Rosa moln från förra sommaren

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I watched Melodifestivalen religiously from about 2001 until about 2010 which is roughly when they stopped producing the DVDs.

I’ve been lured back this year due to the appearance of long time guilty pleasures - Brandsta City Slackers (singing firemen!) and pop stars A*Teens.

So far, I’ve only caught up on the first heat and it’s been a reminder of just how much effort they put into choosing their song for Europe. It’s a spectacular show and lots of contributions from Swedish song writing legends Thomas G’son and Moa Carlebecker (a.k.a Cazzi Opeia) so the quality is high.

They’re also very proud of their history with this heat featuring a tribute to one of my all time favourites - Växeln Hallå Hallå (with added drag queens)

It’s also worth watching just for madness like this ….
(Alt text for video : a slightly chubby Brazilian man dressed in a glittery blue body suit with a large bright yellow head dress dances along with a number of female dancers also dressed in glittery costumes in different colours)

Det är jättebra!

#sverige #mello #melodifestivalen2026

https://youtu.be/9o4qa-lxU2c?si=KqEekIlAQilXBYPS

Junior Lerin - Copacabana Boy

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I don't know what the #Swedish industry is thinking about #hiring talented folks from outside of Sweden but https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/motion/kunskapstest-i-svenska-som-en-del-i-svenskt_hd022283/ putting 8 years minimal waiting and this (from the link) kind of pressure to learn the language is more of punishment than anything else. This particular politician wants people to know Class 9 level Swedish to get citizenship. #migration #sverige
Kunskapstest i svenska som en del i svenskt medborgarskap (Motion 2025/26:2283 av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M))

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