2016-03-12 16:15
Lithuania are coming to the end of their Eurovision selection. They've been at it for months and we've not been paying much attention but we've had a look at who's in their final and we've d… Read More
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We love the Eurovision Song Contest and all things Swedish. Having had a completely fabulous time in Helsinki we are now looking forward to Melodifestivalen 2008 and Belgrade.
2016-03-12 11:16
OMG!!! Rumours are coming through that Ira Losco has changed her Eurovision song and she teasing us with the picture above! This is going to be AMAZING!And she's been filming her video too… Read More
2016-03-08 20:36
It's all hotting up over in Sweden for the final of Melodifestivalen this weekend. While there's no out and out schlager this year, we're supporting SaRaha with the fabulous "Kizunguzungu" a… Read More
2016-03-05 16:40
It's Andra Chansen day in Sweden and OMG!! Lord Thomas of G:son is in a schlager duel with Sir Fredrik of Kempe! How is that actually allowed to happen? Has anyone checked the Bill… Read More
2016-03-05 11:21
OMG!!! We knew we could rely on Sergey Lazarev and Philip Kirkorov to produce something amazing! The video for "You Are The Only One" has been released this morning, ahead of the "official"… Read More
2016-03-01 19:51
OMG! Sergey Lazarev has released a teaser of his Eurovision entry ahead of the BIG REVEAL this weekend and there's a lot to be excited about... - dramatic bonging and Sergey lying… Read More
2016-02-28 17:48
Slovenia had a very odd way of choosing their superfinalists in EMA 2016 last night. 10 acts performed, including the fabulous Nuša Derenda, and then the "expert" jury chose just two… Read More
2016-02-28 10:15
The Schlagerboys tuned in to NRK last night to watch Norway select their song for Eurovision and on the plus side it was their best MGP this side of Tooji. Since Lord Per of Sundnes left in… Read More
2016-02-27 18:00
Ten reasons why Norway MUST choose Hungry Hearts tonight:1. "Laika" is completely fabulous!2. "The streets of Moscow with my girlfriend" is the chant of the season. The gays in The Globen wi… Read More
2016-02-27 17:44
OMG!! It's the Slovenian final tonight and it is imperative that Nuša Derenda wins with "Tip Top"! She's number 9 in the running order so Slovenian TV have given her a prime spot and… Read More
2016-02-27 06:59
The Schlagerboys tuned into Eurovision: Your Decision tonight live from our front room and were very relieved not not have to pay £3.00 to hang up our coats. And then pay quite a lot m… Read More
2016-02-26 07:20
Well it's the final heat of Melodifestivalen this week and rehearsals have begun in Gävle. Molly Sandén is back, BACK, BACK!!! And she's nicked Carola's bedsheet billowing in the… Read More
2016-02-23 19:57
When the songs for Norway's MGP were revealed a few weeks ago there was only one that we were excited about. And it's a fabulously bonkers disco stomper by a lesbian collective with possibly… Read More
2016-02-22 20:41
The BBC have revealed the songs for Friday night's Eurovision: You Decide and unfortunately there's no fabulous schlager with key-changes galore and potential for dance routines and glitter… Read More
2016-02-21 19:39
OMG! It was nail-biting last night but Iceland made the right decision and we have an exciting song with a fabulous shadow thing going on in the background. Most of the time we couldn't see… Read More
2016-02-20 17:37
The Schlagerboys will be switching over to Iceland tonight following After Dark romping to victory in the third Melodifestivalen heat in Norrköping. We've heard rumours that there will… Read More
2016-02-19 17:51
From this....To this....OMG!!! How completely fabulous!!! Read More
2016-02-19 08:02
OMG!! This week's Melodifestivalen is all about After Dark! The rehearsal clip looks like "Kom ut som en stjärna" is going to be completely amazing. With lyrics about Lady Gaga, Beyonce… Read More
2016-02-18 20:24
OMG! Eurovision has announced a voting change for the final and suddenly made the second half of the show exciting! This has given the Schlagerboys a reason to stay out of the bar for t… Read More
2016-02-17 19:40
Slovenian TV has released clips of all the songs taking part in EMA 2016. And Nuša Derenda is back, BACK, BACK!!! There's only 30 seconds of "Tip Top" (starting at about 2 minute 13 s… Read More
2016-02-16 19:54
OMG!!! Charlotte Perrelli was AMAZING on Saturday night!! She absolutely stole the show by performing the interval act in the second Melodifestivalen heat. And in a total schlager-gasm the s… Read More
