Sweden 2012: Loreen - Euphoria

The artist Loreen will represent Sweden in ESC 2012.

Information about artist: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loreen


Earlier information

Spoiler:

I know 5 artists .. I'm expecting to see a good song from Andreas Johnson (i loved the last one he sent - We can work it out).
So Nothing about Helena or Perreli (obviously).
I think Molly Sanden is being "stupid" for participating this year but whatever

Jessica wrote:I know 5 artists .. I'm expecting to see a good song from Andreas Johnson (i loved the last one he sent - We can work it out).
So Nothing about Helena or Perreli (obviously).
I think Molly Sanden is being "stupid" for participating this year but whatever

Updated the first post with the artists. There are some that is not 100%. But here is the source:
http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen2011/article13912461.ab

We will se afro-dite again, also Perelli is going in with a song. Timoteij trying again.
But also the metal/pop band Dead by april is participating.

Without hearing the songs, just the artists my favorite is right now Lisa Miskovsky.

Hm... Malmö based band "Opa" will participate according to the link you provided Swedish. Plus I see a bouzouki in their picture:

Something tells me they may have drawn inspiration from Antique.

Aside from that I see many big names of the Swedish music scene participating in MF this year. It will be an interesting contest!

Timoteij their last songs was amazing!
So Perreli is really gonna try again?!

Derek wrote:Hm... Malmö based band "Opa" will participate according to the link you provided Swedish. Plus I see a bouzouki in their picture:

Something tells me they may have drawn inspiration from Antique.

Aside from that I see many big names of the Swedish music scene participating in MF this year. It will be an interesting contest!

Well, There are many that is not "new". But also many new. Like Lisa Miskovsky.

I readed a little about Opa and what I have understanded they play greek music. So we might see something greek from Opa.

Swedish wrote:

Derek wrote:Hm... Malmö based band "Opa" will participate according to the link you provided Swedish. Plus I see a bouzouki in their picture:

Something tells me they may have drawn inspiration from Antique.

Aside from that I see many big names of the Swedish music scene participating in MF this year. It will be an interesting contest!

Well, There are many that is not "new". But also many new. Like Lisa Miskovsky.

I readed a little about Opa and what I have understanded they play greek music. So we might see something greek from Opa.

True but they are still big names and I can't wait to see them on stage again (e.g. Perrelli).

I'm sure we will see something Greek from "Opa" as their songwriter is Greek too.

i can't wait for it to start, cause i got tickets to the last rehearsal of the final next year and based on what i just read, it will be an interesting contest

Miranda wrote:i can't wait for it to start, cause i got tickets to the last rehearsal of the final next year and based on what i just read, it will be an interesting contest

same here! but no one sounds really really really promising yet.
for molly sandén, I don't love or hate her as a person but I really really don't like her singing

I'm not longing for this song though, it's like the worst combination
Lotta Engberg & Christer Sjögren - Don’t Let Me Down
Lasse Holm, Lars “Dille” Diedricson

Anna Järvinen is not going to participate. So the song and songwriters are changed!

Heat I in Växjö - 4 february:
Loreen - Euphoria (Thomas G:son, Peter Boström)
The Moniker - I Want To Be Chris Isaak (This Is Just the Beginning) (The Moniker)
Thorsten Flinck - Jag reser mig igen (Thomas G:son, Ted Ström)
Dead by April - Mystery (Pontus Hjelm)
Abalone Dots - På väg (Abalone Dots (Rebecka Hjukström, Sophia Hogman, Louise Holmer), Viktor Källgren)
Marie Serneholt - Salt & Pepper (Lina Eriksson, Mårten Eriksson, Figge Boström)
Sean Banan - Sean Den Förste Banan (Sean Banan, Joakim Larsson, Hans Blomberg, Mårten Andersson)
Afro-Dite - The Boy Can Dance (Figge Boström, Catrine Loqvist, Johan Lindman)

