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The first Melodifestivalen is held at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Melodifestivalen

Swedish Eurovision Song Contest preselection

Melodifestivalen is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959. In the early…
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Cirkus (Stockholm)

Arena in Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden

Cirkus is an arena in Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden, that holds 1,650 people. It was originally used as a circus, but is today mostly used for concerts and musical shows.
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Stockholm

Capital and most populous city of Sweden

Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.5 million in the metropolitan area. The city stretches across…
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January 29

Day of the year

January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 336 days remain until the end of the year.
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