Shirley Clamp's 'Min kärlek' is decared Our MELODIFESTIVAL SONG of THE DECADE

1st SHIRLEY CLAMP Min kärlek
(31%)

= 2nd LENA PHILIPSSON Det gör ont
(27%)

=2nd CAROLA Evighet/ Invincible
(27%)

=4th CHARLOTTE PERELLI 'Hero'
(22%)

=4th MANS ZELMERLOW 'Cara Mia'
(22%)


6th MALENA ERNMAN 'La Viox'
(18%)

7th NANNE GRONVALL Håll Om Mig
(13%)

8th SANNA NEILSON Empty Room
(9%)

Just click- on the songs to see the Clips


ALL BUBBLING UNDER with 4 % are


BWO 'Lay all your Love on Me'
(4%)

CAROLINE AF UGGLAS 'Snälla, Snälla'
(4%)

E M D 'Baby Goodbye'
(4%)

CAROLA & ANDREAS 'One Love'
(0%)

The Mf Charlie's Angels, Lena Shirley & Carola turn out to be Tops in

our Blog Poll to find SchlagerTunes

Melodifestivalen Song of the Decade. Interesting to see how Carola pulled winning

song 'Invicible' back from equal 3rd in the Poll of just the Melodifestivalen

winners' From 19% of the vote she scored 27% in the final poll. Both Lens Ph &

Carola in fact are only 1 vote away from a win. Yet Shirley Clamp who

showed just how a classic schlager-tune should sound. 'Min Karlek (My Love)'

this song finished in 2nd place in 2004, after coming-back from 2nd Chance round.

The tune was also recorded in english by Shirley in 2009- as

'My LoveLife'

Well done Shirl'

BEST Melodifestivalen Winners of past decade!

That's right the decade is now ticking away. In Melodifestivalen terms it has seen
this TV Annual song contest grow to be a MASSIVE annual spectacular

of what is certainly the
cream of Swed' Talent of the artists & songwriters.

Over a month ago now, we asked -What is your
favourite Winner of Melodifestalen in past 10 years?

Here is the final POLL finding...

Winner- LENA PHILIPSSON 'Det gor ont' - 51 %

2nd - CHARLOTTE PERRELLI 'Hero' 32 %

=3rd CAROLA 'Evighet' 19 %

=3rd MARLENA ERNMAN 'La Voix' 19 %

= 5th Friends- 'Listen to your Heartbeat'

& Afro Dite's 'Never Let you go' got 9 %

Other winners The Ark, Martin Stenmarck,

FAME & Roger Pontare- only gained 2% each

of the Winner poll votes.

So it was a case of real Diva-Battle where Lena Ph won over Carola, Malena & Charlotte.

Still this is only Mf Winners be sure to vote still for The Super 12-

Top favourite Melodifestivalen Song of the decade. In the side bar now.

Charlotte has a second chance with 'Hero' in the Super 12 Poll
'see you there?'

Shirley Clamp's 'Min kärlek' leads the way !

Miss Shirley Clamp takes an early lead now in the Super 12
Poll to find MeLODIFESTIVALeN Song Of The Decade.
'Min kärlek' (My Love) was the runner-up in the Melodifestivalen 2005.

Shirley famously began in 2001 as a backing singer to a Greek artist/group Antique.
A duo who was lead by Helena Paparizou ( who herself won for Greece Eurovision 2006 with "Number One" )

This song is often regarded as pure Schlager of recent times see
'Min kärlek' performance in 2005.

Search Update - MELODIFESTIVALeN Song of the DECADE

Nanne Grönvall Leads the vote- in

wonderful company of Shirley Clamp too

Have you voted yet - just pick your two favourites.

Search UPDATE - Most popular Non-Finalist 2000-2009

So as the search continues...... for the Melodifestivalen Song of the last

- 10 years. We have looked at the Swed-TeleVotes, the final chart we have

compiled is the songs that really got away- Althrough the songs became

popular hits of the time, they failed to make the Globen final 10.

