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Oh Klara, not rhyming part with part 
What would your drag mother, Zu, have to say about this?
What would your drag mother, Zu, have to say about this?
Melodifestivalen 2021: Deltävling Three
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Penelope
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OMG is THAT WHERE SHE WENT?!
Hak
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#3-4: Mustasch med ”Contagious”
Låtskrivare: Ralf Gyllenhammar och David Johannesson.
The Contest Bible
Mustasch
Production
The Songwriters
”Contagious” - Lyrics
Låtskrivare: Ralf Gyllenhammar och David Johannesson.
The Contest Bible
Mustasch is one of Sweden's biggest Hard Rock bands. With highly successful releases such as ”Double Nature”, ”Thank You For the Demon” and ”Lawbreaker”, the band has built a wide audience, also internationally, and has toured across the world.
The band singer Ralf Gyllenhammar took part in the 2013 Melodifestivalen and reached the final with ”Bed on Fire”. Four years later, Mustasch took part as an interval act together with the host Hasse Andersson and did a celebrated version of the Hasse evergreen ”Änglahund”.
The band singer Ralf Gyllenhammar took part in the 2013 Melodifestivalen and reached the final with ”Bed on Fire”. Four years later, Mustasch took part as an interval act together with the host Hasse Andersson and did a celebrated version of the Hasse evergreen ”Änglahund”.
Mustasch
• Song and rhythm guitar: Ralf Gyllenhammar. Born: July 1, 1966 (age 54). Raised: Mölnlycke, outside of Gothenburg. Lives: Vallentuna, north of Stockholm.
• Base guitar: Mats ”Stam” Johansson. Born: March 11, 1968 (age 52). Raised: Gothenburg. Lives: Sköndal, Stockholm.
• Solo guitar: David Johannesson. Born: May 28, 1977 (age 43). Raised: Kil. Lives: Kil.
• Drums: Robban Bäck. Born: January 10, 1985 (age 36). Raised: Falun. Lives: Farsta, Stockholm.
• Melodifestivalen history:
2021: ”Contagious”
2013: ”Bed on Fire” (Ralf Gyllenhammar, 7th place)
• Other: When Ralf took part in 2013, he revealed that he had wanted to take part ever since he saw Björn Skifs compete with the classic ”Michelangelo” in the 1975 Melodifestivalen. Subsequently, Ralf has also been a member of the Swedish jury in the Eurovision Song Contest.
• Base guitar: Mats ”Stam” Johansson. Born: March 11, 1968 (age 52). Raised: Gothenburg. Lives: Sköndal, Stockholm.
• Solo guitar: David Johannesson. Born: May 28, 1977 (age 43). Raised: Kil. Lives: Kil.
• Drums: Robban Bäck. Born: January 10, 1985 (age 36). Raised: Falun. Lives: Farsta, Stockholm.
• Melodifestivalen history:
2021: ”Contagious”
2013: ”Bed on Fire” (Ralf Gyllenhammar, 7th place)
• Other: When Ralf took part in 2013, he revealed that he had wanted to take part ever since he saw Björn Skifs compete with the classic ”Michelangelo” in the 1975 Melodifestivalen. Subsequently, Ralf has also been a member of the Swedish jury in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Production
Show creators
• Lotta Furebäck, Sacha Jean-Baptiste and Jennie Widegren.
Instruments
• 2 guitars.
• Base guitar.
• Drums.
Props and special effects
• 4 podiums of metal plate.
• External light: 8 beams clad in metal plates in the far back of the stage by the LED.
Theme: Industrial, raw.
Camera cuts
• Approximately 70.
Ralf on the entry:
”This is a classic goddamned Hard Rock song, with a very contagious chorus. In 2013, I took part without these costumers [the band]. This year, we have a real Hard Rock song, according to them, and then it was fine for them to take part, of course.”
• Lotta Furebäck, Sacha Jean-Baptiste and Jennie Widegren.
Instruments
• 2 guitars.
• Base guitar.
• Drums.
Props and special effects
• 4 podiums of metal plate.
• External light: 8 beams clad in metal plates in the far back of the stage by the LED.
Theme: Industrial, raw.
Camera cuts
• Approximately 70.
Ralf on the entry:
”This is a classic goddamned Hard Rock song, with a very contagious chorus. In 2013, I took part without these costumers [the band]. This year, we have a real Hard Rock song, according to them, and then it was fine for them to take part, of course.”
The Songwriters
Ralf Gyllenhammar and David Johannesson.
Ralf and David are both playing guitar in the band.
Ralf Gyllenhammar
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 2.
• History:
2019: ”Contagious”
2013: ”Bed on Fire”
David Johannesson
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: Debutant.
Ralf and David are both playing guitar in the band.
Ralf Gyllenhammar
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 2.
• History:
2019: ”Contagious”
2013: ”Bed on Fire”
David Johannesson
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: Debutant.
”Contagious” - Lyrics
No surrender
Defenders of the truth
Nothing last forever
Here’s what we gotta do
When you’re laughing it’s contagious
It’s a little something that’s so painless
These are times that are dangerous
But pray for wonders,
it won’t save us
The life we’re living
Goes up in smoke
Be careful what you’re bringing
It's not a bloody joke
When you’re laughing it’s contagious
It’s a little something that’s so painless
These are times that are dangerous
But pray for wonders,
it won’t save us
These are times that are dangerous
Pray for wonders,
it won’t save us
When you’re laughing it’s contagious
It’s a little something that’s so painless
These are times that are dangerous
But when you’re laughing it’s contagious
Defenders of the truth
Nothing last forever
Here’s what we gotta do
When you’re laughing it’s contagious
It’s a little something that’s so painless
These are times that are dangerous
But pray for wonders,
it won’t save us
The life we’re living
Goes up in smoke
Be careful what you’re bringing
It's not a bloody joke
When you’re laughing it’s contagious
It’s a little something that’s so painless
These are times that are dangerous
But pray for wonders,
it won’t save us
These are times that are dangerous
Pray for wonders,
it won’t save us
When you’re laughing it’s contagious
It’s a little something that’s so painless
These are times that are dangerous
But when you’re laughing it’s contagious
Hak
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Best artist picture this year!
I admit I dreamt about Lillasyster and Mustasch last night. They were having a fight over which hard rock entry was the purest. During the scuffle it was revealed that Lillasyster's song was written by schlager divas and was originally made for a Disney production. Naturally Lillasyster was very taken aback and blushed in shame, eyes to the ground then went into hiding.
I admit I dreamt about Lillasyster and Mustasch last night. They were having a fight over which hard rock entry was the purest. During the scuffle it was revealed that Lillasyster's song was written by schlager divas and was originally made for a Disney production. Naturally Lillasyster was very taken aback and blushed in shame, eyes to the ground then went into hiding.
Hak
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Is it tomorrow we get the descriptions? I look forward to finding out how chillingly inaccurate they are this week.
"Still Young puts me in mind of early Lynyrd Skynyrd, Moustache's 'Contagious' is almost indistinguishable from PM Dawn's 'Set Adrift on Memory Bliss', and Alvaro seems to have taken Baila Baila straight from the Cleo Laine songbook."
"Still Young puts me in mind of early Lynyrd Skynyrd, Moustache's 'Contagious' is almost indistinguishable from PM Dawn's 'Set Adrift on Memory Bliss', and Alvaro seems to have taken Baila Baila straight from the Cleo Laine songbook."
Penelope
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Hak
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#3-5: Elisa med ”Den du är”
Låtskrivare: Ingela ”Pling” Forsman, Elisa Lindström och Bobby Ljunggren.
The Contest Bible
Elisa
Production
The Songwriters
”Den du är” - Lyrics
”Who You Are” - Literal Translation
Låtskrivare: Ingela ”Pling” Forsman, Elisa Lindström och Bobby Ljunggren.
