FSC Sweden

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SWEDEN in FSC 2017

#95 January: Skott - Lack of Emotion 5th
#96 February: Sanna Nielsen - Dansar bort med någon annan 9th
#97 March: Sabina Ddumba - Time 4th
#98 April: Maja Gödicke - Blå 15th
#99 May: Miss Li-
Aqualung 1st
#100 June*: Alina Devecerski - Flytta på dej!* 13th
#101 July: Rhys - Last Dance 5th
#102 August: AronChupa feat. Little Sis Nora – Llama in My Living Room 4th
#103 September: Julia Adams – Deja vu 12th
#104 October: Ana Diaz – Det var du 15th
#105 November: Axwell Λ Ingrosso – More Than You Know 5th
#106 December: Jennie Abrahamson – To the Water 21st

Summing up Sweden's 2017 in FSC it was certainly a step up from the pretty dreadful 2016 results-wise speaking. With 7/12 top. 10 entries, including five top.5's and one victory (the first victory for Sweden in FSC in nearly 3 year's time), 2017 marks Sweden's best year in FSC (as far as results go) since 2013 and overall the second best year for Sweden since the debut back in 2009.

While it's nice and all to achieve overall good results and see some support, most importantly is the music and to stay true to one's taste but also to explore new things and for sure 2017 opened up my eyes (and ears) for new artists and songs, both in Sweden but of course also from abroad thanks to fellow FSC'ers bringing some good stuff to the contest which I would have never heard of if it wasn't for this contest and forum, so thank you all for that!

So we say Good Bye to 2017 and hope that 2018 will bring alot of fresh good music (and some good results too ) , Happy New Year to all of you!



SWEDEN'S TOP. 10 RECEIVERS - 2017
1 : 83pts
2 : 49pts
3 : 44pts
4 : 34pts
5 : 33pts [5x]
6 : 33pts [4x]
7 : 29pts [5x]
8 : 29pts [4x]
9 : 28pts
10 : 26pts


SWEDEN'S TOP. 10 SUPPORTERS - 2017
1 : 68pts
2 : 58pts
3 : 55pts
4 : 51pts
5 : 43pts
6 : 42pts [9x]
7 : 42pts [7x]
8 : 38pts
9 : 36pts [7x]
10 : 36pts [6x]



SWEDEN'S 12-POINTERS - 2017

January: Sonya Kay - Zoryanyi soundtrack 12th
February: Desislava - I na vsichki kato tebe 12th
March: The Hardkiss - Antarktyda 5th
April: KAZKA - Svyata 20th
May: Zlata Ognevich - Tantsyuvaty 9th
June: Vintazh -
Derevya 33th*
July: Alyosha -
Kalyna 6th
August: Jelena Karleuša & Azis - O.S.T.A.V.LJ.A.M.T.E 9th
September: Dia - Ogan 8th
October: Lorde - Green Light 12th
November: Zayn feat. SIA - Dusk Till Dawn 1st
December: Irina Rimes - Cosmos 8th

* To celebrate the 100th anniversary edition of FSC, the age rule for entries was temporarily changed, to allow any entry since the inception of FSC in March 2009, but new songs from the last 12 months were excluded.
* Russia ended 12th in the voting, but due to absent voting from the Russian juries, Russia ended at 33th position.
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FSC#107 - January 2018

ionnalee
SAMARITAN

Sweden is starting off the new year with a comeback. Last time we saw singer-songwriter Jonna ionnalee Lee in the FSC was almost 3 years ago, back in FSC#72 - February 2015, as part of iamamiwhoami with the entry blue bue, which ended up at a respectable 7th place. This time around Jonna is trying on a solo career again after nearly 8 years together with producer Claes Björklund and the iamamiwhoami project.

SAMARITAN is the first single off ionnalee's upcoming album Everyone Afraid to Be Forgotten, due in February. The track, which originally premiered back in March 2017, is a well-produced, catchy and originally fresh-sounding Indie-Pop song with a touch of both Electro-Pop and Funk. I'd describe it as if Michael Jackson had a baby with Björk and let Kylie Minogue be the godmother of it.

