Melodifestivalen Will Knock Michel Teló’s Socks Off

Loreen’s ‘Euphoria’ was illicitly used in a Spanish promo for Gossip Girl.

iTunes was the first chart to reflect total Melodifestivalen domination as Loreen bowed atop with ‘Euphoria.’ Expect both the official singles chart Hitlistan and the digital songs chart Digilistan to follow in the same footsteps.

In less than two weeks, Sweden will choose which song will represent us in Baku come May. 32 songs have competed in four heats over a four week period, eight finalists are already qualified. This weekend, a second chance will be offered to those who almost made it.

Looking at the latest iTunes top ten, eight of the songs have competed in Melodifestivalen. Almost all of them are finalists, apart from Sean Banan’s ‘Sean den förste banan’ (No.8). This clearly indicates that Sean Banan could very well qualify for the final as he will get another try this Saturday.

Following the Melodifestivalen bonanza throughout the season, Loreen has generated most buzz and it was expected that her song was in demand. Partly since she was the first song to actually qualify for the final, partly since interest for ‘Euphoria’ includes the unauthorized use of the song in a promo clip for Gossip Girl on Spanish TV. The runner-up is Danny Saucedo’s ‘Amazing,’ and Lisa Miskovsky’s ‘Why Start a Fire,’ who both qualified in last week’s heat.

Some say that the current iTunes top ten very well could reflect the final results, yet purchasing the à la carte download track is not the same as voting for the song in the actual competition.

The only two songs not to be associated with Melodifestivalen is Far East Movement’s ‘Live My Life’ (featuring Justin Bieber) (No.5) and Michel Teló’s ‘Ai se eu te pego’ (No.7). The latter currently reached the top of both Hitlistan and Digilistan last. It is mostly unlikely that he remains there when the new charts are made available later this week.

Loreen – Euphoria

The iTunes Chart (as of week 9)

1. Loreen – Euphoria
2. Danny Saucedo – Amazing
3. Lisa Miskovsky – Why Start a Fire
4. Molly Sandén – Why Am I Crying
5. Far East Movement featuring Justin Bieber – Live My Life
6. David Lindgren – Shout It Out
7. Michel Teló – Ai se eu te pego
8. Sean Banan – Sean den förste banan
9. Ulrik Munther – Soldiers
10. Dead By April – Mystery