Entries by Andreas Papayiannakis

Sweden: Tina Mehrafzoon and Edward af Sillén are the Swedish commentators for Eurovision 2024!

Today, Friday April the 19th, SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, has announced who will be involved in the Swedish commentary of the three shows of the contest, on a press release. When the Eurovision Song Contest is held for the 68th time, viewers in Sweden will be guided by Tina Mehrafzoon and Edward af Sillén. […]

Eurovision 2024: Massive Nordic police operation ensures security for Eurovision in Malmö!

The final week in early May will, if not the biggest, be one of the biggest police operations in Malmö‘s history. For a whole week, Eurovision enthusiasts from around 80 countries gather to party, rejoice, and follow the competition live at Malmö Arena. At the same time, protests against Israel‘s participation in the competition are […]

Eurovision 2024: Activists protest Israel’s Eurovision Participation outside Malmö City Hall

“Long live Palestine!” and “Israel is a terror state” – these slogans resounded outside Malmö City Hall as vocal activists gathered to influence the city’s politicians during the municipal board meeting earlier today, Wednesday, coinciding with the municipal executive board’s consideration of a citizen’s proposal to halt Israel‘s participation in Eurovision. Today, the board will […]

Eurovision 2024: “Can’t guarantee safety but do everything we can!” | Police ahead of Eurovision

Now it’s only a month left before the world’s biggest music festival, the Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in Malmö, Sweden. And preparations are in full swing so that the competition can be carried out with the best possible safety. Petra Stenkulla is the police area manager in Malmö and was interviewed on […]

Eurovision 2024: Skånetrafiken releases unique tickets adapted for the Eurovision week!

Skånetrafiken, the regional public transport carrier of the region of Skåne – where Malmö is located, is developing two new tickets that are valid when the Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the region! In the first week of May, thousands of visitors are expected to visit the region Skåne. Skånetrafiken has decided to […]

Eurovision 2024: City of Malmö working hard for a safe Eurovision!

Malmö is currently evaluating the current situation caused by the ongoing Middle-Eastern conflict, hence, is discussing the ways of making the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest as safe as possible. Israel‘s confirmed participation in Eurovision is stirring emotional protests around Europe. Intensive work is being done on security for the Eurovision Song Contest, to be held […]

Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2024 final had the worst TV ratings in history!

The Final of Melodifestivalen 2024, was broadcast by SVT and SVT Play last Saturday. We now know that Marcus & Martinus will represent Sweden at Eurovision Song Contest 2024 to be held in Malmö, Sweden. The song “Unforgettable“ placed first in both the International Jury and the Public Vote! A few days after the grand finale of the contest, […]

Sweden: These are the winners of Melodifestivalen 2024! | Next stop, Malmö!

The Final Show of Melodifestivalen 2024 has just ended and we now have a winner! Marcus & Martinus are the winner of this year’s Swedish national selection that took place at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The experts New in Melodifestivalen this year is the participation of a couple of really knowledgeable music and Mello-experts – radio […]

Sweden: The betting odds, just a few moments before the Melodifestivalen 2024 final show!

Melodifestivalen 2024 final show will begin in a few moments, with the new competition format in place and will be aired on SVT and SVT Play. The twelve finalists will have to compete against each other tonight in the hopes of representing Sweden at home, in Malmö this May! Tonight’s contestants “When I’m Gone“ – Maria Sur […]

Sweden: The general rehearsal of the Final Show of Melodifestivalen 2024! (Live)

The general rehearsal of the Final Show of Melodifestivalen 2024 has just started. It is sad but true, this is the last show ever of the year and takes place at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. We will be covering this rehearsal from within the arena, describing in detail what is happening during the show, […]