I have blogged before on how much the Swedes love Eurovision. I have also blogged on Melodifestivalen. These are the heats held in various Swedish towns to find the ultimate winner that will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest.
I watched Melodifestivalen once and vowed not to watch it again. I cant say I am too keen on the music, what with my Indie/Punk roots. Last year 4 million Swedes watched the final on tv, thats almost half the country!!!
But a corporate guest has kindly given me a VIP invite. Thats a nice meal and drinks at a nice hotel, then transported to Globen for the finals, then whisked away to an exclusive bar in town.
Its a very gracious invite, I could not really say no and as my client suggests, its a great way to become more of a Swede!
I was given two tickets but as there is currently no Mrs W… I am sure several lady friends would have liked the ticket but I am not that shallow. I decided to offer the second ticket as a prize in the office based on sales results. My guys are very excited about it!
Its been some year, what with Gunilla taking me to the very Swedish new year celebrations at Skansen and now a Melodifestivalen.
Of course blog report and photos to follow!!
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Don’t get your hopes up. I was at last years final and was dissapointed on how much they do just to make it look good for TV.
“Applause in 3….2…..1 —– WAHHHHHHH!” and don’t mention the camera that is a disturbing moment. So I say I rather watch it on TV
wow!!! Shout for Peter Jöback from me!