Melodifestivalen 2012 - LOREEN TO BAKU!!

Photo: Olle Kirchmeier/SVT

ÄNTLIGEN SVERIGE! RÄTT LÅT VANN!!!!!!

I don't know where to start vol ∞. I've said this phrase so many times that I lost count. EXTATIC! That was the best day of the entire 2012 and I don't care if it's still March!

Poor Danny... Once again he came 2nd. I really wouldn't wanna be in his shoes! As soon as I arrived in Globen I knew Loreen would be the winner. Everyone around me said Loreen, Loreen, Loreen. There were some contests where you were supposed to guess the winner. Everyone was saying Loreen. And then in the arena! PANIC! I don't know if you noticed that but while Sarah (Dawn Finer) was introducing Loreen, the public, well including me, was screaming and clapping. Honestly I didin't hear a word of what Sarah said! I seriously doubt if this ever happened before! Actually I'm sure about it! Not to mention the new record she made! 670.551 votes just for Loreen! 3 of them were mine! Hahahaha

Full results:

1. Loreen – "Euphoria"
2. Danny – "Amazing"
3. Ulrik Munther – "Soliders"
4. David Lindgren – "Shout it out"
5. Molly Sandén – "Why am I crying?"
6. Top Cats – "Baby Doll"
7. Dead by April – "Mystery"
8.Thorsten Flinck & Revolutionsorkestern –  "Jag reser mig igen"
9. Lisa Miskovsky –  "Why Start a Fire"
10. Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li – "Mirakel"

You can't possibly imagine how happy I was when Danny got those 106 points coz right then we knew Loreen was the winner! I literally jumped off my chair! My hands hurt so much from all that clapping! Well they hurt last year too but this year was x2! :P

And then we have the one and only! Helena Paparizou!

 
Amazing performance of "Popular". Better than Saade!

Well I don't know what else to say about the night. I always forget all that! Oh I loved Sarah's video with Azerjan. Ajerban. Azerbaijan! :P And shame on Sweden for giving the minimum votes to Lisa Miskovsky! Less than Ranelid? Gee!


And now the fun part! Waiting for the artists at the efterfest entrance. Just like last year! ;) It was freezing cold! Really windy! When I left I couldn't feel anything! Seriously! But anyway, when I got there, there were very few people. I was looking left and right all the time to see if any of the artists was coming. As I turn my head I see right in front of me Sandra Kim!! Oh my God!! Sandra Kim!! Yup! Got a photo! :D Yay! Then my beloved Helena!! We had a little chat too! Then Eric Saade! I only took a photo with him because people hadn't seen him yet. Hahaha Had people jumped on him, I wouldn't wait for a photo but I had a chance so why let it go? Also, Marie Serneholt, Love Generation, Youngblood, Dynazty, Dead by April and David Lindgren were there but I didn't take photos with any of them. Well Marie was on the phone when she arrived so I didn't want to interrupt her. Actually out of all the artists tonight, I only wanted to see Helena and Lisa. As I said I met Helena so now I had to wait for Lisa. Luckily I recognized her while she was too far. I went to her, asked for a photo, we took it and then I said "Thank you! Now I can go home!!". Hahaha She thanked me back, hugged me and when I started walking away she said "Wait! That's for you"...

..."It's bad but..." "Haha it's ok! Thank you!" *HUG* hahaha I had the feeling that Lisa would be very friendly in person. Well I was right. ;)


And now that Loreen is going to Baku, what's the new slogan? I mean we can't keep saying "Loreen to Baku" right?

Melodifestivalen 2012 - Third semi - Results

Photo: Christian Ornberg/Expressen

I don't even want to comment the fact that Björn Ranelid made it to the final! I'm gonna have to watch that thing live! At least Sara Li saves the situation. Not entirely though. Hope Ranelid gets sick or something and he skips the final. Yeah right!

On the other hand I am really happy for Molly Sandén!! She made it to Globen! :D Yay!

