No less than seven of the top ten entries of this week’s Swedish singles tally comes from Melodifestivalen. Eric Saade is still leading the pack with “Popular,” still trailed by Danny Saucedo’s “In the Club.” Leapfrogging from 10-3, Swingfly’s “Me and My Drum” manages to beat Sara Varga’s (11-4) and The Moniker’s (15-5) entries. This mean that the whole top five consists of sole schlager entries.
According to leading news daily Aftonbladet, Eric Saade will be the eighth to perform in the semi final on May 12. This is the same starting number as Abba and Carola who both the ESC. Lots were drawn earlier this week, giving Saade this nice surprise.
Do you remember Eric Saade’s ‘Popular’ from 2011? It came third in the final. The single peaked at No.76 in the UK on the back of the Eurovision success.
Loreen failed to qualify for the Melodifestivalen final tonight, but the ex-Idol contestant got her sweet revenge earlier this week. Her “My Heart Is Refusing Me” crashes into No.9 on the Swedish singles tally.
