Robin thanks for finding some time for this interview. First of all tell us about your impressions after winning Melodifestivalen ?

- It feels a little bit unreal but I’m super happy and proud of course. It’s an amazing adventure to be a part of the ESC. So many new friends from all over Europe already!

You participated in Melodifestivalen last year with the song “Constelation prize”, and this year you managed to win with “I can’t go on”. Which of two songs leaves a stronger impression on you ?

- I think they leave impressions in different ways. „I can’t go on“ left a big visual impression but I think that „Constellation Prize“ is a song that people will pick up years from now and still listen to!

Tell us more about team which is behind this song ?

- Robin Stjernberg, K-One and David Kreuger. They are all former Melodifestivalen winners as writers and has a lot of hits in their catalogue.

In Kyiv are we going to see identical stage performance with the one we saw in Melodifestivalen, some changes maybe?

- It will be pretty much the same, maybe change a few camera angles but other than that, the same.

Since when you are watching Eurovision Song Contest, and what are your earliest memories of the contest?

- My earliest memory is from 1999. when Charlotte Nilsson (now Perelli) represented Sweden! And I have watched most years since then.

If you could choose 3 songs in history of competition you like the most, which three would you pick?

- Save your kisses from me (Brotherhood of man), Euphoria (Loreen) and My number one (Helena Paparizou)

Idol 2008. was your gateway to music scene in Sweden, do you think Eurovision might help you to go more through. What are your thoughts now knowing you are heading to Kiev in May?

- I hope so. It would be awesome to gain some European fans and be able to go and play abroad!

Let’s say you are about to make duet with someone, with whom would you like to have a duet?

- Wow that’s really tricky. I would love to write a song and perform it together with Gavin Degraw, John Mayer and The Weeknd.

And finally, can you send some message to our readers in Serbia ?

- Thanks for all the support so far, I hope to see you in Serbia someday and if I did maybe I could try to sing „Molitva“ ;)

Robin will perform 1st in 1st Semifinal. Listen to „I can’t go on“!

Robine pre svega puno hvala što si izdvojio višak vremena za portal OGAE Srbija. Reci nam kakav je osećaj postati pobednik Melodifestivalena i koje su tvoje prve impresije nakon pobede ?

- Osećaj je pomalo nerealan, ali sam srećan i ponosan naravno. Biti deo Pesme Evrovizije je fantastična avantura, upoznao sam puno novih prijatelja širom Evrope.

Učestvovao si na Melodifestivalenu prošle godine sa pesmom „Constellation prize“,  a ove godine uspevaš da pobediš sa pesmom „I can’t go on“. Koja od ove dve pesme ostavlja snažniji utisak na tebe?

- Mislim da obe ostavljaju drugačiju vrstu utiska na različit način. „I can’t go on“ ostavlja snažan vizuelni doživljaj, a „Constellation prize“ je pesma koju će ljudi uzeti nakon nekog vremena i ponovo je slušati.

 Kaži nam malo više o timu ljudi koji stoje iza ove pesme, ko su oni?

- Robin Stjernberg, K-One i David Kreuger. Svi su oni raniji pobednici  Melodifestivalena kao kompozitori i imaju puno hitova iza sebe.

 Da li ćemo u Kijevu imati prilike da vidimo sličan nastup onom koji smo  gledali na  Melodifestivalenu, ili da očekujemo neke promene ?

- U suštini biće sličan onom koji ste videli, možda nekoliko drugačijih uglova iz kojih će se snimati nastup.

 Od kada pratiš Pesmu Evrovizije i koja su tvoja najranija sećanja na takmičenje?

- Najranija sećanja su mi iz 1999. godine kada je Šarlot Nilson (sada Pereli) predstavljala Švedsku. Od tada pa evo do danas pogledao sam većinu takmčenja.

Koje 3 pesme u istoriji takmičenja su ti najdraže ?

- Save your kisses from me (Brotherhood of man), Euphoria (Loreen) i My number one (Helena Paparizou).

Idol 2008. godine bila su tvoja vrata za ulazak na muzičku scenu Švedske. Da li misliš da Pesma Evrovizije može da ti pomogne da se proguraš i van svoje zemlje ?

- Nadam se tome. Bilo bi fantastično steći fanove napolju u Evropi, i biti u mogućnosti ići i raditi „preko“.

Recimo da ti se nudi mogućnost da snimiš duet sa nekim, koga bi poželeo, sa kim ti je san da radiš ?

- Uf, to je veoma nezgodno pitanje. Za saradnju bih svakako izabrao Gavin Degraw, John Mayer i The Weeknd.

I na kraju, imaš li neku poruku za naše čitaoce u Srbiji ?

- Hvala za vašu podršku, nadam se da se vidimo u Srbiji jednog dana, a ako se sretnemo pokušaću za vas da izvedem „Molitvu“. :-)

Robin Bengtson otvoriće ovogodišnje takmičenje za Pesmu Evrovizije. Poslušajte pesmu „I Can’t go on“!