MELODIFESTIVALEN 2006
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Aiayeh (the music of the samba)
Simone Moreno
Music | Simone Moreno, Anders von Hofsten, Andreas Unge, Andreas Kleerup
Lyrics | Simone Moreno, Anders von Hofsten, Andreas Unge
Song | A modern summer samba with club feeling.
Composers | All four composers are debutants in the contest.
Performer | Simone Moreno is a Brazilian born singer, now living in Sweden. In May 2005 she performed at the prize ceremony when Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil was awarded the Polar Music Prize. In October she released her album "Samba Makossa".
Review | 
A very positive samba and a good start of Melodifestivalen. And who could have done it better than Brazilian born Simone Moreno? This could be a big summer hit. Deserves a good result.
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Kameleont
Electric Banana Band
Music | Janne Schaffer
Lyrics | Lasse Åberg
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Composers | Both composers are debutants in Melodifestivalen. Janne Schaffer has played guitarr in the Melodifestival orchestra many times, though. He has also played on ABBA's albums. He helped Ted Gärdestad and wrote the intro on "Satellit", the Swedish ESC entry in 1979.
Lasse Åberg is a multi artist. He is a Mickey Mouse freak and paints original motives of him. As a director he has done some very popular movies about Stig-Helmer, played by Lasse himself.
Performers | Electric Banana Band is Janne Schaffer, Lasse Åberg and Klasse Möllberg, and was created in 1982. They have been very popular among the children for over 20 years with songs like "Banankontakt", "Zwampen" and "Min piraya Maja". The Rongedal brothers who has written "Mi amor", often sing with the group.
Review |
What is this song doing here? A stupid lyric and simple melody.
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This woman
Anna Sahlene
Music & lyrics | Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström
Lyrics | Anna Sahlene
Song | A very powerful song.
Composers | Bobby Ljunggren's list of qualifications from Melodifestivalen is impressive. His first entry was "När morgonstjärnan brinner" in 1987. He has two victories; "Se på mig" and "Kärleken är". He has also written popular entries like "Om igen", "Du", "Ett liv med dig", "Anropar försvunnen", "Not a sinner nor a saint", "Unbreakable", "Bye bye", My no 1". Together with Henrik Wikström he wrote "Efharisto", "Min kärlek" and "Att älska dig". Henrik performed in Melodifestivalen 2000 with the group Avengers and "När filmen tar slut".
Performer | Anna Sahlene, who also has written the song, has a lot of experince from the contest. In 1999 she did the backing vocals behind Charlotte Nilsson Perrelli in "Take me to your heaven". She represented Estonia in ESC 2002 and came in 3rd place with "Runaway". This is the second time she participates in Melodifestivalen. In 2003 she did not make it to the final with "Unbreakable".
Review |
A quite good disco performed by Anna Sahlene. But it has not that little extra thing which makes a winner.
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The name of love
Magnus Bäcklund
Music | Lina Eriksson, Mårten Eriksson
Lyrics | Lina Eriksson
Song | A mix between One More Time's "Highland" and John Farnham's "You're the voice".
Composers | Mårten Eriksson participated in 1996 with "Förlorad igen". In 2003 he wrote "Genom eld och vatten" performed by Sarek.
Performer | Magnus Bäcklund is the male part of Fame, and won Melodifestivalen in 2003 with "Give me your love". In ESC the song reached 5th place. In 2004 Fame participated with "Vindarna vänder oss". Magnus also won the first season of Fame Factory in 2002.
Review |
Magnus from Fame goes etno. This song is pretty much influenced by John Farnham's "You're the voice". A very powerful song which matches Magnus's powerful voice.
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Jag ljuger så bra
Linda Bengtzing
Music & lyrics |
Lars “Dille” Diedricson, Martin Hedström, Ingela Pling Forsman
Song | A pop schlager.
