 2016. I'll post my top 5 of this year and as a bonus I'll add a bunch of pics from some of my favorite artists of ESC16.

5. FRANCE: AMIR - J'AI CHERCHÉ

4. LATVIA: JUSTS - HEARTBEAT

3. GEORGIA: NIKA KOCHAROV & YGL - MIDNIGHT GOLD

2. SWEDEN: FRANS - IF I WERE SORRY

1. UKRAINE: JAMALA - 1944

I put my eye on Jamala in 2010 when she was announced as one of the participants of the Ukrainian NF and since that moment I knew she had what it takes to win Eurovision. What she did on stage in may was magical and it makes me extremely happy to see such a talented artist as a ESC winner.

Thanks to all the people who visited my blog this year & thanks to every single artist who gave me a bit of their time to answer lots of silly questions for this years interviews. Lets get ready for Kiev 2017!

Eurovision 2016: And the winner is...

UKRAINE!

YES! YES! YES! YES! IM SO FREAKING HAPPY! I CANT BELIEVE IT! WHAT AN EXCITING NIGHT! (ALL CAPS EMOTIONS!)

I'll start by saying GOOD JOB SVT! The whole show was GREAT. Petra and Mans were phenomenal and Edward's script was brilliant. Its going to so hard to top this year's shows.

LOVE LOVE, PEACE PEACE!

Lets watch the moment of the results:

This is so crazy! I remember how mad/disappointed I was back then when she lost the Ukrainian national final in 2011, I still cant believe that a song like this one won the contest. But thats Eurovision, you never know what's going to happen. All these weeks I've seen so many "This song is too dark", "Too sad to win", "The public wont vote for a depressing song", "Eurovision is love peace party songs, not this" comments and last night the audience proved all those people wrong (2nd place in the televote). I hope the triumph of Jamala brings more different songs to the contest. We need more heart, emotions, risky entries, less over produced acts, passion on stage. Im over the moon right now and Im extremely happy for Jamala, This has been one of my favorite ESCs ever and Im glad it had a fantastic ending! GO UKRAINE! GO JAMALA!

BIG SHOUT OUT TO:

FRANCE/AMIR

SWEDEN/FRANS

AUSTRIA/ZOË

BULGARIA/POLI GENOVA

THE NETHERLANDS/DOUWE BOB

GEORGIA/NIKA KOCHAROV & YGL

LATVIA/JUSTS

Photos: Andres Putting (EBU)

Thomas Hanses (EBU)

Eurovision 2016: Pre - Final

Photo: Anna Velikova (EBU)

Tonight is the night! In some hours we will know who is the winner of Eurovision 2016 but before that I will post some pictures from my favorite acts from this year:

SPAIN: BAREI

CZECH REPUBLIC: GABRIELA G

SERBIA: SANJA VUCIC

HUNGARY: FREDDIE

FRANCE: AMIR

CROATIA: NINA KRALJIC

GEORGIA: NIKA KOCHAROV & YOUNG GEORGIAN LOLITAZ

THE NETHERLANDS: DOUWE BOB

ITALY: FRANCESCA MICHIELIN

AUSTRIA: ZOË

SWEDEN: FRANS

ARMENIA: IVETA MUKUCHYAN

LATVIA: JUSTS

UKRAINE: JAMALA

Russia or Australia are probably the ones that will fight for the victory tonight and as you can see non of them are in my favorites but thats okay, I learned to only care about my favorites so no matter what happens tonight I'll be very proud of all of them.

GO UKRAINE!

GO LATVIA!

GO SWEDEN!

GO AUSTRIA!

GO ITALY!

GO THE NETHERLANDS!

GO GEORGIA!

GO FRANCE!

HAPPY EUROVISION 2016!

Photos: Pelle T Nilsson / Stella Pictures

Sweden 2016: Frans!

Photo: Lindwall Sven/Expressen

The winner of Melodifestivalen 2016 is...FRANS!