Youngblood and Andreas Johnson to andra chansen. Meh to both of them!

5th place - Mattias Andréasson. Just wow Sweden. You left him out? Seriously?
6th place - Love Generation. Well no surprise here. Their song wasn't that strong.
7th place - Carolina Wallin Pérez. I liked her song! And just because she sang Kent she was high on my list! :P
8th place - Maria BenHajji. I liked her song too but she was way to nervous!


Ok Sweden! That's all for tonight! Thank you once again for these CRAPPY RESULTS! :)

Now do the most stupid thing in the entire Eurovision's history and send Ranelid to Baku! Come on! Do it! -.-

LOREEN TO BAKU!!!!

Melodifestivalen 2012 - Snippets of the first rehearsals - Semi 3 Leksand

1. Youngblood - Youngblood
LOL! Hahahahahaha This is "Manboy" vol 2!! Oh my God! I really don't like this Kempe project! Big dislike!

2. I Mina Drömmar - Maria BenHajji 
The webjoker. It's the first time I hear this and I kinda like it but nothing much.

3. Förlåt Mig - Mattias Andréasson 
Hm... I don't know... An ok-ish song. Mattias has to get just one breath to sing the entire verse. Tricky. But ok... I guess he'll make it to the final because of the tween girls. Fine by me, I don't really care.

4. Just A Little Bit - Love Generation 
Meh. "Dance Alone" was better. Nothing much again and since they're not so popular I don't see them getting that far.

5. Sanningen - Carolina Wallin Pérez
An ok song but not the song that can get you to ESC's final. Let alone get in the top 5.

6. Lovelight - Andreas Johnson 
Ok so last year he claimed that A Friend In London from Denmark "stole" his "Sing For Me" and finished 5th in ESC with "New Tomorrow"and now he decided to enter Melodifestivalen. I guess he thinks since AFIL finished 5th with one of "his" songs, he can do it as well. I don't like the song. I can't stand his I-wanna-sound-like-an-american accent!

7. Why Am I Crying - Molly Sandén 
I liked what I heard but again nothing much. I knew it was going to be a ballad (or whatever. low tempo song) so I didn't get my hopes high. The Molly we all know.

8. Mirakel - Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li 
Oh my God! Ranelid ruins the entire song! It's crap! Sara Li's part sounds nice but eew! Kick Ranelid out please!


Shit! This semi is worse than last week's! What the hell is going on? Of course that's quite good. Loreen's chances are going higher and higher! Please prevent the tween girls from voting the night of the final! Don't let them ruin Sweden's victory ONCE AGAIN!

LOREEN TO BAKU!

Melodifestivalen 2012 - Running order revealed

The running order of Melodifestivalen 2012 is revealed.

Semi-final 1: Växjö February 4th

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


Semi-final 2: Göteborg February 11th

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


Semi-final 3: Leksand February 18th

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


Semi-final 4: Malmö February 25th
1. The Girl - Charlotte Perrelli
2. Allting blir bra igen - OPA!
3. Land of Broken Dreams - Dynazty
4. Don't Let Me Down - Lotta Engberg och Christer Sjögren
5. Goosebumps - Hanna Lindblad
6. Kyss mig - Axel Algmark
7. Why Start A Fire - Lisa Miskovsky
8. Amazing - Danny Saucedo


Now the draw is supposed to be random right? I wonder how random it is...

Melodifestivalen 2012 - The songs and artists of heats 3 and 4

Press conference is over and here are the artists competing in semis 3 and 4.

