Minimello

Minimello was a Swedish television programme for children produced by SVT, created and hosted by Ylva Hällen and shown on Barnkanalen.^[1] The programme features dolls made from used toilet rolls, which have been decorated and sent in by young viewers.^[2][3][4] The dolls are judged, and the 16 best compete in a singing contest.^[5] The songs, specially composed for the contest, are sung by well-known Swedish singers.^[6] The performances are watched by a studio audience, of toilet rolls.^[2] The viewers vote for their favourite songs on the Minimello website (about 1 million votes/weekend). It has been described as "The Voice with toilet rolls".^[3]

The programme started in 2009,^[3] when its page was SVT's most-visited programme page.^[5] In 2014 more than 10,000 toilet rolls were submitted for the competition.^[7] A total of 35,000 rolls have been entered since the competition began, many handed to Ylva Hällen personally during her tours of the country.^[6]

Voting system

The winners are decided by both studio juries and viewers, with weekly competitions leading to a Grand Finale.^[6] As of October 2014^[update] over 1 million votes are cast each week.^[3][6] Winners have included Rock Band Tures with "Stopp!", Princesses Mia and Pia, with "Bom Bom Bom", Saga-Linnéa with "Hundis", Babyrose with "Jag är Babyrose", Gold Guy (Guldkillen) with "La Discoteca" and Nelia with "Livet ut".^[2]