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Medina: “We feel that our song is really made for the big arenas!” | Exclusive Interview

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Andreas Papayiannakis and EurovisionFun is accredited by SVT to follow the Melodifestivalen tour for a third year in-a-row. In Stockholm we got the chance to meet a few people involved in this year’s Melodifestivalen. Among those was the duo of Medina who are participating at the fifth heat of Melodifestivalen and had us over at the artist hotel in Karlstad and spoke with us on an extensive interview.

Medina were in a very fun mood and they passed it on to me, they spoke about their song, their staging and about them being potential winners of Melodifestivalen 2024. Their song “Que Sera” is going to involve an explosive show and a lot of things are going to happen. It’s gonna be about dancing and partying. It’s an arena song. What do they feel about their song?

“We feel that this song really is made for the big arenas. We didn’t want to waste our time there. We did the song in gibberish, like Spanish. And then we were gonna rewrite it in Swedish, but it didn’t feel good. It didn’t sound good. So we just kept it with the language that we just sang it in, Spanish, French and Italian that is not perfect but it’s just the vibe. It’s easy to sing with it.”

Medina will have a big speaker prop, as it is written in Melopedia. They’re gonna have dancers, bicycles but they don’t wanna say much. They tell us a bit more about the vibe of their staging though:

“Things will be around us. We have some choreography. But maybe we will see if somebody uses the bike or the drum. How things are gonna be interacted with. We don’t want to reveal that. We will see how we integrate with what’s on the stage and how it will be used. That’s gonna be the fun part.”

They made the chorus in the same sense as “In i dimman“, a big chanting chorus, like a football anthem.

“It’s three choruses. So for the last chorus maybe everybody has already learned the chorus and can sing along with us.”

How would they describe their song to those people that haven’t listened to it yet?

“It’s not that much different than “In i dimman”. The intro starts slow, we have the words like mama in it, but this is more explosive and this is more happy and it’s not so dark as “In i dimman”. We have parts of happy-sad moments in the verses, I can’t find the word in English, it’s a bit of deepness in it and then it evolves into that big happy thing, that’s what I wanted to say.”

They wrote the song together with Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt and Anderz Wrethov. They explain a bit how the creative process was like:

“They were with us in the studio and they created the track with us, so Jimmy comes in, I have this great idea and he started humming on the melody to this song, like we changed it a bit, but the first thought was him in the room, it was all silent, I have the song for you and he started singing that chorus and if felt like this was a football chant chorus and we started working on the song from there, from his vision.”

They are gonna close the fifth and last heat of the year. They feel very honoured that SVT chose them to be the closing act and they describe why they feel this way:

“Yeah it’s a bit pressure of course, because we heard afterwards that the last one out it was always artists like Loreen and Måns, all these big profiles and we feel like everybody is gonna expect you to get to the finals. We just want to do our thing, but it’s an honour to be last. It feels like they put the icons, how are we gonna carry that? That’s the pressure.”

They would be extremely happy if they won and got the chance to represent Sweden. They point out the fact that Swedish people don’t easily vote for entries in Swedish, like they would vote for example back in 2006 when they voted for Carola. And even then, the song was changed to “Invincible” with English lyrics. They could make the perfect host entry.

“Now I started thinking about it, I’ve never thought about it, because it’s so far away, now I just want to get to the finals first, you know, and do our best there, but to win, yeah historically it’s hard, but let’s be hopeful.”

They really hope they can do good in the international jury vote, like they did two years ago:

“If we come to the finals, then the party starts, because then Europe can also vote, and that’s the fun part. Last time we got a wonderful result from the international jury and we think the international crowd might like the song hopefully.”

Finally both Ali and Sami reach out to all their fans in Sweden and internationally and give their message:

“I hope you’ll have fun and our spirit will reach you and that you perhaps gonna stand up and dance and have fun. Que sera, sera, what happens, happens try to just enjoy life and accept what you can’t fix. And vote for us if you can.”

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Chelsea Muco: “Expect a very, confident vibe. And I will flirt a lot with you guys on camera.” | Exclusive Interview

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Andreas Papayiannakis and EurovisionFun is accredited by SVT to follow the Melodifestivalen tour for a third year in-a-row. In Stockholm we got the chance to meet a few people involved in this year’s Melodifestivalen. Among those was Chelsea Muco who had us over at LoudKult HQ on an extensive interview, in the studio where she gets to spend many hours of her daily life.

