Melodifestivalen 2012 - Andra chansen - Results

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The worst andra chansen EVER! And I'm talking about all the songs! With the exception of Timoteij who didn't even make it to Globen! -.- Thorsten Flinck and Revolutionsorkestern and Top Cats are the two finalists. I really don't know what to say about the whole evening. Horrible!

Whatever! The spanish NF begins in 30 minutes! Time for some QUALITY! Go Pastora!

Melodifestivalen 2012 - Andra chansen

Well they're "lucky" coz I was going to skip andra chansen tonight to watch the spanish final. But mello begins at 20:00 CET and the spanish final at 22:30 CET so I won't miss any of these two. Ok, andra chansen! Here are the duels!

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Seriously the draw sucks! And this whole duel thing is pure crap! I mean if you have two favourites in the same pot, only one of them might make it to the final! They should make andra chansen like a simple semi where all songs have equal chances! But anyway, this year's andra chansen is the weakest in years! I only care about Timoteij making it to the final!! The rest of the songs are either meh or totally suck! Ah whatever. Timoteij to Globen!

Melodifestivalen 2012 - Second semi - Results

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Ulrik Munther and David Lindgren made it to Globen.

Timoteij and  Top Cats made it to andra chansen.

5th place - Thomas Di Leva
6th place - Sonja Aldén
7th place - Andreas Lundstedt
8th place - Mimi Oh

Too predictable that Ulrik would make it to Globen. David was the surprise but only because he wasn't so famous. Timoteij's song wasn't "Kom" vol 2 so ac was quite expected. Top Cats? What are they doing to ac?

Despite his name Di Leva couldn't go through. To me it's a surpriste that he finished 5th! Sonja.... well the song was a bit boring... Poor Andy! :( He did his best tonight and he finished 7th! :( Not even in ac! And Mimi Oh? Well I thought she'd be around 7th to 8th. Well 8th it is.

The possitive thing is that Ulrik, David and Danny will split the votes in the final and they will cancel each other out leaving the first spot for Loreen! I mean isn't that what happened in 2010? Eric Saade, Darin and Salem Al Fakir cancelled each other out and Anna Bergendahl won! ;)

LOREEN TO BAKU!!!

Melodifestivalen 2012 - The full songs of heat 2 in Göteborg!

Here are the full songs of tonight's semi!!

1. Soldiers - Ulrik Munther
Big hype for nothing. It's all about his name. I don't really like the song after all and his accent is bad when he sings "soldiers"! I mean you can't pronounce correctly the title of the song? But yeah ok that's absolutely nothing. It's me. I have the problem. No doubt he'll make it to Globen. I just hope he stays there.

2. Baby Doll - Top Cats 
I don't like this. I just don't. As I said it's "The King" all over again!


3. I Din Himmel - Sonja Aldén 
Ah... I just like the chorus. Ballad... Sorry...


4. Aldrig Aldrig - Andreas Lundstedt 
Ok I love this! Probably because it's Andy's song but that can't change now. I love it! But I'm gonna like it more in a few hours. Just give me Andreas on a stage and let him sing whatever! Love seeing him performing! And judging by that 1 minute snippet from the rehearsals I'm sure we'll see something great! :)

5. Stormande Hav - Timoteij 
I really miss "Kom"... I like "Stormande Hav" but "Kom" was much better. I still want Timoteij to Globen though!

6. Shout It Out - David Lindgren
Wow. I actually like this! To ac.

7. Det Går För Långsamt - Mimi Oh
Yup I still like this but it's nothing much. I want to see the performance as well.

8. Ge Aldrig Upp - Thomas Di Leva
I don't like this. The Swedes seem to like Di Leva a lot so I won't be surprised if he goes through...

A couple of hours left! Fingers crossed for Andreas!

Watch live here at 20:00 CET. 

 

Melodifestivalen 2012 - Snippets of the first rehearsals - Semi 2 Göteborg

Ok the snippets of today's rehearsals are up! Which means one minute of each song and act is available! Let's see!

1. Soldiers - Ulrik Munther
Just an ok song! No wow-factor at all! No way I want this on ESC when we have Loreen! But keep an eye on Ulrik. Unfortunately the teenage girls will send him to Globen and maybe to Baku. (no thank you!)

2. Baby Doll - Top Cats 
Wow. I din't know the Playtones entered Mello 2012! Come on! Seriously? It's "The King" all over again. Don't like it!