Composers | Since 1981 Ingela Pling Forsman has written over 30 entries in Melodifestivalen - a Swedish record. She has three victories; "Bra vibrationer", "Se på mig" and "Kärleken är". Through the years Ingela has written the lyrics to "Min kärlek", "Om igen", "Du", "Efharisto" and "Ett liv med dig", "Håll om mig".
Lars “Dille” Diedricson wrote Eurovision winner "Take me to your heaven", but also "Allt som jag ser", "No hay nada más", "Som stormen" and "Älvorna".
Performer | Linda Bengtzing participated in 2005 with "Alla flickor" and reached 9th place.
Review |
A typical Swedish schlager. Maybe the lyrics is too complicated and has too many words. And the chorus is too repetitive.
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Kuddkrig
Pandang
Music | Kristofer Stange, Adam Chiapponi, Stefan Wesström
Lyrics | Adam Chiapponi, Stefan Wesström
Song | Hip-hop with pop and salsa influences.
Composers | All three composers are debutants. Kristofer Stange has written some music in the Swedish film "Miffo" (2002).
Performers | Pandang is Adam Chiapponi and Stefan Wesström, 18 and 19 years old.
Review |
This light hip hop is too weak, but is still happy and catchy. Will not qualify, though.
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Naughty boy
Hannah Graaf
Music & lyrics | Joacim Dubbelman, Martin Landh, Sam McCarthy
Song | The composers described it as psychofunkadelicpop. Hanna Graaf compares it to luxury pop from the 60's. Emma Nilsdotter sang on the demo. This entry replaced "So good", written by Stephen Simmonds, which was disqualified since the composer who sang on the demo refused to perform it.
Composer | The three composers wrote "A different kind of love" performed by Caroline Wennergren in 2005.
Performer | Hannah Graaf is the model who had a hit in the late 90's with "You got what I want" together with her sister Magdalena.
Review |
This soft pop bossa-nova is quite amusing. Very well produced. Hannah Graaf sings quite well, believe it or not. Could surprise...
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Sing for me
Andreas Johnson
Music & lyrics | Andreas Johnson, Peter Kvint
Song | Pop influenced by the 60's with a merry chorus.
Composers | Andreas Johnson has written the song together with Peter Kvint. Both are debutants in the contest.
Performer | Andreas Johnson had a big break-through in 1999 with the smash hit "Glorious", which climbed the charts in the UK and the rest of Europe. In 2005 he released the single "Show me XXXX" and the album "Mr Johnson your room is on fire".
Review |
Beatles meets Robbie Williams in this happy tune with a touch of Irish sound. Andreas Johnson has a great voice. And this song can have a life after the contest in the pop charts. Best in semi 1.
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Lev livet
Magnus Carlsson
Music | Anders Glenmark, Niklas Strömstedt
Lyrics | Niklas Strömstedt
Song | A very happy song with subtle lyrics.
Composers | Niklas Strömstedt wrote the winning song in 1992 "Imorgon är en annan dag" performed by Christer Björkman. Anders Glenmark has participated eight times before; for example twice with the group Glenmark in 1974 and 1975, with his sister Karin in 1984 and the song "Kall som is". Last time he competed in Melodifestivalen was in 1989 and "Upp över mina öron" together with Orup, who wrote "Det gör ont"/"It hurts".
Performer | Magnus Carlsson was lead singer in Barbados in the contest three years in a row; 2000 (2nd with "Se mig"), 2001 (2nd with "Allt som jag ser") and 2002 (4th with "Världen utanför"). Together with Alcazar he came in third place twice; 2003 with "Not a sinner nor a saint" and 2005 with "Alcastar".
Review |
Magnus says it is the best song he has entered in Melodifestivalen. "It is not!" I thought when I heard it first. But then it grew a lot. Still, it sounds much Anders Glenmark.