Its almost the underdog 10! On top came BWO's 2009 ballad entry

'You're Not Alone' with over 80,000 in one round- this song along with Carola's

'One Love' -I always felt these 2 should have been in the final. In fact the results

show with this year's new 'duel' selection process. Alot of high scoring Artists & Tunes

seem to miss out on the Final placing. No less than 5 x 2009 songs scored

among the decades Top 10 televotes ! does this mean this 2009 process is losing

excellent songs lost in the duel loop?

Okey, Okey Next up we will set up a 'Super 12 Melodifestivalen Songs' using

our 'Schlager analyst Calulator' we will feed in all the charts & results of

2000 - 2009. So stay tuned for the Super 12 poll -

to vote choose 2 songs you luv from the

NEW Melodifestivalen Poll.. above just look for the super twelve..

TOP 10 - Most popular Non-Finalist

Melodifestivalen 2000-2009

1 BWO You're not Alone (80 414)

charts- No: 11 ( 5 wks on chart )

2 CAROLA (Johnson & Häggkvist) One Love (79 106)

charts- No: 11 ( 8 wks on chart )

3 AMY DIAMOND Its my life (77 571)

charts- No: 14 ( 6 wks on chart )

4 SCOTTS Jag trot pa oss (73 455)

charts- No: 32 ( 3 wks on chart )

5 LILI & SUSIE Show me love (70 081)

charts- No: 6 ( 9 wks on chart )

6 NANNE Jag maste kyssa dig (65 791)

charts- No: 14 ( 11 wks on chart )

7 STAR PILOTS Higher (58 751)

charts- No: 6 ( 11 wks on chart )

8 KARL MARTINDAHL Love turns water into wine (52 923)

charts- No: 14 ( 9 wks on chart )

9 OLA Love in stereo (52 615)

charts- No: 2 ( 11 wks on chart )

10MAGNUS UGGLA For kung och fosterland (46 293 )

charts- No: 11 ( 7 wks on chart )

Note- the songs in this chart missed out on a place in

Globen Final -during 2nd Chance Round: knocked

out! & still scored the most votes in their Semi- Final.

MELODIFESTIVALEN Song of the Decade Winners TeleVote Results

The Winners Televote - TOP 10

the decade - 2000-2009

1 The Worring kind - The Ark

Melodifestivalen 2007 [492 180]

Charts- 4 wks at No:1 (20 wks in total)

2 Evighet - Carola

Melodifestivalen 2006 [437 876]

Charts- 2 wks at No:1 (24 wks in total)

3 Hero - Charlotte Perrelli

Melodifestivalen 2008 (397 907)

Charts- 5 wks at No:1 (19 wks in total)

4 La Voix - Malena Ernman

Melodifestivalen 2009 (322 657)

Charts- No: 2 (18 wks in total)

5 Det gor ont - Lena Philipsson

Melodifestivalen 2004 [298 722]

Charts- 7 wks at No: 1 (37 wks in total)

6 Give me your Love - Fame

Melodifestivalen 2003 (229 753)

Charts- 3 wks at No: 1 (18 wks in total)

7 Las Vegas- Martin Stenmarck

Melodifestivalen 2005 [208 716]

Charts- 1 wk at No: 1 (17 wks in total)

8 Nar vindarna viskar mitt namn-Roger Pontare

Melodifestivalen 2000 (173 641)

Charts- No: 2 (22 wks in total)

9 Never let you go - Afro dite

Melodifestivalen 2002 [162 612]

Charts- 1 wks at No:1 (17 wks in total)

10 Listen to your heartbeat- Friends

Melodifestivalen 2001 (96 380)

Charts- made No: 2 (22 wks in total)

MELODIFESTIVALEN Song of the Decade 2000-2009: Results

MELODiFESTiVALEN

Song Of The DECADE.

