March 7, 2020

photo: Arkland, wikimedia Commons The Mamas are going to represent Sweden. They were chosen out of 12 contestants to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest. They received the trophy out of the hands of a very happy John Lundvik, the man they backed in last year’s Eurovision Song Contest. This is the full result: The Mamas, “Move” Dotter, “Bulletproof” Anna Bergendahl, “Kingdom come” Hanna Ferm, “Brave” Anis Don Demina, “Vem e som oss” Paul Rey, “Talking in my sleep” Felix Sandman, “Boys with emotions” Robin Bengtsson, “Take a chance” Victor Crone, “Troubled waters” Mariette, “Shout it out” Méndez feat. Álvaro Estrella, “Vamos amigos” Mohombi, “Winners”

Aksel Kankaanranta wins the Finnish national final. The song “Looking back” is written and composed by Joonas Angeria and Connor McDough. The full results are: Aksel Kankaanranta, “Looking back”, 170 pts. Erika Vikman, “Cicciolina”, 157 pts. Tika, “I let my heart break”, 127 pts. F3M, “Bananas”, 84 pts.  Catharina Zülke, “Eternity”, 66 pts. Sansa, “Lover view”, 36 pts.

Tonight, the Finnish entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest will be chosen. After two years where the artist was already known, six participants will now battle for the ticket to Rotterdam. The show starts at 20:00 CET and can be watched here. The contestants are: Catharina Zülke, “Eternity” Erika Vikman, “Cicciolina” Aksel Kankaanranta, “Looking back” F3M, “Bananas” Sansa, “Lover view” Tika, “I let my heart break” The winner will be chosen by a 50/50 televote and international jury. 

Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection, will come to an end tonight. Twelve songs will compete in the Friends Arena in Stockholm. The result will be decided by international juries and televoters/app voters. The show starts at 20:00 CET and can be watched here. The twelve songs are: Victor Crone, “Troubled waters” Paul Rey, “Talking in my sleep” The Mamas, “Move” Mohombi, “Winners” Hanna Ferm, “Brave” Méndez feat. Álvaro Estrella, “Vamos amigos” Dotter, “Bulletproof” Robin Bengtsson, “Take a chance” Mariette, “Shout it out” Felix Sandman, “Boys with emotions” Anna Bergendahl, “Kingdom come” Anis Don Demina, “Vem e som oss”  Mohombi took part in 2005 as a member of the group Avalon and in 2019 as a solo singer. Also Hanna Ferm and Anis don Demina took part in 2019. Méndez was in Melodifestivalen 2002, 2003 and 2018. Dotter and Felix Sandman both took part in 2018. Mariette took part in 2015, 2017 and 2018 and always reached the final. Robin Bengtsson represented Sweden in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, as did Anna Bergendahl in 2010. Victor Crone took part in the 2015 Melodifestivalen and represented Estonia in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. The Mama’s were the backing vocals of John Lundvik in the same year.

The last one of tonight, and in fact the last one of the national final season, is Portugal. They will have a show that starts at 22:00 and can be watched here and here. Eight songs will compete in order to get the ticket to Rotterdam. Expert jury and televoters will together decide the winner. The songs are: Filipe Sambado, “Gerbera amarela do sul” Jimmy P, “Abensonhado” Tomás Luzia, “Mais real que o amor” Elisa Rodrigues, “Não voltes mais” Throes + The Shine, “Movimento” Kady, “Diz só” Elisa, “Medo de sentir” Bárbara Tinoco, “Passe-partout”