Does Melodifestivalen Have a Sexism Problem? (2020 Preview)
We're back with the last post of what has been a turbulent 2019 in the Eurovision world but has been a fantastic year for the blog in which we went to Estonia and Sweden and were part of organising a the 2019 OGAE Song Contest. In our last article of the year, we are looking at everybody's favourite Swedish reality TV show. Many of us are excited about a number of the competing acts. Will Robin or Anna win the chance to represent Sweden again? Will Felix take the win he was robbed of in 2018? Will Victor earn the Eurovision ticket for his home country? Whilst I share in much of this excitement, I am also very conscious of a dark cloud that has settled over the contest with 2019 seeing a fifth straight year of a solo man representing the Swedes at Eurovision. In this article, we are going to explore what's going on with women at MelFest and question if it's something for MelFest fans, the wider Swedish population and the Swedish broadcaster to be concerned about.