Click on the link to view the full short movie / music video

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
Mm, oh, the future is gonna be bright
A clear path and all the stars are out
Looking up at the dark blue sky
Walking steady not blinded by the light

[Chorus]
I don't believe in a God, let's leave religion out of all this
I don't remember promising my life and soul to bring you all bliss
If I am what you say, I expect to be hanging from a wooden cross
When all this is done, is done
I don't believe in a God, let's leave religion out of all this
I don't remember promising my life and soul to bring you all bliss
If I am what you say, I expect to be hanging from a wooden cross
When all this is done, is done

[Interlude]
No, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
(Home)
Hoo

[Verse 2]
Oh, oh the past will never be the same
Once I am done, good memories will be gone
They guard their secrets with their lives
I spit on your fo-forsaken tribe

[Chorus]
I don't believe in a God, let's leave religion out of all this
I don't remember promising my life and soul to bring you all bliss
If I am what you say, I expect to be hanging from a wooden cross
When all this is done, is done
I don't believe in a God, let's leave religion out of all this
I don't remember promising my life and soul to bring you all bliss
If I am what you say, I expect to be hanging from a wooden cross
When all this is done, is done

[Bridge]
Oh, thy beauty makes me go blind
When you are near, my senses don't function
I give you this empty life
Can I be your soldier with a knife?

[Chorus]
I don't believe in a God, let's leave religion out of all this
I don't remember promising my life and soul to bring you all bliss
If I am what you say, I expect to be hanging from a wooden cross
When all this is done, is done
I don't believe in a God, let's leave religion out of all this
I don't remember promising my life and soul to bring you all bliss
If I am what you say, I expect to be hanging from a wooden cross
When all this is done, is done

[Bridge]
Oh, thy beauty makes me go blind
When you are near, my senses don't function
I give you this empty life
Can I be your soldier with a knife?

[Outro]
No, no
No, no, no, no, no, no
No, no
No, no, no, no, no, no

 

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So we're opening up this year really strong, in fact much better than I predicted so that's always a pleasant surprise!

Thanks to all of you that supported the entry in FSC#107 - January 2018 edition

#2
109 pts











... and a reprise of (my) Sweden's votes this edition:

 

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FSC#108 - February 2018

Jon Henrik Fjällgren
Bovtse eatnamisnie

For the second time in FSC history, Sweden is sending an entry in Sami language. Last time we heard Sami in the FSC was back in the FSC#55 - September 2013 edition, when Sofia Jannok scored a top.3 position for Sweden with the entry Jávrrit juiget. This time the turn has come to Jon Henrik Fjällgren with the Sami ethno-Pop entry Bovtse eatnamisnie, which is a combination of modern beats and production with a Sami ethno sound and yoik.

Fjällgren is the Colombian-born orphan, originating from an indigenous-Colombian village, who as a baby got adopted in the late 1980's by a Swedish Sami couple from northern Sweden, later on becoming a reindeer farmer himself according to the Sami tradition before rising to fame after winning the 2014 edition of Sweden's Got Talent, where he first auditioned with Daniels Joik. Fjällgren became a household name in Sweden after ending up as the runner-up of the Final of Melodifestivalen 2015 with his entry Jag är fri (Manne leam frijje), and last year he tried his luck again, this time ending up third in the final with the entry En värld full av strider (Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh), which featured singer Aninia and was the first single from his third official studio album Aatjan goengere, where also this edition's Swedish entry Bovtse eatnamisnie is taken from.

unfortunately unable to embed the video, so please click the banner (link) below to listen to the song!


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I'm pleased to have in the top. 10 for another month, I made a bit of a risky choice and it seems like it paid off decently

... Thanks to all of you that supported the entry in the FSC#108 - February 2018 edition

#6
69 pts










... and a reprise of (my) Sweden's votes this edition:

 

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FSC#109 - March 2018

Sophia Somajo
A Million Songs

For this March edition, which marks my 60th entry to the FSC, Sweden is sending the electro-Pop ballad A Million Songs, performed by singer-songwriter-producer Sophia Somajo.

