Melodifestivalen 2009 Semi Final Artists announced

[RobotBoy]

*UPDATED 3/12/08 with full lineup so far*

Full line-up so far.

Sarah Dawn Finer - Moving On. (Sarah Dawn Finer, Fredrik Kempe)


Måns Zelmerlöw - Hope & Glory. (Fredrik Kempe, Henrik Wikström, Måns Zelmerlöw)


Lasse Lindh och Bandet - Jag Slåss I Dina Kvarter! (Lasse Lindh)


Jennifer Brown - Never Been Here Before. (Jennifer Brown, Peter Kvint)


Emilia - You're My World. (Emilia Rydberg, Fredrik "Figge" Boström)


Caroline af Ugglas - Snälla Snälla. Caroline af Ugglas, Heinz Liljedahl)


BWO - You're Not Alone. (Fredrik Kempe, Alexander Bard, Anders Hansson)


Alcazar - Stay The Night. (Anders Hansson, Mårten Sandén, Andreas Lundstedt, Therese 'Tess'Merkel, Lina Hedlund)


Molly Sandén - Så vill stjärnorna. (Pling Forsman)


Mikael Rickfors - Du vinner över mig! (Thomas G:son)


Maja Gullstrand - Här för mig själv. (Thomas G:son, Marcos Ubeda)


Markoolio - Kärlekssång från mig. (Patrik Henzel, Karl Eurén, Marko Lehtosalo)


Next 3 - Esta Noche. (Michael Xavier Barraza, Jimmy Almgren, Adam Soliman)


H.E.A.T. - 1000 Miles. (Niklas Jarl, David Stenmarck)


Jonathan Fagerlund - Welcome To My Life. (Samuel Waermö, Didrik Thott)


Rigo & The Topaz Sound feat. Red Fox - I Got U. (Rodrigo Pencheff, Tobias Karlsson)


Lili & Susie - Show Me Heaven. (Susie Päivärinta, Calle Kindbom, Thomas G:son, Pär Lönn, Nestor Geli)


Amy Diamond - It's My Life. (Alexander Bard, Bobby Ljunggren, Oscar Holter)


Shirley Clamp - Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus. (Pling Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström)


Malena Ernman - La Voix. (Fredrik Kempe)


Sofia Berntsson - Alla. (Nina Karolidou, Irini Michas, Dimitri Stassos, Henrik Wikström)


Agnes - Love Love Love. (Anders Hansson)


Velvet - The Queen. (Tony Nilsson, Henrik Janson)


Marie Serneholt - Disconnect Me. (Peter Boström, Tony Nilsson)

[Sheena]

Alcazar and BWO have agreed to be in the same semi ?

Surely this is some sort of ERROR

[Sheena]

Hold on, I'm just reading on SVT...it doesn't say anywhere that those lot are in the same semi, does it?

[RobotBoy]

Aaah, yes I think you're right. Sorry, didn't read it properly in my haste to post the names on here.

[Christian]

Aaah, yes I think you're right. Sorry, didn't read it properly in my haste to post the names on here.

Thank the Schlager Lord for THAT

[Christian]

Heat of DEEEEEAAAATH!

I really hope Christer spreads the wealth a little bit this year. Doesn't look too promising from that line up.

[Sheena]

Nah, they won't all be in the same heat...but the fact they're announcing those 8 first suggests there is still more big names to come...they won't spunk the whole lot on day one

When do we get the rest ?

[RobotBoy]

Nah, they won't all be in the same heat...but the fact they're announcing those 8 first suggests there is still more big names to come...they won't spunk the whole lot on day one

When do we get the rest ?

The best is yet to come... the return of LILI OCH SUSSIE!

[jørgen]

No real surprises on that list. Nice to see Måns back.

[Sheena]

Well as much as we love that, I'm not sure they are QUITE as important in the scheme of things as some of those listed

But DAME SHIRLEY MUST RETURN

[RobotBoy]

Well as much as we love that, I'm not sure they are QUITE as important in the scheme of things as some of those listed

But DAME SHIRLEY MUST RETURN

They're as important to me! I'm just hoping that G:son and them have come up with something to rival Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist!

[A*Teen]

They're as important to me! I'm just hoping that G:son and them have come up with something to rival Hanson, Carson & Malmkvist!