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Oh yeah
The Elephantz
Music | Daniel Bäckström, Dan Larsson, Eddie Brown, Martin Carboo
Lyrics | Daniel Bäckström, Dan Larsson, Eddie Brown, Jens Duwsjö, Martin Carboo
Song | Rap, hip hop.
Composers | All the composers are debutants in the contest.
Performers | The Elephantz is Eddie Brown och Martin Carboo. Eddie comes from California, USA, but has been living in Stockholm since 1989. Martin's alias is MC II Fresh and signed a contract with Sony in the early 90's an hehas released some singles. He also works as a personal trainer.
Review |
No, this kind of music has no success in the contest.
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Etymon
Sonja Aldén
Music |
Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Ingela Pling Forsman
Lyrics | Ingela Pling Forsman
Song | A pop song in English. Sonja Aldén sang on the demo.
Composers | Since 1981 Ingela Pling Forsman has written over 30 entries in Melodifestivalen - a Swedish record. She has three victories; "Bra vibrationer", "Se på mig" and "Kärleken är". The two latest together with Bobby Ljunggren. Through the years Ingela and Bobby have had a successful cooperation with popular entries like "Min kärlek", "Om igen", "Du", "Efharisto" and "Ett liv med dig". Henrik Wikström has co-written entries like "Min kärlek" and "Att älska dig". He performed in Melodifestivalen 2000 with the group Avengers and "När filmen tar slut".
Performer | Sonja Aldén has participated in Melodifestivalen as backing singer behind Shirley Clamp. In ESC 2005 she did the backing vocals of the Lithuanian entry "Little by little".
Review |
Sonya has a good voice and the song is actually good. But I think it does not have that little extra thing to be a winner.
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Ge mig en kaka till kaffet
Östen med resten
Music & lyrics |
Thomas G:son
Song | Country/schlager
Composer | Thomas G:son made his debut in the contest in 1999. He wrote the Swedish winner in 2001; "Listen to your heartbeat". He is also the man behind "Världen utanför", "What difference does it make", "Vem é dé du vill ha", "Tango! Tango", "C'est la vie", "As if tomorrow will never come" and "Så nära".
Performers | Östen med resten reached 10th position in the final 2002 with "Hon kommer med solsken". The year after "Maria" came 8th.
Review |
A classic Östen med resten-song. A "funny" act with a catchy tune. But I'm quite tired of this kind of entries.
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La chica dela copa
Pablo Cepeda
Music & lyrics | Patrik Magnusson, Johan Ramström, Pablo Cepeda
Song | Up-tempo latino.
Composers | Pablo Cepeda wrote "Adrenaline" together with Mendez in 2002, and joined him on stage as a singer.
Patrik Magnusson and Johan Ramström wrote "Sail away" performed by Annika Ljungberg in 2002.
Performer | This is the first time Pablo Cepeda sings solo in the contest.
Review |
A catchy latino influenced by Mendez and Ricky Martin. A good singer and energic performance. The best song of semi 2.
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Idag och imorgon
Kikki Danielsson
Music | Thomas G:son, Calle Kindbom
Lyrics | Thomas G:son
Song | A classic schlager à la Kikki
Composers | Thomas G:son made his debut in the contest in 1999. He wrote the Swedish winner in 2001; "Listen to your heartbeat". He is also the man behind "Världen utanför", "What difference does it make", "Tango! Tango", "C'est la vie", "As if tomorrow will never come" and "Så nära".
Calle Kindbom wrote the Swedish entry in ESC 2003 "Give me your love" performed by Fame. Thomas G:son and Calle Kindbom have worked together before, for example with "Vem é dé du vill ha" and "Långt bortom tid och rum".
Performer | Kikki Danielsson took part in Melodifestivalen for the first time in 1978 with "Miss Decibel". She has represented Sweden two times in ESC; in 1982 with "Dag efter dag" and in 1985 with "Bra vibrationer". Her latest entry "Vem é dé du vill ha" with her friends Bettan and Lotta was a huge success. This will be her ninth song in the Swedish contest:
1978: Miss Decibel
1980: Mycket mycket mer
1981: God morgon
1982: Dag efter dag
1983: Varför är kärleken röd?