3. I Din Himmel - Sonja Aldén 
I like Sonja but the song... Hm nothing much for me. It's a ballad which means, well you know, I don't like it. (Spain and Israel in ESC can have as many ballads as they want but it's off topic right now) The thing is that it's not a great ballad so I don't like it. I totally prefer Sonja's Mello 2007 entry! Maybe I need to listen to "I Din Himmel" a few more times but I don't know if it will grow on me... :/

4. Aldrig Aldrig - Andreas Lundstedt 
Dandy Andy! I'm gonna say a lot here and I think you know why. ;P Ok I don't read or watch any interviews of the Mello artists. Except for Andreas'. So I know a bit more about the song and why he picked this song and why there's not much dancing (in that 1 minute snippet at least). Andreas wanted to focus on his vocal performance. To show us what he's capable of and I think we can see that in "Aldrig Aldrig". I like the song but again nothing special that can make Europe go crazy. It has a very familiar sound. Mello sound? Hm I'll call it mello sound. I don't see him in Globen. Unfortunately. Hopefully to andra chansen? He's in a difficult semi even though out of these first 4 songs I like only Andreas'. But of course I'm biased hahaha. It's proven that the Swedes vote for names and not for the songs. I don't know... maybe it's because I'm not used to it but I can't see Andreas solo. I want the Alcazar Andreas! He needs Alcazar! He needs his girls. We need the Alcazar music!!!

5. Stormande Hav - Timoteij
Oh my God!! Oh my God!!! I read so many comments about this! About "Stormande Hav" being an exact copy of "Kom" but this is nowhere near it!!! I'm out of words! Totally not what I expected! I'm quite disappointed! So this is it. Loreen to Baku hands down and I don't care that we have 2 more semis to go!

6. Shout It Out - David Lindgren
Ah nothing again. This semi is really bad! This is totally not the worst song. And it's not bad either but I don't see it going far.

7. Det Går För Långsamt - Mimi Oh
 I like this! I like Mimi! Good for the ESC? Naah.

8. Ge Aldrig Upp - Thomas Di Leva
I wonder if Thomas ever wears pants! I never liked this bizzare style! As for the song, I don't like it much.


Seriously this is a really bad semi! And if it wasn't for the "big" names I'd say that Andreas has a chance. Needless to say that I want him in Globen right? So biaseeed! :P Fingers crossed for my man! I'm gonna vote for him!

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 - What type of songs are we gonna hear?

Alright SVT will create artist pages which will be updated more frequently in January. However some of them are already there. Not all of them are fully informed but in most of them the artists and composers describe the songs! They are in alphabetical order so I'm gonna go with it.

Abalone Dots

Photo: Sven Lindwall

They describe "På Väg" as a melancholic ballad with a love theme.

I'm not positive about it. You know I don't like ballads so it must be something really great in order for me to like it.

Afro-Dite

Photo: Anders Wiklund

Gladys describes "The Boy Can Dance" as a joyous, catchy glitter song!
Blossom as a discorama!
Kayo as a groovy disco tune!
The writers Johan and Catrine describe it as an old school disco anthem in modern clothes and a modern '70s disco ball with nightclub feeling like fireworks!

Oh. My. God. Are we looking at a "Never Let It Go" part II???? Sounds like it!!!! I AM FREAKIN' EXTATIC and I can't wait until February!!!! Oh my God!! DISCO! DISCO!! DISCOOOO!!!!! They're my winners! Period. I know Andreas (Lundstedt) and Magnus Carlsson are also competing but really I'm rooting for the girls! I will vote for Andy and Magnus and Loreen and and and. BUT BUT BUT Afro-Dite will definitely be my favourite. Besides Andy is competing with a ballad (keep reading) and no idea about Magnus' song BUT BUT BUT.

 Sonja Aldén

Photo: Sven Lindwall

Unfortunately there's no description for "I Din Himmel" but I'm almost sure it's gonna be ballad. If it's like "För Att Du Finns" I'm gonna like it. A lot.

Dead by April

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They describe "Mystery" as epic, modern pop/metal, the "heaviest" song in Melodifestivalen and as a punch in the face with a strong chorus.

Ehm ok... I can't say anything now. It's a mystery. ;)

Thorsten Flinck and Revolutionsorkestern

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They describe "Jag Reser Mig Igen" as a heavy song with both personal and universal text and as a good song in all contexts.

I can't think of what we're gonna hear. A ballad maybe?

David Lindgren

Photo: Sven Lindwall

There's no description about the song yet.

Loreen

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No description about "Euphoria" either. Damn it! I wanted something!

EDIT: I found an interview where Loreen describes the song. "Dynamic. Cry Me a River-feelings. Ambient. A song that crawls under your skin." 


Oh God! Sounds great!!

Andreas Lundstedt

Photo: Sven Lindwall

Andreas describes "Aldrig" as a captivating melancholy in Swedish.
The writers describe it as a song to cry and dance to.

