The Dimi Curse – MF semi 3

Everybody knows the feeling: you’re in line at the supermarket and everything’s held up by someone who can’t find his or her change. All traffic lights spontaneously turn to red whenever you’re approaching. In traffic it seems the lane you’re in is moving the slowest but as soon as you change lanes it’s the same.Continue reading “The Dimi Curse – MF semi 3”

MF semi 2 + Norway + Iceland = Stratego!

Busy busy busy on Saturday at Casa Dimivision with not only semi 2 in Melodifestivalen but also the Norwegian and Icelandic finals on the menu. An opportunity to compare the different shows by the Scandinavian broadcasters and the differences are clear. But the similarity is striking: everyone is attempting to win this game of Stratego.

Not just for gays – MF 2012 semi 1

February’s here and that means SVT is ready for another round of the party that is Melodifestivalen. Europe’s largest selection for Eurovision is upon us again and boy will we have known it. After an impressive internet campaign with a real trailer and an online MF  for the most popular songs that failed to reachContinue reading “Not just for gays – MF 2012 semi 1”

Eurovision Review – 2003: Léala, léala, sorimana soléo

Your guess is as good as mine really but we’ll soon learn the language of music transcends any other language so I figured the same could be applied to titles of blogposts. We’re in Riga for the 48th edition of our beloved Contest and after two rather disastrous editions we’re in desperate need of oneContinue reading “Eurovision Review – 2003: Léala, léala, sorimana soléo”

Eurovision Review – 2002: I don’t wanna!

No, I really don’t wanna! This is the post I’ve been dreading to write since the day I started doing my reviews as this is the absolute worst edition for me – and it’s not about not wanting to give out bad ratings or comments, as should’ve been clear by now, but I just can’tContinue reading “Eurovision Review – 2002: I don’t wanna!”

Eurovision Review – 2001: Mine is bigger than yours

That’s what DR must have thought when they decided to go for Parken Stadium as the location for the 2001 edition of the Contest. Quite the remarkable decision really as it had so much impact on everything and my guess would be the Danes realised they bit off more than they could chew a bitContinue reading “Eurovision Review – 2001: Mine is bigger than yours”

Exactly what the doctor ordered – Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012!

It’s here:  The Period Of The Year. The semis and national finals have arrived and yours truly is ready to have his say. December was a tad too early really so I passed on the Swiss and Albanian selection – I’ve even heard their entries only once or twice (and the Albanian one won’t climbContinue reading “Exactly what the doctor ordered – Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2012!”

Eurovision Review – 1999: What the hell, Israel?

After two splendid editions and the fact that the orchestra was put out with the garbage cans it was to be feared the ’99 edition would turn out to be a weak one – Johnny Logan would refer to the fact that a studio backing track would be used and only the vocals had toContinue reading “Eurovision Review – 1999: What the hell, Israel?”