Eurovision stars' opinion poll for Melodifestivalen

Juries from six European countries will have a say in the Melodifestivalen final this Saturday, and viewers around Sweden will feverishly vote to select the best entry for Europe. The importance of the international voice is increasing, and who would be better to listen to than the artists from the Eurovision Song Contest itself? Here are the votes from Poplight's special international jury: Mihai (Romania 2006), Safura (Azerbaijan 2010), Roberto (Latvia 2007 and 2008) and Vasyl (Ukraine 2010).

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4 national finals tonight!

At the end of this evening we will know four more artists and songs that will represent their country in Oslo this year. Greece, Germany, Estonia and the United Kingdom all hold their National Final tonight.

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Presenting Jessica & Salem...

There are just 2 days left before we set our eyes to Globen. It's about time we start pulling analysis into the artists and songs participating in this year's final. Thursday's artists are Jessica Andersson & Salem Al Fakir...

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Karen Harding winner of Your Country Needs You 2010?

A recent poll among professional bookmakers has revealed that 18-year-old Karen Harding will be the singer going to Oslo to represent the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest. –There is great interest in this year’s final. Forecasting is in full swing and many have already placed their bets on the outcome, says Hakan Klingén, founder of www.nicerodds.co.uk.

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The expert panel believes in and hopes for Anna Bergendahl

Now it's finally time for the final of the 2010 edition of Melodifestivalen. Poplight's Expert Panel predict who they think will represent Sweden in Oslo ... 

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Lyrics under investigation

InCulto, the Lithuanian entry to this year's Eurovision is reportedly in trouble. Their entry "Eastern European Funk" is filled with political lyrics. Multiple Lithuanian media sources have reported on eurovision-spain's article about the problem. The EBU has started investigation on the severity of the issue. The main lyric that seems to attract attention is "survived the reds and two world wars" referring to the Soviet regime. The other lyric which is said to offend is the way Lithuanians and other Eastern European workers in the West are spoken about, cleaning the rich's houses and building the rich's homes.

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