2016-09-16 18:48
No.45: "Go" - Scott Fitzgerald (United Kingdom, 1988)To be honest, back in 1988 the teenage Schlagerboys were oblivious to the majesty of the United Kingdom entry; at the time we were 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.
2016-09-09 19:51
No. 46: "100% d'Amour" - Sophie Carle (Luxembourg, 1984)Having been bought up on Top Of The Pops in the early 1980s where everyone mimed to their songs, the Schlagerboys are grateful to Soph… Read More
2016-09-04 18:31
No. 47: "¿Quién maneja mi barca?"- Remedios Amaya (Spain, 1983)The Schlagerboys have always had a soft spot for waily women and Remedios Amaya is the ultimate to whom all waily… Read More
2016-09-02 19:57
No. 48: "Sonntag" - Mess (Austria, 1982)Following a Bucks Fizz win in 1981 it was deemed appropriate to make a bit more of an effort with presentation at Eurovison, so a year later we got Ba… Read More
2016-09-01 17:42
No. 49: "La Chica Que Yo Quiero (Made In Spain)" - La Década Prodigiosa (Spain, 1988)The Schlagerboys love a bit of co-ordinated walking and La Década Prodigiosa have it in spa… Read More
2016-08-30 18:30
No 50: "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" - Seyyal Taner and Grup Locomotif (Turkey, 1987)If the Schlagerboys were in Grup Locomotif we'd be the one with the white stripe in her hair… Read More
2016-08-29 15:25
The Schlagerboys are back Back BACK following a fabulous summer off and we're counting down to the beginning of the 2017 Eurovision season. Hurrah!In about three months we'll probably have a… Read More
2016-05-21 18:14
Clearly avid readers of Schlagerblog, Joe & Jake regretted editing the Schlagerboys out of the original video for "You're Not Alone" back in March. so they have made up for their error b… Read More
2016-05-19 18:52
The Schlagerboys are indebted to Lord Thomas of G:son for providing the soundtrack to our fabulous schlager lives. Not only has he given us anthems like "Invincible", "I'm In Love" and "Rock… Read More
2016-05-17 19:06
OMG!! After the revelation that the Danish jury points might have to change because Hilda Heick ranked her favourite songs upside-down, we can exclusively reveal that this year's voting syst… Read More
2016-05-15 09:09
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from Arlanda Airport, feeling slightly worse for wear after a long but completely fabulous night at Eurovision 2016. Here are our highlights:- The contest… Read More
2016-05-14 15:45
OMG!! It's almost time for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and the Schlagerboys are about to smother ourselves in Union Jacks to head to the Globen Arena. Everyone is saying Russia is going… Read More
2016-05-14 13:38
It's the final leg of the contest and it's Austria, UK and Armenia. Austria is the most schlager song of the night and the Schlagerboys are overjoyed to have Zoe in the final. Perhaps she wo… Read More
2016-05-14 13:13
We've just had Malta and thank goodness Ira got to the final; it would have been a bit embarrassing if, after changing her song, she had stalled in the semi final. Most people here seem to t… Read More
2016-05-14 12:46
We've just watched Russia and there is no doubt it's exactly what you want from a Eurovision performance. They've thrown the kitchen sink on to the stage and nicked Greta Salome's wings. And… Read More
2016-05-14 12:25
We're just watched France and have decided this must win tonight! Amir has a lovely set of teeth which gleam almost as bright as his white Tshirt and his song is fab too. Also Paris in Sprin… Read More
2016-05-14 12:01
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from the press centre watching the final dress rehearsal and we've just watched Hungary, Italy, Israel and Bulgaria. Bulgaria is the best out of those by… Read More
2016-05-14 11:39
The Schlagerboys are beside ourselves with excitement as we watch the final rehearsal for Eurovision 2016, live from the Press Centre in Stockholm. It's a been a schlagertastic journey and w… Read More
2016-05-13 07:34
OMG!! The Schlagerboys had a fabulous time at the second semi-final at the Globen last night, and the televoters of Europe (mostly) saw sense, and sent good songs through to the final. The o… Read More
2016-05-12 14:31
