Författare: Apriyanto
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Happy 30th Birthday Europe – It’s the Final Countdown
Believe it or not, Europe’s ‘The Final Countdown’ celebrates its 30th birthday this week as it entered the Swedish singles chart at No.3 back in May 1986. Within a week, it had knocked Stye’s ‘Dover-Calais’ off the top spot, spending three weeks in pole position. The track is nothing short of epic, becoming a true…
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Max Martin Chosen for Zlatan’s Swedish UEFA Euro 2016 Song
Zlatan Ibrahimovic initiated Sweden’s official Euro 2016 song ‘Mitt team’ with Frej Larsson and Joy. Issued on Friday (20th May), the track is written and produced by Max Martin, Shellback and Oscar Hollter. It goes neck-to-neck with previous Melodifestivalen presenter Robin Paulsson’s ‘Abzolut.’
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How Justin Timberlake Ended up in Eurovision
Justin Timberlake certainly made an impact in Saturday’s Eurovision. According to Swedish news daily Expressen, the singer will stay in Sweden for 30 days. Timberlake spent his Monday at Max Martin’s, who enjoyed his 22nd Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling.’ His manager Johnny Wright explains why Justin Timberlake chose to appear in…
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Frans bows on the UK singles chart
Congratulations to Frans who bows on the UK singles chart this week with ‘If I Were Sorry’ at No.47. Last year’s winner Måns Zelmerlöw managed to place ‘Heroes’ just outside the UK top ten (it peaked at No.11). Previous winner Loreen’s ‘Euphoria’ made it all the way to No.3 back in 2012.
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Dami Im Breaks Spotify’s Global Tally
The verdict is out Dami Im’s ‘The Sound of Silence.’ Finally, the Spotify streaming figures from yesterday is out. As reported yesterday, Dami Im has enjoyed worldwide success. Yet, it’s not until today we can see the full impact of her amazing performance as streaming figures from yesterday is available. In other words, the day…
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DNA Songs Is Dami Im’s Secret Sauce
Dami Im was many a favorite as we were mesmerized by her performance at the Eurovision Song Contest with ‘The Sound of Silence.’ So, you want more of that? Production duo DNA Songs has many hits under their belt – and WelcheMusic has featured several hits in this blog post. Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci…
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The Frans Effect on Spotify
We now know that Ukraine won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, yet it seems that Sweden’s entry Frans is the global winner. Turns out that ‘If I Were Sorry’ quickly became the biggest selling download via iTunes following his No.5 peak at the Stockholm Globe Arena last night.
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Ace of Base Mastermind John Ballard behind Sergey Lazarev Entry
Sergey Lazarev’s ‘You Are the Only One’ is one of the hotly anticipated winners of tomorrow’s Eurovision Song Contest final at the Stockholm Globe arena. An instant pop hit, few knows that there’s a genius mastermind behind the track.
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Frans’ If I Were Sorry Dominates Swedish Spotify Chart
Frans Jeppsson Wall dominates the Swedish Spotify chart with ‘If I Were Sorry.’ It qualified for the Melodifestivalen final on Saturday and proved a welcome comeback. As a 7-year old, Frans sang a celebratory song for Zlatan, which rendered him a Swedish hit.
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Icona Pop Collaborates with Zara Larsson and Elliphant on Someone Who Can Dance
Icona Pop’s latest single’s called ‘Someone Who Can Dance’ which was premiered on the Sweidh Grammys last week. The duo has both Elliphant on board, both have enjoyed success outside native Sweden. ‘Someone Who Can Dance’ is written by Icona Pop’s Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt and Jarrad Rogers.