1985: Bra vibrationer
1992: En enda gång
2002: Vem är det du vill ha?
Review |
A little disappointment, I thought Kikki would have chosen a better song. Sounds like "Så nära" from 2005, which did not qualify. But Kikki is Kikki and has a lot of fans.
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En droppe regn
Niclas Wahlgren
Music |
Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström
Lyrics | Ingela Pling Forsman
Song | A ballad.
Composers | Since 1981 Ingela Pling Forsman has written over 30 entries in Melodifestivalen - a Swedish record. She has three victories; "Bra vibrationer", "Se på mig" and "Kärleken är". The two latest together with Bobby Ljunggren. Through the years Ingela and Bobby have had a successful cooperation with popular entries like "Min kärlek", "Om igen", "Du", "Efharisto" and "Ett liv med dig". Henrik Wikström has co-written entries like "Min kärlek" and "Att älska dig". He performed in Melodifestivalen 2000 with the group Avengers and "När filmen tar slut".
Performer | Niclas Wahlgren is an older brother to Pernilla Wahlgren, who has participated three times in Melodifestivalen. Niclas is a debutant in the contest but he started his pop career in the 80's. In the past years he has released two albums which has given him some radio hits.
The first speculations said that Jonas Lengstrand, son of Gert Lengstrand, was going to perform the song.
Review |
Bobby and Pling's ballad used to be so good in the 90's. But this is nothing special.
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Mi amore
Velvet
Music & lyrics | Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Pelle Ankarberg
Song | A pop schlager with latino touch.
Composers | Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson and Pelle Ankarberg wrote "Blow the spot" in 2004, performed by Bubbles.
Performer | Velvet, alias Jenny Petterson, has a lot of experience from Melodifestivalen as backing singer for five years. In 2005 she performed in 18 entries, for example as a dancer behind Martin Stenmarck in "Las Vegas". In 2005 she released her first single, "Rock down to (electric avenue)". Three different teams of composers wrote songs for Velvet aimed for Melodifestivalen 2006.
Review |
A Mediterranean latino with oriental influences. Sound like both Ruslana and Helena Paparizou.
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Temple of love
Bodies Without Organs
Music & lyrics | Alexander Bard, Anders Hansson
Song | Uptempo, a mix between ABBA and Ricky Martin. "It's on your brain in 15 seconds", says Alexander Bard.
Composers | Anders Hansson has produced many songs from Melodifestivalen, for example "Dansa i neon", "Det gör ont" and "Not a sinner nor a saint". In 2005 he wrote "Gone". Alexander Bard has written the lyrics to three previous entries in Melodifestivalen; "En dag" 1989, "Driver dagg faller regn" 1996 and "Jag saknar dig, jag saknar dig" 1997.
Performers | The members of Bodies Without Organs are Alexander Bard, Marina Schiptjenko and Martin Rolinski. In 2005 they participated with "Gone" in the second semi, but did not reach the final. This year they got one of the four wild cards to the competition.
Review |
One of the best entries so far. Energic and powerful eurotechno with synth influences. Maybe the sound is dated, but the energy lifts it very high.
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When love's comin' back again
Jessica Folcker
Music & lyrics | Thomas G:son, Pontus Assarsson
Song | A strong pop song in mid-tempo. "It sounds like Celine Dion, actually", says Jessica Folcker.
Composers | Thomas G:son made his debut in the contest in 1999. He wrote the Swedish winner in 2001; "Listen to your heartbeat". He is also the man behind "Världen utanför", "What difference does it make", "Vem é dé du vill ha", "Tango! Tango", "C'est la vie", "As if tomorrow will never come" and "Så nära".