Doesn't it sound like a ballad to you? It is. I knew it ever since I saw the title. And the fact that it's in swedish sung by Andreas...totally a ballad. If it's like "Driver Dagg Faller Regn" then it's more than welcome! :D

Mimi Oh

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Mimi describes "Det Går För Långsamt" as a bombastic pop!

Niclas Lundin describes it as an honest and straight contemporary pop song with a clear legacy of the swedish '80s.

Sounds cool!

Ulrik Munther

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Ulrik describes "Soldiers" as a fresh pop/rock song with military feeling.

The writers describe it as a pop song that is about relationships and forgiveness.

All I say is watch out for him. :/

Sean Banan

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Sean describes "Sean Den Förste Banan" with the phrase "Everyone in Sweden can be/are the kings, even if it is in their own way".

The writers describe it as a good song without a quiet moment with Sweden's best artist.

Now why do I have a feeling it's gonna be a joke entry?

Marie Serneholt

  

Marie describes "Salt And Pepper" as a swinging upptempolåt with lots of spice.

Spicy song hehe. I am expecting a lot from Marie!

The Moniker

Photo: Sven Lindwall

Daniel (The Moniker) describes "I Want To Be Chris Isaak" as a song without genre and free in its revelation.

I'll just say don't let it be another "Oh My God"!!

Thomas Di Leva

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Thomas describes "Ge Aldrig Upp" as an uplifting energetic song with a message.

I never watched any performace or listened any song by Di Leva but I know who he is. I just don't think I'll like what he has to show us.

Timoteij

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Timoteij describe "Stormande Hav" as a hit and full of energy up-tempo song with Timoteij-touch!

The writers describe it as a folk/pop/schlager energetic song with irish garlands.

Yay! It sounds like another "Kom"!! Even though "Kom" will always be the lost chance for the Swedes to win Eurovision!

Top Cats

Photo: Sven Lindwall

 They describe "Baby Doll" as a happy song with full speed.

I don't know their genre but Susie Päivärinta is one of the writers so...

These are the 16 out of 32 Melodifestivalen entries. I just can't wait until we listen to the songs!

Melodifestivalen 2012 - The songs and artists of heats 1 and 2

Aftonbladet was right! Here are the artists people! And it's official!


Heat 1 - Växjö - February 4th

Euphoria
Artist: Loreen
T & m: Peter Boström och Thomas G:son

I Want To Be Chris Isaak (This Is Just the Beginning)
Artist: The Moniker
T & m: The Moniker

Jag Reser Mig Igen
Artist: Thorsten Flinck and Revolutionsorkestern
T & m: Thomas G:son och Ted Ström

Mystery
Artist: Dead by April
T & m: Pontus Hjelm

På Väg
Artist: Abalone Dots
T & m: Abalone Dots (Rebecka Hjukström, Sophia Hogman, Louise Holmer) and Viktor Källgren

Salt & Pepper
Artist: Marie Serneholt
T & n: Figge Boström, Lina Eriksson and Mårten Eriksson

Sean Den Förste Banan
Artist: Sean Banan
T & m: Sean Banan, Joakim Larsson, Hans Blomberg, Mårten Andersson

The Boy Can Dance
Artist: Afro-Dite
T & m: Figge Boström, Johan Lindman and Catrine Loqvist

My comments: Loreen and Afro-Dite to Globen!!! I won't accept any other results! About andra chansen I don't care. I need to listen to the songs!



Heat 2 - Göteborg - February 11th

Aldrig
Artist: Andreas Lundstedt
T & m: Randy Goodrum, Niclas Lundin and Maria Marcus

Baby Doll
Artist: Top Cats
T & m: Lina Eriksson, Mårten Eriksson and Susie Päivärinta

Det Går För Långsamt
Artist: Mimi Oh
T & m: Niclas Lundin and Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad

Ge Aldrig Upp
Artist: Thomas Di Leva
T & m: Thomas Di Leva

I Din Himmel
Artist: Sonja Aldén
T & m: Sonja Aldén, Peter Boström and Bobby Ljunggren

Shout It Out
Artist: David Lindgren
T & m: Tony Nilsson och Fernando Fuentes

Soldiers
Artist: Ulrik Munther
T & m: Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, David Jackson, Ulrik Munther and Johan Åberg

Stormande Hav
Artist: Timoteij
T & m: Jens Engelbrecht, Stina Engelbrecht, Johan Fjellström and Kristian Lagerström

My comments: Andy and Timoteij to Globen! Or Sonja! But watch out for that Ulrik kid! He's a teen-girl magnet!

We still don't know who will sing "Porslin". Christer Björkman said they haven't found the right artist yet. So we wait. Next Monday, same time, we will know the rest artists!

Now, who wants to donate some money so I can go to the semis as well? xD Anyone? No?

