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Sweden In The Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with "La voix", performed by Malena Ernman. Ernman was the winner of the Swedish song contest Melodifestivalen, which serves as Sweden's selection process for Eurovision. Ernman represented Sweden at the first semi-final of the Contest on 12 May 2009, where she qualified to the final of the Contest after receiving 105 points, placing 4th in a field of 18 competing entries. At the final she performed 4th on stage. At the close of the voting she had received 33 points, placing 21st of the 25 competing countries. Before Eurovision Melodifestivalen 2009 Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th Melodifestivalen. Five heats were held in the Swedish cities of Gothenburg, Skellefteå, Leksand and Malmö, with Norrköping hosting the final ''Andra Chansen'' (Second Chance) round. The fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 2009
Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen. Five heats were held in the Swedish cities of Gothenburg, Skellefteå, Leksand and Malmö, with Norrköping hosting the final ''Andra Chansen'' round. After the five heats 11 songs had qualified to the final of the contest, contested in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, at the Globe Arena. After the voting of 12 juries and a public televote had been revealed, the final winner was opera singer Malena Ernman with pop/opera song "La Voix", which received top marks from the public televote, despite only placing eighth after the votes of the 12 juries. The 2009 edition of Melodifestivalen implemented a number of new rules which changed the dynamics of the contest, including an increase in the number of people allowed on stage, the allowance of pre-recorded backing vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcazar (group)
Alcazar is a Swedish nu-disco group. Alcazar is one of Sweden's most successful music groups both nationally and internationally with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004. Alcazar also had success globally in 2000 with their song " Crying at the Discoteque", having charted in USA, Brazil, Australia, Japan and most countries in Europe. Alcazar disbanded in August 2011 after a concert at Stockholm Pride. They reunited again in 2013 ahead of Melodifestivalen 2014. Band career The group formed in 1998, with three members: Andreas Lundstedt, Tess Merkel, and Annika ‘Annikafiore’ Kjærgaard (née Johansson). Their first single, "Shine On", was a hit in Sweden, but it was with their second release, " Crying at the Discoteque" (which heavily sampled Sheila and B. Devotion's 1979 hit "Spacer"), that they achieved success across Europe. Both singles appeared on their album, ''Casino'', written an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Serneholt
Marie Eleonor Serneholt (; born 11 July 1983) is a Swedish singer and model. She was a member of the Swedish pop band A*Teens from 1998 to 2004, and briefly pursued a solo recording career after the band dissolved. Career A*Teens (1998–2006) In 1998, Serneholt signed a recording deal with Stockholm Records (part of Universal Music Group) along with her bandmates Sara Lumholdt, Dhani Lennevald, and Amit Sebastian Paul. Together they performed as the A*Teens. In 1999, they released their first single, a cover of Swedish pop group ABBA's '' Mamma Mia''. The single topped the charts in Sweden for eight consecutive weeks, and achieved international success. By 2000, the A*Teens' first album, '' The ABBA Generation'', had sold two million copies, and they became one of the most internationally successful Swedish pop bands. By 2001, the group had sold more than six million albums. In 2004, it released a ''Greatest Hits'' album, and in 2006 the group broke up. Music hiatus (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disconnect Me
Disconnect Me is a song written by Peter Boström and Tony Nilsson, and performed by Marie Serneholt at Melodifestivalen 2009. The song participated in the competition inside Scandinavium in Gothenburg on 7 February 2009, but was knocked out ending up 6th. The single peaked at 46th position at the Swedish singles chart and was also tested for Svensktoppen ''Svensktoppen'' () is a weekly record chart airing at Sveriges Radio. Until January 2003, the songs had to be in the Swedish language. Svensktoppen has aired since 1962, except for the years 1982-1985. The last years before the January 2003 ch ... on 1 March 2009 but failed to enter the chart. Charts References See also * disconnect.me a privacy app for browser, desktop and mobile. 2009 singles English-language Swedish songs Marie Serneholt songs Melodifestivalen songs of 2009 Songs written by Peter Boström Songs written by Tony Nilsson 2009 songs {{2000s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Clamp
Shirley Natasja Clamp (born 17 February 1973) is a British-Swedish pop singer. posh24.se, accessed on May 7, 2010 She has achieved four Top 10 singles in Sweden including a Number 1 with " Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus" in 2009, and three Top 10 albums. She has competed seven times in between 2003 and 2022, reaching the final twice where she finished second in 2004 and fourth in 2005. Nationality Clamp was born in ,[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Med Hjärtat Fyllt Av Ljus
"Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus" is a song written by Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström and Ingela "Pling" Forsman, and performed by Shirley Clamp at Melodifestivalen 2009, where the song participated in the first semifinal inside Scandinavium in Gothenburg on 7 February 2009, getting knocked out of contest. The song was also released as a single. On 6 March 2009, the single topped the Swedish singles chart Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data from the Swedish .... The song also charted at Svensktoppen for two weeks between 1-8 March 2009 with positions 8-9 before leaving chart. A Melodifestivalen 2009 pause act featured Shirley Clamp acting as a cashier woman, singing the song with the lyrics ''Med kassen fylld av mat'' (''With the bag full of food''). Charts References 2009 si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Fagerlund