Pontus Assarsson has previously written "The one that you need" and "Vindarna vänder oss". As an artist he came 3rd in Fame Factory 2005.
Performer | Jessica Folcker had a hit with "Tell me what you like" in late 90's. A few years ago she sang "Something's going on" together with Bomfunk MC. In 2005 she participated in Melodifestivalen with "Om natten" but did not reach the final.
Review |
This might be an average pop song, but it's good. Maybe Jessica Folcker misses some charisma too attract the voters.
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Mi amor
Gregor
Music & lyrics | Magnus Rongedal, Henrik Rongedal, Lotta Ahlin, Tommy Lydell
Song | A Swedish etno schlager à la Ruslana.
Composers | Lotta Ahlin and Tommy Lydell wrote "Big time party" in 2002, and have co-written "Not a sinner nor a saint", "Mr Memory", "Bye bye" in 2003 and "Med hjärtats egna ord" in 2005.
Magnus and Henrik Rongedal are backing singers in great demand, for example Mendez and Electric Banana Band. They have also written songs for Shirley Clamp.
Performer | Gregor has been in the contest before, as a dancer behind Arja Saijonmaa, Rickard Engfors and After Dark.
Review |
No, this etno "kind-of-a-song" is too weak. Where is the beats and where is the rhythm?
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Kalla nätter
Jessica Andersson
Music & lyrics | Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson
Song | Disco à la 80's
Composers | The four composers are the Hurricane-team behind "Just like a boomerang", "Innan mörkret faller", "Runaway" and "Olé olé". In 2005 they had five entries; "Alcastar", "Om natten", "Alla flickor", "Vi kan gunga" and the winner "Las Vegas".
Performer | Jessica Andersson is the female part of Fame, and won Melodifestivalen in 2003 with "Give me your love". In ESC the song reached 5th place. In 2004 Fame participated with "Vindarna vänder oss".
Review |
A cold song and a very cold performance. Jessica tried to copy Lena Philipsson's sensual and successful dance, but it only looked silly.
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Night of passion
The Poodles
Music | Robert Olausson, Matti Alfonzetti, Johan Lyander
Lyrics | Sonja Aldén
Song | A hard rock song.
Composers | Matti Alfonzetti and Johan Lyander are debutants, while Robert Olausson has written "We're unbreakable" and "Soy tu Venus por esta noche". And "Att älska dig", a song which Sonja Aldén also had co-written.
Performers | The Poodles is Jakob Samuel (singer), Christian Lundqvist (drums), Pontus Nordgren (guitar) and Pontus Egberg (bass).
Review |
This is at least one year too late. Norway sent this song in 2005.
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Golden star
Elysion
Music & lyrics | Mikael Anderfjärd, Andreas Nordqvist, Dan Attlerud
Song | A mix between pop and opera with magnificent music played by a symphony orchestra and a classical choir.
Composers | Mikael Anderfjärd and Andreas Nordqvist are debutants but have written music to "Expedition: Robinson" ("Survivor"). Danne Attlerud has written the lyrics to "Se mig", "Sista andetaget", "Älvorna", "Vindarna vänder oss".
Performers | Elysion is Hannah Holgersson and Anders Mårtensson, both opera singers.
Review |
What a beautiful feeling. Sensitive melody and excellence voices. Maybe a bit "odd" in the contest.
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Faller du så faller jag
Patrik Isaksson
Music & lyrics | Patrik Isaksson
Song | Half soft ballad
Composer & performer | Patrik Isaksson had his break-thorugh in 1999 with the Grammy winning song "Du får göra som du vill". After that songs like "Ruta 1", "Hos dig är jag underbar", "1985" has been hits in Sweden and the Nordic countries.
Review |
Patrik Isaksson always makes strong ballads. This has some good parts, but the chorus is too anonymous.
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Innan natten är över
Kayo
Music & lyrics | Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethsson
Song | A strong pop song.