It's almost time for the second semi-final of Eurovision 2016, and tonight the United Kingdom gets to vote so everyone at home has a very big responsibility to make sure the fabulously schla… Read More
2016-05-12 12:03
The Schlagerboys arrived back in Stockholm yesterday and headed straight for the Eurovillage where there was a "Schlager Evening for Diversity"! We arrived just in time to see Sahlene, who t… Read More
2016-05-11 07:18
OMG!! What a fabulous first semi-final! Petra and Måns were amazing hosts. We loved all the comedy moments, including "Welcome Europe!" as "The Final Countdown" started playing and Pet… Read More
2016-05-10 17:45
The Schlagerboys have never done predictions. We're not very good at it and the last time we ever got anything right was when Sandra Kim won and that's 30 years ago. So we'll just give our a… Read More
2016-05-09 18:49
Apparently Justin Timberlake will be performing his new single as the interval act of Eurovision on Saturday. There's some tenuous link that the songwriters are Swedish or something but howe… Read More
2016-05-08 15:33
The Schlagerboys attended the France and Spain rehearsals this morning and can confirm that both are completely AMAZING!Is this the best Big 5 year EVER? The Schlagerboys think so with these… Read More
2016-05-08 14:57
The Schlagerboys attended the press conference for the hosts this morning. Our schlager heroes Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw talked about the contest and the script writer Edward… Read More
2016-05-08 12:02
The Schlagerboys world came to an end last night when, after 12 years, we finally met schlager icon, Shirley Clamp! Oh My God!!!We're been trying to meet Dame Shirley since 2004 but it's nev… Read More
2016-05-08 11:39
The Schlagerboys were recovering this morning after a fabulous night at Euroclub. Euroclub this year is exactly what we want for a Eurovision event. It's in the centre of Stockholm so it's e… Read More
2016-05-08 08:31
Last night Dutch schlager icon Douwe Bob took over a pub in the centre of Stockholm and invited his Euro chums along to join him. The Schlagerboys thought we'd go along as the Netherlands is… Read More
2016-05-07 15:35
Ireland have rehearsed this afternoon and the Schlagerboys sat in the arena to watch Nicky Byrne have another go at getting "Sunlight" right. He did! It was fabulous and we are now loving Ir… Read More
2016-05-07 15:11
It's not often the Schlagerboys get to love a Macedonian entry, in fact we're struggling to remember any others right now. But when they send a song to Eurovision that sounds like a winner f… Read More
2016-05-07 12:56
The Polish bloke wins the key change this year for having two in his song.He's also in the running for best costume award, with this jacket from Blakes 7, with shoulder pads that Joan Collin… Read More
2016-05-07 12:40
The Schlagerboys attended the UK press conference this afternoon and found out the following things:- Joe used to sing in a Welsh male voice choir- He can't sing anything in Welsh any more t… Read More
2016-05-07 09:43
The Schlagerboys have just watched the first UK rehearsal and OH MY GOD! There's a dance routine!We're loving the UK this year. "You're Not Alone" builds up to a mass "who oh oh" sing along… Read More
2016-05-07 09:09
The Schlagerboys have made it to Stockholm and are reporting live from the press centre at the Globen! Oh My God! How exciting!We've just watched Italy in their first rehearsal and it's well… Read More
2016-05-06 12:11
Nina from Croatia had her second rehearsal today and has revealed what's going on underneath the big cape that gets whisked away during her performance!! She's got a silver spangly frock wit… Read More
2016-05-06 08:15
OMG!! Joe & Jake arrived in Stockholm in style yesterday afternoon, hanging out of the windows of a British Airways 737 and waving Union Jacks. Joe has clearly shoved Jake out of the way… Read More
2016-05-05 19:40
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room for the last time! It's been a long journey and we feel like we've been here FOR EVER! Belgium provide a great finish to semi final 2… Read More
2016-05-05 19:30
The Schlagerboys have never forgiven Albania for making us sit through that godawful screechy dirge in 2012. "Fairytale" has a tune and Eneda Tarifa has fabulous hair but to be honest… Read More
2016-05-05 19:21
