++ The moment we've all been waiting for, Afro Dite, Sean Banan, Marie Serneholt, Abalone Dots, the Moniker, Dead by April, Thorsten Flinck and Loreen ++ ..
On Saturday the Swedish town of Växjö will be breathing Eurovision, when the Swedish Eurovision Selection, Melodifestivalen, is going to take its start for this year. Melodifestivalen is considered to be one of the best national finals around, but that is all a question of taste. It is without any doubt the biggest production of them all. The Swedes always managed to keep their song secret till the very last moment, that very last moment has now arrived. Listen to snippets of the first songs here: The hardest hard rock in the history of MF by Dead By April. Flying carpets for Sean Banan? One more song in Swedish by Abalone Dots, a light version of Timoteij, we would say. Afro dite offers good old fashioned disco. The Moniker has a new style, according to SVT. Our heart goes boom boom for Marie Serneholt. Loreen is definitely the most modern one again. Thorsten Flinck, well, not our cup of tea....
++Today details of the Lithuanian selection procedure for Eurovision will be revealed. The televised shows are planned to start on 4 February.
++ The Macedonian entry for this year's contest is going to be presented on 29 February. It is already clear that Kaliopi is going to have the honor to represent her country, Macedonia.