The Contest Bible
29-year-old Elisa Lindström from Töreboda first took part in Melodifestivalen in 2014, with the song ”Casanova”. But her career in music started long before. In upper secondary school, she formed Elisa's, a Swedish ”dansband”, along with some friends. Soon, the band attracted a large and wide audience.
Today, Elisa is a solo artist, performing everything from dansband to classical music. On TV, the Swedish viewers have seen her winning Dansbandskampen (”Clash of the Dansbands”, a contest for dansbands that ran for three seasons), Let's Dance (Dancing with the Stars Sweden) and Körslaget (”Clash of the Choirs”). She has won Swedish Grammy Awards and Guldklaven Awards and has performed in musicals, for example ”Sound of Music” at the Malmö Opera.
The song title ”Den du är” translates ”Who You Are”.
Today, Elisa is a solo artist, performing everything from dansband to classical music. On TV, the Swedish viewers have seen her winning Dansbandskampen (”Clash of the Dansbands”, a contest for dansbands that ran for three seasons), Let's Dance (Dancing with the Stars Sweden) and Körslaget (”Clash of the Choirs”). She has won Swedish Grammy Awards and Guldklaven Awards and has performed in musicals, for example ”Sound of Music” at the Malmö Opera.
The song title ”Den du är” translates ”Who You Are”.
Elisa
• Name: Eva Elisa Lindström Frykén.
• Born: April 24, 1991 (age 29).
• Lives: Mariestad, Västergötland.
• Raised: Töreboda, Västergötland.
• Melodifestivalen history:
2021: ”Den du är”
2014: ”Casanova” (5th in the heat)
2005: ”Du får ta mitt hjärta” (in Lilla Melodifestivalen [”Junior Melodifestivalen”], as a member of the group LaLi, 6th place)
• Other: Elisa also plays the trumpet.
• Born: April 24, 1991 (age 29).
• Lives: Mariestad, Västergötland.
• Raised: Töreboda, Västergötland.
• Melodifestivalen history:
2021: ”Den du är”
2014: ”Casanova” (5th in the heat)
2005: ”Du får ta mitt hjärta” (in Lilla Melodifestivalen [”Junior Melodifestivalen”], as a member of the group LaLi, 6th place)
• Other: Elisa also plays the trumpet.
Production
Performers
• Dancers: Celine Diop, Irmeli Gehring, Ellinea Siambalis and Olle Ström.
Show creators
• Lotta Furebäck, Sacha Jean-Baptiste and Jennie Widegren.
Props and special effects
• Roesticks stuck to panels placed across the stage to create a special effect.
• Heavy smoke.
Theme: Modern fairy tale, close, grand.
Camera cuts
• Approximately 37.
Elisa on her entry:
”If I should describe my song in one sentence I would say that words can't describe it. It's big for me.”
• Dancers: Celine Diop, Irmeli Gehring, Ellinea Siambalis and Olle Ström.
Show creators
• Lotta Furebäck, Sacha Jean-Baptiste and Jennie Widegren.
Props and special effects
• Roesticks stuck to panels placed across the stage to create a special effect.
• Heavy smoke.
Theme: Modern fairy tale, close, grand.
Camera cuts
• Approximately 37.
Elisa on her entry:
”If I should describe my song in one sentence I would say that words can't describe it. It's big for me.”
The Songwriters
Ingela ”Pling” Forsman, Elisa Lindström and Bobby Ljunggren.
Ingela and Bobby will after this year's Melodifestivalen have taken part together with no less than 17 entries. Two times, they have even won together: with ”Kärleken är” in 1998 and with ”Se på mig” in 1995. The best result in Eurovision came with the latter entry, which finished third. They also write Elisa's former entry in Melodifestivalen, ”Casanova” from 2014.
The duo's other contributions to the history of Melodifestivalen are: ”När morgonstjärnan brinner” (1987), ”Om igen” (1988), ”Du (öppnar min värld)” (1989), ”Ett liv med dej” (1991), ”Ingenmansland” (2001), ”Efharisto” (2004), ”Min kärlek” (2004), ”En droppe regn” (2006), ”Etymon” (2006), ”Jag saknar dig ibland” (2008), ”Du är älskad där du går” (2009), ”Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus” (2009) and ”Så vill stjärnorna” (2009).
Ingela ”Pling” Forsman
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 40.
• History:
2021: ”Den du är”
2014: ”Casanova”
2013: ”Make Me No 1”
2009: ”Du är älskad där du går”, ”Jag tror på oss”, ”Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus”, ”Så vill stjärnorna”
2008: ”I Love Europe”, ”Den första svalan”, ”Jag saknar dig ibland”
2007: ”Jag måste kyssa dig”
2006: ”En droppe regn”, ”Etymon”, ”Jag ljuger så bra”
2005: ”Håll om mig”
2004: ”Efharisto”, ”Min kärlek”
2001: ”Ingenmansland”
2000: ”När jag tänker på i morgon”
1998: ”Kärleken är” (winner)
1995: ”Se på mig” (winner)
1994: ”Det vackraste jag vet”
1993: ”Närmare dig”
1991: ”Ett liv med dej”
1990: ”Varje natt”, ”Handen på hjärtat”
1989: ”Du (öppnar min värld)”, ”Nattens drottning”
1988: ”Nästa weekend”, ”Om igen”
1987: ”När morgonstjärnan brinner”, ”Det finns en morgondag”
1986: ”ABCD”
1985: ”Bra vibrationer” (winner), ”1 + 1 = 2”, ”Jag vet hur det känns”
1984: ”Kall som is”, ”Tjuvarnas natt”
1983: ”Bara en enda gång”
1981: ”Men natten är vår”
• Inducted in the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame in the year 2020.
• Other: The most frequent lyricist in the history of Melodifestivalen is back. Last year, Ingela was inducted in the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame for her unforgettable lyrical footprint in the history of the contest, and now she's taking another step, seven years after taking part the last time, which was also with Elisa. ”Pling” now enters the small number of people that has taken part in Melodifestivalen in five different decades.
Elisa Lindström
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: Debutant, but she has previously taken part as a songwriter in the junior contest Lilla Melodifestivalen.
• History:
2021: ”Den du är” (also as the artist)
2014: ”Casanova” (only as the artist)
2005: ”Du får ta mitt hjärta” (in Lilla Melodifestivalen, also as the artist, as a member of the group LaLi)
Bobby Ljunggren
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 55.
• History:
2021: ”Tänker inte alls gå hem”, ”The Silence”, ”Still Young”, ”Den du är”, ”Behöver inte dig i dag”
2020: ”Sluta aldrig gå”, ”Kingdom Come”
2019: ”Ashes to Ashes”
2018: ”Break that Chain”
2016: ”Constellation Prize”
2015: ”Living to Die”
2014: ”Burning Alive”, ”Casanova”, ”Survivor”
2012: ”I din himmel”
2011: ”I'm in Love”, ”I Thought It Was Forever”
2010: ”This Is My Life” (vinnare), ”We Can Work It Out”
2009: ”Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus”, ”It's My Life”, ”Så vill stjärnorna”, ”Du är älskad där du går”
2008: ”Visst finns mirakel”, ”Empty Room”, ”Lay Your Love on Me”, ”Jag saknar dig ibland”, ”Hero” (winner)
2007: ”Rainbow Star”, ”Första gången”, ”För att du finns”, ”Vågar du, vågar jag”
2006: ”Evighet” (winner), ”En droppe regn”, ”Etymon”, ”This Woman”
2005: ”Rain”, ”Du och jag mot världen”, ”Att älska dig”, ”My Number One”
2004: ”Efharisto”, ”Min kärlek”
2003: ”Bye Bye”, ”Mr Memory”, We're Unbreakable”, ”Not a Sinner, Nor a Saint”, ”Better Believe It”
2001: ”Ingenmansland”
2000: ”Anropar försvunnen”
1998: ”Kärleken är” (winner)
1995: ”Se på mig” (winner)
1991: ”Ett liv med dej”
1989: ”Du (öppnar min värld)”
1988: ”Om igen”
1987: ”När morgonstjärnan brinner”
• Inducted in the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame in the year 2020.
