Alcazar's Rehearsal chat- & preview the Moves for 'HeadLines'

Hey look, Tess has got Peter Joback's Glasses on !!

Lets Hear it for the GIRLS in GoTEBURG - Your Globen Needs You !

Met 'Timoteij' they have a real Folk-pop tune 'Kom'

which should be real

popular. We certainly need some girls for the all-male singers

Globen final so far! Yet the

girls have competion from not only another

all girl-band 'Crucified Barbra' ( 'heaven or hell' )

PLUS, Elin Lanto is back with 'Doctor Doctor' with a

mannequin or 2 for her routine.

-Sorry Elin, but we prefer the Yetta Dancers!

Boys Boys we can expect in Goteburg from the Getty dancers

Lots of excitement is building in Goteburg as we perpare from Semi-Final 3
Once again expect a real vareity of Acts and songs. More Hard Rock
folk-Schlager from Timoteij Sweden even has their
very own Seal -he is called Getty. With a song called 'Yeba'
it's a case of 'yeba yaba- doo' from the audience at rehearsals.
when you see his
sexy dancers, you can see why
Will they up-set the Tele-vote on saturday!

Darin is the Favourite in Semi-Final 3 with a new 'Empty Room'

Can this man make us cry?

That's right, Darin is tipped to win the third semi of Melodifestivalen

with 'You're Out of My Life'

a strong ballad- And something of a style-change for Darin who has brought out

so many up-beat dance hits. The latest No:1 being his great version of Coldplay's

'Viva La Vida' He says this song is about a broken relationship, which is sung

from the heart as just 18 months ago he broke-up from a recent romance

over in Germany...is Melodifestivalen ready for a new 'Empty Room' like

the tear-jerker smash from Sanna Nielson in Mf 2008?

Here Darin with some recent Tv chat

They are Back in 2010 -ALCAZAR with the song 'Headlines'

Yes, last year ALCAZAR brought us one of the biggest Melodifestivalen

Hits 'Stay the Night'

so it was wonderful news to find them back 2 years running.

Here are some of the first rehearsals from Goteburg, ready for satuday's

Semi Final 3 which promises to be

one of the best. From some svenska reports on first hearing the song

'Headlines' is this year- less disco more hard dance-sound, not unlike an updated

'Love in Stereo' from Mf 2007 - This must be a hot contender to go Direct to Globen.

Yet they are up against Darin (joker) Elin Lanto & Johannes Bah Kuhnke.

BONUS he is a fun Tv Parody of 'Stay The Night' calling themselves

Diamond Dogs- very funny

Will there be a Melodi CHART ATTACK for Singles Released in 2010?

this is Bjørn Johan Muri from Melodi Grand Prix, his song 'Yes man' finished

fourth in the final now he is the nations No:1. Its rather strange synth pop track with great hook, and

as we take a early look at the latest singles charts in Scandinavia. Yes Man has

managed to keep their MGP winner Didrik Solli-Tangen with

'My heart is yours' off the top spot in Norway (No:2) . A1 ( MGP runners up ) is

up to chart position 4. Another favourite Venke Knutson who has shot into

the Top 5 at 5- with 'Jealous 'cause I love you' -I agree this is a great

track stands out for me after the MGP Finale.

Meanwhile over in Sweden Melodifestivalen has begun with a bit of a ripple

in the SverigeTopplisten Chart. We follow this chart each season, as a landslide

of Mf Songs will normally take over the Top 20 by the time

Globen Final comes around in March.

Its good to see how the results in the Mf show translate to

the public buying the

studio releases as they come available in Download & CD releases.

This week we find Darin & Agnes are sticking around in the charts with

their recent big hits at No:25 & Darin's Coldplay cover at No:32. Yes there

is a one Mf 2010 song here 'New' at No:27

its Linda Pritchard surely on her way to be the

hit of the first Semi final- Only where is Jenny Silver's 'A place to Stay'?

just stay schlagertuned

two More Manboy's Go Direct to Globen

Last night was a full of tears and champagne in Sandviken,

after the second semi-final.

As expected Eric Saade with 'Manboy' was first off the ranks to go

into the Globen final, and

what a great performance he gave. He certainly reminde me of a

new Mans Zelmerlow, so it was ironic that Mans chatted to him

before presenting his winning reprise. Asking what is a Manboy?- or Eric should have said 'well you tell me Mans? !'

