Malmö might be the capital of the Eurovision Song Contest these days, but not everything happens there. In Stockholm the ABBA Museum opened the 7th of May. A lot of efforts have been made in order to make the exhibition a special experience for the visitors.
Since winning Eurovision back in 1974, ABBA went on to become Sweden's top pop export. When hosting the contest in 2000, SVT tried to coax the fab foursome into getting involved in the project, without avail. This year however, SVT have managed to secure the help of none other than Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson.
Record company Sony Music was invited to submit six songs to Belgian Francophone broadcaster RTBF, and it was the three tracks Reste Toi, Love Kills and Be Heroes that were deemed the best of the bunch. The Belgian final was, just like last year a low key affair, held as a live radio broadcast on Radio Vivacité.
Christmas is getting closer, and with preparations for next year's Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö in full swing, there is one Christmas present both SVT and many of us had hoped to find under our tree - the news that ABBA would be reunited on stage for one last time at next year's contest.
Spain just finished their second heat of Destino Eurovisión in the search for who can represent Spain at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. Out of the 12 acts presented, Esmeralda Grao, Melissa, Sebas, Mónica Guech and Don Johnsons managed to convince the jury and audience enough to advance to the national semi-final.
It is ten years ago Denmark won the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest. The Olsen Brothers are celebrating that with a brand new album with Eurovision cover versions. On some songs they are true to the original while they on others comes up with a brand new arrangement. It works very well and we are asking for a volume 2.
A Russian magazine has revealed the interval act for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. In a video you can see the children preparing for the big event in May where they will all be small look-a-likes of Eurovision winners like Dima Bilan, Ruslana, Helena Paparizou and more.
The film Mamma Mia based on ABBA’s music has recently beaten Harry Potter in being the biggest film success in United Kingdom. It is now close to reaching Titanic’s record as the worldwide film with the biggest commercial success ever in Great Britain.
