Anna Bergendahl

For former participant of Swedish Idol, Anna Bergendahl, her Melodifestivalen/Eurovision journey in 2010 was a rollercoaster without comparison.She started out in the Melodifestivalen semi final as an almost unnoticed newcomer, surprised everybody by going straight to the final were she became the frontrunner to win, and she managed to live up to those expectations when she became the Swedish representative to Oslo.As the representative of mighty power Sweden, she was the only one in her team who even considered it a possibility not to make it out of the semi final, and therefore it came as a huge shock for both the Swedish delegation and the entire Swedish audience when she only finished in 11th place, just five points short of a spot in the final. This was the first, and to date only, time when Sweden has failed to qualify for a Eurovision final.How much blame did she feel from the spoiled Swedish audience, and how did this affect her career? Was this why she decided to study medicine instead of continuing with her music, and if so, what made her return to the contest nine years later to become an audience and fan favourite with her two consecutive entries "Ashes to Ashes" and "Kingdom Come"?Legend: Anna BergendahlSong: This Is My Life (Sweden 2010)Host: Emil LöfströmContact: [email protected] Facebookhttp//www.eurovisionlegends.se Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Eurovision Legends is the biggest podcast about the Eurovision Song Contest. Emil Löfström invites songwriters, artists and other important people from the world of the Eurovision Song Contest for a warm and lighthearted conversation about their Eurovision adventures and careers. How did the songs originate, what happened behind the scenes, who ought to have won the contest and what did the song demos sound like? This and much more in this award-nominated podcast that goes out globally over the internet and on British broadcast radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.