• Other: Bobby Ljunggren is, alongside with Lasse Holm, the songwriter with the most Melodifestivalen victories. A staggering five times one of his entries has won the contest: ”Se på mig” with Jan Johansen in 1995, ”Kärleken är” with Jill Johnson in 1998, ”Evighet” with Carola in 2006, ”Hero” with Charlotte Perrelli in 2008, and ”This Is My Life” with Anna Bergendahl in 2010. The first win, with ”Se på mig”, it still his entry that has performed best in the Eurovision Song Contest to date, reaching the bronze position in Dublin. Bobby has also taken part a sixth time in Eurovision, as a songwriter for Lithuania in 2005 – but that entry finished last.
Ingela and Bobby will after this year's Melodifestivalen have taken part together with no less than 17 entries. Two times, they have even won together: with ”Kärleken är” in 1998 and with ”Se på mig” in 1995. The best result in Eurovision came with the latter entry, which finished third. They also write Elisa's former entry in Melodifestivalen, ”Casanova” from 2014.
The duo's other contributions to the history of Melodifestivalen are: ”När morgonstjärnan brinner” (1987), ”Om igen” (1988), ”Du (öppnar min värld)” (1989), ”Ett liv med dej” (1991), ”Ingenmansland” (2001), ”Efharisto” (2004), ”Min kärlek” (2004), ”En droppe regn” (2006), ”Etymon” (2006), ”Jag saknar dig ibland” (2008), ”Du är älskad där du går” (2009), ”Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus” (2009) and ”Så vill stjärnorna” (2009).
Ingela ”Pling” Forsman
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 40.
• History:
2021: ”Den du är”
2014: ”Casanova”
2013: ”Make Me No 1”
2009: ”Du är älskad där du går”, ”Jag tror på oss”, ”Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus”, ”Så vill stjärnorna”
2008: ”I Love Europe”, ”Den första svalan”, ”Jag saknar dig ibland”
2007: ”Jag måste kyssa dig”
2006: ”En droppe regn”, ”Etymon”, ”Jag ljuger så bra”
2005: ”Håll om mig”
2004: ”Efharisto”, ”Min kärlek”
2001: ”Ingenmansland”
2000: ”När jag tänker på i morgon”
1998: ”Kärleken är” (winner)
1995: ”Se på mig” (winner)
1994: ”Det vackraste jag vet”
1993: ”Närmare dig”
1991: ”Ett liv med dej”
1990: ”Varje natt”, ”Handen på hjärtat”
1989: ”Du (öppnar min värld)”, ”Nattens drottning”
1988: ”Nästa weekend”, ”Om igen”
1987: ”När morgonstjärnan brinner”, ”Det finns en morgondag”
1986: ”ABCD”
1985: ”Bra vibrationer” (winner), ”1 + 1 = 2”, ”Jag vet hur det känns”
1984: ”Kall som is”, ”Tjuvarnas natt”
1983: ”Bara en enda gång”
1981: ”Men natten är vår”
• Inducted in the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame in the year 2020.
• Other: The most frequent lyricist in the history of Melodifestivalen is back. Last year, Ingela was inducted in the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame for her unforgettable lyrical footprint in the history of the contest, and now she's taking another step, seven years after taking part the last time, which was also with Elisa. ”Pling” now enters the small number of people that has taken part in Melodifestivalen in five different decades.
Elisa Lindström
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: Debutant, but she has previously taken part as a songwriter in the junior contest Lilla Melodifestivalen.
• History:
2021: ”Den du är” (also as the artist)
2014: ”Casanova” (only as the artist)
2005: ”Du får ta mitt hjärta” (in Lilla Melodifestivalen, also as the artist, as a member of the group LaLi)
Bobby Ljunggren
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 55.
• History:
2021: ”Tänker inte alls gå hem”, ”The Silence”, ”Still Young”, ”Den du är”, ”Behöver inte dig i dag”
2020: ”Sluta aldrig gå”, ”Kingdom Come”
2019: ”Ashes to Ashes”
2018: ”Break that Chain”
2016: ”Constellation Prize”
2015: ”Living to Die”
2014: ”Burning Alive”, ”Casanova”, ”Survivor”
2012: ”I din himmel”
2011: ”I'm in Love”, ”I Thought It Was Forever”
2010: ”This Is My Life” (vinnare), ”We Can Work It Out”
2009: ”Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus”, ”It's My Life”, ”Så vill stjärnorna”, ”Du är älskad där du går”
2008: ”Visst finns mirakel”, ”Empty Room”, ”Lay Your Love on Me”, ”Jag saknar dig ibland”, ”Hero” (winner)
2007: ”Rainbow Star”, ”Första gången”, ”För att du finns”, ”Vågar du, vågar jag”
2006: ”Evighet” (winner), ”En droppe regn”, ”Etymon”, ”This Woman”
2005: ”Rain”, ”Du och jag mot världen”, ”Att älska dig”, ”My Number One”
2004: ”Efharisto”, ”Min kärlek”
2003: ”Bye Bye”, ”Mr Memory”, We're Unbreakable”, ”Not a Sinner, Nor a Saint”, ”Better Believe It”
2001: ”Ingenmansland”
2000: ”Anropar försvunnen”
1998: ”Kärleken är” (winner)
1995: ”Se på mig” (winner)
1991: ”Ett liv med dej”
1989: ”Du (öppnar min värld)”
1988: ”Om igen”
1987: ”När morgonstjärnan brinner”
• Inducted in the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame in the year 2020.
• Other: Bobby Ljunggren is, alongside with Lasse Holm, the songwriter with the most Melodifestivalen victories. A staggering five times one of his entries has won the contest: ”Se på mig” with Jan Johansen in 1995, ”Kärleken är” with Jill Johnson in 1998, ”Evighet” with Carola in 2006, ”Hero” with Charlotte Perrelli in 2008, and ”This Is My Life” with Anna Bergendahl in 2010. The first win, with ”Se på mig”, it still his entry that has performed best in the Eurovision Song Contest to date, reaching the bronze position in Dublin. Bobby has also taken part a sixth time in Eurovision, as a songwriter for Lithuania in 2005 – but that entry finished last.