Melodifestivalen 2012 - The songs

Alright! The songs are out! Well not exactly... We know the titles and the composers but it's quite obvious who will perform some of the songs! Let's see...

Aldrig Aldrig
Upphovsmän: Niclas Lundin, Maria Marcus, Randy Goodrum

Allting blir bra igen
Upphovsman: Michael Sideridis

Baby Doll
Upphovsmän: Mårten Eriksson, Lina Eriksson, Susie Päivärinta

Det går för långsamt
Upphovsmän: Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Niclas Lundin

Don't Let Me Down
Upphovsmän: Lasse Holm, Lars "Dille" Diedricson

Euphoria
Upphovsmän: Thomas G:son, Peter Boström

Förlåt mig
Upphovsman: Mattias Andréasson

Ge aldrig upp
Upphovsman: Thomas Di Leva

Goosebumps
Upphovsmän: Hanna Lindblad, Linda Sundblad, Tony Nilsson

I din himmel
Upphovsmän: Sonja Aldén, Bobby Ljunggren, Peter Boström

I mina drömmar
Upphovsmän: Nanna Svensdóttir, Thomas Cars

I Want To Be Chris Isaak (This Is Just the Beginning)
Upphovsman: The Moniker

Jag reser mig igen
Upphovsmän: Thomas G:son, Ted Ström

Just A Little Bit
Upphovsmän: RedOne Team

Land Of Broken Dreams
Upphovsmän: Thomas G:son, Thomas "Plec" Johansson

Lovelight
Upphovsmän: Andreas Johnson, Peter Kvint

Mirakel
Upphovsmän: Fredrik Andersson, Björn Ranelid

Mystery
Upphovsman: Pontus Hjelm

Porslin
Upphovsmän: Björn Olsson, Martin Elisson

På väg
Upphovsmän: Abalone Dots (Rebecka Hjukström, Sophia Hogman, Louise Holmer), Viktor Källgren

Salt & Pepper
Upphovsmän: Lina Eriksson, Mårten Eriksson, Figge Boström

Sanningen
Upphovsmän: Michael Clauss, Martin Bjelke

Sean Den Förste Banan
Upphovsmän: Sean Banan, Joakim Larsson, Hans Blomberg, Mårten Andersson

Soldiers
Upphovsmän: Ulrik Munther, Johan Åberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, David Jackson

Stormande hav
Upphovsmän: Kristian Lagerström, Johan Fjellström, Stina Engelbrecht, Jens Engelbrecht

The Boy Can Dance
Upphovsmän: Figge Boström, Catrine Loqvist, Johan Lindman

The Girl
Upphovsmän: Fredrik Kempe, Alexander Johnsson

To the Sky
Upphovsmän: Fernando Fuentes, Tony Nilsson, Danny Saucedo, Peter Boström, Figge Boström

Kyss mig
Upphovsmän: Axel Algmark, Mattias Frändå, Jonathan Magnussen

Why Am I Crying
Upphovsmän: Molly Sandén, Aleena Gibson, Windy Wagner

Why Start A Fire
Upphovsmän: Lisa Miskovsky, Aleksander With, Bernt Rune Stray, Berent Philip Moe

Youngblood
Upphovsmän: Fredrik Kempe, David Krüger

Source: svt.se

Don't you think so? ;) Thomas Di Leva, Sonja Aldén, The Moniker, Andreas Johnson, Ulrik Munther, Danny Saucedo, Timoteij, Molly Sandén, Hanna Lindblad/Linda Sundblad, Lili & Susie, Mattias Andréasson and Lisa Miskovsky . Also I know that the song "Salt & Pepper" will be performed by Afro-Dite!!!!!!!!! Can you imagine how EXTATIC I am about this?! AFRO-DITE!! My all time favourite swedish entry! The girls are back! And yeah yeah I know they're old and blah blah blah but I don't care if they represent Sweden or not! It's enough for me that they will enter Melodifestivalen! I just want them in the final so I can see them in Globen live!! AAAAAAAH!!!!

Also that Sean Banan...I have no idea who he/she is but that name is also in the title of the song so I suppose it's the same person who will perform it. Abalone Dots...they're probably a group since the names are in parenthesis so it's possible that they will be the performers as well but I don't know. And I have a feeling that Michael Sideridis will also be the performer. 

And I see the old Melodifestivalen "dogs" again. I'm happy for some of them since I love schlager but let's hope Sweden will vote for the right song this year.

LOL at my last sentence!

EDIT: I didn't comment RedOne! So the team is back huh? Hope they're wise enough to give their song to someone good! And yes, someone who's popular! Last year they should have given "Dance Alone" to Velvet!!! I can't think of anyone else that could have performed this better than Jenny!