{"id":15078,"date":"2026-03-02T14:44:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/?p=15078"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:44:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T13:44:40","slug":"interview-sanna-nielsen-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/interview-sanna-nielsen-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanna Nielsen: The return of the \u00abMum of Melodifestivalen\u2019!"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Twelve years after his victory with <em>Undo<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurovisionandfriends.com\/en\/performer\/sanna-nielsen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sanna Nielsen<\/a> is finally returning to the stage where her career began. On the eve of her performance, we spoke to the woman who, with a good dose of self-deprecating humour, calls herself the \u00ab\u00bb granny of the competition\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_b4d5c409dbfb9a9b-73\">Sanna Nielsen has 30 years in the business and seven Melodifestivalen participations behind her. And despite it all, the desire is still there. In this interview, she frankly tells us how a simple guest appearance last year set everything off: <em>\u00abHow on earth could I ever stop doing this? \u00bb.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"p-rc_b4d5c409dbfb9a9b-74\"><strong>We'll let you discover this exchange full of good humour (and even a little impromptu Swedish lesson!).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div  id=\"_ytid_13713\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uTPqZqUzc-k?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube player\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/uTPqZqUzc-k\/maxresdefault.jpg\" title=\"\"><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doouze ans apr\u00e8s sa victoire avec Undo, Sanna Nielsen retrouve enfin la sc\u00e8ne qui a marqu\u00e9 le d\u00e9but de sa carri\u00e8re. \u00c0 la veille de son passage, nous avons discut\u00e9 avec celle qui se surnomme avec beaucoup d&rsquo;autod\u00e9rision la \u00ab grand-m\u00e8re \u00bb du concours. 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