”Den du är” - Lyrics
Kom lägg dig här bredvid
i gryningstimmans tid
och låt mig säga dig
jag är så tacksam att du finns
i mitt liv
Lägg handen mot min kind,
låt värmen strömma in
Se mig i ögonen
och känn att jag vill vara din,
bara din
Och när vi älskar
svindlar himlarna förbi
Du gör så mina vingar bär
genom din magi,
den du är
Jag lovar och jag svär,
fast jag vet att jag är
så liten på vår jord
kan ingen känsla bli så stor
som den här
Och när vi älskar
svindlar himlarna förbi
Du gör så mina vingar bär
genom din magi,
den du är
Det är för din skull
som jag vågar flyga fri,
så jag vill be dig nu och här
lova att förbli
just den du är
Så jag vill be dig nu och här
lova att förbli
just den du är
Så jag vill be dig nu och här
lova att förbli
just den du är
i gryningstimmans tid
och låt mig säga dig
jag är så tacksam att du finns
i mitt liv
Lägg handen mot min kind,
låt värmen strömma in
Se mig i ögonen
och känn att jag vill vara din,
bara din
Och när vi älskar
svindlar himlarna förbi
Du gör så mina vingar bär
genom din magi,
den du är
Jag lovar och jag svär,
fast jag vet att jag är
så liten på vår jord
kan ingen känsla bli så stor
som den här
Och när vi älskar
svindlar himlarna förbi
Du gör så mina vingar bär
genom din magi,
den du är
Det är för din skull
som jag vågar flyga fri,
så jag vill be dig nu och här
lova att förbli
just den du är
Så jag vill be dig nu och här
lova att förbli
just den du är
Så jag vill be dig nu och här
lova att förbli
just den du är
”Who You Are” - Literal Translation
Come lie down next to me
at the cusp of dawn
and let me tell you that
I'm so grateful you exist
in my life
Put your hand on my cheek,
let the heat flow in
Look me in the eyes
and feel that I want to be yours,
just yours
And when we make love
the skies roams by
You make my wings take off
through your magic,
through who you are
I promise and I swear,
though I know I am
so small on our earth
no feeling can be so great
like this
And when we make love
the skies roams by
You make my wings take off
through your magic,
through who you are
It's for your sake
as I dare to fly freely,
I ask you here and now
promise to remain
just who you are
So I want to ask you now and here
promise to remain
just who you are
So I want to ask you now and here
promise to remain
just who you are
at the cusp of dawn
and let me tell you that
I'm so grateful you exist
in my life
Put your hand on my cheek,
let the heat flow in
Look me in the eyes
and feel that I want to be yours,
just yours
And when we make love
the skies roams by
You make my wings take off
through your magic,
through who you are
I promise and I swear,
though I know I am
so small on our earth
no feeling can be so great
like this
And when we make love
the skies roams by
You make my wings take off
through your magic,
through who you are
It's for your sake
as I dare to fly freely,
I ask you here and now
promise to remain
just who you are
So I want to ask you now and here
promise to remain
just who you are
So I want to ask you now and here
promise to remain
just who you are
Hak
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Sounds like a cheesy love ballad 
Penelope
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Has Pling really not done anything since 2014?!
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We should do a PLING survivor. She's had some DUDS but the highs are VERY HIGH.
Penelope
striking, unique, 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘳
Just CALL her a SURVIVOR
ButterTart
Succulent Chinese meal
Have we ever done a MF rate?
Alla
Sábado noche 19 80
I remember something many years ago, but I don't think it was a proper rate.
VoR
Take it or leave it
Write ups done.
Hak
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#3-6: Alvaro Estrella med ”Baila Baila”
Låtskrivare: Linnea Deb, Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt och Anderz Wrethov.
The Contest Bible
Alvaro Estrella
Production
The Songwriters
”Baila Baila” - Lyrics
Låtskrivare: Linnea Deb, Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt och Anderz Wrethov.
The Contest Bible
Last Spring, Alvaro Estrella and Mendez took the song ”Vamos Amigos” all the way to the Melodifestivalen final. In 2014, Alvaro first took part in the contest as an artist, with the entry ”Bedroom”. But already before that, he was a known face in Melodifestivalen and Eurovision, since he had been dancing and providing backing vocals for Danny Saucedo, Eric Saade and many others.
Outside of the stage of Melodifestivalen, Alvaro has taken part in several musicals, for example ”West Side Story” at the Malmö Opera, and in the Jerry Williams show ”Dynamite”.
Outside of the stage of Melodifestivalen, Alvaro has taken part in several musicals, for example ”West Side Story” at the Malmö Opera, and in the Jerry Williams show ”Dynamite”.
Alvaro Estrella
• Born: August 14, 1980 (age 40).
• Lives: Täby, north of Stockholm.
• Raised: Helenelund and Upplands Väsby, north of Stockholm.
• Melodifestivalen history:
2021: ”Baila Baila”
2020: ”Vamos Amigos” (as an artist, with Mendez, 11th place)
2018: ”That's How You Write a Song” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Norway's Alexander Rybak, 15th place in Eurovision)
2017: ”I Can’t Go On” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Robin Bengtsson, only in i Eurovision, not in Melodifestivalen, 5th place)
2016: ”You Are the Only One” (dancer and backing vocalist for Russia's Sergey Lazarev, 3rd place in Eurovision)
2014: ”Bedroom” (as an artist, 6th place in the heat)
2013: ”Hold Me” (backing vocalist, for Azerbaijan, 2nd place in Eurovision)
2012: ”Amazing” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Danny Saucedo, 2nd place)
2011: ”Popular” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Eric Saade, only in Eurovision, 3rd place)
2008: ”Thank You” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Amy Diamond, 8th place)
2007: ”Rainbow Star” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Regina Lund, last in the heat)
2005: ”A Different Kind of Love” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Caroline Wennergren, 5th place), ”Roma” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Cameron Cartio, 8th place in the Second Chance heat)
• Other: Alvaro has a magnificent result as a dancer and backing vocalist. He has won one second place in Melodifestivalen, and one second place, two third places and one fifth place in Eurovision in his five international occasions. Alvaro joined the backing singer and dance crew of Eric Saades in 2011, and jumped on to one of Robin Bengtsson's treadmills for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, and the year before that, he provided dance and backing vocals for Russia's Sergey Lazarev at the Stockholm Eurovision Song Contest. In 2012, Alvaro won the Melodifestivalen Web Prize Award as Dancer of the Year after taking part behind Danny Saucedo in ”Amazing” and in an interval act with Sarah Dawn Finer and Gina Dirawi. His entry ”Bedroom” in 2014 reached the ninth place in the Swedish Digi Chart. Just like last year, Alvaro is joined on stage by Victoria Pérez. Since then, the couple has had a little son.
• Lives: Täby, north of Stockholm.
• Raised: Helenelund and Upplands Väsby, north of Stockholm.
• Melodifestivalen history:
2021: ”Baila Baila”
2020: ”Vamos Amigos” (as an artist, with Mendez, 11th place)
2018: ”That's How You Write a Song” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Norway's Alexander Rybak, 15th place in Eurovision)
2017: ”I Can’t Go On” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Robin Bengtsson, only in i Eurovision, not in Melodifestivalen, 5th place)
2016: ”You Are the Only One” (dancer and backing vocalist for Russia's Sergey Lazarev, 3rd place in Eurovision)
2014: ”Bedroom” (as an artist, 6th place in the heat)
2013: ”Hold Me” (backing vocalist, for Azerbaijan, 2nd place in Eurovision)
2012: ”Amazing” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Danny Saucedo, 2nd place)
2011: ”Popular” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Eric Saade, only in Eurovision, 3rd place)
2008: ”Thank You” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Amy Diamond, 8th place)
2007: ”Rainbow Star” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Regina Lund, last in the heat)
2005: ”A Different Kind of Love” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Caroline Wennergren, 5th place), ”Roma” (dancer and backing vocalist behind Cameron Cartio, 8th place in the Second Chance heat)
• Other: Alvaro has a magnificent result as a dancer and backing vocalist. He has won one second place in Melodifestivalen, and one second place, two third places and one fifth place in Eurovision in his five international occasions. Alvaro joined the backing singer and dance crew of Eric Saades in 2011, and jumped on to one of Robin Bengtsson's treadmills for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, and the year before that, he provided dance and backing vocals for Russia's Sergey Lazarev at the Stockholm Eurovision Song Contest. In 2012, Alvaro won the Melodifestivalen Web Prize Award as Dancer of the Year after taking part behind Danny Saucedo in ”Amazing” and in an interval act with Sarah Dawn Finer and Gina Dirawi. His entry ”Bedroom” in 2014 reached the ninth place in the Swedish Digi Chart. Just like last year, Alvaro is joined on stage by Victoria Pérez. Since then, the couple has had a little son.