Her surname is pronounced “Mucho” and not “Muko“. I would definitely pronounce it incorrectly, if we hadn’t discuss this beforehands. She is a fresh face at the world of Melodifestivalen, but now we get to meet her. Chelsea Muco is here with the song “Controlla“. Chelsea is one of the most successful Afrobeat singers at the moment in Sweden she will be using the platform of Melodifestivalen to become well known outside of Sweden. What should people know about her?

“I think that’s like a very wide question, but I’ve always been doing music and I love to be out there and spread my music because that’s what I’ve been working on and that’s what I do best. My style of music is Afrobeat. But lately, I’ve been doing a little fusion, a little pop a mix of the good stuff.”

What should we expect from “Controlla“? She tells us more about her participation this year:

“‘Controlla’ is a lot of dance moves. We will give a show, prepare yourselves to see colours, happiness because what I do think and like my thing is, I don’t like to be on stage only me. I like to bring people. I like to have dancers. I like to have a DJ. I’m very challenged right now, really, because I am not used to dancing. I love dancing, but you know, this time it’s dance on cameras, you know, it’s like a whole different thing. But I’m ready. I do think that we got this.”

She has worked a lot at LoudKult HQ studios that hosted us for the interview. She tells us more about the people behind this contribution:

“For the song, I worked with Pa Modou. He’s one of the writers, and Elsa Carmona as well, and then me. We wrote the song, and then we have, Fernand MP, and Karl Flyckt. So, we are six people total on this song. And Anderz Wrethov, he is really well known. He knows what he’s doing. He’s so talented.”

They wrote the song privately and not at a songwriting camp. They did two sessions with Anderz in Malmö. There were six people, two were producing, Chelsea was performing in the booth and as she says “there was a magical rotation in everything” they did that day. Chelsea is in a really strong heat in Karlstad. Is there any one of her fellow-contestants that she is looking forward to?

“Marcus & Martinus will deliver because their stage performance is always on point, their voice and the whole appearance, they are really good, and I do think Medina as well they’re really, really good. And I do actually think Danny Saucedo, he got it. And Adam.”

What are her expectations about her participation at Mello?

“My expectation is to have a great time. You know, literally, my first thing is to live in the moment. Because when you do such a big thing, or reach the milestone in your life or in your career, I do think that you tend to easily forget because it’s a lot of things happening and they drag you here, they drag you there, you just flow.”

Finally Chelsea gives her own message to those people that would like to get to know her and her music:

“Expect a very, confident vibe. And I will flirt a lot with you guys on camera, expect that as well. But in the end of the day, be ready to feel the warmth during cold seasons, because “Controla” is really here to make a show.”

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Marcus & Martinus: “Τhe timing was perfect and we felt like we had the song for Melodifestivalen as well!” | Exclusive Interview

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Andreas Papayiannakis and EurovisionFun is accredited by SVT to follow the Melodifestivalen tour for a third year in-a-row. In Stockholm we got the chance to meet a few people involved in this year’s Melodifestivalen. Among those was the duo of Marcus & Martinus who had us over at the headquarters of Universal Sweden and spoke with us on an extensive interview.

Marcus & Martinus are truly “Unforgettable“, they debuted last year with the song “Air“, this year with the song “Unforgettable“, written by the same team as last year, they aim for the win. Last year they came second to Loreen, who ended up winning Eurovision for the second time with the song “Tattoo“. How do they feel for being back back-to-back a year later after their debut?

“I feel very good. It’s very good to be back and we’re super excited about this year and this year’s song. So, it’s going to be a lot of fun.”

Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen and Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt were the team behind their entry last year. Now the same team wrote this year’s song. Marcus & Martinus tell us a bit more about “Unforgettable“:

“Well, it’s kind of the same vibe as Air but more rough and more dark, I think. And it’s gonna be a big show when we’re going to perform it. You can dance. I think it’s a very good song to listen to when you’re working out as well. So, it’s like a motivation song type of thing.”

Mellopedia, writes that Marcus & Martinus will have “high-tech changing walls and dancers” on their staging. They don’t wanna say much obviously, because they haven’t performed the song for the public yet:

“Well, I don’t think we can say too much yet because we haven’t performed the show yet. All I’m gonna say is that we’re gonna use walls and it’s gonna be so cool. And yeah, you just gotta wait and see.”