Heat II in Göteborg - 11 february:
Andreas Lundstedt - Aldrig Aldrig (Niclas Lundin, Maria Marcus, Randy Goodrum)
Top Cats - Baby Doll (Mårten Eriksson, Lina Eriksson, Susie Päivärinta)
Mimi Oh - Det går för långsamt (Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Niclas Lundin)
Thomas Di Leva - Ge aldrig upp (Thomas Di Leva)
Sonja Aldén - I din himmel (Sonja Aldén, Bobby Ljunggren, Peter Boström)
David Lindgren - Shout It Out (Tony Nilsson och Fernando Fuentes)
Ulrik Munther - Soldiers (Ulrik Munther, Johan Åberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, David Jackson)
Timoteij - Stormande hav (Kristian Lagerström, Johan Fjellström, Stina Engelbrecht, Jens Engelbrecht)
http://www.pierresschlager.com/2011/11/artisterna-i-melodifestivalens-tva.html

Two more heats are coming soon.

Heat III in Leksand - 18 february
Mattias Andréasson - Förlåt mig (Mattias Andréasson)
Maria BenHajji - I mina drömmar (Nanna Svensdóttir, Thomas Cars)
Love Generation - Just A Little Bit (RedOne, John Mamann, Jean-Claude Sindres, Teddy Sky, Yohanne Simon, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji)
Andreas Johnson - Lovelight (Andreas Johnson, Peter Kvint)
Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li - Mirakel (Fredrik Andersson, Björn Ranelid)
Carolina Wallin Pérez - Sanningen (Michael Clauss, Martin Bjelke, Carolina Wallin Pérez, F Dread)
Molly Sandén - Why Am I Crying (Molly Sandén, Aleena Gibson, Windy Wagner)
Youngblood - Youngblood (Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger)


Heat IIII in Malmö - 25 february
OPA - Allting blir bra igen (Michael Sideridis)
Lotta Engberg & Christer Sjögren - Don't Let Me Down (Lasse Holm, Lars "Dille" Diedricson)
Hanna Lindblad - Goosebumps (Hanna Lindblad, Linda Sundblad, Tony Nilsson)
Axel Algmark - Kyss mig (Axel Algmark, Mattias Frändå, Jonathan Magnussen)
Dynazty - Land of Broken Dreams (Thomas G:son, Thomas "Plec" Johansson)
Charlotte Perelli - The Girl (Fredrik Kempe, Alexander Jonsson)
Danny Saucedo - Amazing (Danny Saucedo, Peter Boström, Figge Boström)
Lisa Miskovsky - Why start a fire (Lisa Miskovsky, Aleksander With, Bernt Rune Stray, Berent Philip Moe)


About youngblood - A new group that released a single today watch it here:
http://svt.se/2.148439/1.2619445/youngblood_-_fredrik_kempes_hemliga_supergrupp_i_melodifestivalen_2012?lid=puff_2619462&lpos=rubrik

I hope Danny and Love Generation has good songs, cause they're my favs so far. I hope either of them win...especially Danny. I think he deserves it ;) ;)

Linen wrote:I hope Danny and Love Generation has good songs, cause they're my favs so far. I hope either of them win...especially Danny. I think he deserves it ;) ;)

I hope Lisa Miskovsky have a good song.

I can't wait for Loreen, Danny Saucedo & Molly Sandén. Melodifestivalen 2012 is looking promising.

I'm very anxiety to hear Danny song. title tells everything. I hope it's true

I'm not so fond of Molly Sandén......especially not her voice......
I think she's kinda blah blah...no offence but she's boring I think...

I think it's too much fuss about melodifestivalen sometimes....

please someone change country with me I don't want to live in Sweden...
I don't hate it here though actually it's an awesome place but my heart doesn't belong here if u get what I mean....

http://escdaily.com/articles/29517

Damn that! Elena got an song that she also liked, but she declined.