Production
Performers
• Dancers: Amir Ashoor (in-house), Lovisa Bengtsson (in-house), Kenny Lantz (in-house) and Victoria Pérez.
• Off-stage in-house backing vocalist: Lars Säfsund.
Show creators
• Show creators: Lotta Furebäck, Sacha Jean-Baptiste and Jennie Widegren.
• Choreographer: Cynthia Cavieres Toledo.
Props and special effects
• A wall with archs which are framing Alvaro and the dancers.
• Smoke coloured by lamps.
Theme: Passionate, vibrating, warm.
Camera cuts
• Approximately 60.
Alvaro on his entry:
”The viewers can expect a scintillating Latino party with warmth and love as the focus, because I want to bring the party home to you, the viewers. The song came to me from the songwriter Linnea Deb, who sent it over. I just said: 'That's the one'. It turned out so well, and I'm so stoked for you to hear it.”
• Dancers: Amir Ashoor (in-house), Lovisa Bengtsson (in-house), Kenny Lantz (in-house) and Victoria Pérez.
• Off-stage in-house backing vocalist: Lars Säfsund.
Show creators
• Show creators: Lotta Furebäck, Sacha Jean-Baptiste and Jennie Widegren.
• Choreographer: Cynthia Cavieres Toledo.
Props and special effects
• A wall with archs which are framing Alvaro and the dancers.
• Smoke coloured by lamps.
Theme: Passionate, vibrating, warm.
Camera cuts
• Approximately 60.
Alvaro on his entry:
”The viewers can expect a scintillating Latino party with warmth and love as the focus, because I want to bring the party home to you, the viewers. The song came to me from the songwriter Linnea Deb, who sent it over. I just said: 'That's the one'. It turned out so well, and I'm so stoked for you to hear it.”
The Songwriters
Linnea Deb, Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt and Anderz Wrethov.
The songwriting trio Linnea Deb, Jimmy Thörnfeldt and Anderz Wrethov has been productive in the lead-up to the 2021 Melodifestivalen. They are taking part together with three entries: ”Baila Baila” (Alvaro Estrella), ”One Touch” (Kadiatou) and ”Voices” (Tusse). On top of this, Linnea Deb and Jimmy Thörnfeldt are taking part with ”Every Minute” (Eric Saade), while Thörnfeldt and Wrethov have been joining forces in ”Om allting skiter sig” (Emil Assergård).
After this year's contest, Deb and Wrethov have both written 23 entries, but previously, they have only collaborated once: in Margarets ”In My Cabana” from 2018.
Linnea Deb
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 23.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”Baila Baila”, ”Voices”, ”Every Minute”
2019: ”Chasing Rivers”, ”No Drama”, ”Not With Me”, ”Hello”
2018: ”In My Cabana”, ”Cry”
2017: ”I Don't Give A”, ”Statements”
2016: ”Don't Worry”, ”Hunger”, ”I Will Wait”, ”My Heart Wants Me Dead”
2015: ”Heroes” (Eurovision winner)
2014: ”Glow”, ”Echo”, ”Red”, ”Busy Doin' Nothin'”
2013: ”You” (winner)
2012: ”Soldiers”
• Inducted in the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame in the year 2020
Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 6.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”Om allting skiter sig”, ”Baila Baila”, ”Voices”, ”Every Minute”
2011: ”Dance Alone”
Anderz Wrethov
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 23.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”Om allting skiter sig”, ”Baila Baila”, ”Voices”
2020: ”Vem e som oss”, ”Surface”
2019: ”Too Late for Love” (vinnare), ”Leva livet”, ”Tempo”, ”Who I Am”
2018: ”Mitt paradis”, ”In My Cabana”
2017: ”Running With Lions”, ”Gravity”
2016: ”Kizunguzungu”, ”Bada nakna”, ”We Are Your Tomorrow”
2015: ”Guld och gröna skogar”, ”Insomnia”
2014: ”Aleo”
2013: ”Jalla Dansa Sawa”
2008: ”Upp o hoppa”
2006: ”Like Fire Tonight”
The songwriting trio Linnea Deb, Jimmy Thörnfeldt and Anderz Wrethov has been productive in the lead-up to the 2021 Melodifestivalen. They are taking part together with three entries: ”Baila Baila” (Alvaro Estrella), ”One Touch” (Kadiatou) and ”Voices” (Tusse). On top of this, Linnea Deb and Jimmy Thörnfeldt are taking part with ”Every Minute” (Eric Saade), while Thörnfeldt and Wrethov have been joining forces in ”Om allting skiter sig” (Emil Assergård).
After this year's contest, Deb and Wrethov have both written 23 entries, but previously, they have only collaborated once: in Margarets ”In My Cabana” from 2018.
Linnea Deb
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 23.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”Baila Baila”, ”Voices”, ”Every Minute”
2019: ”Chasing Rivers”, ”No Drama”, ”Not With Me”, ”Hello”
2018: ”In My Cabana”, ”Cry”
2017: ”I Don't Give A”, ”Statements”
2016: ”Don't Worry”, ”Hunger”, ”I Will Wait”, ”My Heart Wants Me Dead”
2015: ”Heroes” (Eurovision winner)
2014: ”Glow”, ”Echo”, ”Red”, ”Busy Doin' Nothin'”
2013: ”You” (winner)
2012: ”Soldiers”
• Inducted in the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame in the year 2020
Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 6.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”Om allting skiter sig”, ”Baila Baila”, ”Voices”, ”Every Minute”
2011: ”Dance Alone”
Anderz Wrethov
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 23.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”Om allting skiter sig”, ”Baila Baila”, ”Voices”
2020: ”Vem e som oss”, ”Surface”
2019: ”Too Late for Love” (vinnare), ”Leva livet”, ”Tempo”, ”Who I Am”
2018: ”Mitt paradis”, ”In My Cabana”
2017: ”Running With Lions”, ”Gravity”
2016: ”Kizunguzungu”, ”Bada nakna”, ”We Are Your Tomorrow”
2015: ”Guld och gröna skogar”, ”Insomnia”
2014: ”Aleo”
2013: ”Jalla Dansa Sawa”
2008: ”Upp o hoppa”
2006: ”Like Fire Tonight”
”Baila Baila” - Lyrics
Oh na na na
Oh na na na
You and me don’t stop for the red lights
Hear the cops come it’s all right
We be like devils on the floor
Oh na na na
Oh na na na
Baby you’re my one desire
Let’s set the night on fire
Don’t ever stop – come give me more
Oh na na na
Oh na na na
Ma ma ma ma mamasita
Come here come here sweet bonita
Dame dame tu cosita
Shhh
Viva love forever
You and me together
When the sun goes down we keep on baila baila
Viva love forever
You and me together
When the sun goes down we keep on baila baila
And we can dance away away away
Until the break of day
Away away
Yeah we can dance away
Away away
Oh baila baila
Oh na na na
Oh na na na
Drinks on me until the sundown
Til the morning we don’t shut down
We got everything we need
Oh na na na
Oh na na na
Come here and touch me slowly
Like I’m the one and only
I am with you and you’re with me
Oh na na na
Oh na na na
Ma ma ma ma mamasita
Come here come here sweet bonita
Dame dame tu cosita
Shhh
Viva love forever
You and me together
When the sun goes down we keep on baila baila
Viva love forever
You and me together
When the sun goes down we keep on baila baila
And we can dance away away away
Until the break of day
Away away
Yeah we can dance away
Away away
Oh baila baila
We can dance away
We can dance away
Viva love forever
You and me together
When the sun goes down we keep on baila baila
Viva love forever
You and me together
When the sun goes down we keep on baila baila
And we can dance away away away
Until the break of day
Away away
Yeah we can dance away
Away away
Oh baila baila
Oh na na na
You and me don’t stop for the red lights
Hear the cops come it’s all right
We be like devils on the floor
Oh na na na
Oh na na na
Baby you’re my one desire
Let’s set the night on fire
Don’t ever stop – come give me more
Oh na na na
Oh na na na
Ma ma ma ma mamasita
Come here come here sweet bonita
Dame dame tu cosita
Shhh
Viva love forever
You and me together
When the sun goes down we keep on baila baila
Viva love forever
You and me together
When the sun goes down we keep on baila baila
And we can dance away away away
Until the break of day
Away away
Yeah we can dance away
Away away
Oh baila baila
Oh na na na
Oh na na na
Drinks on me until the sundown
Til the morning we don’t shut down
We got everything we need
Oh na na na
Oh na na na
Come here and touch me slowly
Like I’m the one and only
I am with you and you’re with me
Oh na na na
Oh na na na
Ma ma ma ma mamasita
Come here come here sweet bonita
Dame dame tu cosita
Shhh
Viva love forever
You and me together
When the sun goes down we keep on baila baila
Viva love forever
You and me together
When the sun goes down we keep on baila baila
And we can dance away away away
Until the break of day
Away away
Yeah we can dance away
Away away
Oh baila baila
We can dance away
We can dance away
Viva love forever
You and me together
When the sun goes down we keep on baila baila
Viva love forever
You and me together
When the sun goes down we keep on baila baila
And we can dance away away away
Until the break of day
Away away
Yeah we can dance away
Away away
Oh baila baila
ButterTart
Succulent Chinese meal
We should definitely look into it, then.