Somajo debuted back in 2007 with the single Stockholm Calling, which was followed up by her debut studio album The Laptop Diaries the following year. In 2011 she parted from her label and founded her own record label on which she has since released a second studio album titled T.T.I.D.S.D.I.E.U.I.C (2012) aswell as the EP Freudian Slip in 2017, which apart from this month's entry A Million Songs, also includes her 2015 single Klein Blue and the 2016 release Sapphire.

Except for her career as a solo artist, Somajo has also been working under various pseudonyms as a songwriter, producer and composer for various other acts such as Britney Spears, Robyn, Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera amongst others.

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
Come on, take you apart
Pump some blood in your heart
Let me love who you are
Be the moon to your star

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm the ghost of your past
I am not your first but your last
You're the pearl, I'm the glass
And I've been wanting to ask

[Chorus]
'Cause a million songs get written about it
It's an ancient old cliché
Oh, when are you going to love me?
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
When are you going to...
La la la la
When are you going to love me?

[Verse 2]
Come on, sing you a song
'Bout how it felt all along (Baby)
Let me tell you the truth
I've been waiting for you

[Pre-Chorus]
You're the ghost of my past
You're not my first, but my last, I tell you
You're the gold, I'm the brass
And now I'm going to ask

[Chorus]
'Cause a million songs get written about it
It's an ancient old cliché
Oh, when are you going to love me?
La la la la (Love me)
La la la la (Love me)
La la la la (Love me)
When are you going to...
La la la la
When are you going to love me?

[Bridge]
Baby, you are the pearl
And I am the glass
You are the gold
And I am the brass
You're the skies
And I am the grass
I've been waiting

[Chorus]
'Cause a million songs get written about it
It's an ancient old cliché
Oh, when are you going to love me?
La la la la (Love me)
La la la la (Love me)
La la la la (Love me)
When are you going to...
La la la la
When are you going to love me?

 

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Sweden's results this month, I kind of expected not the best due to the reception the entry got during the LL and the reaction on here, so with that in mind I guess it's ok. Sure I would have loved to manage another top. 10, but wouldn't we all? Still though...

Thank you to all that voted for the Swedish entry in FSC#109 - March 2018 edition

#14
65 pts










... and a reprise of (my) Sweden's votes this edition:

 

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FSC#110 - April 2018

Stockholm Noir
Hopeless Dreams

Spring is coming (if you're at the Northern hemisphere that is), and for the 110th edition of the FSC, Sweden is sending the mysterious and mesmerizing electro-Pop track Hopeless Dreams, performed by the equally mysterious DJ/Producers' project which goes under the act name of Stockholm Noir. Now little is known publicly about this act, other than it consists of at least a couple of Swedish producers and DJ's. As for the vocalist of the track, it has been kept a secret as well, with music bloggers and others speculating it could be anyone from Eurovision winner Loreen to worldwide superstar Beyoncé. The mystery still lingers on, but despite all of that, this is a track that got me hooked for the first time I heard it and it was amongst my most streamed songs of 2017. Now let's see what you have to say about it, does it have the same effect on you as it had on me?

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
Blood in the water
Dive in deep
Eyes in the mirror
You could take the best of me (Oh)

Your love is the worst trip I'll ever need
The moment we make love
I go inside my shell and bleed (Oh)

[Bridge]
Take me to the south of France
I'll feel poor again
Fogging up the hourglass
With no air
Pop a bottle of champagne
I'll dress up for you
I'll look pretty

[Chorus]
All these hopeless, hopeless dreams
Hopeless, hopeless,
Hopeless dreams
You can take the rest of me
My heart beats
Hopeless, hopeless dreams
Hopeless, hopeless,
Hopeless dreams
You can take the rest of me

[Verse 2]
I paint on a smile
Come laugh with me
Just us three now
Molly, you and Harley Quinn

Oh Dress me in diamonds
Like I'm your queen
Fill up the empty
That's lurking deep inside of me

[Bridge]
Take me to the south of France
I'll feel poor again
Fogging up the hourglass
With no air
Pop a bottle of champagne
I'll dress up for you
I'll look pretty

[Chorus]
All these hopeless, hopeless dreams
Hopeless, hopeless,
Hopeless dreams
You can take the rest of me
My heart beats
Hopeless, hopeless dreams
Hopeless, hopeless,
Hopeless dreams
You can take the rest of me (Hey)

[Outro]
(Oh... Mmm)
Hopeless, hopeless dreams
Hopeless, hopeless dreams

 

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R.I.P.
Tim "Avicii" Bergling

Yesterday we received the tragic news that Tim Bergling a.k.a Avicii passed away. The internationally successful Swedish DJ/Producer became only 28 years old.

