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Sweden In The Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Dance You Off", written by Marco Borrero, Louis Schoorl, K Nita, and Benjamin Ingrosso, and performed by Ingrosso himself. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SVT), organised the national final in order to select its entry for the contest. After a six-week-long competition consisting of four heats, a Second Chance round and a final, "Dance You Off" performed by Benjamin Ingrosso emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from eleven international jury groups and a public vote. Background Prior to the 2018 contest, (SR) until 1979, and (SVT) since 1980, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Sweden fifty-seven times since SR's first entry in . Sweden had won the contest on six occasions: in with the song "Waterloo" performed by ABBA, in with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" performed by Herreys, in with the song "Fångad av en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television aktiebolag, Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national parliament). Prior to 2019, SVT was funded by a Television licensing in Sweden, television licence fee payable by all owners of television sets. The Swedish public broadcasting system is largely modelled after the system used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Television shares many traits with its British counterpart, the BBC. SVT is a public limited company that can be described as a "quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation." Together with the other two public broadcasters, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio, it is owned by an independent foundation, ''Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR, Förvaltningsstiftelsen för Sveriges Radio AB, Sveriges Television AB och Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB''. The fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphoria (Loreen Song)
"Euphoria" is a song performed by Swedish singer Loreen. It was released on 26 February 2012 as the third single – first single internationally – from her debut studio album, ''Heal (Loreen album), Heal'' (2012). The song was written by Thomas G:son, Peter Boström and produced by Boström and SeventyEight. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku, Azerbaijan. It won the contest with a total of 372 points, at the time the second-highest point total in the contest's history. It received the highest number of maximum (12) points until then, with eighteen countries giving the song their top marks. "Euphoria" received critical acclaim from most music critics. Commercially, the song was an instant success both in Sweden and in the rest of Europe. It debuted at number twelve in Loreen's home country Sweden, before reaching number one, staying there for six weeks. The song has been certified 10 times Platinum, selling 400,000 copies there. Outside of Sweden, the song pea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigrid Bernson
Sigrid Annamaria Bernson (born 28 December 1988) is a Swedish singer and professional dancer. Bernson began her career as one of the professional dancers on the TV4 series '' Let's Dance'' in 2011. She won the competition's seventh and ninth seasons, performing with Anton Hysén and Benjamin Ingrosso, respectively. In 2015, Bernson began a singing career and performed guest vocals on the song "Happy Hours" by John de Sohn. In 2017, she performed her debut solo single "This Summer" on '' Lotta på Liseberg''. She participated in Melodifestivalen 2018 with the song "Patrick Swayze Patrick Wayne Swayze ( ; August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor, singer, songwriter, and dancer. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult films, Swayze was nominated for three Golden Glob ...", and qualified to the Andra Chansen round from the first semi-final, where she was eliminated from the competition by DJ Mendez with his song Every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Swayze (song)
"Patrick Swayze" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Sigrid Bernson. The song was released as a digital download in Sweden on 26 February 2018 and peaked at number 27 on the Sverigetopplistan, Swedish Singles Chart. It is taking part in Melodifestivalen 2018, and qualified to andra chansen from the first semi-final on 3 February 2018. It was written by Andrej Kamnik, Josefin Glenmark, Peg Parnevik, and Bernson. Track listing Charts Release history References 2018 singles 2017 songs English-language Swedish songs Melodifestivalen songs of 2018 Swedish pop songs Songs about actors Universal Music Group singles Songs written by Peg Parnevik {{2018-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lundvik
John Lundvik (; born 27 January 1983) is a Swedish singer and former Sprint (running), sprinter. He was part of the athletic team for IFK Växjö. Lundvik also has a singing and songwriter career having composed songs for films and the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling in 2010. In 2018, he competed in Melodifestivalen with his song "My Turn (John Lundvik song), My Turn", finishing in third place. He Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with his song "Too Late for Love (John Lundvik song), Too Late for Love", finishing in fifth place. In the same contest, he United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, represented the United Kingdom as one of the songwriters of "Bigger than Us (Michael Rice song), Bigger than Us" performed by Michael Rice (singer), Michael Rice, which finished in 26th place (last). Early life Lundvik was born in London, and was adopted by Swedish expatriates in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Turn (John Lundvik Song)