Heat 3 - Leksand - February 18

Förlåt Mig
Artist: Mattias Andréasson
T & m: Mattias Andréasson

I Mina Drömmar
Artist: Maria BenHajji
T & m: Nanna Svensdóttir, Thomas Cars

Just A Little Bit
Artist: Love Generation
T & m: RedOne, John Mamann, Jean-Claude Sindres, Teddy Sky, Yohanne Simon, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji

Lovelight
Artist: Andreas Johnson
T & m: Andreas Johnson, Peter Kvint

Mirakel
Artist: Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li
T & m: Fredrik Andersson, Björn Ranelid

Sanningen
Artist: Carolina Wallin Pérez
T & m: Michael Clauss, Martin Bjelke, Carolina Wallin Pérez, F Dread

Why Am I Crying
Artist: Molly Sandén
T & m: Molly Sandén, Aleena Gibson, Windy Wagner

Youngblood
Artist: Youngblood
T & m: Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger




Heat 4 - Malmö - February 25

Allting Blir Bra Igen
Artist: OPA
T & m: Michael Sideridis

Don't Let Me Down
Artist: Lotta Engberg och Christer Sjögren
T & m: Lasse Holm, Lars "Dille" Diedricson

Goosebumps
Artist: Hanna Lindblad
T & m: Hanna Lindblad, Linda Sundblad, Tony Nilsson

Kyss Mig
Artist: Axel Algmark
T & m: Axel Algmark, Mattias Frändå, Jonathan Magnussen

Land of Broken Dreams
Artist: Dynazty
T & m: Thomas G:son, Thomas "Plec" Johansson

The Girl
Artist: Charlotte Perrelli
T & m: Fredrik Kempe, Alexander Jonsson

Amazing (previous title To The Sky)
Artist: Danny Saucedo
T & m: Danny Saucedo, Peter Boström, Figge Boström

Why Start A Fire
Artist: Lisa Miskovsky
T & m: Lisa Miskovsky, Aleksander With, Bernt Rune Stray, Berent Philip Moe


Ok first of all I missed the press conference so I don't know what happened with the song "Porslin"... We have 32 artists but no song entitled "Porslin". No idea what happened but I'll find out.
Secondly, no Magnus Carlsson... Then we have a few artists I like... Nah semis 1 and 2 are better. In semis 3 and 4 I'm rooting for Perrelli and Danny so far. The rest will depend on the songs.

So... Afro-Dite, Andreas Lundstedt, Loreen, Timoteij, Sonja Aldén, Charlotte Perrelli and Danny to Globen! I leave the last 3 spots to be filled by you. Choose whoever you want. Just send those 7 to Globen!

Melodifestivalen 2012 - The songs and artists!

According to Aftonbladet these are the artists who will compete in Melodifestivalen 2012!

Marie Serneholt - Salt & Pepper
OK I thought "Salt & Pepper" was Afro-Dite's song but it turns out it's not. About Marie, I hope she does better than 2009.

Top Cats - Baby Doll
I don't know who they are.

Mimi Oh - Det Går För Långsamt
Nope. No idea who she is either.

Lotta Engberg & Christer Sjögren - Don't Let Me Down
I'm surprised that the song is in english. Not interested in Christer but I like Lotta!

Loreen - Euphoria
OOOOOH!!!!!!! Loreen is back and this title sounds so promising!! I don't know why but I get a feeling that this is gonna be amazing!! I get a strong positive energy when I see the name Loreen next to "Euphoria". It might sound stupid but that's it!

Mattias Andréasson - Förlåt Mig
Mattias from EMD... Ok...

Thomas Di Leva - Ge Aldrig Upp
Alright, I'm not really interested in Di Leva's entry.

Ulrik Munther - Soldiers
I could even bet some money on him being Mello's winner. And no, I don't like that possibility because there are many more artists that I like. Of course it depends on the song too! But I think after Eric Saade the girls are gonna vote for him. And I don't get all the fuss about Ulrik. He's just ok to me.

Timoteij - Stormande Hav
Welcome back girls! They were my winners in 2010 but Sweden couldn't see that "Kom" was a real winner! I hope their comeback will be with something like "Kom"! Good luck Timoteij!

