🇸🇪 Smash Into Pieces: “Melodifestivalen is the perfect way to showcase our music!”

🇸🇪 Smash Into Pieces: “Melodifestivalen is the perfect way to showcase our music!”

Ahead of fourth heat of Melodifestivalen 2023 this weekend, Tim had the opportunity to speak with Smash Into Pieces for an interview. They will be competing in this year at Melodifestivalen with their entry “Six Feet Under”.

Check out our interview with Smash Into Pieces here!

Together, Smash Into Pieces and Tim discuss the band’s desire to take part in Melodifestivalen. They also speak about the difference between performing on tour and competing in the festival. As well as this, the band reflects on their career highlights, including playing with Evanescence on their most recent tour.

Check out our other interviews with the participants of Melodifestivalen Heat 4 – Kiana, Signe and Hjördis and Emil Henrohn.

About Smash Into Pieces

Smash Into Pieces is a four-piece experimental alternative rock band from Örebro, central Sweden. The band is made up of Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye, Benjamin Jennebo, The Apocalypse DJ and Per Bergquist. The history of the band began in 2008, following a jam session. In 2013, the band were signed to Sony Music and released their debut album “Unbreakable”. The album reached #3 in the Swedish Rock charts. Since then, the band has gone on to release six more albums, each to critical acclaim. Their effort for Melodifestivalen – “Six Feet Under” – was written by the band themselves. However, it was also written by Andreas “Giri” Lindbergh, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb and Linnea Deb.

Sweden’s Eurovision Journey

In 1958, Sweden made their debut in the Eurovision Song Contest, with Alice Babs representing them with the song “Lilla stjärna” which placed fourth. Since its debut, the Scandinavian nation has managed to win six times (1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, and 2015).

In 2022, Sweden was represented by Cornelia Jakobs, who won the 61st edition of the competition and competed with the song “Hold Me Closer”, which managed to qualify for the Grand Final and placed 4th with 438 points from the jury and televoters.

Are you excited for Melodifestivalen 2023? Are you excited to see Smash Into Pieces’ performance in this year’s Melodifestivalen? Let us know in the comments or on social media. Be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on FacebookTwitter, InstagramTik-Tok as we prepare for Eurovision 2023!

News Source: That Eurovision Site

Photo Credit: Janne Danielsson, SVT for Melodifestivalen 2023

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