From March 7 to March 11 the oikotimes.com team attended the Melodifestivalen 2012 Final in Stockholm, Sweden and the site presented you a very big coverage of the event. The word “thank you” to our readers cannot be enough as more than 300,000 page views were counted in the...
THE AMAZING VIDEO OF
SARAH DAWN FINER
posted by GHASSAN (DENMARK)
During the live show of Melodifestivalen 2012 final funny moments were the key of the night with lovely quotes, stage presentations and funny videos. We saw the woman searching for her husband calling him koo-koo, we saw the opening with the three hosts singing “Baku Baku” (Lisa Minelly’s New York New York), Gina Derawi teasing the participants in the Green Room and more. But for me the highlight of the evening was the amazing Sarash Dawn Finer who pretended the British journalist (excellent accent) who supposedly visited the EBU headquarters, the new venue in Baku and you simply have to see it below to understand it. Sarah...
DANNY SAUCEDO DISAPPOINTED
posted by GHASSAN (DENMARK)
After the end of the 2012 Melodifestivalen, Danny Saucedo stated that he was extremely disappointed with the outcome. The singer came second in the Swedish national final for the second consecutive year with the song “Amazing”. He had only one word to describe the feeling after the...
MF 2012: AFTER PARTY REPORT
posted by FOTIS (GREECE)
Melodifestivalen 2012 is over and Loreen got the ticket to Baku’s 2012 Eurovision Song Contest edition. Press, media, fans and friends came to cheer for the participants in the after party of the show next to Globen. Schlager music all over and almost all finalists attended the event...
ERIC’S VIDEO THANKS OIKOTIME...
posted by FOTIS (GREECE)
Eric Saade got the media attention upon arrival at the Melodifestivalen 2012 after party (next to Globen Arena). Eric was happy to see oikotimes editors at the party. In the following videos you can see his arrival at the after party area and then a video with his “thank you”...
HELENA PAPARIZOU
VIDEO INTERVIEW
posted by FOTIS (GREECE)
The after party of Melodifestivalen was again this year a spectacular event with all media, press, sponsors and fans attending it. All participants and guests were here with the exception of Danny Saucedo who was very upset about his technical problems tonight. Nevertheless we got the chance to interview Helena Paparizou, the ultimate Greek Eurovision winner and performer. Find out her plans in Sweden below. [Show as slideshow]
SWEDEN DECIDED 2012: LOREEN TO BAK...
posted by TEAM
Loreen just won the Melodifestivalen 2012 in Globen Arena tonight. Thanks to oikotimes.com readers with almost 1,700 unique votes, Loreen was predicted to win tonight. She will perform the song “Euphoria” to Baku’s 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, which she is actually very...
LIVE FROM STOCKHOLM:
MELODIFESTIVALEN FINAL
posted by FOTIS (GREECE)
The show started on time despite the SVT announcement for a bomb threat. The great video intro gets us to the Globen Arena after a recap of the past 10 year entries, where the three hosts are welcoming everyone tonight. Eric Saade and Helena Paparizou will entertain us tonight. Many funny videos and stage presentations are waiting for you tonight. The three hosts sing Lisa Minely’s “New York, New York” new version, titled “Baku Baku” while oriental dressed dancers are dancing in a cabaret mood. Hosts explain the televoting procedure which has two options (one with simple voting fee and one with voting + charity...
SVT: BOMB THREAT AT GLOBEN FALSE
posted by TEAM
There is a threat against the Globen Arena for a bomb SVT just reported. The police already conducted an investigation and said that everything looks OK at the moment. The threat took place by phone and they check the recording. SVT just informed us that the show will go on as planned. The...
LIVESTREAM & CHAT AT GLOBEN
posted by TEAM
Join the oikotimes.com livestream feed from the press area at the Globen Arena and share with us the excitement for the Melodifestivalen 2012 Final. Below the livestream you can also share your comments and thoughts about the show through our facebook chat. Remember that posting here your...
VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH DANNY SAUCEDO
posted by LILIAN (SWEDEN)
After the dress rehearsal at the Globen Arena, SVT gave the press and media representatives a last chance to interview the participants, this time with much more complete impressions over the preparations of the show. In the following video Danny Saucedo gives us a smile although he is...
VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH DAVID LINGREN
posted by LILIAN (SWEDEN)
After the dress rehearsal at the Globen Arena, SVT gave the press and media representatives a last chance to interview the participants, this time with much more complete impressions over the preparations of the show. In the following video David Lindgren is speaking to oikotimes.com...