Among the competing artists in the fifth heat to be held in Karlstad, Sweden, they commented on Medina, who are competing on the same heat as them:

“I know it’s a lot of amazing artists and especially we know Medina from before and I think their song will give some very good vibes. I’ve heard some rumors about the song, so it’s gonna be very fun to see them. They’re going to be last in the last heat, so I guess that’s a sign.”

On the contrary, Marcus & Martinus will open the show this Saturday. They want to start off the show “with a bang”. They add:

“We want the people to feel the stage and everything and then hopefully the next artist will keep it up until the last one, Medina, are coming on. So, I think it’s good to get the pressure off the shoulders just to be the first one out and give them a good show and then we’re gonna relax and enjoy the others after.”

One can understand that they guys love Melodifestivalen a lot, that’s why they are returning the year immediately after their debut. They tell us more about their love for Mello:

“We love Mello. We didn’t know that Mello was that big last year when we performed. We just loved it and it was hard to say no for the second time. We felt the timing was perfect and we felt like we had the song for Mello as well. Perfect timing and I’m very excited to perform there.”

But what about Norway and Melodi Grand Prix? What could their thoughts be about the national final of their country?

“If we’re going to perform for Norway in Melodi Grand Prix, it has to be a very good timing. Because right now it’s perfect timing for us to be at Mello. We’re here, we’re working here. Everything happens here right now, so it just was a very good suit for us. Our music label is signed here in Sweden. We’re signed with Universal Music Sweden. Our music management is in Sweden and everything. So everything just makes sense.”

They have a lot planned for this year already. They started the year in January, in February they went on a Nordic arena tour that they just finished. Now they are doing Melodifestivalen and then they are already planning a European tour for autumn.

“The tour we did just right now was called “We Are Not The Same Pt1″. And now we’re going to do the Melodifestivalen. And then for the Part Two, it’s going to be around summer or after summer and we’re going to Greece, we’re going to all of the countries in Europe. For Melodifestivalen it doesn’t matter much what happens with the tour. If we come to the final and get a fourth or third place, it doesn’t matter. We’re still going to do the European tour because that’s planned from before. But of course, our focus right now is Melodifestivalen. And we want to do good here.”

Last year they came second to Loreen. If hypothetically they won this year’s version of Melodifestivalen, how would they feel representing Sweden, a country different than their home country?

“Well, it’s a country that we’ve used a lot of time in growing up, working, having a lot of concerts. We have a lot of memories. So it’s like a second home. And we really like it here. And as you said, it’s very difficult to describe the feelings of winning it when we haven’t yet. But I think it’s a super big honour for us to represent Sweden because they’re so good in this competition as well. And they’re always performing well.”

Finally, Marcus & Martinus gave a message for all their fans in Greece but internationally too:

“We just want to say that we’re coming to you very soon. Hopefully you guys are waiting and are excited. And yeah, hopefully see you soon. We love you guys. New music is coming. Σας αγαπάμε!”

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Sweden: This is the Melodifestivalen 2024 running order of all heats!

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A few moments ago, SVT published the running order of all five heats in this years Melodifestivalen tour!

Karin Gunnarsson, producer of the competition, comments:

“Finally, it’s time for all-Sweden’s festival to go out to entertain, engage and find our representative for the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö in May. There will be glitter, glamour, strong choruses and artistry beyond the ordinary for six wonderful weeks when 30 competing artists compete for Songbird. On the trip, the audience gets to meet both established faces such as Danny, Cazzi Opeia and Marcus & Martinus as well as exciting newcomers to the Mello scene such as Fröken Snusk, Annika Wickihalder and Klaudy.”

 

“The line-up is star-studded, full of character and hungry for revenge. Opening in Malmö is Adam Woods, who had his public breakthrough last year when he performed together with Jon Henrik Fjällgren and Arc North. Now he stands solo on stage and opens this year’s edition of Mello. Medina makes a comeback and with start number 30 they finish the last of the year’s five races.”

Below you can see the running order.

