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Lopez Tops Swedish Singles Tally as Melodifestivalen Fever Fades

CHART SPOTLIGHT. Following the Melodifestivalen frenzy, the Swedish singles tally slowly comes back “to normal.” Eric Saade’s “Popular” is replaced by Jennifer Lopez’ “On the Floor,” her first ever No.1 in this country.

Lady Gaga moves 6-3 with “Born this Way” in its eighth week, at close distance of beating her No.2 debut. A WelcheMusic favorite, Swedish singer Veronica Maggio matches her No.4 peak of “Jag kommer” which continues to climb after falling out of the top ten a few weeks ago.

Following the debut of her new music video, Britney Spears takes a leap from 28-13 with “Till the World Ends.” Her former hit “Hold It Against Me” spends a 12^th week on the tally, moving 40-33. Her new set Femme Fatale unfortunately makes a 5-7 drop in its second week on the album chart.

A year ago, Eric Saade topped the singles chart with “Manboy” while Rolandz topped the album chart with Jajamen.

Seven Out of Ten Top Entries from Melodifestivalen

CHART SPOTLIGHT. No less than seven of the top ten entries of this week’s Swedish singles tally comes from Melodifestivalen. Eric Saade is still leading the pack with “Popular,” still trailed by Danny Saucedo’s “In the Club.” Leapfrogging from 10-3, Swingfly’s “Me and My Drum” manages to beat Sara Varga’s (11-4) and The Moniker’s (15-5) entries. This mean that the whole top five consists of sole schlager entries.

WelcheMusic ranks the final results below with current peak positions in brackets.

Eric Saade – Popular (1)
Danny Saucedo –In the Club (2)
The Moniker – Oh My God (5)
Sanna Nielsen – I’m in Love (32)
Swingfly – Me and My Drum (3)
The Playtones – The King (34)
Linda Bengtzing – E det fel på mig (15)
Nicke Borg – Leaving Home (9)
Sara Varga – Spring för livet (4)
Brolle – 7 Days and 7 Nights (48)

Christian Walz – Like Suicide (30)
Linda Pritchard – Alive (31)
Love Generation – Dance Alone (26)

(Peak positions as of today.)

Eric Saade’s “Manboy” re-enters the tally at No.60. Britney Spears’ “Till the World Begins” is the highest new entry at No.23. The Playtones bows at No.34 with “The King.” The parent album Rock’n’roll Is King bows atop the album chart, knocking September’s Love CPR off the throne. Danny Saucedo’s album In the Club bows at No.3. Sanna Nielsen also achieves a top ten album position with I’m In Love.

Eric Saade Faces Strong Competition from Kati Wolf

CHART REFELCTION. Eric Saade might be “Popular” in Sweden, but he needs to watch out for Kati Wolf of Hungary. Check out “What About My Dreams,” via Belgovision.com and you will find Céline Dion’s distant sister. Sounding like a mix between “Alive” and “I Drove All Night,” Wolf has the energy and power to seduce the audience and command the dance floor.

WelcheMusic will keep a close eye on what will happen up until the ESC final in May. Last night, Sweden decided to send Eric Saade off to Duesseldorf but competition will be fierce.

The original version of Wolf’s entry is called “Szerelem, Miért Múlsz,” but the track will be performed in English. According to Eurovision.TV, Wolf made her breakthrough in the local version of X Factor. The songwriters Viktor Rakonczay and Gergő Rácz represented Hungary in the ESC back in 1997 as part of the grup V.I.P.

Eric Saade 3x Winner with Popular

Eric Saade’s “Popular” did not only win the hearts of the jury, he also won the hearts of the Swedish people – twice. We’ve already covered that Eric Saade ousted all competition and vaulted into the top spot of the Swedish singles tally. As the night draws to an end, it’s clear that he was also the favorite when the Swedish viewers cast their votes in the all important Melodifestivalen final.

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Media sparked a rivalry between Danny Saucedo and Eric Saade, which was quickly was resolved as the two teenage heartthrobs made out during a photo shoot earlier this week. Despite the two of them denying that they would be fighting over the victory, nevertheless their both No.1 and No.2 in terms of viewers popularity and singles sales.

Born in 1990, Eric Saade grew up in Kattarp outside Helsingborg in southern Sweden. His father is Lebanese and his mother Swedish. Saade got his breakthrough as the Swedish voice of Shane in the Disney series Camp Rock, shown on Disney Channel.

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Last year, Eric Saade came third in the Melodifestivalen final with “Manboy,” which was a No.1 hit on the singles chart. He issued the debut album Masquerade last May, which managed to reach No.2 on the album chart. A sophomore album is slated for release later this summer and it will include the two singles “Still Loving It” and the Melodifestivalen winner “Popular.” WelcheMusic will definitely keep close track of the countdown up until the Duesseldorf final of the Eurovision Song Contest.