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.

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

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..

Krassimir Avramov From Bulgaria

Krassimir Vs Marlena An opera Super Duel in Semi Final 1 - Moscow 2009

Yes, it looks like we have two Opera Singers going to Moscow each

with their own combination of pop-opera. From Bulgaria we find 

KRASSIMIR

He is a male Soprano with a 4 octave range. He has lived in USA since 1999 & is freinds with the likes of Lionel Richie! A graduate of 

National Academy for Theatrical and Film Arts (NATFIZ)   and also he  received  in 2005 at LA Music awards the 'Superstar of the Year'  award.   His latest  album sums up his musical style called 'Popera' 

Check out his video clip (above) where he is transformed into a medieval knight going into battle, parts of this vid were filmed on banks of the Danube. Yet although we like this offering for Moscow the tune is not as grand as 'La Voix' lets hope we see both artists make it to 

this classical Eurov' Final! 

                                            MARLENA

FLASHBACK Charlotte Perrelli Talks from Belgrade in 2008- About Representing Sweden twice (Eurovision .tv)

Schlager-Heros 3-Charlotte Perelli (Eurovision 1999 Winner)

Charlotte Perelli.

Melodifestivalen-winner twice- a host, & icon she brought us

'Hero' last year and has become perhapes Sweden's best Eurovision

ambassador. As Charlotte Nilsson she began as the lead singer with famous

dansbands Anders Engbergs & Wizex, then in 1998 she went solo.

This meant she was choosen to take Sweden to Jerusalem in Eurovision

Song Contest 1999- where she won with 'Take me to your Heaven'

Then in Mf 2004 she took on the massive role of hosting the show and heats .

In 2008 she returned as the Mf favourite to win Melodifestivalen 2008.

Charlotte is a schlager icon today- just like in her song 'Hero' she is our

Schlager Hero 3.

'Take Me To Your Heaven' Preview Vid

Charlotte Perrelli's Hero Micophone - will become a whole building Tribute in Stockholm!

It's true, how very FABU-SCHLAGER- TISTIC!

The city of Stockholm architect Gert Wingårdh said 'I was inspired by Charlotte Perrell's Mic when she sang "Hero" in Mf 2008. It was so wonderful.

The glittering mic was the opening scene for 'Hero' performed & won by Charlotte in Mf 2008. Now its a schlager tribute!
This is a 120 meter tall hotel to be built in Kista outside Stockholm custom made for International Fairs. The facade is composed of reflective glass.

Plus the hotel lights up at night it will be seen clearly on the drive out from the airport click here to see more fabulous pics

Photo from stockholm.city.se.