As those of you who’ve been reading DP for a year at least will know I am a huge fan of this show. It’s definitely my no.1 reality show, for its general silliness, drama and the surprise appearance of talent every so often. There are annoying contestants too but they’re always much more amusing than… Continue reading American Idol 2007

… jag älskar han!

Magnus Uggla:Schlagertastic! A big star with a great song means a safe bet for going through tonight, I think. Emilé Azar:A very nice pop song in Swedish but quite dated – not going to change the world at all. Sanna Nielsen:She’s made the MF final 3 times before and this is rather good (like Celine… Continue reading Melodifestivalen Week 4

not to own one of the most brilliant pop albums of the 21st century. Dialogue by The Honeymoon is available in your local Fopp for only £3, or you can buy it here online for the same price. What are you waiting for?

Will you be my popstar boyfriend? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuHeOSTTWSI] We were even born in the same year – it’s meant to be!

First of all, we don’t yet know a lot about the members of Dragonette individually so please provide an interesting fact about each of you. Joel: his retirement aspiration is to tour hotel bars as a lounge pianist. (he’s actually quite good at it already) Dan: is from Brasil. Tina: has a twin brother. Will:… Continue reading Dirrrty Pop Meets… Dragonette!

Måns Zelmerlöw:Ace dance-pop with a good chorus and cute singer – this could do very very well in Eurovision. Missmatch:A duo of young girls with a cute pop-rock sound. They’re no Shebang but not bad at all. Magnus Carlsson:Sounds just like Bosson! AMAZING! May have to stop hating Magnus now (I’m an Andreas fan generally).… Continue reading Another great week on Melodifestivalen

As I’m sure you’re well aware, tonight is the Brit Awards and they’re being shown live on TV. I don’t have a TV in my student room, which can be a burden when I want to keep up with American Idol, but right now I think it’s a blessing cos I can pretend that Corrine… Continue reading The 2nd Annual Dirrrty Pop Awards!

Linda Bengtzing and Markoolio’s parody version is the only one that includes BWO, Alcazar and Carola! Well, sort off…. click here (then go to Nyheter and Musikvideor) to see it. As I’m learning Swedish at the moment, in preparation for my planned study at Goteborg university this Autumn, I decided to translate the lyrics of… Continue reading Forget the real Melodifestivalen

1. Are Patrick Wolf fans on average about 13 years old across the country, or is it just Brighton?2. Why did no-one tell me the Long Blondes are the new Lush? I would have bought their CD months ago!