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Apr 27, 2009

FLASHBACK Olivia Newton John 1974-'Angel Eyes' would have been better than 'Long Live Love' winner of that year?


Its been no secret that Olivia was not a big fan of Song For Europe Winner of 1974 'Long Live Love' althrough
it went on be gain 4 th place at Eurovision Song Contest 1974. Here is Olivia on The Cliff RIchard Song singing
the runner up song. 'Angel Eyes' another worthy winner, I aggree it would have been a better choice at the time.
Still a sounds fantastic- just the orange frilly jump suit is outa place
              Long Live Livvy...

Apr 24, 2009

Shirley Clamp goes from Tesco's check-out to Tv Commentator !



                  Just a few days ago in Stockholm. Our Schlager Diva Shirl' after her wonderful performance in Melodifestivalen 2009 singing 'Med Hjärtat Fyllt Av Ljus'  We were shocked to find Shirley back at the check-out  in Sweden's own Tesco's...But Thankfully she finally got back on the SVT payroll as she will be one of the Commentators for the broadcast of Eurovision Song Contest 2009. 
                Along with her good freind Edward af Sillen they will together bring a touch of class, humour & spontaniety to the proceedings during all three shows in Moscow- Its been one
 schlager-ous  journey for Shirley from her backing vocalist appearence of ESC 2001 with Antique for Greece. To the chance to cheer on Malena on all the way to the Final in Moscow 2009. 

What A Treat -  The Ed' & Shirl' Show. 
    

SWEDENs MELODIFESTIVALEN TOP 12 CHART-24 April 2009


1 (2)    JOHAN PALM  
EMMA-LEE
2 (1)  P-BROS FEAT. DJ TREXX 
TINGALIIN
3 (5)   FLO RIDA FT KE$HA
RIGHT AROUND
4 (4) LADY GAGA
EH EH
5 (-)  HARDCORE SUPERSTAR
BEG FOR IT
6 (3)    MALENA ERNMAN
LA VOIX
7 (8)    DEAD BY APRIL
LOSING YOU
8 (9)   E.M.D.
BABY GOODBYE
9 (6)  ALCAZAR
STAY THE NIGHT 
10 (10)   BEYONCE
HALO
11 (18)   MILOW
AYO TECHNOLOGY
12 (11) CIARA FT JUSTIN T
LOVE SEX MAGIC

JUST BUBBLING UNDER:

13 (7)    CAROLINE AF UGGLAS
SNALLA SNALLA                   
17 (12)    H.E.A.T.
1000 MILES
18 (16)   MANS ZELMERLOW
HOPE & GLORY                         
21 (15)  STAR PILOTS
HIGHER

Apr 23, 2009

Alexander Rybak- Here is the Official Video. Is it gonna be Oslo in 2010 !!!

Fairytale Official ESC 2009 Video

Meet Scott Anderson -simply Australia's Best Trance DJ - He chats here about his career & passion for Music


I was recently amazed to find this great short chat with Scott he is just the Master of Trance down-under..As well as being a down-to-earth cute ozzie male,
His biggest influences is Armin Van Burren- who I share great respect for as well. Thanks for interview John.
Find out more at scott's my space. http://www.myspace.com/djscottanderson

it's Not 'SCHLAGER'
-but its Scott.

Apr 21, 2009

FLASHBACK: La Vie- Christer Björkman-Shirley Clamp & Miss Engfors + a Magnus cameo (2002)




This camp Swed feature I had never seen before, it was in fact put together
for Stockholm Pride in 2002 ! Christer looks and sounds
fab...& the cameo from a young up-coming Magnus Carlsson is
equally entertaining- I will try dig out some more classic Master Magnus soon

Apr 20, 2009

inroducting Polarkreis 17- 'Colour of Snow' German muzik at its best -check it out!

You can be forgiven for thinking this is from 1985! It is in fact a massive hit from Germany's own home-grown Bundesvision Song Contest 09. This is a regional contest , & this song & band came 2nd for Sachsen. Find out more here.
I wish ESC had more entry's like this certainly beats Alex Swings Oscar enrty, plus the video is amazing- it reminds me of The Killers Vs A-Ha, Are Polarkries 17 the eurovision songs of the future? Lets see...

Apr 19, 2009

SWEDENs MELODIFESTIVALEN TOP 12 CHART-17 April 2009


1 (1)     P-BROS FT.DJ TREXX   
TINGALIIN

2 (NEW)  JOHAN PALM  
EMMA LEE
3 (4)   MARLENA ERNMAN
LA VOIX
4 (9) LADY GAGA
EH EH 
5 (8)  FLO RIDA FT KE$HA 
RIGHT AROUND
6 (7)   ALCAZAR
STAY THE NIGHT
7 (5)    CAROLINE AF UGGLAS
SNALLA SNALLA
8 (18)   DEAD BY APRIL
LOSING YOU
9 (3)  E.M.D
BAY GOODBYE
10 (16)    BEYONCE
HALO
11 (17)    CIARA FT JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
LOVE SEX MAGIC
12 (12)  H.E.A.T
1000 MILES

 & JUST OUTSIDE TOP 12:

15 (17)    STAR PILOTS
HIGHER
16 (12)  MÅNS ZELMERLÖW
HOPE & GLORY
24(21)  SARAH DAWN FINER
MOVING ON


Malena Ernman- La Voix. The music video; at last we get to see it- rather excellent

Here we find Malena at the Travel Agent, finding out if they have any brochurrres
 or even cheap hotels in Moscow left for Eurovision Week !

