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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.

Roman Lob won the honors of representing Germany via the series ‘Unser Star für Baku.’ He is also the singer of Rooftop Kingdom. Lob was born in German Düsseldorf some 21 years ago. No stranger to talent shows, he first joined ‘Deutschland sucht den Superstar’ back in 2006. It’s the German version of Simon Fuller’s Idol franchise. Lob, unfortunately had to quit the contest due to a vocal cord infection.

Roman Lob – Standing Still

Roman Lob representing Germany at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with the song ‘Standing Still.’

‘Standing Still’ peaked at No.3 I native Germany. The Poplight blog is happy about Germany’s choice of Roman Lob, leaving Lena at home this time. TV Latest says ‘Standing Still’ ‘sounds like a pleasant rebuttal to last year’s winning entry “Running Scared” from Azerbaijan.’

According to T-Online’s entertainment section Loreen remains one of the favorites to win this year’s ESC.

Will Loreen’s Euphoria Take the Eurovision 2012 by Storm?

Google traffic from almost 50 countries for Loreen — Loreen is set for Baku this May as Sweden's participant in the Eurovision 2012

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.

Visitors from Almost 50 Countries Search for Loreen’s ‘Euphoria’

I’ve had visitors from almost 50 countries, ending up on my blog after a Google search for Loreen and/or ‘Euphoria’! This includes the UK, Netherlands, Norway and non-Euro countries such as the US and Ecuador.

More Than 2m Viewers Followed Melodifestivalen Last Night

Melodifestivalen hasn’t been this popular since Carola won with ‘Evighet’ (dubbed ‘Invincible’ in the Eurovision). More than 2m viewers watched the contest according to news daily Dagens Nyheter, where Loreen both won the hearts of the international jury as well as the Swedish tele votes.

Loreen is currently working on her debut album, which is slated for release this September. I was disappointed in ‘Euphoria’ ‘only’ making it to No.12 in its first week, the single vaulted to No.1 on Friday, adding another week on the digital songs chart Digilistan.

Loreen Competes in Melodifestivalen (courtesy of SVT)

International Jury Chose Eric Saade’s ‘Popular’

Letting an international jury vote for a winning track is a clever way of getting acceptance in the Eurovision. Last year, ‘Popular’ managed to win bronze and already Sweden is a top favorite with international betting companies. The use of ‘Euphoria’ in the Spanish promo for Gossip Girl, is just one indication that the track has a pan-European potential.

I will make sure to cover Loreen’s way to Baku and hopefully she will take the Eurovision by storm. I predicted that ‘Euphoria’ was the path to success upon Loreen winning the first heat in Växjö last month. Sure hope that you agree with me.

Loreen’s ‘Euphoria’ Tops the Swedish Digital Songs Chart

Loreen’s ‘Euphoria’ Highest New Entry on Hitlistan

Loreen’s ‘Euphoria’ Path for Eurovision Song Contest Success

Will In the End Be the Next Snow Patrol Hit?

Snow Patrol has released ‘In the End’ as the latest single off the Fallen Empires set. I’ve blogged about the previous hits ‘Called Out in the Dark’ and ‘This Isn’t Everything You Are.’ Via their home page, the group confirms attendance at the Portugese summer festival Optimus Alive where The Stone Roses, Florence & The Machine and Radiohead will perform. Snow Patrol will perform on July 13^th ahead of Stone Roses. Snow Patrol also recently announced a performance with Calvin Harris in Dubai this March.

Snow Patrol’s Eyes Open Biggest Selling Album of 2006

Snow Patrol formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 and hails from Northern Ireland. They’re based in Glasgow these days. Final Straw (2003) was their debut with sales reaching more than 3 million copies worldwide. The follow-up set Eyes Open included ‘Chasing Cars’ which became a huge international hit single. Eyes Open was the biggest-selling British album of 2006.

I’ve blogged quite about their latest set Fallen Empires which includes brand new tracks. In addition to Optimus Alive, the group will embark on a tour in 2012 as well.

No video is available as yet, but the release of ‘In the End’ is indicated on Wikipedia.

Check out the lyrics to Snow Patrol’s ‘In the End.’

Top five last.FM Snow Patrol chart (July-Dec ’11)

Listen to and buy legal downloads/MP3s from Snow Patrol via Spotify below:

Bonus: Snow Patrol – Called Out In The Dark (from Fallen Empires)

Do you remember these posts from 2011?

Florence + The Machine Gets CSI: NY Push

Watching the latest episode of CSI: NY, I was introduced to ‘Never Let Me Go’ by Florence + The Machine. Played at the end of the episode ‘Means to An End’ (aired on CBS on 12/2), the track is included on the latest album Ceremonials, issued on Oct.28. To date, the album has spawned the singles ‘What the Water Gave Me,’ ‘Shake It Out’ while ‘No Light, No Light’ is set for an early January 2012 debut. So, one makes you wonder why ‘Never Let Me Go’ isn’t an obvious choice!

I remember covering Florence + The Machine’s hugely appreciated BRIT Awards performance back in February 2010. Ceremonials follows the 2009 debut Lungs.

Listen to ‘Never Let Me Go’ via Spotify!

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