Hak
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Hak
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#3-7: Tusse med ”Voices”
Låtskrivare: Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt och Anderz Wrethov.
The Contest Bible
Tusse
Production
The Songwriters
”Voices” - Lyrics
Låtskrivare: Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt och Anderz Wrethov.
The Contest Bible
Tusse had his breakthrough when in an impressive way winning the 2019 edition of Swedish Idol. Already the year before that, he took part in Sweden's Got Talent. He advanced to the semi final of the show and subsequently released his debut single ”My Soul Is Calling You”, a tribute to his deceased mother. The song was followed by the ballad ”A Better You”, a rendering of Whitneys Houston's ”How Will I Know”. Last Spring, Tusse's first post-Idol single was released, ”Innan du går” (”Before You Go”), which also was his first song in Swedish.
19-year-old Tusse now takes part in Melodifestivalen for the first time, with a song from Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt and Anderz Wrethov.
19-year-old Tusse now takes part in Melodifestivalen for the first time, with a song from Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt and Anderz Wrethov.
Tusse
• Name: Tousin ”Tusse” Chiza.
• Born: January 1, 2002 (age 19).
• Lives: Tällberg, Dalarna.
• Raised: Kongo-Kinshasa, Uganda, Nora, Västerås and Tällberg (the three latter being towns in central Sweden).
• Melodifestivalen history: Debutant.
• Other: Tusse has his roots in DR Congo, a country represented in the Melodifestivalen final two years in a row by Mohombi.
• Born: January 1, 2002 (age 19).
• Lives: Tällberg, Dalarna.
• Raised: Kongo-Kinshasa, Uganda, Nora, Västerås and Tällberg (the three latter being towns in central Sweden).
• Melodifestivalen history: Debutant.
• Other: Tusse has his roots in DR Congo, a country represented in the Melodifestivalen final two years in a row by Mohombi.
Production
Performers
• Dancers: Keisha von Arnold (in-house), Fatou Bah, Lamin Holmén and Timothy Waliggo Kakeeto.
• Off-stage in-house backing singer: Lars Säfsund.
Show creators
• Lotta Furebäck, Sacha Jean-Baptiste and Jennie Widegren.
Props and special effects
• External lighting
• LED: Pre-recorded content.
Camera cuts
• Approximately 70.
Tusse on his entry:
”My song happened when I was sitting in a session with Joy Deb and Linnea Deb the rest of the group. We were writing music, but nothing felt right, and nothing felt close to the heart. But then it transpired that they had already written such a beautiful song that I got to hear. I just said: 'That's the one! That's the one we should go for.' The song is about fellowship, freedom and the importance of all voices being heard.”
• Dancers: Keisha von Arnold (in-house), Fatou Bah, Lamin Holmén and Timothy Waliggo Kakeeto.
• Off-stage in-house backing singer: Lars Säfsund.
Show creators
• Lotta Furebäck, Sacha Jean-Baptiste and Jennie Widegren.
Props and special effects
• External lighting
• LED: Pre-recorded content.
Camera cuts
• Approximately 70.
Tusse on his entry:
”My song happened when I was sitting in a session with Joy Deb and Linnea Deb the rest of the group. We were writing music, but nothing felt right, and nothing felt close to the heart. But then it transpired that they had already written such a beautiful song that I got to hear. I just said: 'That's the one! That's the one we should go for.' The song is about fellowship, freedom and the importance of all voices being heard.”
The Songwriters
Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt and Anderz Wrethov.
Joy Deb and Linnea Deb has taken part together with many successful entries, for example the Eurovision winner ”Heroes” (2015). Anderz Wrethov won Melodifestivalen as late as in 2019 with ”Too Late For Love”.
A chorus with the line ”A Million Voices” has previously proved successful in the Eurovision Song Contest in Polina Gagarina's silver entry of that title, partly Swedish-written, which took part for Russia in 2015.
Joy Deb
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 22.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”The Silence”, ”Voices”, ”Every Minute”
2020: ”Moves”
2019: ”Chasing Rivers”, ”No Drama”, ”Not With Me”
2018: ”Break That Chain”
2017: ”I Don't Give A”, ”Statements”
2016: ”Don't Worry”, ”Hunger”, ”I Will Wait”, ”My Heart Wants Me Dead”
2015: ”Heroes” (Eurovision winner)
2014: ”Glow”, ”Echo”, ”Red”, ”Busy Doin' Nothin'”
2013: ”You” (winner)
2012: ”Soldiers”
• Inducted in the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame in the year 2020
• Other: Joy won both Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 with ”Heroes”, performed by Måns Zelmerlöw. He also won Melodifestivalen in 2013, with Robin Stjernberg's ”You”. In 2017, Joy took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for Finland with ”Monsters”, performed by Saara Aalto. All of his 22 Melodifestivalen entries have had English lyrics.
Linnea Deb
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 23.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”Baila Baila”, ”Voices”, ”Every Minute”
2019: ”Chasing Rivers”, ”No Drama”, ”Not With Me”, ”Hello”
2018: ”In My Cabana”, ”Cry”
2017: ”I Don't Give A”, ”Statements”
2016: ”Don't Worry”, ”Hunger”, ”I Will Wait”, ”My Heart Wants Me Dead”
2015: ”Heroes” (Eurovision winner)
2014: ”Glow”, ”Echo”, ”Red”, ”Busy Doin' Nothin'”
2013: ”You” (winner)
2012: ”Soldiers”
• Inducted in the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame in the year 2020
• Other: Linnea is also a coveted backing singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 with ”Heroes”, both as a songwriter and a backing singer. She is doing backing vocals in the album versions of Melodifestivalen classics such as ”Evighet” (Carola) and ”Cara Mia” (Måns Zelmerlöw).
Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 6.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”Om allting skiter sig”, ”Baila Baila”, ”Voices”, ”Every Minute”
2011: ”Dance Alone”
• Other: Jimmy is an established international songwriter, having worked with superstars such as One Direction, Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias. In 2016, the Pitbull album ”Dale”, where Jimmy took part as a songwriter and producer, won an American Grammy for ”Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album”. With his 5 entries, Jimmy is, along with Bobby Ljunggren, the most successful songwriter in the lead-up to the 2021 Melodifestivalen. Jimmy is also one of the songwriters for ”El Diablo”, the entry for Cyprus in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.