In FSC we saw Avicii twice; he reached a top. 10 spot in this contest back in FSC#56 - October edition with the EDM/Country fusion Hey Brother and in FSC#86 - April 2016 edition with the feel-good and summer vibed Taste the Feeling featuring Conrad Sewell, which was a collaboration between Bergling and the Coca Cola Company and that many of us have heard since in various commercials and promos.

Bergling became one of those Swedish music wonders and international musical export successes, mostly due to his ear for great catchy tunes and his superb professional productions, he was really one of those that led the revival of the EDM and made a whole generation dance again and the public to understand and appreciate that there is far more depth and brain in this genre than it was being credited for in the past. If EDM was considered "Eurotrash" in the 1990's, the genre started to really gain respect and influence over music in the past decade with the likes of Avicii, Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris and David Guetta paving the way.

In his career he worked with some of the biggest names in music like Madonna, Coldplay, Lenny Kravitz and Robbie Williams among others. Bergling started out in 2008 with DJ'ing and producing own tracks, and in 2010 he got his first minor commercial breakthrough with the single Seek Bromance, followed by what can be considered his big breakthrough with the track Levels the following year. In 2012 he released I Could Be the One in collaboration with Dutch DJ/Producer Nicky Romero. 2013 marked Avicii's career peak with the release of his debut full studio album True, including the singles Wake Me Up and Hey Brother that became two of the biggest worldwide hits of that year, with the former becoming his biggest hit in the USA.

Gone too young and too soon, the world will miss a bright star
Thank you for the Music Tim and for some special memories with your music as a soundtrack to
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Sweden was so close to get a top. 10 as this last edition, but unfortunately didn't manage to go the full way, I'm slightly surprised as I was thinking we had a winner candidate this time around, but I guess you can't really predict such things in the end of the day.

Thank you to all that voted for the Swedish entry in FSC#110 - April 2018 edition

#11
76 pts











... and a reprise of (my) Sweden's votes this edition:

 

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FSC#111 - May 2018

Maja Amcoff
Alltid som du vill

For this edition, Sweden is going back to the Swedish language again and is sending the catchy and somewhat quirky produced electro-Pop song Alltid som du vill (Always As You Want), performed by 17-year old newcomer to the Swedish Pop scene; Maja Amcoff. The track, which is Maja's debut single released in the summer of 2017, has a production somewhat resembling what you could hear in K-Pop, and it shouldn't maybe come to a surprise that many K-Pop songs are in fact produced by Swedish music production and songwriting teams.

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
Vi brinner inte längre
Minns allt du sa när vi gjorde det
Du sa att vi skulle högre
Tog mig upp när jag behövde det
Du kommer se mig
Om det inte dödar mig, så gör det mig starkare nu
Även om du
Inte hör mig nu så vet du jag är starkare nu

[Bridge]
Du gör allt om det handlar om dig
Alltid för dig, om det handlar om dig
Vad som helst om det handlar om dig
Aldrig för mig
Du gör alltid som du vill, Bae

[Chorus]
Du gör alltid som du vill
Alltid som du vill, Bae
Du gör alltid som du vill
Alltid som du vill, Bae

[Verse 2]
Vi kommer inte längre
Vi kan väl fejka tills vi glömmer det
Det brinner inte längre
Men låtsas för mig som de gjorde de
Du kommer se mig
Om det inte dödar mig, så gör det mig starkare nu
Även om du
Inte hör mig nu så vet du jag är starkare nu

