Nanne Gronvall, the Swedish melodifestivalen favourite and former Eurovision Song Contest entrant as the lead vocalist with the group One more time will be the third special guest performer at the UK Eurovision Preview Party on Friday.
Nanne is one of Sweden's most popular performing artists and has been a mainstay in the charts and on the theatre stage for twenty years. She took third place at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest with One more time performing the song Den vilda. She also won the televote in the 2005 Swedish national final, only to finish second due to the jury vote.
Nanne attempted to represent the United Kingdom in 2001, reaching the Song For Europe final with the song Men. She is returning to the United Kingdom to perform as special guest at the UK Eurovision Preview Party this Friday, 25th April at Scala in London.
The swedish star was forced to take a break from her career in 2006 after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Feisty and determined as ever, she beat the illness and returned to the stage and to Melodifestivalen in 2007 with Jag måste kyssa dig . esctoday.com readers awarded her with the title of 'Past Participant of the year' in the 2007 esctoday.com awards. Now she joins Bucks Fizz and Paul Oscar as the special guests at the UK Eurovision Preview Party.
ADDITIONAL PARTY INFORMATION
Tickets for the UK Eurovision Preview Party presented by esctoday.comare now onsale via the official website, through the Scala website, from the Scala box office or directly from www.ticketweb.co.uk. Tickets can also be bought from Ticketweb by phone on +44 8700 600 100. Tickets are currently priced at £10 in advance, any remaining tickets will be charged at £15 on the door. Confirmed artists so far are:
- Bucks Fizz, United Kingdom 1981 winners
- Ani Lorak, Ukraine 2008
- Euroband, Iceland 2008
- Isis Gee, Poland 2008
- Morena, Malta 2008
- Nico & Vlad, Romania 2008
- Laka, Bosnia & Herzegovina 2008
- Maria, Norway 2008
- Sirusho, Armenia 2008
- Paul Oscar, Iceland 1997
- Nanne Gronvall, Sweden 1996
Fans are invited to bring their flags, dress up and make the most of what promises to be the biggest and best Eurovision Song Contest Party ever seen in the UK. Stay tuned to esctoday.com and the UK Eurovision Preview Party website for information about the party.