Afro-Dite - The Boy Can Dance
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! And that reaction is nothing really! I. AM. EXTATIC. Afro-Dite back in Mello!!! My all time favourite swedish entry ! How many times have I said this? Sorry guys but honestly I am extremely happy about their comeback!! And to be honest I'm glad they're gonna sing "The Boy Can Dance". The title sounds like it's a dance song. Dance...I mean up-tempo. It actually reminds me of "The Boy Does Nothing" by Alesha Dixon. Hope it's something like this! Hehe GO AFRO-DITE!!! :D

Charlotte Perrelli - The Girl
First of all, I'm happy to see her in Melodifestivalen but I don't want her to ESC again. And she won't make it anyway. The competition is hard and it's only been 3 years since her last ESC/Mello appearance. But I hope to see her in Globen! ;) My schlager diva! Well one of them anyways! :P

Hanna Lindblad - Goosebumps
Hanna's back. I didn't really like her entry in 2010. Let's hope she's got something better this year.

Sonja Aldén - I Din Himmel
Sonja's back!! Glad about this! Even though the title tells me it's gonna be a ballad and you know I don't like ballads but you never know!

The Moniker - I Want To Be Chris Isaak
Why oh why? Just one thing. If this song is as annoying as "Oh My God" I will die! I don't have a problem with him but last year's entry was horrible!

Thorsten Flinck & Revolutionsorkestern - Jag Reser Mig Igen
Don't know him.

Maria Benhajji - I Mina Drömmar
She's one of the webjokers. I have no idea what's going on there. I don't follow the online contest. No time to do that. So I will listen to her song later.

Axel Algmark - Kyss Mig
Don't know him.

Dynazty - Land Of Broken Dreams
Totally a rock song. Not my cup of tea.

Lisa Miskovsky - Why Start A Fire
I'm actually interested in her and the song. I've heard a lot about Lisa but haven't "youtubed" her yet! :P

Andreas Johnson - Lovelight
I don't know what to say about Andreas... I never liked any of his previous entries and I'm sorry to say that but I really can't stand his "wannabe-amarican" accent. I hope he doesn't "steal" anyone's spot in Globen!

Danny Saucedo - To The Sky
Well I'm not so surprised. Saade took the bite out of his mouth (oh my God! do they have that expression in english or is it totally greek?) last year. He's back for the revanche. But can you imagine Danny finishing second behind Ulrik this year? xD

Love Generation - Just A Little Bit
What's wrong with RedOne? Seriously! They gave them "Dance Alone" last year which should have been performed by Velvet (and I will say that until I die! It was a Velvet song!) and now they give them "Just A Little Bit"! Their live performance of "Dance Alone" was terrible! Not to mention that Malena Ernman white floor! I almost got blind! Duh!

Molly Sandén - Why Am I Crying
Totally a ballad. And I can tell that by the title but also by the fact that Molly said in an interview that she doesn't like dancing. So...

Andreas Lundstedt - Aldrig Aldrig
Dandy Andy! <3 My man! Andy without his girls but at least we'll get to see him! Make sure people you send him to Globen! I wanna see him! This year I got a great seat! But... "Aldrig Aldrig"? In swedish? Hmm what's he up to? EXCITED anyway! 

Björn Ranelid & Sara Li - Mirakel
Wanna bet? Ballad! But don't know either of them.

Dead by April - Mystery
Not my cup of tea but it's nice to see different genres in Mello.

Malmöbaserade bandet Opa - Allting Blir Bra Igen
These guys are Greek. Well not really interested in them.

Anna Järvinen - Porslin
Don't know her.

Abalone Dots - På Väg
I read somewhere they're a country group (?). Cool!

Sean Banan - Sean Den Förste Banan
They say he's a comedian... I don't know what to say...


Well these were 30 out of 32 artists. 2 more to go. Anyway I think it's gonna be great! My mind is on my Andy, Afro-Dite, Loreen, Perrelli and Timoteij for now.