FLASHBACK VID' Bard's Going back to Electronic Basics With 'Big Science'

Here is Alexander 

Bard's previous band, 

in 1996 Vacuum - They

featured singer Mattias Lindblom 

& had a big hit with this electro ballad 'I breathe'

BWO's new song for Mf is 'You're not alone' from New BWO album

due out next month 'Big Science' it is said to be a return

the electronic basics for the band- Sounds Fantastic

Check out a new look - i-pod style BWO site

NORWAY's Fiddler Alexander Rybak has a haircut-& chats about Dance Group FRIKKAR really for MGP Final !

SAKIS ROUVAS returns to ESC in Moscow 2009 for Greece-Here is the song 'This is our night'- Lyrics by AUSTRALIANS Craig Portelis/Cameron Giles-Webb

SONG 1 - 'Out of Control'

SONG 2- 'Right on Time'

SONG 3- 'This is our Night' SCHLAGER WARNING!

Sweden's Velvet is ready to invade U K with her Chemistry Remixed By Pete Hammond- Wow!

Following her early exit from Melodifestivalen 2008 with 'Déjà Vu' she is back in 2009! ready to boogie some more with her brand of dance-pop and new song 'The Queen' plus a new album is due for released on 18th March 2009. The Queen' album will included "Fix Me", "Chemistry", Déjà Vu", & recent dance hit "Take My Body Close".

Velvet will also begin her first major assault on the UK charts with a new mix of her previous Euro Hit 'Chemistry' & what a terrific mix - We luv' it . Lets hope 'The Queen' does well for Velvet in semi final 3 at Leksand on 21st February, It will be her third time in Mf, following her debut 'Mi Amore' back in 2006.

Martin & Charlotte Perrelli- Finally give up the Mf 2008 trophy! (if you missed this opening Vid from Goteburg) EnJoy

NORWAY's Fairytale Fiddler Alexander reveals BIG tour with Bettan (Bobbysocks)

Alexander Rybak, is creating a real stir in Scandinavia- since winning his qualifing rou

nd for Norsk Melodi Grand Prix last saturday with his own song called 'Fairytale' He is all of 22, born in Belarus his family moved to Norway where he won a Norwegian TV talent contest 'Grand Chance' (Kjempesjansen) in 2006.

Alexander has become the Top favourite to win Norsk MGP on 22nd Feburary, he certainly has a terrific tune & style that would make a top 5 placing for Norway in Eurovision this year again. We hope Alex will take the Norway MGP crown this year. Although his calender will be full as in March he's excepted to join Elizabeth Andreassen's Big Spellmann tour.

Elisabeth is one half of Bobbysocks ( who won ESC 1985 ) she is known as Bettan today. She gained permission from Abba's Benny Andersson to record a Norwegian version of his classic folk song 'Klinga Mina Klockor' As in keeping with Benny's original she gathered together

a female choir of likes of Guri Schanke & Monica Hjelle for the recording.

See Terrific Clip of 'Klinga minen Klockor' Here on Norsk Tv. She is delighted to take Alexander on the road with her as her 'Spelemann' ( this is the title of her new Album of traditional folk music )

Here is young Alex's big kiss of joy at winning thu to the MGP Final with fellow norsk competitor 'Ovi' - Way to go Alex - GOOD LUCK

Måns Zelmerlöw TalkShow interview in Norway- on Melodifestivalen & Marie (in Norwegian)

GOODBYE SHIRLEY ! & MARIE ! Please come back soon ! Hello to Emilia's new World

 Well as we guessed, the Schlager-Ambulance had more than one call out during Goteburg's Semi Final last night ! SHOCK Horror ! when Shirley Clamp's song did not make the choosen 5 songs, that went in to the dual play off's. As did'nt Marie Serneholt 'Disconnect Me' she gave us a debut performance worthy of any Grand Final + being Song 10- in the running order. Marie looked just  fantastic, as did her wonderful dancing boys - SEE Both LIVE Clips here on SVT.

                       Marie received consolation flowers afterwards from her Bf Mans Zelmerlow  following the basket of his dirty laundry she'd had presented to her on the artists sofa, during the Live show joke ! poor Marie we luv'd you.  The results gave ALCAZAR  the first D T G Ticket.

 The Scotts got '2nd Chance'

Then came the unexpected play off between Emilia 'You're my World' (who sang 'big big world'- in the 90's) & Caroline af Ugglas weird ditty called 'Snalla, snalla'  at this point alot of confusion came from the artists sofa. The Stars got up, only to sit back down looking puzzled! as the new Mf format seemed to have everyone confused. 

Then later a guy from the new 'International jury' came on stage, only to put Caroline's very un-eurovision style song into a 2nd 'second chance' play off to go Globen ( as song 11 !) 

Hmmm...so althrough she is in '2 nd chance'  round, she can be picked from another second chance via the International Jury. To me this was more confusing as this new jury is put in place to choose a better Eurovision style entry, now both Marie & Nina (see them at Link) met this criteria very well. So what happened there?  

But what a fantastic show everyone gave 101% - Mf new format can only get better?

The Results;

Going to the Globen Final-

Alcazar "Stay the Night"    &   Emilia "You're my world" 

  

Going to 'Second Chance' round-

Scotts "Jag tror pa oss"     &   Caroline Af Ugglas "Snalla Snalla"

Going to International Jury Choice Round-

Caroline Af Ugglas "Snalla Snalla"

Who will go from Goteburg to Globen?

Can Nina's  Tick Tock Rock- take her to the final, her performance is said

to have what it takes, Nina has transformed herself from West End Musical Star

to Rock'n'Schlager chik- 'This is the real me' says Nina who sang rock before her Musical breakthrough that took her to Scamalot in London  ! The songwriters had a big success with The Poodles 'Night of Passion' before.

Another one to watch according to rehearsal audiences is Emilia & Alcazar have that winning performance, certainly  'You're my World' has a great hook. Both Emilia or Nina I cannot see 

actually making the grade in Semi 1- based on our schlag-o-meter.  Just going on hearing the small snippets available from Stv, I am thinking Alcazar with Scotts should go 

D T G - I think The Scotts have a great fan base & number 1 album at the moment. Yet in the ideal schlager world, Shirley Clamp should be on her way to Globen.  She may have to go via 'second chance'  with perhapes Marie Serneholt's 'Disconnect Me'  

Lets see what results the new rules & format give us. I must say the songs so far are much better than in 2008, the standard seems to have been raised just in this round one I think 6 of the songs are worthy of a Final 10 placing....What more can we expect?

 Will that glitter ball spin so FAST and completely out-of-control with Nina's raunchy style?  

SHIRLEY CLAMP Interview (ESCToday) singing first lines of English "Min Karlek" - We Luv' her New Mf Song

+ FLASHBACK - ESC GREECE 2001 ANTIQUE

- Helena Paparizou Feat. SHIRLEY CLAMP! & VELVET !

ALCAZAR INTERVIEW (ESCToday) Will they Shine 3rd time Lucky..Yeah Shine On !! (Tack ESC2D for Fab Clips)