Jonathan Fagerlund (born 8 January 1991), sometimes just Jonathan, is a Swedish singer. He has released two albums ''Flying'' and '' Welcome to My World'' and five singles. He is signed to ''Dreamline Music'' record label. In 2009, he took part in ''Melodifestivalen'' with the song "Welcome to My Life". Before his solo career, he had taken part in a television series and was, for a brief time, a member of Streetwize, an international boy band project. In the 2010s he developed a fitness training career under the name By Jonny. Career Fagerlund was born in Jönköping. In 2004, at the age of 13, he took part in ''Super Troupers'' on Sweden's TV4 television station. He finished fifth overall out of 10 finalists with the song "This is the Moment / Nu eller aldrig" In 2005, he joined the international boy band project called Streetwize, alongside Lee Mulhern (later known as Lee Matthews), Donal Skehan and Lee Hutton. He toured with the group in the United Kingdom, Ireland, United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome To My Life (Jonathan Fagerlund Song)
"Welcome to My Life" is a pop/rock song by Swedish singer Jonathan Fagerlund. He sang it during Melodifestivalen 2009, in a bid to represent Sweden in 2009 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Moscow, Russia. The song was written by Didrik Thott and Samuel Waermö and performed by Fagerlund accompanied by an all-female backing band on the first semifinal of the competition on 7 February 2009 inside Scandinavium in Gothenburg. The song failed to make to the final rounds. But despite that, the song proved popular with the Swedish public and was released as a single accompanied by a music video in which Fagerlund roams the streets of Stockholm and various venues with his love interest on a motorcycle. The single made it to number 23 on Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan (, lit. "the Sweden top list") is the Swedish national record chart, formerly known as Topplistan (1975–1997) and Hitlistan (1998–2007) and known by its current name since October 2007, based on sales data ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Söderquist
Nina Söderquist (born 6 May 1972) is a Swedish musical singer. Career Nina started her career on Wallmans salonger and as a chorus singer girl behind many of Sweden's most popular singers. On 2 February 2008 Söderquist won the Swedish talent show West End Star on TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to: Television *Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso *Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala *Channel 3 (Algeria), a public Algerian TV channel owned by EPTV .... She won the prize of getting the leading role as "Lady of the Lake" in the London West End production of the musical '' Spamalot''. In July of that year Söderquist was back in Sweden leaving the London stage for a while, she performed a song at the popular Swedish television show Allsång på Skansen. She was approached by the BBC to compete in the UK Eurovision selection event; she declined the offer. In February 2009, Nina participated in Melodifestivale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotts (band)
Scotts is a modern dansband from Lidköping, Sweden. Established in 1992, Scotts competed at Dansbandskampen 2008, finishing up second behind Larz-Kristerz, starting to aim at their ambition becoming a full-time band. The band also competed at Melodifestivalen 2009, with the song " Jag tror på oss". AllMusic Members *Henrik Strömberg - Vocal, guitar *Roberto Mårdstam - bass *Claes Linder - keyboard *Per-Erik "Lillen" Tagesson - drumsDiscography Albums ;Others *2009: ''Upp till dans UPP may stand for:
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Jag Tror På Oss
"Jag tror på oss" is a song written by Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Martin Hedström and Ingela "Pling" Forsman, and performed by the Swedish band Scotts at Melodifestivalen 2009. Through the semifinal in Gothenburg on 7 February 2009, the song went to Andra chansen where it failed to reach the finals. The song peaked at 3rd place on the Swedish singles chart. The song was also tested for Svensktoppen on 12 April 2009 but failed to go through. Later in 2009, the song was also added as a bonus track on the Scotts album '' Längtan''. After Dark was originally asked to participate with the song, but declined following scheduling problems. Charts References External links Informationat Svensk mediedatabas Svensk mediedatabas (''Swedish Media Database'') is a search engine for the audiovisual works of the National Library of Sweden. The database contains data about TV, radio, video, movies that have been shown in cinemas, gramophone records, CD ... 2009 songs 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Af Ugglas
Caroline Thérese af Ugglas Liljedahl (born 7 April 1972) is a Swedish singer, artist and chorister. Af Ugglas created the format for a televised choir contest, which was picked up by NBC in the United States as the show '' Clash of the Choirs'', and by the Seven Network in Australia as ''Battle of the Choirs''. Melodifestivalen Caroline Af Ugglas has taken part so far in three Melodifestivalen events: * Melodifestivalen 2007 with the song "Tror på dig", written by herself along with Heinz Liljedahl and Mattias Torell Mattias is a masculine given name found most prominently in Northern Europe. It is a cognate of Matthew and Matthias, and may refer to: Sports * Mattias Adelstam (born 1982), Swedish footballer * Mattias Asper (born 1974), Swedish goalkeeper .... On 24 February 2007 she performed "Tro på dig", ending up in 6th place, which didn't qualify her any further in the contest. * Melodifestivalen 2009 with the track 'Snälla Snälla' (Please Please). It procee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
