EuroVisionary.com - Eurovision Song Contest 2008, Belgrade

An international jury and head to head matches are some of the news when the swedish broadcaster SVT presented the format of Melodifestivalen 2009.

It was a rainy night with dark heavy clouds hanging above Kungstorget in Gothenburg, Sweden, when Rix fm festival had its annual stop there. Invited to entertain the Gothenburg audience was Kate Ryan, Måns Zelmerlöv and E-type among others.

After the premiere of the film version of the musical Mamma Mia ABBA is back on the charts. Not only is the soundtrack a best seller, but also ABBA’s greatest hits album, Gold, that includes the original ABBA songs is once again selling well around Europe.

Not only is Siw Malmkvist a well known Swedish singer, she is also an actress, TV hostess and a muscial artist. Siw is without a doubt a woman with many skills.

Swedish singer Shirley Clamp has participated in Melodifestivalen several times over the years. On Tuesday, she gave birth to a little baby girl.