We really are lost for words.And to think they had the schlagertastic Nodi and Sophie a couple of years ago! Read More
2016-05-05 19:13
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and we've just watched Norway. Luckily they only showed the chorus.We will always have a soft spot for Norway; their schlager pedigree… Read More
2016-05-05 18:56
This really hasn't got any better! We appreciate the message of the song but she could have found a tune to say the same thing. She might have a key-change in there somewhere too but we can'… Read More
2016-05-05 18:48
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and watching semi final 2 rehearsals. We're just seen Denmark and if ever there was a need for a basic schlager history lesson, it's h… Read More
2016-05-05 18:39
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and OH MY GOD! It's Bulgaria! We ignored Bulgaria for weeks when it was chosen and then suddenly realised how utterly FABULOUS this wa… Read More
2016-05-05 18:27
The Schlagerboys are still reporting live from our living room, watching the last of the two semi final songs and it's Slovenia up first. Hurrah!ManuElla have a key change and there's n… Read More
2016-05-04 19:46
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and we've just watched the first Australia rehearsal. Oh My God! She's sitting on a box in a fab frock and things are whizzing round h… Read More
2016-05-04 19:40
The Schlagerboys are still reporting live from our front room and it's Lithuania. This is what Ireland should be doing; Donny Montell is waving arms all over the place and even does a little… Read More
2016-05-04 19:32
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and it's FYR Macedonia! Oh My God! This is FABULOUS! We don't normally take any notice of ballads but we're loving Kaliopi and we're l… Read More
2016-05-04 19:21
The Schlagerboys are still reporting live from our front room and it's Ireland, who are in danger of providing the Jemini moment of 2016. It's such a shame when "Sunlight" is a good slice of… Read More
2016-05-04 19:06
The Schlagerboys are still reporting live from our front room and we've just watched Serbia. Oh My God! We've been thinking this was the boring semi final all along but its the other way rou… Read More
2016-05-04 18:58
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and we've just watched Belarus. Belarus is another one we've been ignoring since February and suddenly we're thinking, "Ooh! Actually… Read More
2016-05-04 18:47
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and Israel looks rather fab today! We've been fans of Israel at Eurovision ever since Ofra Haza donned a white doily and perfecte… Read More
2016-05-04 18:39
The Schlagerboys are still reporting from our front room and we have just watched the Swiss rehearsal. Switzerland are providing the best example of "Wait for the chorus" syndrome in th… Read More
2016-05-04 18:29
The Schlagerboys are still reporting live from our front room and the bloke from Poland has rehearsed. We all know it should have been Margaret going to Stockholm, if only she had been able… Read More
2016-05-04 18:24
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and we've just watched the first Latvia rehearsal. Being the other side of 40, the Schlagerboys found Latvia a little challenging when… Read More
2016-05-04 04:52
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and we've just witnessed the worst example of how to use a catwalk EVER!!We quite like the Swedish song this year in a hummable, nod a… Read More
2016-05-03 19:58
It's been a long evening at Schlager Towers and the Schlagerboys have been working hard to review the last half of the first semi final at Eurovision 2016. Frankly we're exhausted! We can't… Read More
2016-05-03 19:44
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and OH MY GOD has anyone actually thought that Bosnia performance through?We'd like to see the risk assessment for that barbed wire fe… Read More
2016-05-03 19:30
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and we're loving Iceland this year. It's got a bonkers chorus and that's what Eurovision is all about!Greta has put a lot of effort in… Read More
2016-05-03 19:15
The Schlagerboys have our limits. This is one guitar too far! Read More
2016-05-03 19:06