Composers | Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethsson wrote the 2001 winning song "Listen to your heartbeat" performed by Friends. Thomas G:son is also the man behind "Världen utanför", "What difference does it make", "Vem é dé du vill ha", "Tango! Tango", "C'est la vie", "As if tomorrow will never come" and "Så nära". Henrik Sethsson has also written "The one that you need" and "Vindarna vänder oss".
Performer | Kayo was one of the girls in Afro-dite. In 2002 they won the contest with "Never let it go". The year after they came 7th with "Aqua playa". This year she will go solo.
Review |
What a pity this ended up in the bottom! Kayo is not a big singer, but the song was quite good. Reminded me about "Om natten" from 2005, and it did not qualify neither.
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Silverland
Roger Pontare
Music & lyrics | Thomas G:son, Marcos Ubeda
Song | Rock-etno
Composers | Thomas G:son made his debut in the contest in 1999. He wrote the Swedish winner in 2001; "Listen to your heartbeat". He is also the man behind "Världen utanför", "What difference does it make", "Vem é dé du vill ha", "Tango! Tango", "C'est la vie", "As if tomorrow will never come" and "Så nära".
Marcos Ubeda wrote the English lyrics to "Take me to your heaven". In 2002 he was the man behind the winning song "Never let it go" performed by Afro-dite. The year after he had written their "Aqua playa". Other songs are "Son of a liar", "My love", "My no 1", "Älvorna",
Performer | Roger Pontare has two victories in Melodifestivalen; "Stjärnorna" in 1994 together with Marie Bergman and "When spirits are calling my name" in 2000. He also took part in 1999 with "Som av is". In 2003 he co-hosted one of the semi finals.
Review |
A typical Roger Pontare-song. Queen's "We will rock you" with etno influences. He is a good singer and always has powerful performances.
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Don't try to stop me
Laila Adele
Music |
Henrik Hansson, Anders Hallbäck
Lyrics | Henrik Hansson
Song | Funk
Composers | Both composers are debutants.
Performer | Laila Adele is born in Morocco and grew up in Bromma, outside Stockholm. In 2001 she released her debut album.
Review |
The rhythm is quite nice. But the chorus should be stronger.
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Like fire tonight
Günther & The Sunshine Girls
Music & lyrics | Mats Söderlund, Anderz Wrethov
Song | A schlager with latino influences.
Composers | This is the first entry in Melodifestivalen for both Mats and Anders.
Performer | Günther, alias Mats Söderlund, had a hit recently with The Sunshine Girls and "Ding Dong Song".
Review |
Günther might be a "silly" singer and the songs he usually does is really cheap. But this one is actually quite good. A pop song with Greek influences.
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Jag tar det jag vill ha
Sandra Dahlberg
Music & lyrics | Johan Fransson, Tobias Lundgren, Niklas Edberger, Tim Larsson, Sandra Dahlberg
Song | Up-tempo song with ethnic influences. Very cocky and humorous.
Composers | The first four composers are the Hurricane-team behind "Just like a boomerang", "Innan mörkret faller", "Runaway" and "Olé olé". In 2005 they had five entries; "Alcastar", "Om natten", "Alla flickor", "Vi kan gunga" and the winner "Las Vegas".
Performer | "Jag tar det jag vill ha" is the second entry Sandra Dahlberg has written in Melodifestivalen. In 2004 she sang "Här stannar jag kvar" and came in 8th place.
Review |
Sandra has copied Nanne's "Håll om mig" and hopes for the same success. The beats are heavy and the voice much more powerful than in 2004. But it's not a winner.
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Under your spell
Evan
Music | Pontus Hagberg
Lyrics | Pontus Hagberg, Malin Eriksson, Jonas Sjöström
Song | Up-tempo with a touch of synth pop.
Composers | All three composers are debutants in the contest.
Performer | Evan, alias Pontus Hagberg, released his first single, "Everything I'd ever do", in 2003 and the album "The other side" came the year after.