Nanne Gronwall has been quote as saying Eric is the act

to beaten so far in the Globen final, according to this schlager-diva

"he is the most dangerous, but may not win the prize !"

certainly dangerous he is with all that water and

AC/DC mix in his act. Along with Andreas Johnson's latest

"We can work it out" they both won the night, and celebrated until dawn.

There was some excellent songs, in this semi perhapes a little different.

All in all much better than semi 1, one such highlight

was 'Manipulated' very much in the vien of Lady Gaga-

I luved this tune and performance.

its just a real shame Hanna

got knocked out! while Pauline's 'Sucker for Love'

and the folk tune 'Underbart' by Kalle

Moraeus & Orsa went to 2nd Chance. So far we have an all male final -

Svt really are now Holding out for a Hero!

Nanne's reviews on Semi Final 2- are so true.

What's happening in Sandviken for Melodifestivalen 2010 part two.

Sandviken show promises another fantastic night! with something missing... and we know Rolph won't be with us. But hey, where is the schlager?

we learned
how this year's Mf 2010 will have fewer big artists more new stars.
Thankfully this week, we do have Eric Saade
with 'Manboy' & the 'Highlights' have done a decent dansband-mix
on that web-joker tune by MiSt.


Thats bout all the schlager we can expect! our Mf hosts Mans & Christine will do their very own dance number for us-
we hope for key change or two from them. This could be turn out to be the highlight
of the show along with Eric's shower scene. Kalle & Orsa do have a very promising
folk song which should do very well, the song 'Underbart' however as we have seen in
previous
years unless your name's Nordman folk does not always go on to Globen.
Lets listen & remember still its all bout the song. ( and finger pointing)

Here is songs and artists.that will appear.

hear STV song clips here

1. Eric Saade - Manboy
   
   
2. Andra Generation Dogge - Hippare Hoppare
   
   
3. Anne Marie Espinosa - Innan all ljusen brunnit ut
   
   
4. Highlights - Come & get me now
   
   
5. Pauline - Sucker for Love
   
   
6. Andreas Johnson - We can work it out
   
   
7. Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelman - Underbart
   
   
8. Hanna Lindblad - Manipulated

Hanna Lindblad a Leather routine



the spunk of the night Andreas Wistrand from Highlights





" at last- at least some finger pointing"

NEWSFLASH ! Eric will make the biggest Splash! in Melodifestivalen 2010.

Eric Saade will be song one in the next semi- final in Sandviken this saturday

night with his Fredrik Kempe song 'Manboy' ( co-wrote by Peter Blostrom ) the press

have reveal these pics from the rehearsals showing how Eric will make us

all wet! (again ) as towards the end of his amazing dance routine he will

get completely soaked.

Eric is known to be a great dancer and singer, and we think this wet-look

could well go down well in Sandviken. Is a young cute 20-something with an

up-beat schlager the ticket Sweden need for Oslo.

Let's see ... brollies at the ready.

Before.

After

see a few of Eric's dance steps with some svenka-chat here..

Danish Star- Tomas N'Evergreen is a Danish Man in Moscow

-the male half of N'evergreen & Chanee, who will represent Denmark in Oslo.

This is Tomas N'evergreen, he made a name for himself a few years
back with his Euro Hit 'Since you've been gone' most of his success was found in eastern
europe .. Where he had a few Russian No: 1's the most recent being "She believes in Gold"
The dane is from Aahus, and was born Thomas Christiansen, alot more danish
than N'evergreen! He now lives in Moscow, and performed his song

'One More Try' in the Russian National Selection last year for

Eurovision Song Contest- click on
the song to see this try-out for Russia. We prefer much more the

Russian Hits, one such vid' below- this must all mean a
12 points from Russia if Denmark qualify to ESC Final 2010-
One Smart move- from Denmark good luck.. : )

inroducting Bryan Rice- Runner up in Dansk MGP 2010

Bryan Rice, he sung 'Breathing' (click to see Vid) a song that came second in Dansk Melodi
Grand Prix 2010
on saturday night. Bryan was defeated by Chanee & N'evergreen -a strange male/female duo
with a ditty called 'In a Moment Like this' ( am normally a big fan of the Danish enrty-
but sorry I cannot get into this one )
'Breathing' is the second year running Rohan Keating has submitted his songwriting
talents to Denmark's MGP. Last year his song 'Believe Again' won a place in Moscow ESC
This year's offering Bryan Rice, had several hit singles in homeland Denmark, as well as a
great cover of 'No Promises' We hope Byran will come back we certainly will
give him a second chance for sure
and with a more up beat track like the recent single here-
called funily enough 'Second Last Chance'