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and we're impressed with the Azerbaijan backing dancers today. If the Schlagerboys were backing dancers we'd want to be like this lot;… Read More
2016-05-03 18:49
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and it's Estonia next, who haven't sent a good song to Eurovision since Sandra Ox 'n' dry and the fabulous schlager anthem, "Looking T… Read More
2016-05-03 18:29
The Schlagerboys are reporting live form our front room and have just watched Austria inject a dose of fab schlager in to semi final 1. "Loin d'ici" is a proper Eurovision song with a proper… Read More
2016-05-03 18:09
The Schlagerboys are reporting live form our front room and we're loving Cyprus this year! And that's even with the guitars! Who knew!"Alter Ego" is basically "Samba Sambero" but with a diff… Read More
2016-05-03 17:52
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our living room on day two of the Eurovision 2016 rehearsals and we're watching Czech Republic, which is interesting because we'd actually forgo… Read More
2016-05-02 17:14
The Schlagerboys are reporting from our front room on the first day of Eurovision rehearsals, and OMG!! It's Sergey!We're loving Russia this year, whether they love us back or not! "You Are… Read More
2016-05-02 16:40
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and we've just watched San Marino. OMG!! This is AMAZING!We can see boxes to clamber up and down, disco dancing fabulosity with b… Read More
2016-05-02 16:17
This is just shouty and dreadful.But then we knew that already.Next!Photo: Thomas Hanses / Eurovision.tv Read More
2016-05-02 16:08
The Schlagerboys are reporting live form our front room on day 1 of the Eurovision rehearsals from Stockholm and are trying to muster up some enthusiasm for The Netherlands, which is hard wh… Read More
2016-05-02 15:53
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room and OMG!! It's the first frock reveal of the contest! Hurrah!Croatia woman basically wears a tent for the first verse and then two bac… Read More
2016-05-02 15:34
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room this afternoon and watching the rehearsals for the first half of semi final 1. It's Hungary up next and we are very concerned about hi… Read More
2016-05-02 14:09
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our front room this afternoon as we're watching the rehearsal footage for day one of Eurovision 2016. Moldova is the first schlager stomper of the da… Read More
2016-05-02 13:57
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our living room on day one of the Eurovision 2016 rehearsals and we've just seen Greece. We normally like Greece at Eurovision... well, we liked Frea… Read More
2016-05-02 13:27
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from our living room on the rehearsals for Eurovision 2016, which got under way this morning. We feel like we're actually there as we've had a guided tour… Read More
2016-04-29 21:59
The Schlagerboys are writing to SVT to demand a re-edit of their fabulous Eurovision 2016 advert because, astonishingly, Electro Velvet seem to have been left out! This is an ABSOLUTE O… Read More
2016-04-29 21:31
It's always exciting when the BBC release their Eurovision advert and this year the Schlagerboys are loving the United Kingdom effort. It's basically a spot-the-Eurovision-reference-fes… Read More
2016-04-26 19:50
ManuElla is teasing us by posting this photo of her having nipped across the Slovene border into Italy and bought some Dior shoes in Venice! They are clearly going to be completely fabulous… Read More
2016-04-26 19:34
During Eurovision week Måns Zelmerlöw and Petra Mede will be making the announcements on the blue and red lines of the Stockholm underground. Apparently Måns will be saying… Read More
2016-04-25 19:26
OMG!! Sergey was about to win the award for best schager hair of the Eurovision 2016 season but he's gone and blown it with this new do. Big hair is usually good hair, but this is way too bo… Read More
2016-04-24 18:39
Australia have only been doing Eurovision for a couple of years but they know how to put together a FABULOUS advert!Dami Im is wearing a fabulous glittery frock with enormous Star Trek shoul… Read More
2016-04-23 15:19
