https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Get the popcorn ready and sound proof your homes – it’s that time of the year again. Melodifestivalen, Sweden’s six-week long road to Eurovision fame, kicks off on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20150205/melodifestivalen-fever-set-to-grip-sweden Thu, 05 Feb 2015 13:45:00 +0100 melodifestivalen-fever-set-to-grip-sweden The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest Final is live in Malmö, southern Sweden. The Local brings you all the latest news, reactions, and details surrounding Europe's biggest pop music spectacle. https://www.thelocal.se/20130518/47986 Sat, 18 May 2013 22:23:00 +0200 47986 Germany's entry for this year's Eurovision Song Contest is being investigated after allegations that it copied elements of last year's winner, a German television station reported Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130219/46274 Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:36:00 +0100 46274 Sweden, singer Loreen and notorious US bank robber John Dillinger were the three most popular topics on Wikipedia's Swedish edition in 2012. https://www.thelocal.se/20121230/45342 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:30:00 +0100 45342 The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest will take place in the southern Swedish city of Malmö organizers confirmed Sunday, with the news angering some fans who were set for a Stockholm final. https://www.thelocal.se/20120709/41910 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 11:36:00 +0200 41910 Loreen, the winner of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, will soon have her portrait hung in Stockholm's Arlanda airport to fill a gap left when a picture of Abba was taken down after Benny Andersson demanded it be removed. https://www.thelocal.se/20120629/41744 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:55:00 +0200 41744 As Sweden's Loreen basks in Eurovision glory, The Local looks back at the the fates of some of the contest's former winners and reveals that her place in European pop spotlight may not stand the test of time. https://www.thelocal.se/20120531/41166 Thu, 31 May 2012 15:16:00 +0200 41166 Sweden’s 2012 Eurovision Song Contest winner Loreen was welcomed home by thousands of enthusiastic fans who filled a square in central Stockholm on Tuesday night for a performance by the country's new pop music sensation. https://www.thelocal.se/20120530/41140 Wed, 30 May 2012 17:38:00 +0200 41140 Love it or hate it, Eurovision is going to be hard to avoid in Sweden for the next year. But why does Sweden get so wrapped up in the event, and was Sweden’s entry the deserving winner? The Local’s Oliver Gee looks deeper. https://www.thelocal.se/20120530/41112 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:30:00 +0200 41112 The Local catches up with Captain Göran Mellblom, head of the Royal Swedish Army Band (Arméns musikkår), which has caused a stir in social media with a video of their version of Loreen's "Euphoria", Sweden’s winning entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. https://www.thelocal.se/20120528/41088 Mon, 28 May 2012 17:41:00 +0200 41088 Sweden lavished praise Sunday on Eurovision song contest winner Loreen, revelling in her dominance with dance number "Euphoria". https://www.thelocal.se/20120527/41064 Sun, 27 May 2012 13:48:00 +0200 41064 Sweden's Loreen brought home gold in the glitzy 2012 Eurovision Song Contest early Sunday morning with an impassioned rendition of her hit "Euphoria" from Baku in Azerbaijan. https://www.thelocal.se/20120527/41062 Sun, 27 May 2012 02:11:00 +0200 41062 The Paradise Wildlife Park in the UK has pledged their allegiance to Sweden in the Eurovision song contest by making their own film version of Loreen’s “Euphoria” – complete with dancing animals. https://www.thelocal.se/20120525/41044 Fri, 25 May 2012 16:59:00 +0200 41044 After Thursday’s second semi final of the glitzy Eurovision song contest in Baku, Azerbaijan, Swedish entrant Loreen secured a place in the final. https://www.thelocal.se/20120525/41032 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:46:00 +0200 41032 Hosts of the Eurovision song contest, Azerbaijan, has condemned the alleged "politicisation" of the glitzy song contest after Swedish entrant Loreen - hotly tipped as a possible winner - met with human rights activists on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120524/41022 Thu, 24 May 2012 17:08:00 +0200 41022 On Friday, Melodifestivalen winner Loreen visited a women’s shelter in Baku, proving that her visit in Azerbaijan is about more than just bringing home a European Song Contest win. https://www.thelocal.se/20120519/40928 Sat, 19 May 2012 14:20:00 +0200 40928