{"id":183,"date":"2009-03-16T15:50:11","date_gmt":"2009-03-16T19:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/?p=183"},"modified":"2009-03-16T15:50:11","modified_gmt":"2009-03-16T19:50:11","slug":"swedish-entry-to-the-eurovision-song-contest-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/swedish\/swedish-entry-to-the-eurovision-song-contest-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I didn\u2019t post about it yesterday, because I had to think about what to say. But there\u2019s really no avoiding it, even a day later \u2013 I really don\u2019t like the song that Sweden is sending to the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow in May. And the song is \u201cLa voix\u201d sung by <strong>Malena Ernman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I think it\u2019s an operatic nightmare (wasn\u2019t there an opera-style entry last year from one of the Balkan countries?), but still an improvement over last year\u2019s Charlotte Perrelli\u2019s fiasco.<\/p>\n<p>First, I suppose, I should explain for those of you who are not in Europe. But then again how can you explain the Eurovision Song Contest? You can\u2019t really. This is something that almost everybody in Europe professes to hate and makes fun of, yet at the same time, this is something that keeps almost everybody in Europe glued to the TV. And I\u2019m no exception here. I watch it, I make fun of it, and yet, I still vote. Religiously.<\/p>\n<p>But before a song goes to the Eurovision Contest, it must be selected first in the country that it will represent. I am not sure how it works in other European countries, but in Sweden, this selection process is known as \u201c<strong>Melodifestivalen<\/strong>.\u201d The winner of <strong>Melodifestivalen<\/strong> goes on to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest.<\/p>\n<p>First, various songs compete around Sweden, and then the winners of the semi-finals proceed to the grand finale in Stockholm, which this year took place last Saturday \u2013 March 14th at <strong>Globen<\/strong> (Stockholm\u2019s Globe Arena).<\/p>\n<p>And the unthinkable happened \u2013 the song that won and that is going to represent Sweden in Moscow in May is sung not in English, not even in Swedish, but in French (at least it sounds like French). Ouch! But people seem to like it, think it\u2019s an unusual and original song, and actually believe that this year Sweden has a chance of winning the Eurovision Contest. Yeah right! As if\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Now let\u2019s see\u2026 We will get 12 points from Norway and maybe Iceland, and that\u2019s it. The days of ABBA are long gone\u2026 But of course, come May, I might be forced to eat my words<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Malena Ernman - La Voix (Swedish Eurovision Winner 2009)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/swPY8P1VGzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Melodifestivalen 2009 var ett musikevenemang som arrangerades av Sveriges Television i fem delt\u00e4vlingar plus final under perioden 7 februari till 14 mars. Melodifestivalen var Sveriges uttagning till Eurovision Song Contest 2009 som avg\u00f6rs i Moskva i Ryssland 12-16 maj.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I didn\u2019t post about it yesterday, because I had to think about what to say. But there\u2019s really no avoiding it, even a day later \u2013 I really don\u2019t like the song that Sweden is sending to the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow in May. 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