SMASK
Culture and languages
The Swedish Music Academies' Song Contest (SMASK) is an annual pop music competition arranged by Sweden's six music colleges. The competition is a funny and tender parody of Melodifestivalen, Sweden's precursor to the Eurovision Song Contest, but the major difference is that SMASK still has a live orchestra. This is the local semifinal at the Academy of Music and Drama, where two contestants will be voted on to the big national final.