Heat 1, Saturday 3 February 2024, Malmö Arena, Malmö

  1. “Supernatural” – Adam Woods
  2. “Hela världen väntar” – Samir & Viktor
  3. “Min melodi” – Melina Borglowe
  4. “Forever Yours” – Elisa Lindström
  5. “Awful Liar” – Lisa Ajax
  6. “Heroes Are Calling” – Smash Into Pieces

Heat 2, Saturday 10 February 2024, Scandinavium, Göteborg

  1. “When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur
  2. “Norrland” – Engmans Kapell
  3. “The Silence After You” – Dear Sara
  4. “Auma” – C-joe
  5. “Dragon” – Liamoo
  6. “Unga och fria” – Fröken Snusk

Heat 3, Saturday 17 February 2024, Vida Arena, Växjö

  1. “Effortless” – Jacqline
  2. “Aldrig mer” – Clara Klingenström
  3. “Take My Breath Away” – Kim Cesarion
  4. “För dig” – Klaudy
  5. “I Won’t Shake (La La Gunilla)” – Gunilla Persson
  6. “Give My Heart A Break” – Cazzi Opeia

Heat 4, Saturday 24 February 2024, Stiga Sports Arena, Eskiltuna

  1. “Done Getting Over You” – Albin Tingwall
  2. “30 km/h” – Lia Larsson
  3. “It’s Not Easy To Write A Love Song” – Dotter
  4. “Circus X” – SCARLET
  5. “En sång om sommaren” – Lasse Stefanz
  6. “Happy That You Found Me” – Danny Saucedo

Heat 5, Saturday 2 March 2024, Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad

  1. “Unforgettable” – Marcus & Martinus
  2. “Controlla” – Chelsea Muco
  3. “Back To My Roots” – Jay Smith
  4. “Banne maj” – Elecktra
  5. “Light” – Annika Wickihalder
  6. “Que sera” – Medina

Melodifestivalen 2024 is scheduled to take place between February 3rd to March 9th.

The schedule for the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2024 tour

  • Heat 1: Saturday 3 February 2024, Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Heat 2: Saturday 10 February 2024, Scandinavium, Göteborg
  • Heat 3: Saturday 17 February 2024, Vida Arena, Växjö
  • Heat 4: Saturday 24 February 2024, Stiga Sports Arena, Eskilstuna
  • Heat 5: Saturday 2 March 2024, Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
  • Final: Saturday 9 March 2024, Friends Arena, Stockholm – Solna

What is your favourite participant of Melodifestivalen 2024? Let us know in the comments section below!

The winner of Melodifestivalen 2023 and hence the Swedish representative at Eurovision 2023 was Loreen with her song “Tattoo“. Loreen went to become the first female artist in history to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice.

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Sweden: These are the Melodifestivalen 2024 participants and the heat allocation! (Live)

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As you had read in one of our past articles, the final list of Melodifestivalen participants was scheduled to be published today on the 1st of December, at a press conference hosted by SVT at their headquarters in Stockholm.

Andreas Papayiannakis and EurovisionFun are at SVT/TV-huset, in Oxenstiernsgatan 34, Stockholm, accredited to cover the artist reveal event that the Swedish national broadcaster had been preparing for media over the last few months. You can read the acts that will participate at next year’s Melodifestivalen, the moment they are being announced, live from Stockholm, Sweden. All you need to do is refresh the webpage and the rest is on us!

Below there is the heat allocation, the acts and the songs that they will participate with, in February and March 2024 at Melodifestivalen 2024:

Heat 1, Saturday 3 February 2024, Malmö Arena, Malmö

  1. “Awful Liar” – Lisa Ajax
  2. “Forever Yours” – Elisa Lindström
  3. “Hela världen väntar” – Samir & Viktor
  4. “Heroes Are Calling” – Smash Into Pieces
  5. “Min melodi” – Melina Borglowe
  6. “Supernatural” – Adam Woods

Heat 2, Saturday 10 February 2024, Scandinavium, Göteborg

  1. “Auma” – C-joe
  2. “Dragon” – Liamoo
  3. “Norrland” – Engmans Kapell
  4. “The Silence After You” – Dear Sara
  5. “Unga och fria” – Fröken Snusk
  6. “When I’m Gone” – Maria Sur

Heat 3, Saturday 17 February 2024, Vida Arena, Växjö

  1. “Aldrig mer” – Clara Klingenström
  2. “Effortless” – Jacqline
  3. “För dig” – Klaudy
  4. “Give My Heart A Break” – Cazzi Opeia
  5. “I Won’t Shake” – Gunilla Persson
  6. “Take My Breath Away” – Kim Cesarion