Apr 18, 2009

Thank God Julia Zemiro is doin Eurovision! Yes SBS Tv, Aust' are sending Julia as a commentator Here she is on 'Thank God Your Here'.

Introducing Julia Zemiro

 
along with Sam Peng Julia
will provide commentary for the Aussie broadcast
of both semi finals & Final in Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
Watch this think you will agree she is our very own Petra !
(Melodifestivalen host 09) what a joy!

Check out Petra Here & Here

'Try it & see' Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1st entry for Eurovision from 1967-9

Back in the 1967 or it could have been 1969 (there are conflicting reports) Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice wrote a
song specially for Eurovision entitled “Try it and see”. The song was never selected for Song for Europe.
It certainly sounds like a more Lulu (69) than Sandie Shaw (67) style song.
When instead of shelving the euro melody he used the song with completely different lyrics. In fact it became
one of the best tunes from his first Rock Musical 'Jesus Christ Superstar' the song "King Herod's Song".
Here is a recent version sung by Rik Mayer - shame we cannot find the original lyrics today!! unless
Lulu has a copy in her loft maybe?







JADE 'My Time' The Music Video





We are hoping Jade keeps her new Donna Summer-look for Moscow- Fantastic ! & the songs not bad as well

Apr 17, 2009

Anita Skorgan was recognised as one of Norway's MGP icons & returned to MGP Stage in Grenland 09- Here's her 1977 Song


This is back in the day....when ESC had no Vid' Postcards, just views
of a very bored after dinner audience who should have stayed home ! 
Not even a single " I Luv Lynsey" (De Paul) banner  to be seen either Ha!

MGP 2009 Norway-The Moment Alexander Rybak & Ovi Won a place in MGP Final & Celebrate With Anita Skorgan WoW!


I like this clip from Norway, seeing a ESC Legend Anita Skorgan
who sang 'Olivier' 'Casanova' in the 70's for Norway & Alexander
looks so thrilled to be in her company!

Apr 13, 2009

Song 12 Tingaliin by P Bros & DJ TREXX & Olga from Melodifestivalen 2009


The top selling song in Sweden as it was seen in the Globen Final
that has become just as popular as this years entry.

SWEDENs MELODIFESTIVALEN TOP 20 SINGLES CHART 10 April 2009-


1 (1)     P-BROS FT.DJ TREXX   
TINGALIIN

2 (8)  MÅNS ZELMERLÖW  
HOPE & GLORY
3 (2)    E M D
BABY GOODBYE
4 (6) MARLENA ERNMAN 
LA VOIX
5 (4)  CAROLINE AF UGGLAS  
SNALLA SNALLA
6 (7)    STAR PILOTS
HIGHER
7 (5)    ALCAZAR
STAY THE NIGHT
8 (11)    FLO RIDA 
RIGHT ROUND
9 (20)  LADY GAGA
EH EH 
10 (13)    LADY GAGA
POKER FACE
11 (17)    THE POODLES
1 OUT OF TEN
12 (9)  H.E.A.T
1000 MILES
13 (24)    EMILIA
POKER FACE
14 (10)    LILI & SUSIE
SHOW ME HEAVEN                   
15 (41)    BRITNEY SPEARS
IF U SEEK AMY
16 (26)     BEYONCE
HALO                         
17 (35)  CIARA FEAT JUSTIN T
LOVE SEX MAGIC
18 (15)     DEAD BY APRIL
LOSING YOU
19 (19)    KELLY CLARKSON
LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT..                       
20 (-)       BLACK EYES PEAS
BOOM BOOM POW

This week the Mf domination of the Swedish National Singles chart is finally thining out a little.
Yet they still amazingly hold the Top 7 places, leaving only a further three songs with the staying power 
in the charts almost one month after Globen Final. The three are Emilia ( leaps back up the chart!)
 H E A T &
Lili & Susie. Oh incase your wondering Sarah Dawn Finner stepped down to No: 21- she may return 
soon. In the following weeks it will be interesting to see which songs really stick it out, these
will be the big selling songs for the year. 

Apr 7, 2009

ABBA's Bjorn & Benny Exclusive Interview with BBC this week

5 minute interview 
courtesy of Universal Pictures & BBC.


