The pregnant belly that grew during the mid-tour was a snack during last year's mid-tour.

And Méndez was beaten - it was his weapon bearer Alvaro Estrella and pregnant partner Victoria who got the newspaper headlines.

When SVT Nyheter meets the couple a year later, they have little Daniel with them.

He has had to pay a visit to the artist hotel before going to grandma and grandpa before the parents will be on stage again on Saturday.

And here the boy is already a star.

The artist colleagues cannot tear their eyes away from the little one.

But with your hand on your heart, what was it like to dance heavily pregnant in the final?

- For me, it felt good.

It is clear that it was heavy, it was a few kilos extra.

But I thought it worked well.

I do not know if it is because I have danced for so long, says Victoria Pérez.

"Nice landing after the intermediate trip"

It was still not completely calm in the stomach.

The little crab already turned out to have a taste for music - and maybe it can be a middle expert of his if nothing else.

Because based on the kicks in the stomach, it was, in addition to dad's song, the winners The Mamas that the boy went off most to last year.

Since then, they have danced their way through a corona quarantine together, as father Alvaro Estrella describes it.

- It was nice after a packed final to land with the birth of him.

It was a nice landing and point on the intermediate journey.

Now begins a completely different chapter.

And it started in the best way with the little one here, he says.

Dedicates the song to Daniel

When Alvaro Estrella and Victoria Pérez stand on the middle stage on Saturday night, there are no extra kilos to think about.

Little Daniel is now, a year later, also too young to be on stage according to the rules of the Melodifestivalen.

On the other hand, he is in the song presentation where the song is dedicated to him.

But it takes some planning to be a mid-artist and at the same time a new family with small children.

In addition to dancing behind Alvaro, Victoria Pérez is a choreographer and will, among other things, choreograph one of the interludes.

What do you say to those who feel that they have such hectic jobs that they do not have time for children?

- I was one of those who thought so before.

That you have so much work and how it should work.

But as soon as I got pregnant, I realized that you can solve it.

It's a little more work and a little more planning, but you solve it, says Victoria Pérez.