20 Years of Robyn’s ‘Do You Know (What It Takes)’
Pedantry doesn’t really lend itself well to celebrating the exact anniversary of ‘Do You Know (What It Takes)’. In the UK, it was first released in November 1996 – charting…
Eurovision Song Contest: The Top 40 Nordic Entries of the 21st Century!
It’s EUROVISION DAY!!!! When you aren’t listening to the absolute best songs of this year’s contest ahead of the main events, you should also be getting caught up in a…
Robin Bengtsson: Ten Things You May or May Not Know
Today Robin Bengtsson turns 27. He won Melodifestivalen earlier in the year, has spent an absolute age in the Top 20 on Spotify in Sweden, and he's about to head into the…
Aqua’s ‘Aquarium’ Is Now Exactly 20 Years Old. Here Are 20 Reasons To Celebrate It!
Today marks twenty years to the day since Aqua released their debut album ‘Aquarium’. March 26th 1997 saw the Danish-Norwegian band put it out across Scandinavia, with the rest of…
Melodifestivalen 2017 – Full Voting Figures and Analysis
After Robin Bengtsson's win on Saturday night, SVT have this morning released the full and final voting figures for all six weeks of this year's Meodifestivalen. You can read SVT's…
VIDEO: Loreen – Live on Scandipop
As we gear up for the return of one of the most iconic Swedish artists of the decade – Loreen – we’re taking a look back at all of the…
10 Years of Danny Saucedo – ‘Tokyo’
This week ten years ago saw the release of the debut single by Danny Saucedo. On February 14th 2007, following his stint on Swedish Idol, Danny released ‘Tokyo’. It became…
VIDEO: Zara Larsson – Live on Scandipop
As we settle in to 2017, and the impending arrival of Zara Larsson's international debut album on March 17th, we have to take a look back at the last eighteen…
VIDEO: Ace Wilder – Live on Scandipop
Over the last few years, there aren't many artists to have emerged from Sweden that are as Global popstar ready as Ace Wilder has proven herself to be. She can…
The 2017 Scandipop Awards: The Winners!
Back in December we published the nominees for the 2017 Scandipop Awards. Sixteen categories with six nominees each. All representing the absolute best pop music of the last twelve…
SKAM – The Scandipop!
It's one of the biggest Norwegian exports of the decade. But it's not pop. It is however, a TV show that makes exceptional use of pop music within its episodes,…
The Top 40 Hottest Guys in Scandinavian Pop Music 2016
Readers of these pages won't have failed to spot the fact that as well being pretty incredible at making great pop music, a hell of a lot of the Scandi…
The 2017 Scandipop Awards: The Nominations!
As we reach the end of the year, let’s take a look back and highlight the absolute best pop music that has come out of the Nordic countries over the…
VIDEO: Alcazar – Live on Scandipop
This weekend sees the legendary Alcazar lot wrap-up their latest residency period in Stockholm. Performing to another packed out crowd of people who are ALL up on their feet within…