Usually most stars try and blend into the background to be unnoticed when they travel, but it was impossible to miss Méndez. I wasn’t even on the look out for stars. I’m standing at platform 10 at Stockholm central station and have just planted one foot onboard the X2000, the high speed train connecting the […]

Ben Robertson is watching Melodifestivalen from Scandinavium, the host arena for the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985. Gothenburg would like to host the contest again, but here he explains why there are many challenges in the way of such ambition.

As the 70th Sanremo Festival gets under way, Ewan Spence looks over the Italian celebration to help you enjoy the experience broadcast live from the Ariston Theatre in Sanremo.

Ben Robertson sits down with 16-year-old Malou Prytz to talk about her whirlwind adventure since her Melodifestivalen debut last year, and what the future lies in store for her.

Swedish broadcaster SVT have brought in an official Hall of Fame for Melodifestivalen. What is it, how does it work and who should be in it?