Heat 1: 4/2 Växjö

1. Sean Banan - Sean Den Förste Banan
2. Abalone Dots - På väg
3. The moniker - I Want To Be Chris Isaak (This Is Just The Beginning)
4. Afro-dite - The Boy Can Dance
5. Dead by april - Mystery
6. Marie Serneholt - Salt & Pepper
7. Thorsten Flinck & Revolutionsorkestern - Jag reser mig igen
8. Loreen - Euphoria




Heat 2: 11/2 Göteborg

1. Ulrik Munther – Soldiers
2. Top Cats – Baby Doll
3. Sonja Aldén - I din himmel
4. Anderas Lundstedt - Aldrig Aldrig
5. Timoteij - Stormande hav
6. David Lindgren - Shout It Out
7. Mimi Oh – Det går för långsamt
8. 6. Shout it Out
9. Thomas Di Leva - Ge aldrig upp



Heat 3: 18/2 Leksand

1. Youngblood - Youngblood
2. Maria BenHajji – I mina drömmar
3. Mattias Andréasson – Förlåt mig
4. Love Generation – Just A Little Bit
5. Carolina Wallin Pérez - Sanningen
6. Anderas Johnson - Lovelight
7. Molly Sandén – Why Am I crying
8. Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li - Mirakel



Heat 4: 25/2 Malmö

1. Charlotte Perelli - The Girl
2. OPA! – Allting blir bra igen
3. Dynazty – Land Of Broken Dreams
4. Lotta Engberg & Christer Sjögren – Don’t Let Me Down
5. Hanna Lindblad – Goosebumps
6. Axel Algmark - Kyss mig
7. Lisa Miskovsky – Why Start A Fire
8. Danny Saucedo - Amazing

http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen2011/article14183555.ab

Some new rules in melodifestivalen:

There are each heats two telephone-votings, as usual. But this year they don't reset it after the first voting.

There will be two winners as usual each heat, but they don't tell who won and came 2nd this year.

The second chance gets a little changed, instead of just placing everyone on a known place. (If you get to second change heat three, you have that place to duel..). But now it gets raffled.



http://www.pierresschlager.com/2012/01/nya-regler-i-melodifestivalen.html

Thanks for the update!

i really want to listen to the musics!!

Jessica wrote:i really want to listen to the musics!!

You are not alone!

Odds for melodifestivalen 2012, begin to bet.
Highest odds from a "betsite" and then the lowest.


Odds on who will win the final


Danny Saucedo
Highest: 5,00
Lowest: 4,00

Ulrik Munther
Highest: 8,00
Lowest: 6,50

Charlotte Perrelli
Lowest: Highest: 12,00
Lowest: 7,00

Youngblood
Highest: 13,00
Lowest: 6,00

Timoteij
Highest: 13,00
Lowest: 6,50

Andreas Johnson
Highest: 17,00
Lowest: 9,00

Loreen
Highest: 17,00
Lowest: 15,00

Molly Sandén
Highest: 17,00
Lowest: 15,00

The Moniker
Highest: 18,00
Lowest: 13,00

Lotta Engberg & Christer Sjögren
Highest: 25,00
Lowest: 15,00

Love Generation
Highest: 25,00
Lowest: 20,00

Sonja Aldén
Highest: 25,00
Lowest: 20,00

Dead By April
Highest: 30,00
Lowest: 26,00

Thomas Di Leva
Highest: 32,00
Lowest: 20,00

Marie Serneholt
Highest: 32,00
Lowest: 23,00

Afrodite
Highest: 32,00
Lowest: 25,00

Mattias Andréasson
Highest: 40,00
Lowest: 31,00

Lisa Miskovsky
Highest: 41,00
Lowest: 22,00

Andreas Lundstedt
Highest: 51,00
Lowest: 50,00

Hanna Lindblad
Highest: 60,00
Lowest: 50,00

Dynazty
Highest: 61,00
Lowest: 35,00

Abalone Dots
Highest: 61,00
Lowest: 50,00

Top Cats
Highest: 70,00
Lowest: 50,00

Sean Banan
Highest: 75,00
Lowest: 41,00

Carolina Wallin Pérez
Highest: 76,00
Lowest: 75,00

Axel Algmark
Highest: 125,00
Lowest: 100,00

David Lindgren
Highest: 125,00
Lowest: 100,00

Maria Benhajji
Highest: 125,00
Lowest: 100,00

Mimi Oh
Highest: 125,00
Lowest: 100,00

Thorsten Flinck
Highest: 126,00
Lowest: 120,00

Björn Ranelid Feat. Sara Li
Highest: 150,00
Lowest: 101,00

Opa
Highest: 150,00
Lowest: 125,00

(Wow, if Opa wins you can get much money if you bet! :-))