Anderz Wrethov
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 23.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”Om allting skiter sig”, ”Baila Baila”, ”Voices”
2020: ”Vem e som oss”, ”Surface”
2019: ”Too Late for Love” (vinnare), ”Leva livet”, ”Tempo”, ”Who I Am”
2018: ”Mitt paradis”, ”In My Cabana”
2017: ”Running With Lions”, ”Gravity”
2016: ”Kizunguzungu”, ”Bada nakna”, ”We Are Your Tomorrow”
2015: ”Guld och gröna skogar”, ”Insomnia”
2014: ”Aleo”
2013: ”Jalla Dansa Sawa”
2008: ”Upp o hoppa”
2006: ”Like Fire Tonight”
• Other: Anderz won the 2019 Melodifestivalen with the John Lundvik song ”Too Late for Love”. The entry placed 5th in the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. The year before, Anderz wrote the Cypriot entry, Eleni Foureira's ”Fuego”, which finished as the runner-up in the final in Lisboa. He has another runner-up finish in Eurovision, from 2009, when he wrote Azerbaijan's ”Always”, performed by AySel and the Swedish Iranian Arash.
Joy Deb and Linnea Deb has taken part together with many successful entries, for example the Eurovision winner ”Heroes” (2015). Anderz Wrethov won Melodifestivalen as late as in 2019 with ”Too Late For Love”.
A chorus with the line ”A Million Voices” has previously proved successful in the Eurovision Song Contest in Polina Gagarina's silver entry of that title, partly Swedish-written, which took part for Russia in 2015.
Joy Deb
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 22.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”The Silence”, ”Voices”, ”Every Minute”
2020: ”Moves”
2019: ”Chasing Rivers”, ”No Drama”, ”Not With Me”
2018: ”Break That Chain”
2017: ”I Don't Give A”, ”Statements”
2016: ”Don't Worry”, ”Hunger”, ”I Will Wait”, ”My Heart Wants Me Dead”
2015: ”Heroes” (Eurovision winner)
2014: ”Glow”, ”Echo”, ”Red”, ”Busy Doin' Nothin'”
2013: ”You” (winner)
2012: ”Soldiers”
• Inducted in the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame in the year 2020
• Other: Joy won both Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 with ”Heroes”, performed by Måns Zelmerlöw. He also won Melodifestivalen in 2013, with Robin Stjernberg's ”You”. In 2017, Joy took part in the Eurovision Song Contest for Finland with ”Monsters”, performed by Saara Aalto. All of his 22 Melodifestivalen entries have had English lyrics.
Linnea Deb
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 23.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”Baila Baila”, ”Voices”, ”Every Minute”
2019: ”Chasing Rivers”, ”No Drama”, ”Not With Me”, ”Hello”
2018: ”In My Cabana”, ”Cry”
2017: ”I Don't Give A”, ”Statements”
2016: ”Don't Worry”, ”Hunger”, ”I Will Wait”, ”My Heart Wants Me Dead”
2015: ”Heroes” (Eurovision winner)
2014: ”Glow”, ”Echo”, ”Red”, ”Busy Doin' Nothin'”
2013: ”You” (winner)
2012: ”Soldiers”
• Inducted in the Melodifestivalen Hall of Fame in the year 2020
• Other: Linnea is also a coveted backing singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 with ”Heroes”, both as a songwriter and a backing singer. She is doing backing vocals in the album versions of Melodifestivalen classics such as ”Evighet” (Carola) and ”Cara Mia” (Måns Zelmerlöw).
Jimmy ”Joker” Thörnfeldt
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 6.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”Om allting skiter sig”, ”Baila Baila”, ”Voices”, ”Every Minute”
2011: ”Dance Alone”
• Other: Jimmy is an established international songwriter, having worked with superstars such as One Direction, Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias. In 2016, the Pitbull album ”Dale”, where Jimmy took part as a songwriter and producer, won an American Grammy for ”Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album”. With his 5 entries, Jimmy is, along with Bobby Ljunggren, the most successful songwriter in the lead-up to the 2021 Melodifestivalen. Jimmy is also one of the songwriters for ”El Diablo”, the entry for Cyprus in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.
Anderz Wrethov
• Melodifestivalen songs as a songwriter: 23.
• History:
2021: ”One Touch”, ”Om allting skiter sig”, ”Baila Baila”, ”Voices”
2020: ”Vem e som oss”, ”Surface”
2019: ”Too Late for Love” (vinnare), ”Leva livet”, ”Tempo”, ”Who I Am”
2018: ”Mitt paradis”, ”In My Cabana”
2017: ”Running With Lions”, ”Gravity”
2016: ”Kizunguzungu”, ”Bada nakna”, ”We Are Your Tomorrow”
2015: ”Guld och gröna skogar”, ”Insomnia”
2014: ”Aleo”
2013: ”Jalla Dansa Sawa”
2008: ”Upp o hoppa”
2006: ”Like Fire Tonight”
• Other: Anderz won the 2019 Melodifestivalen with the John Lundvik song ”Too Late for Love”. The entry placed 5th in the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv. The year before, Anderz wrote the Cypriot entry, Eleni Foureira's ”Fuego”, which finished as the runner-up in the final in Lisboa. He has another runner-up finish in Eurovision, from 2009, when he wrote Azerbaijan's ”Always”, performed by AySel and the Swedish Iranian Arash.
”Voices” - Lyrics
There’s fire in the rain
But we’ll get up again
We’re thousand miles apart
But we’ll overcome
I’ll never let you down
World is turning us around
But I feel it in my heart
Let’s make a brand new start
Can’t stop us now forget the haters
Get up and live and make it matter
There’s more to life so go ahead and
sing it out
Can you hear
a million voices
Calling out
in the rain
You know we got
a million choices
So go get out
and let it rain
A million voices voices
A million voices voices
A million voices voices
A million voices
There’s fire in the rain
And I can feel your pain
Painting all the scars in
The colors of change
Don’t let them hold you down
Don’t let them hold you down
Go shooting like a star
The star you are
Can’t stop us now forget the haters
Get up and live and make it matter
There’s more to life so go ahead and
sing it out
Can you hear
a million voices
Calling out
in the rain
You know we got
a million choices
So go get out
and let it rain
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices
Can you hear them?
Can you hear them?
Can you hear
a million voices
Calling out
in the rain
You know we got
a million choices
So go get out
and let it rain
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices
But we’ll get up again
We’re thousand miles apart
But we’ll overcome
I’ll never let you down
World is turning us around
But I feel it in my heart
Let’s make a brand new start
Can’t stop us now forget the haters
Get up and live and make it matter
There’s more to life so go ahead and
sing it out
Can you hear
a million voices
Calling out
in the rain
You know we got
a million choices
So go get out
and let it rain
A million voices voices
A million voices voices
A million voices voices
A million voices
There’s fire in the rain
And I can feel your pain
Painting all the scars in
The colors of change
Don’t let them hold you down
Don’t let them hold you down
Go shooting like a star
The star you are
Can’t stop us now forget the haters
Get up and live and make it matter
There’s more to life so go ahead and
sing it out
Can you hear
a million voices
Calling out
in the rain
You know we got
a million choices
So go get out
and let it rain
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices
Can you hear them?
Can you hear them?
Can you hear
a million voices
Calling out
in the rain
You know we got
a million choices
So go get out
and let it rain
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices voices
Can you hear them
A million voices
Hak
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ButterTart
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A schlager version of my iconic Diddyvision entry? I’m listening.
