Don’t be surprised if a Robert John “Mutt” Lange track ends up as Sweden’s entry in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Famous for legendary hits such as ‘All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You,’ ‘You’re Still the One’ and ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It for You,’ Lange is testing new waters. The song-writer has penned FO&O’s boyband-esque track ‘Gotta Thing About You’ together with Tony Nilsson.
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest reached more than 200 million viewers, a new record. SVT’s updated voting procedure one of the key factors behind the success, experts say.
Måns Zelmerlöw bows at No.11 on the UK singles chart this Sunday. This does not match the No.3 peak of Loreen’s ‘Euphoria,’ which was the last time Sweden won. In Ireland, the track bows at No.10, while bowing atop the Swiss chart and No.3 in Germany.
Salem Al Fakir currently climbs the charts with Avicii’s ‘Waiting for Love’ with Martin Garrix and Simon Aldred. The vocalist on ‘Silhouettes’ and ‘You Make Me,’ few knows that Salem Al Fakir was the runner-up in Melodifestivalen almost making it to the ESC 2010 in Oslo.