[Bridge]
För du gör allt om det handlar om dig
Alltid för dig, om det handlar om dig
Vad som helst om det handlar om dig
Aldrig för mig
Du gör alltid som du vill, Bae

[Chorus]
Du gör alltid som du vill
Alltid som du vill, Bae
Du gör alltid som du vill
Alltid som du vill, Bae
Du gör alltid som du vill
Alltid som du vill, Bae
Du gör alltid som du vill
Alltid som du vill, Bae

[Middle Part]
Jag fattar inte alls vad som händer
Försöker att förstå hur du tänker
Du bryr dig inte alls vad jag känner
För du gör alltid som du vill, Bae

[Chorus]
Du gör alltid som du vill
Alltid som du vill, Bae
Du gör alltid som du vill
Alltid som du vill, Bae
Du gör alltid som du vill
Alltid som du vill, Bae
Du gör alltid som du vill
Alltid som du vill, Bae

LYRICS [ENGLISH TRANSLATION]:

[Verse 1]
We're no longer burning
Remember everything you said when we did
You said we would get higher
Picked me up when I needed it
You will see me
If it doesn't kill me, it will make me stronger now
Even if you
Do not hear me now you know I'm stronger now

[Bridge]
You do everything if it's about you
Always for you, if it's about you
Anything if it's about you
Never for me
You always do what you want, Bae

[Chorus]
You always do as you want
Always as you want, Bae
You always do as you want
Always as you want, Bae

[Verse 2]
We're not getting any further
We may well fake it until we forget it
It's no longer burning
But pretend to me like it did
You will see me
If it doesn't kill me, it will make me stronger now
Even if you
Do not hear me now you know I'm stronger now

[Bridge]
Because you do everything if it's about you
Always for you, if it's about you
Anything if it's about you
Never for me
You always do what you want, Bae

[Chorus]
You always do as you want
Always as you want, Bae
You always do as you want
Always as you want, Bae
You always do as you want
Always as you want, Bae
You always do as you want
Always as you want, Bae

[Middle Part]
I do not understand at all what's happening
Trying to understand how you think
You don't care about how I feel
Because you always do what you want, Bae

[Chorus]
You always do as you want
Always as you want, Bae
You always do as you want
Always as you want, Bae
You always do as you want
Always as you want, Bae
You always do as you want
Always as you want, Bae

 

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Shocking results for this time around , I kind of expected a so so result based on that there was no pre-hype what so ever, but I'm still shocked to see that this edition marked the worst result for Sweden ever in FSC, was it really that bad!?

Oh well... I hope the reaction will be better in upcoming edition... and...

Thank you to all that voted for the Swedish entry in FSC#111 - May 2018 edition

#32
19 pts







... and a reprise of (my) Sweden's votes this edition:

 

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FSC#112 - June 2018

NoNoNo
Masterpiece

For this June edition, Sweden is sending the Indie-Pop trio NoNoNo with the catchy and quirky indie-Pop track Masterpiece. The group, which consists of the members Stina Wäppling, Tobias Jimson and Michel Flygare, made their debut back in spring of 2013 with the single Pumpin Blood, which was later on followed by the same-titled debut EP released in early Autumn that year. Their debut single remains their commercially most successful one to date, charting close to the top. 20 on the American Billboard Alternative chart among others. In 2014 the band released their debut album titled We Are Only What We Feel. This FSC edition's entry for Sweden; Masterpiece, is the trio's first single in around three years and it's the first single from their upcoming album. The track was released in the end of August 2017 and has since been followed up by the single Friends, which was released earlier this spring.