Im really glad Frans won because this is not the typical, bombastic Eurovision/Melodifestivalen song and thats what I like the most about this entry. He didnt need anything big around him to get people's attention, he just sang his song on stage and people loved it. I really hope this works in May. Is it a ESC Winner? I have no idea but I think he will do well. Good luck Frans! Go Sweden!

Melodifestivalen 2016 - Final: The rehearsals

Here are some pictures/videos from rehearsals:

1.Panetoz

2.Lisa Ajax

3.David Lindgren

4.SaRaha

5.Oscar Zia

6.Ace Wilder

7.Robin Bengtsson

8.Molly Sandén

9.Boris René

10.Frans

11.Wiktoria

12.Samir & Viktor

Check out my interview with Wiktoria: There will be some changes in the performance and I hope people will love it

I dont have a big favorite this year and I have no idea who is the best choice for Eurovision so Im just going say the ones I like the most: Frans, Wiktoria, Robin Bengtsson, Boris René, Ace Wilder and Oscar Zia. (Shout out to my guilty pleasure acts: SaRaha (Yes! I finally got the Kizunguzungu fever!), Samir & Viktor and Panetoz) Good luck to everyone and dont forget to vote for your favorite on saturday! Happy Mello!

Photos: Aftonbladet

Melodifestivalen 2016 - Final: Running order

Here is the running order for the Melodifestivalen 2016 final:

01. Panetoz - Håll om mig hårt

02. Lisa Ajax - My Heart Wants Me Dead

03. David Lindgren - We are Your Tomorrow

04. SaRaha - Kizunguzungu

05. Oscar Zia - Human

06. Ace Wilder - Don’t Worry

07. Robin Bengtsson - Constellation Prize

08. Molly Sandén - Youniverse

09. Boris René - Put Your Love On Me

10. Frans - If I Were Sorry

11. Wiktoria - Save Me

12. Samir & Viktor - Bada nakna

Melodifestivalen 2016 - Deltävling 4: We can do better

Time for the last semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2016!

NU KÖR VI!!!

1. Runaways - Eclipse

This song was not bad, but if you compare it with 1000 miles by H.E.A.T or Echo by Outtrigger this one is super lame.

2. Rollercoaster - Dolly Style

Oh lord! Its so sad to see people voting for this c**p. I kinda liked the idea of the performance but those new girls are not good.

3. Du tar mig tillbaks - Martin Stenmarck

Martin is such a good performer but sadly the song was boring.

4. Killer Girl - Linda Bengtzing

Oh Linda! I love her but I have to be honest, this wasnt good and Im not talking about the song cause I like the song (even if it sounds like 2 different songs together) but the performance was a bit plain, I totally missed Linda's energy on it. I dont know what they did wrong, maybe it was the choreography, or the dress, or the whole idea of the performance but this didnt work for me at all.

5. If I Were Sorry - Frans

I have mixed feelings about this entry, there is a part of me that really likes the song but there is another part of me that thinks this could be the "This is my life" of 2016 (Even though it cant be cause Sweden is already in the final but you know what I mean) Who would have thought that a song like this one could be a contenter to win Melodifestivalen?. Frans on stage is charming in a weird, shy kind of way but there are parts were he looks too nervous so I hope he works on that.

6. Håll om mig hårt - Panetoz

I like them but I prefer their 2014 song.

7. Youniverse - Molly Sandén

If I judge this as one of the 28 songs in MF I would say that I kinda like it but if I judge it as the biggest favorites & the one that SVT wants to see winning I can only say that this is just a nice song, and even if  Molly is a great performer and she knows how to shine on stage I think the whole act lacks of a "winner alert" factor, 

THE RESULTS

7.Linda Bengtzing

6.Martin Stenmarck

5.Eclipse

ANDRA CHANSEN

Dolly Style

Panetoz

FINAL

Molly Sandén

Frans

Photos: Lindwall Sven/Expressen