TOP 40

Non-Winners (Favourites)

Televotes 2000-2009

1 Empty Room -Sanna Nielson (449 419)

charts- No:2

2 Cara Mia - Måns Zelmerlöw (402 133)

charts- No:1 (1 week)

3 Hall on Mig -Nanna Gronvall (373 928)

charts- No:1 (2 weeks)

4 A little bit of Love - Andeas Johnsson (371 222)

charts- No:3

5 Temple of Love - B W O (159 702)

charts- No:1 (1 week)

6 Sing for me - Andeas Johnsson (350 938)

charts- No:2

7 Lay all your love on me - B W O (320 741)

charts- No:2

8 Snalla snalla -Caroline af Ugglas (318 952)

charts- No:2

9 Just a minute -Rongedal (273 521)

charts- No:5

10 I lagornas sken -Nordman (233 467)

charts- No:6

11 Baby goodbye -E M D (231 098)

charts- No:1 (2 weeks)

12 I love Europe -Christer Sjogren (228 674)

charts- No:15

13 Trying to recall -Marie Bergnam (228 422)

charts- No:4

14 La Dolce Vita -After Dark (209 795)

charts- No:8

15 A different kind of Love -Caroline Wennersten (204 040)

charts- No:16

16 Stay the night -Alcazar (199 014 )

charts- No:2

17 Thank you -Amy Diamond (188 872)

charts- No:8

18 A sinner nor a saint -Alcazar (182 872)

charts- No:1 (1 week)

19 Hope & Glory - Måns Zelmerlöw (182 651)

charts- No:2

20 Night of Passion -The Poodles (180 784)

charts- No:2

21 1000 Miles -H.E.A.T. (178 283)

charts- No:3

22 Min karlek -Shirley Clamp (176 343)

charts- No:3

23 Tango Tango -Petra Neilson (172 873)

charts- 4

24 Alcastar -Alcazar (165 497)

charts- No:1 (1 week)

25 Paradise - E Type (159 702)

charts- No:2

26 I remember Love- Sarah Dawn Finer (157 227)

charts- No:4

27 Mama take me home -Rednex (154 115)

charts- No:3

28 Let your spirits Fly - Pernilla Wahlgren & Jan Johansen (156 702)

charts- No:10

29 Att Alska dig -Shirley Clamp (153 923)

charts- No:4

30 Adrenaline - Mendez (149 460)

charts- No:2

31 Moving on - Sarah Dawn Finer (146 300)

charts- No:3

32 Kom och ta mig -Brandsta City Slackers (147 700)

charts- No:4

33 Jag Ljuger sa bra - Linda Bengtzing (138 249)

charts- No:2

34 Hela varlden for mig -Sanna Neilsen (318 952)

charts- No:35

35 Vem e du vill ha -Kikki Bettan & Lotta (136 175)

charts- No:32

36 Vi kan gunga -Jimmy Janson (130 021)

charts- No:1 (1 week)

37 For att du finns -Sonja Alden (128 806)

charts- No:3

38 Nar tanker pa I morgon -Freinds (127 441)

charts- No:14

39 Thats is where I'll go -Sibel (120 587)

charts- No:6

40 Crazy in love -Jill Johnson (116 440)

charts- No:9

Note: this chart list is based on the swedish tele-votes

only- not final score board + swedish sales

chart positions at that time.

-a ballad from 2008 turns out to be No;1 with the tele-votes.
Sanna Neilsen came close yet finished runner-up to Charlotte Perrelli's 'Hero'

MELODIFESTIVALEN Song of the Decade 2000-2005 Results -first 5 years

MELODiFESTiVALEN
Song Of The DECADE

TOP 26 Melodifestivalen Tele-Votes.
Non-Winners 2000-2004



1 La Dolce Vita -After Dark (209 795)

charts- No:8


2 Not A Sinner Nor A Saint - Alcazar (182 736)

charts- No:1 (1 week)