That's a ridiculously tall order!

[RobotBoy]

That's a ridiculously tall order!

I know, how do you top perfection?

[Sheena]

They're as important to me too...!

I just meant that the organisers won't be holding them back as some "RIDICULOUS BIG SURPRISE"

Now all we need is Nina & Kim and I'm SOLD !

[RobotBoy]

Now all we need is Nina & Kim and I'm SOLD !

With another 'En Gång För Alla' style fiasco, preferably!

I reckon Lili och Sussie will be quite big news, but in an Anna Book / Kikki D / H,C&M sort of way.

[RobotBoy]

But, yes, I know they're not as important in the scheme of things. There's still a lot of big hitters to be announced I think.

[A*Teen]

I bet there's even bigger names to come. Does anyone know when we get the rest?

[A*Teen]

We'd kind of already guessed all of these names as they'd ALL been announced as composers last month.

I want the surprises to come forward!

[Sheena]

Watch them all BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER by a SHOCK LENA appearance

If only

[RobotBoy]

Watch them all BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER by a SHOCK LENA appearance

If only

I wonder if Lena will ever do it again after seeing what happened to Carola this year? I think that's definitely what prevented Lena & Orup entering this year. Some of the songs on their album would be fantastic MF entries but not winners and I guess it's just seen as failure not to win or at least be top 3...

[Sheena]

I think Lena would enter again...but not at the moment, let's face it, she really doesn't have any need to.

She's not disassociated herself from the MF and there isn't the whole "Ha ha" factor with her that there is with the eminently unlikeable Carola...

[RobotBoy]

I think Lena would enter again...but not at the moment, let's face it, she really doesn't have any need to.

She's not disassociated herself from the MF and there isn't the whole "Ha ha" factor with her that there is with the eminently unlikeable Carola...

Yeah, I know what you mean, I can't imagine people being out to get Lena like they were with Carola. It would be so great if she presented it again this year

[Sheena]

I want her to stay away, actually

Then come back in a BLAZE OF GLORY to win

[Toyah]

Caroline Af Ugglas
Sarah Dawn-Finer

Well I'm sold!

[Samuel]

Group shot there, imagine if that was Heat One, I don't know who'd go through! I bet they're the 'strongest' songs and they'll be dispersed 2 for each heat.

[Samuel]

[Samuel]

Lina Hedlund has CHARLOTTEPERRELLIHAIR therefore by default they have won.

[A*Teen]

Lina looks fit. Andreas looks a bit too gay.

Emilia's looking quite the fox too.

Mans needs some 'wet look' applied to his hair.

[A*Teen]

In other news, Markoolio's apparently been announced as the first wild card on Swedish tv this morning.

But aren't they not supposed to be officially announced until January?

[Sheena]

Mans just needs MY WET applied to his FACE

[A*Teen]

It looks like the Markoolio news is official.

A ''ballad with a twist'' apparently.

[Toyah]

Hmm....I wonder if it's going to be a bit ballad heavy this year. Even BWO are doing one.

[A*Teen]

Hmm....I wonder if it's going to be a bit ballad heavy this year. Even BWO are doing one.

The Sanna effect unfortunately.

That's what we get for allowing a Thomas G:Son free final in 2008!

[schlagerqueen]

well hopefully lilli+susie, mans, alcazar and linda will help ease the ballad heaviness! schlager all the way!

[Suomi]

woo for Markoolio


but a BALLAD He can't actually SING

[Apocalypt_flyer]

I just read this on the net, no shocks there except for the Markoolio BALLARRRD wildcard? What the heck?

[RobotBoy]

but a BALLAD He can't actually SING

I think that's probably going to be part of the appeal. It's probably going to be a complete pisstake of Sanna / Sonja / SDF etc. I'm imagining something similar to Kristian Luuk's take on Ainbusk!

[Toyah]

"Comedy" never works...

[VoR]

Ugh Markoolio. Apart from Vasta Schlagern I DO NOT GET HIM.

I can see why Su does though. He loves a bit of Finnish cock.

I hope Sarah Dawn Finer has a disco stomper.

[Lars]

YAY! You're back VoR!

I've missed you. How are you?