Melodifestivalens stage:



(Source: http://svt.se/2.148439/1.2676228/trad_och_tivoli_-_har_ar_scenen_i_melodifestivalen_2012?lid=puff_2676239&lpos=rubrik )

Trailer:

looking forward to the day, when those songs will be released =)

I wonder when that happens.

a bit excited, I realy hope it's gonna be more good songs than it appears to be right now =)

I believe there can be really good songs this year, most of them anyhow.

haha it's ok
the only ones I'm looking forward to right now is Love Generation and Danny, so I hope some of the others surprises me

I think Lisa Miskovsky might surprise you!

hopefully

I hope her song is like "Still Alive". Then we should have a winner.

would be cool seeing her in the final at least, me and Miranda are going to the last rehearsals like we use to
maybe I've said it before but I'm kinda excited for it!

If I remember correctly you said that before, but you weren't sure that you would go this year.

But good, now you go.

yeah I think I said so too It's kinda of a tradition now
wish I could go to ESC sometime though and not just Melodifestivalen

Then you should wish for Sweden to win!

A new thing called "Third chance" is coming up this year.

I don't really understand to 100% what it is but it is an competition for songs that never came to the final on melodifestivalen (since 2002).
It will have 32 songs and have like melodifestivalen a final, 4 heats, an thing called last chance. That is like second chance in melodifestivalen, in melodifestivalen I believe eight songs get to second chance, songs that didn't go to final but was close and then two goes to the final from second chance.

I believe it's the same in third chance, and then also two songs in each heat gets to be in the third chance final.

The winner is chosed by voters on the internet. What happens to the one that wins: I have no clue!

Third chance first heat:
What Difference Does It Make – Poets (2002)
Trendy Discoteque – Pay TV (2004)
Faller du så faller jag – Patrik Isaksson (2006)
The Arrival – The Attic feat. Therese (2007)
Hallelujah New World – Eskobar (2008)
The Queen – Velvet (2009)
Road Salt – Pain of Salvation (2010)
Try Again – Dilba (2011)

(Source: http://svt.se/melodifestivalen/20120129181456/nu_har_de_chans_till_revansch )

what a great idea!

It will just be for publicity, they can't enter Eurovision it's against the rules.

jantzen wrote:It will just be for publicity, they can't enter Eurovision it's against the rules.

Yes, of course. But I wonder what the winner will win anyway, something it must be.

Swedish wrote:Then you should wish for Sweden to win!

I wanted Sweden to win last year so Jedward (hopefully) and Ivi would've been here instead of Baku :(
sry I must be honest but I didn't thik Azerbaijan deserved to win last year. I didn't like anything about it. it was Azerbaijan's worst song by far for me. it's not just because the song was bad or becaus they sang bad, it's just the feeling I ahve. Like if u compare with 2006, I wasn't that fond of Lordi or the song but still I think they deserved to win.

this is just my opinion

One minute clips from the repetitions for the first heat:

1. Sean Banan - Sean Den Förste Banan



2. Abalone Dots - På väg



3. The Moniker - I Want To Be Chris Isaak


4. Afro-Dite - The Boy Can Dance



5. Dead by April - Mystery



6. Marie Serneholt - Salt & Pepper



7. Thorsten Flinck - Jag reser mig igen



8. Loreen - Euphoria



First song is not good at all, but I find the fifth song very interesting, that is not what we usually hears in eurovision and melodifestivalen, but maybe doesn't even fits here. What do you think?

Thinking just that what have happened with Sweden. I hope other semifinals beat this one 100%.
If I could give two passes to final. I'll give to The Moniker and Marie Serneholt. But still waiting to hear full songs. Maybe will songs get better

my favourite is Euphoria although i'm not a huge fan of Loreen

I think Loreens song last year was better, but it is yet ok.

