I have just heard what with a lot of luck will be this year’s Eurovision winner. It is of course Alcastar by Alcazar! It sounds exactly how I expected it to, but as anyone who is familiar with this band will know, that is just too perfect for Eurovision. Click here to hear all the songs in the first semi-final of Sweden’s Melodifestivalen. I also recommend the dizzying 80s-esque Refrain Refrain by 2nd time entrants, the fabulous 3-piece girl group Pay TV. Shirley Clamp and Linda Bengtzing’s Swedish disco stormers are also well worth listens. On the pop-rock side The Wallstones aren’t very Swedish sounding but really good fun. Only the tracks by Cecilia Vennersten, Nordman and Papa Dee are not worthy of people’s votes.