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            <title><![CDATA[SVT Expects AI-Generated Songs Among Record 4,077 Melodifestivalen Entries]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A record number of entries have been submitted for next year’s Melodifestivalen (Sweden’s Eurovision selection). SVT (Swedish public broadcaster) suspects that a significant portion are AI-generated. “We’re convinced we’ll receive quite a few AI-generated songs,” says Melodifestivalen project manager Anders Wistbacka.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Melodifestivalen 2027 skips Norrland as tour heads no farther north than Karlstad]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The 2027 Melodifestivalen tour will not go any farther north than Karlstad. It is now clear which cities will be visited.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oscar Zia and Björn Kjellman to host Melodifestivalen next year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Oscar Zia and Björn Kjellman will host Melodifestivalen next year. We will really try to deliver something warm and wonderful to the viewers, Oscar Zia tells TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:19:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[KAJ to Advertise Alcohol with SVT's Approval Ahead of Eurovision]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tomorrow, KAJ will compete for Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest. It is now clear that the humor trio will also be doing alcohol advertising. SVT approves of the collaboration. They have the right to do advertising, says SVT's project leader Andes Wistabacka to Resumé.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 07:44:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After the Technical Glitch - "Unfortunately, That's the Kind of Thing That Happens"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In large parts, it was a pain-free Melodifestival – but still, the broadcast was marred by some disturbances.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 21:31:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[These are the countries that can decide the final]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It's not enough to win the Swedish people's votes – an international jury must also be convinced. Among the countries assessing Saturday's finalists in Melodifestivalen are France, Ireland, and Italy.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Want to beat Zelmerlöw - "with a hammer"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Country pop and witch rock. Saga Ludvigsson and Scarlet have moved on in the Melodifestivalen. Now they're facing tough opposition in the final, but the artists dare to dream about the European Championship.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 05:19:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fire Alarm in the Melodifestivalen Arena]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:29:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Have We Heard the Winning Song in Melodifestivalen?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Half the starting field for the final of Melodifestivalen has crystallized. But so far, there is no clear favorite – the betting companies believe most in Måns Zelmerlöw's as yet unknown song.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 06:16:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Melodifestivalen honors the victims tonight]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Melodifestivalen will pay attention to the mass shooting in Örebro. But SVT makes no changes to the broadcast. We have a responsibility to Sweden to step in and be a sanctuary, says Melodifestivalen's project leader Anders Wistbacka.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 09:41:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Melodifestivalen pays attention to the tragedy: "We have a responsibility"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The deed in Örebro will be highlighted in the Melodifestivalen qualifying round on Saturday, but exactly how is not yet determined, says SVT's project leader Anders Wistbacka. It is important to make this type of program and create shared experiences. Melodifestivalen is needed as a counterforce in society, he says to TT.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/its-okay-to-laugh-even-in-tough-times</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 13:02:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Cameraman's Fall to be Investigated]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:26:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meira Omar's stage drama: "Should I stop?"]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Meira Omar secured a spot in the Melodifestivalen final qualifying round. But not without drama – a cameraman fell during the introduction of "Hush hush". For a second there, I thought: "Should I interrupt?", says Meira Omar to TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 21:32:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SVT investigates security breach]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:39:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Early song releases to boost Melodifestivalen]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[For the first time in Melodifestivalen's history, the songs will be released the day before the heats. SVT hopes this will contribute to increased interest in the program. We decided it was time to become a normal music program, says Melodifestivalen's project manager Anders Wistbacka.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:18:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden among the first in Eurovision]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden competes in the Eurovision Song Contest's first semifinal on May 13. Sweden's entry will compete for a final spot in the semifinal's first half. This is clear after Tuesday's draw in this year's host city Basel in Switzerland.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:33:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Melodifestival 2025 is coming]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[From Luleå in the north to Malmö in the south. Now SVT has presented which cities will host next year's Melodifestival.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 07:06:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After Criticism: This is How Melodifestivalen is Changing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After the criticism, SVT changes the layout for the Final Qualifier in Melodifestivalen. I claim that the Final Qualifier functioned as a TV program. But then we needed to adjust details in it, says project leader Anders Wistbacka to TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 05:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
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