I think as Gerly, the songs in the first semi doesn't sound that good.

I'm not very impressed either, maybe I will be drawn more by some entries once I hear the full versions.

What will happen in the first heat?

20:01:10 Melodifestivalvignette.
20:01:40 Opening number – after a mystic introductory the program leaders make their entry.
20:03:30 The program leaders presents tonights songs and phone numbers.
20:09:50 Sean Banan is the first to sing: ”Sean den förste Banan”.
20:14:19 The second song begins: Abalone Dots with ”På väg”.
20:19:36 Gina Dirawi presents The Moniker with ”I Want to be Chris Isaak (This is Just the Beginning)."
20:24:07 Afro-Dite, that sings “The Boy Can Dance”, goes up on the scene.
20:28:42 Gina shouts out the fifth song, ”Mystery” with Dead By April.

20:33:11 Time for some spices with Marie Serneholt and ”Salt And Pepper”.
20:37:44 Helena Bergström talks about the seventh song, ”Jag reser mig igen” with Thorsten Flinck & Revolutionsorkestern.
20:42:16 The last song, Loreens ”Euphoria” gets presented by Sarah Dawn Finer.
20:46:48 Sarah opens the first quick replay.
20:51:28 Gina talks with the artists in the greenroom, now you can't vote anymore.
20:54:28 The programleaders gets up on stage and does something in the years first pause entertainment.
20:58:48 There is an result!

21:02:18 The second quick replay, with the five songs that have got to the next round turn.
21:07:38 Helena Bergströms secred characters gets introduced.
21:10:49 Gina Dirawi presents this weeks Third chance (Read about third chance here). The telephone voting closes.
21:12:52 Soundtrack Of Our Lives ssings Dilbas ”Try Again” as the second pause entertainment.
21:17:42 The first finalist gets presented.
21:18:42 Winners walk from greenroom to scene.
21:19:49 The first finalist sings their entry.
21:22:49 The two songs that gets to second chance gets presented. Then the last finalists get called up.
21:24:49 Finalist number two goes over the catwalk to the stage.
21:25:56 The second final song gets singed by the last finalist.
21:28:56 The program leaders bows out.
21:29:56 The fifteen minutes long webshow begins, the program leader is Nisse Edvall, the sidekick are Gustav Dahlander.

(Source: http://svt.se/melodifestivalen/20120203193402/sa_blir_premiaren_av_melodifestivalen_2012_minut_for_minut )

1418 people was asked "What is the best song in the first heat", these was the result:
1. Sean Banan - Sean Den Förste Banan 31,59% - 448 votes
2. Loreen - Euphoria 28,42% - 403
3. Dead by April - Mystery 264 18,62% - 264
4. Afro-Dite - The Boy Can Dance 6,49% - 92
5. Thorsten Flinck - Jag reser mig igen 82 5,78% - 82
6. Marie Serneholt - Salt & Pepper 52 3,67% - 52
7. The Moniker - I Want To Be Chris Isaak (This Is Just the Beginning) 3,31% - 47
8. Abalone Dots - På väg 2,12% - 30

(Source http://www.pierresschlager.com/2012/02/sean-banan-vinner-publikundersokning.html )

Do you believe that Sean Banan and Loreen will go to final and Dead by April to second chance, or what do you believe?

Listen to the full songs in heat 1:
http://svt.se/melodifestivalen/20120204135219/lyssna_pa_alla_kvallens_latar

I believe you understand where to click if you want to listen to the songs, but if you aren't sure:



What do you believe. Say two songs that you believe go to the final and one song that you believe go to second chance!

I believe that Loreen "Euphoria" and Sean Banan - "Sean Den Förste Banan" goes to final and Marie Serneholt "Salt and Pepper" goes to Second Chance round.

But I hope The Moniker will go somewhere Even though the song is little disappointment for most of the people. I personally don't like Loreen song as for ESC, but song as generally is quite great. If somebody gets what I mean.

Anyway 45 minutes MF and then Maltese final ;)