3 Min karlek -Shirley Clamp (176 3430)

charts- No:3

4 Tango Tango - Petra Nielsen (172 873)

charts- No:28

5 Paradise - E-Type (159 702)

charts- No:2

6 Let Your Spirit Fly - Jan Johansen & Pernilla Wahlgren (156 702)

charts- No:10

7 Adrenaline - Mendez (149 460)

charts- No:2

8 Kom och ta mig -Brandsta City Slackers (147 700)

charts- No:4

9 Hela varlden for mig -Sanna Nielsen (136 984)

charts- No:35

10 Vem E De Du Vill Ha -Kikki, Bettan & Lotta (136 175)

charts- No:32

11 Nar jag tanker pa imorgon--Friends (127 441)

charts- No:14

12 Crazy In Love -Jill Johnson (116 440)

charts- No:9

13 Varlden Utanfor -Barbados (94 770)

charts- No:14

14 Maria -Osten Med Resten (92 722)

charts- No:51

15 T.K.O. (knock you out)--Bubbles (91 979)

charts- No:7

16 Som stormen -Sara Löfgren (85 132)

charts- No:16

17 Allt Som Jag Ser -Barbados (94 770)

charts- No:7

18 Har stannar jag kvar -Sandra Dahlberg (82 492)

charts- No:8


19 Ole Ole -Andres Esteche (79 723)

charts- No:18


20 Vindarna vander oss -Fame (76 003)

charts- No:23


21 Igar Idag -Sanna Nielsen (64 903)

charts- No:32


22 C'est La Vie -Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist (61 190)

charts- No:33


23 Aqua playa -Afro-dite (59 520)

charts- nil


24 Hon kommer med solsken -Osten Med Resten (59 149)

charts- No:38


25 Sista Andetaget - Jan Johansen (58 668)

charts- No:13


26 The One That You Need- Friends (58 634)

charts- No:24

Here is a Mf chart showing the first half of the past

decade of Melodifestivalen Songs. It's worth noting that

these first 5 years 'Melodifestivalen' was growing becoming

more and more popular with each year. In 2000 & 2001, a

basic 10-song

One night Tv Show competion format was used. This all

changed in 2002, with 4-semi final heats and one second

chance round used

to find the final 10 songs for the Final.

As we look at the public tele-vote scores, we see how Globen Final

contest grew and grew

up to the 298 722 tele-votes scored for Lena Philipsson's 'Det gör ont'

in 2004. Fame 's 'Give me your Love' was far behind with

229 753 in 2003.

I took the winners out of the above chart- so we see just how the swedish

public felt about the other finalists.

Even more public voting came in during Melodifestivalen

2005-2009 as you can imagine.

We will look at those years next, still its good to stop at 2004, cus

once we add the songs/votes in the next half of the decade

only a few of these great tunes above will

survive...stay tuned for that. Please vote in the Winners Poll

above in the side bar- if you have'nt yet.

we will have another Poll soon.

As the search continues..

friends- winners in 2001 feature twice in the chartlist

Search for Song of the Decade 2000-09 continues.. with Results

MELODiFESTiVALEN
Song Of The DECADE.

Here are the first 5 Melodifestivalen Winners & how popular they

turned out to be according to swedish televotes alone. Lets see how they scored

then we will look at all the others with the stop-watch halted at 2004!

The Winners Televote - TOP 5

the first 5 years only'

1 Det gör ont - Lena Philipsson

Melodifestivalen 2004 (298 722)

Charts- 7 wks at No:1 (37 wks in total)

2 Give Me Your Love -Fame

Melodifestivalen 2003 [229 753]

Charts- 3 wks at No:1 (18 wks in total)

3 När Vindarna Viskar Mitt Namn -Roger Pontare

Melodifestivalen 2000 (173 641)

Charts- made No: 2 (22 wks in total)

4 Never Let It Go -Afro-dite

Melodifestivalen 2004 (162 612)

Charts- 1 wks at No:1 (17 wks in total)

5 Lyssna Till Ditt Hjärta -Friends

Melodifestivalen 2001 [96 380]

Charts- made No: 4 (25 wks in total)

Just What is the Melodifestivalen - Song of the Decade?

The Search for Schlager-Tunes

MELODiFESTiVALEN.

Song Of The DECADE : 2000-2009.

starting soon here on the blog...

Its not an easy task to find one

song to be the best of last 10 years of Melodifestivalen. In fact it seems

also only fair to separate The Melodifestivalen Winners from the

favourites that never made it. The people vote for the other songs as well

as they become No 1 hits and top sellers on their own.

Many scoring more televotes than the actual winner !

First up, we will look at the Winning songs & have a winners poll-

and not forget the one's that got away.

Stay schlager tuned,

as we will analyse the other Melodifestivalen entries of

the past decade..