LYRICS:

[Verse 1] I say, I really really wanna
You think, I'm really really gonna
I'm an illusionist, throwing cards and doing tricks

The way is better where I'm going
Where the green grass growing
Call it imaginative, I say it's the greatest gift, cause

[Bridge] Oh, I move so naturally
Sway my hips so you can see
It's the only way to be
Now you've got to follow me

[Chorus] And I move move my head from left to right
Everybody, it's a benial sound
Awoo
Buckle up, and follow me

And I move my feet like 1, 2, 3
Everybody in symmetry
Awoo
So buckle up, and follow me

And follow me
(A masterpiece, a masterpiece)
And follow me, follow me
(It is a masterpiece)

[Verse 2] You saved, and that was what we're given
I slayed, and that was how we're living
Oh yeah, I miss that good
Making gold, lotta wood

That world is giving me a hard time
I squeeze out a really good sound
Ba-ba ba-da-da-ba
Ba-ba-ba ba-da-da-ba

[Bridge] Oh, I move so naturally
Sway my hips so you can see
It's the only way to be
Now you've got to follow me

[Chorus] And I move, move my head from left to right
Everybody, it's a brand new sound
Awoo
Now buckle up, and follow me

And I move my feet like 1, 2, 3
Everybody in symmetry
Awoo
Now buckle up, and follow me

And follow me
(A masterpiece, a masterpiece)
And follow me, follow me
(It is a masterpiece)

[Middle Part] See, the world is painted black and white
Close your eyes for a colorful sight
Look inside, and you will find
The answers right inside your mind
The world is painted black and white
Close your eyes for a colorful sight
Look inside, and you will find
The answers right inside your mind
Inside your mind, inside your mind

[Outro] (A masterpiece, a masterpiece)
(It is a masterpiece)

 

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... another mid-score underwhelming results for Sweden this edition, certainly better than the previous edition but worse than I expected and that it deserved imo. I expected a bit better at least considering this time around there seemed to be some pre-hype, oh well... maybe next time things will turn around for Sweden?

Thank you to all that voted for the Swedish entry in this edition

#15
66 pts










... and a reprise of (my) Sweden's votes this edition:

 

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FSC#113 - July 2018

Alcazar
In the Name of Love

June and July are sometimes referred to as "Pride seasons" in different parts of the world where homosexuality isn't illegal due to the hosting of annual Pride festivals in various cities during these particular months and in the end of this month, Sweden will host the 25th annual EuoroPride and for this edition's FSC, we are entering the official EuroPride 2018 song In the Name of Love performed by the Disco-Pop trio Alcazar, a trio that celebrates 20 years as a group this year. For these two special occasions, I have chosen this entry. I hope you will enjoy this catchy Pop song and also see this as a reminder that, regardless of what we think about Pride as a concept, love is love and that there are many around the world; gay, straight and bi alike, that are unable to live their lives freely and choose their partners on their own.

PRESENTATION:

As mentioned above, the group Alcazar celebrates 20 years as a group this year, unfortunately for Alcazar fans though this will also mark their official last year as a group which will be celebrated with a final Sweden tour this coming autumn. Alcazar was formed by singer Andreas Lundstedt back in 1998, after an offer was made by songwriter and record-producer Alexander Bard (who is known for music projects like Army of Lovers and Bodies Without Organs, where Bard also was an active member of both groups). Lundstedt invited his two friends Tess Merkel and Annika Kjærgaard and together they formed the trio Alcazar. Previously to this, Lundstedt had been a member of the group Stage Four in his teenage years together with successful Swedish singers Peter Jöback and Lisa Nilsson and later on he also entered the Swedish selection for Eurovision Song Contest; Melodifestivalen as a solo act in 1996 and 1997 where on his first attempt in 1996 with the entry Driver dagg, faller regn (Drifting drew, falling rain), Lundstedt finished second.

After a couple of single releases, Alcazar got their breakthrough in 2001 (originally released in 2000) with the single Crying at the Discoteque, which became a top. 3 hit in Belgium and Germany, a top. 5 hit in Italy and a top. 15 hit in the UK, Netherlands and Australia among other markets. Interestingly, although being their biggest international hit to date, it wasn't until later that they would actually get their first major chart hits in their home-market of Sweden. Their debut album titled Casino, which also included the singles Sexual Guarantee and Don't You Want Me (cover of the 1981The Human League single), got released in 2000.

