Sökresultat för: ”EUROVISION SONG CONTEST ”
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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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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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20 years since The Connells reached the top with ’74-’75
This week, 20 years have passed since The Connells peaked at No.1 with ‘’74-’75’ on the Swedish singles chart. Despite being an American band (hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina), ‘’74-’75’ never broke in the US upon its release in 1993. Not really sure how it became a hit in Europe two years later…
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Will Måns Zelmerlöw’s Heroes Beat Loreen’s No.3 Peak in the UK?
While Loreen’s ‘Euphoria’ reached the top 3, the 2013 and 2014 winners only managed to reach the top 20 with their entries. Look no further as Måns Zelmerlöw is on his way to at least break the top ten.
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Robyn & Röyksopp Do It Again
Congratulations to Robyn and Röyksopp who rises 4-1 on this week’s Swedish digital download chart Digilistan. Almost exactly four years since she managed to place her first No.1 on Digilistan, ‘Do It Again’ climbs atop.
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Expect an Allsång på Skansen Effect for Miriam Bryant
Dubbed Sweden’s Adele, the 22-year old singer Miriam Bryant will perform Push Play on Tuesday’s edition of Allsång på Skansen. The music program, hosted by pop singer Måns Zelmerlöw usually attracts a +1m audience and Miriam Bryant makes her debut. Emmeli de Forest, Danny Saucedo and Kikki Danielsson will also perform.
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Tooji’s ‘Stay’ Challenges Loreen
Can ‘Stay’ challenge Loreen’s ‘Euphoria’ in tonight’s final. Congratulations to Tooji on his 25th birthday today. Née Touraj Keshtkar (Persian: تورج کشتکار), Tooji has a career as singer, model and television host. Born in Iranian Shiraz, Tooji moved to Norway at the tender age of one. His model career took off at 16, and he…
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Ten Swedish Entries in the ESC 2012 – Here’s the List
There are ample opportunities for a Swedish ESC victory come Saturday. Remember that Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman wrote the winning Azerbaijani entry ‘Running Scared’ last year. They have also written this year’s song ‘When the Music Dies.’
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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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ESC Winner Carola Gave an Exclusive Performance at Sommarkrysset
CHART REFLECTION. Carola Häggkvist proved to be a true diva at tonight’s ‘Sommarkrysset’ delivering her own rendition of ‘No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)’ which was released as a single earlier this year.