2016-02-13 10:20
OMG!! Austria made the right choice last night, despite the jury doing their best to scupper Zoe's chances! The jury gave their points after each performance and they seemed to diss Zoe and… Read More
2016-02-12 18:54
Tonight it's Austria's turn to choose for Stockholm in Wer singt für Österreich?. We haven't bothered listening to all of the songs, but we're hoping that the Austrian televoting p… Read More
2016-02-11 20:18
The rehearsals have started for the second Melodifestivalen heat in Malmö. And OMG!! It's all about David Lindgren and Krista Siegfrids this week!David bounces around with his floppy ha… Read More
2016-02-09 19:54
When SVT announced the acts for Melodifestivalen 2016 the Schlagerboys were very excited that an artist from Finland was included. She took part in Eurovision in 2013, being totally bonkers… Read More
2016-02-09 07:34
OMG! It's a couple of week's before Linda Bengtzing is in Melodifestivalen, but she's given everyone a sneak preview of her frock on her Instagram....And it's lights up!! OMG!! We've have a… Read More
2016-02-07 15:48
The Schlagerboys tuned in to Gothenburg last night to watch the first Swedish Melodifestivalen heat and we've decided we quite like Ace Wilder now. This is because we are embracing modern sc… Read More
2016-02-06 18:34
The Schlagerboys were born on the first Melodifestivalen heat of 2005 so it's always a bit of a teary-eyed reason to get out the vodka and celebrate when this night comes round every year. o… Read More
2016-02-05 20:56
Despite the Anna Book schlagerfiasko the Schlagerboys are still amazingly excited for the start of Melodifestivalen this weekend. There are new opening graphics and everything. When this com… Read More
2016-02-04 20:00
Anna Book has been disqualified from Melodifestivalen and it's an absolute schlager outrage!Apparently her song "Himmel För Två" was entered in to the Moldovan selection a c… Read More
2016-02-03 19:52
OMG!! It's the first heat of Melodifestivalen 2016 this Saturday and rehearsals have already started! Anna Book is back, BACK, BACK!!! And she's got boy dancers doing a funky legs akimbo rou… Read More
2016-01-29 21:49
OMG!! We've been asked by some Spanish website to comment on the songs for Objetivo Eurovisión because we are renowned international journalists. And we had to give our top 3 too...Ob… Read More
2016-01-28 07:49
OMG! It's only a week and a half until Melodifestivalen begins! And QX magazine in Sweden have done their usual thing of getting the schlager celebs to dress up. This year they've got them d… Read More
2016-01-24 16:19
The Schlagerboys are quite pleased with the result in Malta. We've got another uptempo song for Stockholm and a proper Eurovision diva we can chase after. We can tell her she's our favourite… Read More
2016-01-22 17:33
OMG!! The Hungry Hearts have revealed a photo of their choreography rehearsals!! And there is definitely some strutting! Or at the very least some coordinated walking forward! All of their f… Read More
2016-01-22 07:52
- She's got a fab frock that takes ages to sort out into just the right level of fluffed-up-ness! - There are some drums on stage that are completely ignored. Who needs real instr… Read More
2016-01-20 20:47
The Schlagerboys have listened to the 6 Spanish songs and can exclusively reveal that there's nothing quite as exciting as the Hungry Hearts from Norway in the selection.There are two Spanis… Read More
2016-01-19 20:37
NRK have released details of the songs taking part in MGP 2016, along with VERY short clips. There are no returning schlager celebs, and it looks like we'll have to wait another year for the… Read More
2016-01-18 20:04
The BBC has announced there's going to be a National Final to choose the UK song for Eurovision 2016! OH MY GOD!!! This is completely fabulous news. In fact it's the best news we'v… Read More
2016-01-17 19:34
It's the first proper National Final of the season next weekend in Malta. We're ignoring what's going on in Belgium tonight as the songs are really quite dull. And something happened in Alba… Read More
2016-01-15 20:53
The Schlagerboys have listened to all the Icelandic songs and that's half an hour we won't get back! Well, not quite half an hour because some of them we stopped listening to after 20 second… Read More
2016-01-14 19:32
Austria is having a wildcard to complete the line-up for their Wer Singt Für Österreich song selection and we get to vote!! Hurrah!There are 5 to choose from but everyone has to vo… Read More