SCHLAGER HERO 4 Agnetha Fältskog: ABBA



My My does'nt time fly ! its 35 years today 
6 th April 1974 that ABBA won Eurovision 
Contest 
1974 in Brighton. As a further tribute I have picked Agnetha
as the new Schlager Hero. Certainly in the 60's her early Swedish career (before Abba)
was very much an old-style Schlager Singer of that time. More than any other Abba 
member in 1968 she even submitted the own song "Försonade" for 
Melodifestivalen, however it was not selected for the final. The track became track 5 on
her debut album "Agnetha Faltskog" in Sweden. She then waited til 1981 to enter her songwriting talents again in Melodifestivalen
with a song called  Men Natten Är Vår" ("But The Night is Ours") This was a slow ballad with
lyrics by Ingela Forsman and was sung by Kicki Moberg.This was the first lyrics 
entered in Mf by Ingela Forsman, she went on to write many more
as well as   'Så vill stjärnorna' And 'Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus'
in 2009. Agnetha is a real schlager hero
indeed.



Here is Agnetha with her Mf entry 'FÖRSONADE' plus her 
1975 hit "Tack För En Underbar Vanlig Dag" with subtites. 
And above a recent birthday photo of her with Billy Paul
at his concert in Stockholm.

Apr 5, 2009

Måns Zelmerlöw on Nyhetsmorgon sings songs from NZW His brand new Album out in Svenska-landen !!








SWEDENs MELODIFESTIVALEN ALBUMS 3 April 2009-

LOOOK Who's 
NEW AT 11 !!




1 (1)     CAROLINE AF UGGLAS
SA GOR JAG DET IGEN
2 (3)    E.M.D.
A STATE OF MIND
3 (2)    LARZ KRISTERZ
HEM TILL DIG
4 (NEW)   MÅNS ZELMERLÖW
MZW
5 (4)   THASTROM 
KARLEK AR FOR DOM
6 (5)    U2
NO LINE ON THE HORIZON
7 (NEW)    BOB HUND
FOLKMUSIK FOR FOLK
8 (12)  BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.
WORKING ON A DREAM
9 (NEW)   CELINE DION
MY LOVE (ESSENTIAL COLLECTION)
10 (6)    ALCAZAR
DISCO DEFENDERS
11 (NEW)    SHIRLEY CLAMP
FOR DEN SOM ALSKAR..EN SAMLING
12 (NEW)    PET SHOP BOYS
YES

Apr 4, 2009

Björn Gustafsson Presented Swedish votes in ESC 2008- We want him back Björn Again in 2009


This week Sweden is looking for the scoreboard host for ESC 2009 to give Sweden's results in the Moscow Final. 
The search is on, some people think Bjorn's humour was lost on an the international stage! 
We think he is a great comedian - as well as being fantastic in Melodifestivalen 2008 - 
Come on ( in Caroline Af Uggas-style)  Snälla, SnällaSnälla, Snälla.. lets have Bjorn Again

SWEDENs MELODIFESTIVALEN TOP 20 SINGLES CHART 3 April 2009- or the Boomerang Chart up then down.




1 (1)     P-BROS FT.DJ TREXX & OLGA

TINGALIIN

2 (3)  E.M.D  
BABY GOODBYE
3 (9)    SARAH DAWN FINER
MOVING ON
4 (4) CAROLINE AF UGGLAS   
SNALLA SNALL
5 (6)  ALCAZAR  
STAY THE NIGHT
6 (2)    MARLENA ERNMAN
LA VOIX
7 (7)    STAR PILOTS
HIGHER
8 (5)    MÅNS ZELMERLÖW
HOPE & GLORY
9 (8)   H.E.A.T.
1000 MILES
10 (16)    LILI & SUSIE
SHOW ME HEAVEN
11 (14)    FLO RIDA FEAT KE$HA
RIGHT ROUND
12 (-)  SHERI
HIT AND RUN
13 (20)     LADY GAGA
POKER FACE
14 (11)    MOLLY SANDEN
SA VILL STJARNORNA                    
15 (14)     FLO RIDA FEAT KE$HA
RIGHT AROUND
16 (29)     KEVIN BORG
STREET LIGHTS                         
17 (10)   THE POODLES
1 OUT OF TEN
18 (16)     ANGES
LOVE LOVE LOVE
19 (15)    KELLY CLARKSON
LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT..                       
20 (18)       LADY GAGA
EH EH 
 +21 (12) BWO
   YOU'RE NOT ALONE



Amazingly Mf Songs still hold the whole Top 10 ! Lili Och Susie are 'just like  
a boomerang' going up and down now back up at number 10. Star Pilots have
turned out to be one of the most sucessfully Non- Globen Hits 
 ( along with Shirley Clamp & Velvet ) still stuck at 7 -with a song called 'Higher'
While 'Tingalinn' is still at the top, as Marlena has dropped down to 6 - 

Oh no !!
will 'La Voix' be a Mf winner that never made No: 1  come on swedes 
                  -Your Marlena Needs You.....

ALBUM CHART Coming soon..