Heat 4, Saturday 24 February 2024, Stiga Sports Arena, Eskiltuna

  1. “30 km/h” – Lia Larsson
  2. “Circus X” – Scarlet
  3. “Done Getting Over You” – Albin Tingwall
  4. “En sång om sommaren” – Lasse Stefanz
  5. “Happy That You Found Me” – Danny Saucedo
  6. “It’s Not Easy To Write A Love Song” – Dotter

Heat 5, Saturday 2 March 2024, Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad

  1. “Back To My Roots” – Jay Smith
  2. “Banne maj” – Elecktra
  3. “Controlla” – Chelsea Muco
  4. “Light” – Annika Wickihalder
  5. “Que sera” – Medina
  6. “Unforgettable” – Marcus & Martinus

For the first time since Melodifestivalen 2009, a previous winner is not returning to the competition!

The 30 participants and the songs that they will perform at Melodifestivalen 2024 were presented by the competition producer Karin Gunnarsson and Melodifestivalen‘s project manager Anders Wistbacka.

Melodifestivalen 2024 is scheduled to take place between February 3rd to March 9th, and next year’s 30 competing songs were selected by SVT among 2624 songs.

The schedule for the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2024 tour

  • Heat 1: Saturday 3 February 2024, Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Heat 2: Saturday 10 February 2024, Scandinavium, Göteborg
  • Heat 3: Saturday 17 February 2024, Vida Arena, Växjö
  • Heat 4: Saturday 24 February 2024, Stiga Sports Arena, Eskiltuna
  • Heat 5: Saturday 2 March 2024, Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
  • Final: Saturday 9 March 2024, Friends Arena, Stockholm – Solna

What is your favourite participant of Melodifestivalen 2024? Let us know in the comments section below!

The winner of Melodifestivalen 2023 and hence the Swedish representative at Eurovision 2023 was Loreen with her song “Tattoo“. Loreen went to become the first female artist in history to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice.

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Sweden: The Melodifestivalen 2024 tour is approaching! | Tickets for all shows to be released on the 6th of November!

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Earlier today via their official instagram account, SVT announced that the sale of tickets for all the 6 shows of Melodifestivalen 2024 will start in November the 6th:

 

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After Melodifestivalen 2023 broke audience records and Sweden also claimed the win in the Eurovision Song Contest in May, there is no doubt that expectations are high for the 2024 edition of the Melodifestivalen tour. The tickets go on sale Monday, November 6 at 10:00 a.m. GMT via LiveNation.se. The interest to experience the Swedish national final festival live is expected to be great!

We remind you that Melodifestivalen 2024 is scheduled to take place between February 3rd to March 9th, while SVT has received 2624 songs. The final list of Melodifestivalen participants will be published later this year, between end of November and beginning of December. 

This is the schedule of the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2024 tour:

  • Heat 1: Saturday 3 February 2024, Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Heat 2: Saturday 10 February 2024, Scandinavium, Göteborg
  • Heat 3: Saturday 17 February 2024, Vida Arena, Växjö
  • Heat 4: Saturday 24 February 2024, Stiga Sports Arena, Eskiltuna
  • Heat 5: Saturday 2 March 2024, Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
  • Final: Saturday 9 March 2024, Friends Arena, Stockholm – Solna

The 68th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Malmö, Sweden in 7, 9 and 11th of May 2024, after the second win of Loreen in Liverpool, with her song “Tattoo”: 

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Sweden: These are the dates for the six shows of Melodifestivalen 2024!

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Five days ago, was the last day of application for Melodifestivalen 2024. Through the contest’s social media accounts, confirmed that a total of 2624 songs were submitted, a tad less than the number of submissions SVT received last year!

Today SVT announced the dates of all six shows of next year’s Melodifestivalen tour!

This is the schedule of the six shows of the Melodifestivalen 2024 tour:

  • Heat 1: Saturday 3 February 2023, Malmö Arena, Malmö
  • Heat 2: Saturday 10 February 2023, Scandinavium, Göteborg
  • Heat 3: Saturday 17 February 2023, Vida Arena, Växjö
  • Heat 4: Saturday 24 February 2023, Stiga Sports Arena, Eskiltuna
  • Heat 5: Saturday 2 March 2023, Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
  • Final: Saturday 9 March 2023, Stockholm – Solna

The 68th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Malmö, Sweden in 7, 9 and 11th of May 2024, after the second win of Loreen in Liverpool, with her song “Tattoo”:  

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