"My Turn" is a song performed by Swedish singer John Lundvik. The song made it to the final of Melodifestivalen 2018 as the second-placed song from Heat 1, which took place on 3 February 2018. Aftonbladet Retrieved 7 March 2018 Charts References 2018 singles English-language Swedish songs John Lundvik songs Melodifestivalen songs of 2018 Swedish pop songs Songs written by John Lundvik {{2018-single-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlstad
Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 67,122 inhabitants in 2020 with 97,233 inhabitants in the wider municipality in 2023, and is the 21st largest municipality in Sweden. Karlstad has a university and a cathedral. During recent years, Karlstad has started seeing big growth with many new buildings, for example the new apartment complexes around Orrholmen and Tullholmen, hosting a brand new Coop store and a 17 story high rise apartment which was finished in late 2022. Karlstad is built on the river delta where Sweden's longest river, Klarälven, runs into Sweden's largest lake, Vänern. It has the second largest lake port in the country after Västerås. Karlstad is often associated with sunshine and the symbol for Karlstad is a smiling sun. Karlstad is reputed to be one of the sunniest towns in Sweden and a local wai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Löfbergs Arena
Löfbergs Arena is an arena located in Karlstad, Sweden, situated just above the river delta of Klarälven. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of Färjestad BK. It opened in 2001 following a complete overhaul and major expansion of the previously existing arena Färjestads Ishall. It replaced Färjestads Ishall as the home of Färjestad and has a capacity of 8,647 people. The name of the arena comes from the coffee roastery Löfbergs. Events In 2004, 2006, 2018 and 2024, the arena hosted a semi-final of Melodifestivalen. Other notable music artists and groups who have performed at the arena include Elton John, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Bryan Adams, Dolly Parton, Rod Stewart, Motörhead and Judas Priest. On 30 September 2009 Färjestad BK faced off against the NHL's Detroit Red Wings in an exhibition match from the arena, losing 6–2. The arena was named the host of the 2010 Men's World Inline Hockey Championships, as well as the 2012 European Curli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lindgren
Johan David Stellan Lindgren (born 28 April 1982) is a Swedish singer, musical actor and television presenter. He is signed to the EMI Sweden label. Biography Johan David Stellan Lindgren was born 28 April 1982 in Nederkalix. He grew up in Ersmark. In 2009, he appeared on the Swedish television show '' Så ska det låta'' on SVT in the same team as Kicki Danielsson and Putte Nelsson. In 2010, he appeared on the show for a second time with Jessica Heribertsson. His third appearance on the same popular show was on 20 January 2013, competing together with teammate Jennifer Brown. Lindgren presented Let's Dance 2021, 2022 along with Petra Mede and Let's Dance 2023 along with Kristin Kaspersen. He participated as a celebrity dancer in Let's Dance 2025 broadcast on TV4. Melodifestivalen In 2012, he took part in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2012.Moopy Melodifestivalen Forum.Melodifestivalen 2012 – Heat Two – Göteborg, 6 February 2012 In the second heat, his song "Shou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen (; ) is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959. In the early 2000s, the competition was the most popular television program in Sweden;. Sweden.se (30 September 2005). Retrieved on 20 October 2006. it is also broadcast on radio and the Internet. In 2012, the heats averaged 3.3 million viewers, and over an estimated four million people in Sweden watched the final, almost half of the Swedish population. The festival has produced seven List of Eurovision Song Contest winners, Eurovision winners and 26 top-five placings for . The winner of Melodifestivalen has been chosen by panels of jurors since its inception. Since 1999, the juries have been joined by a public televoting, telephone vote which has an equal influence over the outcome. The competition makes a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden In The Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " This Is My Life", written by Bobby Ljunggren and Kristian Lagerström, and performed by Anna Bergendahl. The Swedish participating broadcaster, (SVT), organised the national final in order to select its entry for the contest. After a six-week-long competition consisting of four heats, a Second Chance round and a final, "This Is My Life" performed by Anna Bergendahl emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from six international jury groups, five regional jury groups and a public vote. Sweden was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 27 May 2010. Performing during the show in position 6, "This Is My Life" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. This marked the first time that Sweden failed to qualify to the final of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semi-finals In The Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed and broadcast live to all of them via the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. The contest was inspired by and based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival, held in the Italian Riviera since 1951. Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (except for due to the COVID-19 pandemic), making it the longest-running international music competition on television and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU and invited associate members are eligible to compete; broadcasters from List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest, 52 countries hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