2016-01-13 20:26
The Schlagerboys are quite impressed with Ireland's Eurovision song for 2015. While Nicky was never our favourite Westlife (Shane and floppy-hair-era-Bryan), he always turned up and more to… Read More
2016-01-12 20:50
OMG!! Today's big news is that Uncle Ralph Siegel is Back, BACK, BACK in the German National Final where he belongs!! He was ditched by Germany in the mid-noughties after the schlager classi… Read More
2016-01-11 19:35
The Belgian acts for Eurovision 2016 all performed their songs last night. They are available on the Belgian TV Youtube channel but they're all a bit dull and worthy. We're blaming Tom Dice… Read More
2016-01-10 16:46
OMG! The songs for Danish Melodi Grand Prix 2016 have leaked on the internet after somebody at the Danish record company put them on Spotify two weeks early. Oooops. The Schlagerboys had a l… Read More
2016-01-09 16:20
No. 1: "Invincible" - CarolaThe ultimate schlager song and performance is without doubt "Invincible" by Carola. "Invincible" has everything the Schlagerboys are looking for in a schlager ant… Read More
2016-01-08 21:57
No. 2: "Vertigo" - Olivia LewisIn 2007 the Schlagerboys LOVED Olivia Lewis. Olivia attempted to win Maltasong eleven years in a row before finally succeeding with "Vertigo". You gotta love a… Read More
2016-01-06 21:25
No.3: "Hero" - Charlotte PerrelliThe Schlagerboys were very excited to hear Charlotte Perrelli was making a Melodifestivalen come-back in 2008. It was the first time we'd seen her in the con… Read More
2016-01-05 19:05
No.4: "Someday" - Hera BjörkOne of the most exciting National Finals EVER was Denmark 2009 when Hera Björk had "Someday" and we had the most perfect schlager anthem of the year. If… Read More
2016-01-03 16:53
No.5: "Idag Och Imorgon" - Kikki DanielssonKikki Danielsson is a total schlager legend! She's was in Eurovision twice for Sweden in the 1980s with fab schlager anthems and has entered Melodi… Read More
2016-01-03 11:42
No.6: "Rocket Ride" - Jannicke Abrahamsen"Rocket Ride" is the third song to feature in the Schlagertastic 50 from the same contest, making Norway MGP 2007. the joint most schlagertastic nati… Read More
2016-01-02 14:15
No.7: "25 Hours A Day" - Le FreakIn 2011 Denmark MGP was staged just outside of Copegnhagen instead of the middle of nowhere so the Schlagerboys decided we had to go. 2011 was the only time… Read More
2016-01-02 08:02
No.8: "The Girl" - Charlotte Perrelli"The Girl" is the only one of Charlotte's three Melodifestivalen songs not to win and go to Eurovision and to add insult to schlager injury it was k… Read More
2016-01-01 18:15
No.9: "I'm In Love" - Sanna NielsenYou can't rely on Schlager Sanna Nielsen. Don't get us wrong; in many ways Sanna is the epitome of all things Melodifestivalen; during the 00's she kept co… Read More
2016-01-01 14:29
No.10: This is my life: EurobandReasons why "This Is My Life" is a total and utter fabulous euro gay anthem...- It's discotastic- It's starts discotastic, has a slow bit for a couple of line… Read More
2015-12-30 20:05
No.11: "Tricky" - Velvet IncBack in 2009 the Schlagerboys were attending our third Norway MGP and it was full of schlager. Alexander Rybak ended up winning Eurovision but his National Final… Read More
2015-12-30 19:44
No.12: "Something In Your Eyes" - Jenny SilverFollowing the Swedish Schlager Fiasco in 2010 when a boring ballad was sent to Eurovision and failed to get in to the final (oops), Sweden clear… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
We have just three days to go till Eurovision In Concert in Amsterdam and right now it's all about FRIZZLE SIZZLE! OMG!The Schlagerboys have loved Frizzle Sizzle since we learned the dance r… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Schlagerboys are very excited about heading to Amsterdam for Eurovision In Concert this weekend. There are over 20 of this year's acts performing at Melkweg and one of the things we're m… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Schlagerboys attended Birmingham Gay Pride Ball last night and were very excited to get our first Euroceleb experience of the season in. Hurrah!Ruth Lorenzo headlined the event and we ma… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Birmingham reclaims it's SCHLAGER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD title tomorrow as Spanish Schlager Superdiva Ruth Lorenzo headlines the Birmingham Pride Ball! OMG!The Schlagerboys have our ticke… Read More
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