Tuesday, April 16, 2024

 SWEDEN's Top 25 EUROVISION ENTRIES #6. Continues tomorrow.

 

SWEDEN’s

TOP 25 EUROVISION ENTRIES

 

In 2023, Sweden won the Eurovision Song Contest for a record-equalling seventh time (shared with Ireland). It is hard to argue that any other ESC participant country takes the annual event as seriously as the Swedes do. Their national selections – Melodifestivalen- is held over many weeks and usually features several strong contenders. The final rivals the actual Eurovision Final in its professionalism and entertainment.

This enthusiasm for the Contest has resulted in an enviable legacy. Here are 25 of Sweden’s most impressive Eurovision entries…

 

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LA VOIX

MALENA ERNMAN

2009

 

Sweden went for something different in 2009: a mix of dance and opera. Malena Ernman is a mezzo-soprano. Today, she is probably best known around the world as the mother of climate activist Greta Thunberg. “La Voix” had its problems when performed on the Eurovision stage in Moscow which explains its poor finish (21 st out of 25 participants) in the Grand Final. 

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* Hear the Top 25 on the regularly updated Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7xXUGsK6Td4ddMc49h0IiJ?si=68867afb032048fa&pt=30658a1b878fb7a5d8fb412c4e76ab04

 

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