Författare: Apriyanto
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Loreen’s Euphoria Smells Baku Victory in the Eurovision 2012
Summarizing the latest coverage about Loreen from Swedish interviews, WelcheMusic.com counts down to Thursday’s ESC final where ‘Euphoria’ is the favorite. Loreen’s ‘Euphoria’ has turned out to be the pan-European favorite as the ESC final in Baku draws to a close. Being a favorite obviously mounts pressure on the singer. Loreen did get 670,551 tele-votes…
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Roman Lob Is Standing Still
With the help from the songwriters of hits with The Wanted, JLS and Cheryl Cole, Roman Lob is certainly ‘standing still’ in Baku come Saturday. We’re only a week away from the annual Eurovision Song Contest. I’ve listened quite a lot to the various participants who will compete Sweden’s Loreen.
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Donna Summer – Always a Disco Diva
Today, Donna Summer tragically lost her battle against lung cancer. Initially using the stage name Donna Gaines, her first hit single ‘Love to Love You Baby’ became the breakthrough of Donna Summer.
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Azealia Banks on the Verge of Success in Europe with 212
‘212’ might be the breakthrough, Azealia Banks deserves. I just discovered this track as it’s currently B listed on BBC Radio 1. Initially released last December, it has taken awhile to grow its fanbase in Europe. The track appeared on Pitchfork’s Top 100 Tracks of 2011 ahead of the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z and…
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Will Loreen’s Euphoria Take the Eurovision 2012 by Storm?
Loreen’s ‘Euphoria’ is the most successful winner ever in the history of Melodifestivalen. With 670,551 votes according to the news daily Aftonbladet, the singer easily took home top honors last night ahead of Danny Saucedo’s ‘Amazing,’ and is now set for Azerbaijan’s Baku this May.
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The Rumor Has It Adele Will Return to No.1
Expect ‘Rumour Has It’ to become British singer-songwriter Adele’s next Hot 100 chart-topping single when it’s released later this month. ‘Turning Tables’ charted following its inclusion in Glee (where Gwyneth Paltrow performed it), yet it was never officially released as an Adele single in the US. A bit disappointing if you ask me, the track…
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Rihanna to Peace and Love
Currently climbing the charts with Chris Brown on the remix version of ‘Birthday Cake,’ Rihanna will perform at the annual Peace and Love festival in Borlänge this summer. According to DN, this will be her only concert in Sweden this summer. The festival will be held between 26-30 June. Skrillex, Kent, Bloc Party, Turbonegro, Veronica…
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Loreen’s Euphoria Tops the Swedish Digital Songs Chart
As I predicted in earlier, Loreen’s ‘Euphoria’ manages to dethrone Michel Teló’s ‘Ai se eu te pego’ on Diglistan, which is solely based on downloads and streaming. Following the countdown on the radio, I was thrilled to hear that Loreen sold by far more than her competitors.
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Glee Powers The Wanted’s Glad You Came into the Billboard Top 5
The Wanted’s ‘Glad You Came’ takes a giant leap from 23 to 5 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100, the highest peak ever for a UK boy band thanks to the recent Glee performance. I first wrote about The Wanted in the blog post Boy Bands Return with a Vengeance as the UK Welcomes The…
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Loreen’s Euphoria Highest New Entry on Hitlistan
Loreen’s ‘Euphoria’ bows at No.12 on this week’s official Swedish singles chart, becoming the highest placed Melodifestivalen entry as well as the highest new entry. Loreen also places ‘Sober’ at No.60, a track that initially peaked at No.6 on the digital songs chart Digilistan upon its release last September.