Category: Sweden

 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Swedish national broadcaster SVT amazed fans by airing its election exit poll in a thrilling, Melodifestivalen-style Eurovision voting format. Screenshot: SVT Sweden is undoubtedly a Eurovision empire. With seven victories, an iconic and widely watched national selection - Melodifestivalen, and an entire nation that lives and breathes pop and drama, it was only a matter of time before this passion leaked into the democratic process. Now, the election broadcast by the Swedish national broadcaster SVT, held on Sunday, has managed to amaze the world and go viral for a particularly amusing reason: it looked exactly like a Eurovision voting sequence, minus the musical performances. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Sweden, We Have a Result!" It began when Amanda Hellsten, a columnist for the Swedish newspaper "Svenska Dagbladet," pointed out that SVT's election broadcast suspiciously resembled the local Eurovision selection. Johan Croneman from the newspaper "DN" agreed with her, revealing that within the very first hour of the broadcast, he was flooded...

 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Måns Zelmerlöw breaks his silence in a new book, addressing attacks, his divorce from Ciara Janson and the allegations surrounding their split. Almost two years have passed since Eurovision winner Måns Zelmerlöw competed in Sweden's national selection, and Sweden is already preparing for Eurovision 2027 in Burgas, Bulgaria. Now, at precisely this point, the singer has decided to break his silence and speak about his emotional breakdown following the national selection and his difficult divorce from his wife, during which he was accused of hard-drug use and violence. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After two years in which he has made very few public appearances in Sweden, Eurovision winner Måns Zelmerlöw has released his new book, "När allt faller" (English: "When Everything Falls"). According to Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter, the book contains a strong attack on his former wife, British actress Ciara Janson, who previously made serious allegations against him. Måns did not allow his ex-wife to read the book...