Penelope
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Is anyone else thinking about how this time next year will be like the aftermath of a terrorist attack once we've heard the clip of Olivia Pettersson
Hak
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The weekly write-up of Swedish journalist reviews:
Charlotte
‘Still Young’ is a classic, catchy, uptempo schlager with an updated production. This is wonderfully warm and gives you a similar in feeling to ‘Här står jag’. Of the old schlager hits it’s most similar to Carola’s 'Evighet', it’s the type of songs that would’ve been favorite to win Mello around 2007-2008. More than one reviewer has described the more modern production as inspired by Smith & Thell (Statue anyone?). The chorus is very strong. If the presentation is good she should easily be through to at least AC on Saturday. It might however be this year's most derivative entry and the verses are rather bleak and plastic.
Predicted: 1st-4th
Emil Assergård
‘If everything goes to shit’ is simple and effective pop for rural Sweden. This will be joy on to watch and has the same target audience as Drängarna but with less cheese & dirt. The rousing chorus brings a smile to your face. Of all the Swedish rural pop in Mello history(which generally hasn't done very well), this probably has the widest appeal. Emil is also an established artist for his target audience. For those two reasons alone he could be very dangerous on Saturday.
Predicted: 3rd-7th
Klara Hammarström
‘Beat of Broken Hearts’ goes for a forgettable run-of-the-mill early Taylor Swift type of song. It does have a clearer chorus than her last attempt. The similar type of message as in ‘If everything goes to shit’ makes them feel misplaced back-to-back. Klara needs to excel on stage to be remembered. Qualification is however not entirely out of the question considering she doesn't have to contend with Frida who has gone back to working at Coop in the weeks running up to AC.
Predicted: 4th-7th
Mustasch
‘Contagious’ is Megadeth with a melodic chorus. Mustache do their own thing in the verses but when the hook hits it’s appropriately adapted for a wider target group. Great heavy metal that easily would’ve been a contender for the win at the turn of the last decade.
Predicted: 1st-5th
Elisa
‘Who you are’ is a perfected version of the most tired concept in ESC history. In spite of the five great modulations sprinkled throughout the song there’s nothing to help historians date this to 2021. Sonja Aldén had great success with the same song in 2007 and you could easily fool a schlager nerd by claiming this was an Swiss entry from 30 years ago. On the plus side Elisa’s wide televote appeal usually propels her to victory in any televote competition she enters. As long as Elisa doesn’t dress up as a showgirl and sing about forbidden topics she got extraordinary voter appeal as the granddaughter/sister/girlfriend every comatose Swede wished they had. Ljunggren & Pling’s incredibly classic and conservative schlager ballad will give the audience chills if delivered well, so don't count them out!
Predicted: 2nd-7th
Alvaro Estrella
‘Baila Baila’ manages to bring in all the Latino pop clichés together in one song. A very light and fruity non-alcoholic summer cocktail that children will love. A hook similar to 'När Ni Tar Saken' doesn’t disappoint.
Predicted: 2nd-5th
Tusse Chiza
‘Voices’ has borrowed the entire sound from The Weeknd but is still not a carbon copy of any one song in particular. It’s an interesting blend of different rhythms including electro-pop and latino. Bagpipes in the intro are followed by a mid-tempo pop (some say ballad) with a clear chorus and other effective hooks and one more key change than Charlotte Perelli’s ‘Still Young’. Some reviewers find the repetitive nature to be an annoyance while others don't mind at all. The vocals are tingling but demands impressive live delivery for ‘Voices’ to really shine.
Predicted: 1st-3rd
Charlotte
‘Still Young’ is a classic, catchy, uptempo schlager with an updated production. This is wonderfully warm and gives you a similar in feeling to ‘Här står jag’. Of the old schlager hits it’s most similar to Carola’s 'Evighet', it’s the type of songs that would’ve been favorite to win Mello around 2007-2008. More than one reviewer has described the more modern production as inspired by Smith & Thell (Statue anyone?). The chorus is very strong. If the presentation is good she should easily be through to at least AC on Saturday. It might however be this year's most derivative entry and the verses are rather bleak and plastic.
Predicted: 1st-4th
Emil Assergård
‘If everything goes to shit’ is simple and effective pop for rural Sweden. This will be joy on to watch and has the same target audience as Drängarna but with less cheese & dirt. The rousing chorus brings a smile to your face. Of all the Swedish rural pop in Mello history(which generally hasn't done very well), this probably has the widest appeal. Emil is also an established artist for his target audience. For those two reasons alone he could be very dangerous on Saturday.
Predicted: 3rd-7th
Klara Hammarström
‘Beat of Broken Hearts’ goes for a forgettable run-of-the-mill early Taylor Swift type of song. It does have a clearer chorus than her last attempt. The similar type of message as in ‘If everything goes to shit’ makes them feel misplaced back-to-back. Klara needs to excel on stage to be remembered. Qualification is however not entirely out of the question considering she doesn't have to contend with Frida who has gone back to working at Coop in the weeks running up to AC.
Predicted: 4th-7th
Mustasch
‘Contagious’ is Megadeth with a melodic chorus. Mustache do their own thing in the verses but when the hook hits it’s appropriately adapted for a wider target group. Great heavy metal that easily would’ve been a contender for the win at the turn of the last decade.
Predicted: 1st-5th
Elisa
‘Who you are’ is a perfected version of the most tired concept in ESC history. In spite of the five great modulations sprinkled throughout the song there’s nothing to help historians date this to 2021. Sonja Aldén had great success with the same song in 2007 and you could easily fool a schlager nerd by claiming this was an Swiss entry from 30 years ago. On the plus side Elisa’s wide televote appeal usually propels her to victory in any televote competition she enters. As long as Elisa doesn’t dress up as a showgirl and sing about forbidden topics she got extraordinary voter appeal as the granddaughter/sister/girlfriend every comatose Swede wished they had. Ljunggren & Pling’s incredibly classic and conservative schlager ballad will give the audience chills if delivered well, so don't count them out!
Predicted: 2nd-7th
Alvaro Estrella
‘Baila Baila’ manages to bring in all the Latino pop clichés together in one song. A very light and fruity non-alcoholic summer cocktail that children will love. A hook similar to 'När Ni Tar Saken' doesn’t disappoint.
Predicted: 2nd-5th
Tusse Chiza
‘Voices’ has borrowed the entire sound from The Weeknd but is still not a carbon copy of any one song in particular. It’s an interesting blend of different rhythms including electro-pop and latino. Bagpipes in the intro are followed by a mid-tempo pop (some say ballad) with a clear chorus and other effective hooks and one more key change than Charlotte Perelli’s ‘Still Young’. Some reviewers find the repetitive nature to be an annoyance while others don't mind at all. The vocals are tingling but demands impressive live delivery for ‘Voices’ to really shine.
Predicted: 1st-3rd
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Penelope
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Less CHEESE AND DIRT than Drängarna? 
COUNT ME OUT
COUNT ME OUT
Penelope
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By "heavy metal that would've been a contender to win at the turn of the last decade", are they literally referring to JUST YOHIO in 2013?
Hak
User
I guess they mean that there weren't any competitive rock entries then, even rather unimpressive rock entries made it to AC/Finalen.
Madíson
Everything goes up by six
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Hak
User
I have no idea. If I had to guess it probably means something completely different in Japanese, Sweden has exported light pop and Schlager to Japan for decades and they rarely care about the original meaning of the lyrics.
One famous example is 'Carameldansen' (literally 'The Caramel Dance') that sounds like 'Yummy, Nice Dance' or 'Yummy Horse Dance' in Japanese.
They further misinterpreted the lyrics "Dance with us, clap your hands" as "I don't want any Balsamic vinegar after all".
Hak
User
Oh, never mind. It apparently reads "masturbation high" in japaneese 