The Schlagerboys are loving Russia this year; it's a proper Eurovision song with a big bong at the start, a "Thunder and lightning it's getting exciting" chorus and a second chorus to boot… Read More
2016-04-22 21:17
OMG! Romania have been chucked out of Eurovision because their song is rubbish!* The Schlagerboys approve of this new rule and are hoping someone is looking at San Marino next.This year… Read More
2016-04-16 07:23
OMG! The Schlagerboys have been asked by the BBC, along with everyone else, to send in a Schlager Selfie to appear behind our National Heroes Joe and Jake as they perform "You're Not Alone"… Read More
2016-04-15 13:38
It looks the UK is the place to be for fabulous schlager this weekend. Not only is Boom-Bang-A-Bang celebrating it's 10th anniversary in Manchester with appearances from Nicki French and Nel… Read More
2016-04-14 19:26
The Schlagerboys have only just recovered from our fabulous Eurovision In Concert weekend and we're about to do it all over again in Manchester this weekend!Boom Bang A Bang is on its tenth… Read More
2016-04-12 19:26
Joe & Jake have been making the most of their promotional tour and have moved on from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv, where they've met Sergey from Russia.The three of them were clearly having a… Read More
2016-04-10 09:13
The Schlagerboys are reporting live from Schipol Airport on our way back to Birmingham after a fabulous weekend in Amsterdam for Eurovision In Concert.Here are our schlager highlights:… Read More
2016-04-09 16:34
Having trolled ourselves around the Eurovision In Concert meet and greet this afternoon the Schlagerboys have learned that everyone in Europe LOVES the Queen!Here is part 2 of our photo albu… Read More
2016-04-09 15:38
The Schlagerboys spent the afternoon at the meet and greet for Eurovision In Concert. All the artists performing tonight were at the event, holding interviews and singing snatches of their s… Read More
2016-04-09 08:27
The Schlagerboys attended the Eurovision In Concert pre-party last night and it was FABULOUS! Esther Hart hosted the evening so we got to see her sing "One More Night" and belt out a key cha… Read More
2016-04-08 14:54
The Schlagerboys have arrived in Amsterdam for Eurovision In Concert 2016 and we're very excited! Following our week of retrospective schlager lists it's now time to throw ourselves in to th… Read More
2016-04-07 20:02
With just one day to go till the Schlagerboys fly to Amsterdam for Eurovision In Concert we're nearing the climax of our celebrations and it's time to judge the top 5 most schlagertastic per… Read More
2016-04-06 18:58
We have two days until Eurovision In Concert and the Schagerboys are in full preparation mode. Poland are the 28th country to be announced which means we get some fabulous hair volume d… Read More
2016-04-05 19:41
The Heads-On-A-Stick schlager concept was born in 2011 when Blue represented the United Kingdom and we thought it would be amusing to present schlager celebs with the four band members'… Read More
2016-04-04 18:33
It's five days until the fabulous annual Eurovision In Concert in Amsterdam and the Schlagerboys are very excited! Eurovision In Concert has been going since 2009 and continues to be the big… Read More
2016-03-17 20:42
Joe and Jake have released an official video of their UK Eurovision entry and the Schlagerboys have had our appearance edited out! How dare they!"You're Not Alone" is becoming a Schlagerboy… Read More
2016-03-15 20:40
OMG! In THE most exciting news of the whole Eurovision season it has been announced that Dame Shirley Clamp will be hosting events in the Euroclub in Stockholm in May! She'll be joined by Ve… Read More
2016-03-14 20:23
OMG!! Sweden has announced that there is going to a great big party during Eurovision in the Tele2 Arena right next door to the Globen. It'll be hosted by Sanna Nielsen and they'll show Euro… Read More
2016-03-13 09:34
The Schlagerboys are recovering after a fabulous Swedish Melodifestivalen last night. The Swedes showed the rest of Europe yet again how to do a proper National Final with a wide… Read More
2016-03-12 16:49
It's Melodifestivalen day and the Schlagerboys are very excited! We've got our Swedish flags ready, the vodka is in the freezer and we've booked the taxi to Glitterball Mansions nice and ear… Read More
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