Review |
One of the best songs this year. The melody is excellence, like a suggestive feeeling. But Evan have a weak voice, unfortunately.
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Mama take me home
Rednex
Music & lyrics | Michael Clauss, Matthews Green
Song | Some country techno from old Rednex and some hillbilly music.
Composers | This is the first entry Michael Clauss and Matthews Green have written in Melodifestivalen.
Performers | Rednex had a big hit in 1994 with "Cotton eyed Joe". The lead singer, Annika Ljungberg, particpated as a solo artist in 2002 with "Sail away".
Review |
This one is a bit funny. These country beats have never been heard in Melodifestivalen before. Annika has an original voice which makes the songs even better.
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Älskar du livet
Björn Kjellman
Music & lyrics | Calle Kindbom, Dan Fernström
Song | A dramatic ballad in waltz time.
Composers | Calle Kindbom wrote the Swedish entry in ESC 2003 "Give me your love" performed by Fame. He has also written "Vem é dé du vill ha" and "Långt bortom tid och rum".
Performer | Björn Kjellman is more known as an actor, with leading roles popular Swedish films like "Adam & Eva" and "Vägen ut". Björn is a big fan of the eurovision and knows most of the songs by heart. He has commentated the contest in both radio and tv, and hosted the celebration show "Melodifestivalen 40 years" in 1995. Björn has been offered songs before, but "Älskar du livet" is specially written for him.
Review |
This waltz is not a winning song, but still it's quite nice. A beautiful ballad well performed by Björn.
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Evighet
Carola Häggkvist
Music | Bobby Ljunggren, Thomas G:son, Henrik Wikström
Lyrics | Thomas G:son, Carola Häggkvist
Song | A pop song with ABBA-feeling. Sonja Aldén sang on the demo. The song had English lyrics and was called "Invincible" when it was selected.
Composers | Bobby Ljunggren's list of qualifications from Melodifestivalen is impressive. His first entry was "När morgonstjärnan brinner" in 1987. He has two victories; "Se på mig" and "Kärleken är". He has also written popular entries like "Om igen", "Du", "Ett liv med dig", "Anropar försvunnen", "Not a sinner nor a saint", "Unbreakable", "Bye bye", My no 1". Together with Henrik Wikström he wrote "Efharisto", "Min kärlek" and "Att älska dig". Henrik performed in Melodifestivalen 2000 with the group Avengers and "När filmen tar slut".
Thomas G:son made his debut in the contest in 1999. He wrote the Swedish winner in 2001; "Listen to your heartbeat". He is also the man behind "Världen utanför", "What difference does it make", "Vem é dé du vill ha", "Tango! Tango", "C'est la vie", "As if tomorrow will never come" and "Så nära".
Performer | Carola Häggkvist had her huge break-through after the victory in Melodifestivalen 1983 with "Främling" scoring maximum points from the juries. In ESC in Munich she came 3rd. She had some years with bible studies before she made come back in the contest 1990. But "Mitt i ett äventyr" ended 2nd after Edin-Ådahl. Her revenge came the following year. With almost maximum points this time also, "Fångad av en stormvind" brought her to Rome and her second participation in ESC. After a tough battle with Amina, representing France, Carola could give Sweden its third victory. Ever since, many Swedes have hoped to see her back in the contest. In 2003, "När löven faller", with lyrics by Carola, was picked by SVT to compete, but was later disqualified when Carola refused to perform it herself. She has appeard two times as a host of the event, in 2000 and 2003.
The first news claimed Sonja Aldén to perform this entry.
Review |
Carola has one of the best voices in Sweden - maybe in the whole world. The song is a mix between "Hela världen för mig" (written by Thomas G:son in 2003) and "Att älska dig" (written by Bobby Ljunggren and Henrik Wikström in 2005). Now they have written this classic pop schlager together.
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