In the end of 2002, singer Magnus Carlsson (who had previously been a part of the Dansband group Barbados since the early 1990's, known for songs like Rosalita [1999] and Kom hem Come Home [2000] as well as their Melodifestivalen-entries Se mig (See Me) [#2 in MF#2000] and Världen utanför (The World Outside) [#4 in MF#2002]) joined the group and Alcazar debuted in Melodifestivalen in the following year as a group and with the new constellation, entering the song Not A Sinner, Nor A Saint, which earned them a top. 3 position in the final as well as their first number 1 single on the official Swedish Singles Chart. Following the Melodifestivalen success, the group released their second studio album Alcazarized, which in its European edition also included the single This is the World We Live In, which gave the group its second top. 3 position on the Swedish Singles Chart as well as becoming a moderate international hit charting in various European countries as well as in Australia, earning the band its second top. 15 single in the UK for example.

The group released their first compilation album Dancefloor Deluxe in 2004, and also made their second attempt at Melodifestivalen the following year with the entry Alcastar, earning them yet another top. 3 position in the contest as well as their second #1 single in Sweden, resulting in a re-issue of the compilation album including that entry. The group took a break in the second half of 2005 and in the following years, the members got engaged in various side projects including Andreas Lundstedt entering the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 for Switzerland as part of the group-constellation Six4One, Magnus Carlsson entered both Melodifestivalen 2006 with the entry Lev livet!, which earned him a top. 10 spot in the final, and in 2007 with the entry Live Forever, while Lundstedt also took part in the 2007 edition with the entry Move and Tess Merkel did some work together with the Rock group The Poodles.

In 2007 the group re-grouped, however this time both Magnus Carlsson och Annika Kjærgaard had left the group and Lina Hedlund had instead replaced Kjærgaard, making the group a trio again. Lina Hedlund is the younger sister of Hanna Hedlund (mostly known to Melodifestivalen fans for her year 2000 Melodifestivalen- Disco-Schlager classic Anropar försvunnen (Calling lost (one)) and had previously entered Melodifestivalen at two occasions; as a duo together with her sister in the 2002 edition as well as a solo act in the 2003 edition (the very same year Alcazar in its previous constellation debuted in the contest). In 2008 the trio, with its new constellation, released their comeback single We Keep On Rockin', earning them another top. 5 spot on the Swedish Singles Charts. In 2009 the group tried their third time in Melodifestivalen with the entry Stay the Night, earning them a top. 5 spot in the final and a top.3 spot on the Swedish Singles Chart, which the group followed up by releasing their third and last studio album Disco Defenders. In 2010 the group entered Melodifestivalen again, but didn't manage to qualify from the semis, and in 2014 they tried their fifth and last time with the entry Blame it on the Disco, which earned them yet another top. 3 position in the contest and another top. 10 chart Singles chart position in Sweden.

 

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FSC#114 - August 2018

Rhys
Too Good to Be True

So we have a comeback for Sweden this time around, it's Pop singer and newcomer Rhys, who we last saw in FSC around a year ago when she ended up #5 with the entry Last Dance, will she manage to top that result this time around? Too Good to Be True is Rhys' third single, released back in 2017 and as a follow-up to Last Dance, sonically it's yet again a well-produced and catchy Pop song with a big and powerful chorus while following the theme of bittersweet love lyrics.

LYRICS:

[Intro]
I want the light without the darkness
I want the sun without the rain
I'm beginning to believe it's possible
To have someone like you without the pain

[Verse 1]
When I wake up tomorrow, will you still be here?
I promise I'll never ever ask for more
But when it comes to sweetness, baby, I'm insatiable
I'm like a kid in a candy store

[Pre-Chorus]
You know what they say, you know what they say
You know what they say, can't have it all your way
When it's too good, too good, too good to be true
You know what they say, you know what they say
You know what they say, can't have it all your way
It's usually too good, too good, too good to be true

[Chorus]
But not tonight
I want the light without the darkness (not tonight)
I want the sun without the rain (not tonight)
I'm beginning to believe it's possible
To have someone like you without the pain

[Verse 2]
Baby, I just want you to be reckless
So come on, flick the switch on common sense
'Cause I wanna feel the fire, baby, make it burn
I promise there won't be no consequence

[Pre-Chorus]
You know what they say, you know what they say
You know what they say, can't have it all your way
When it's too good, too good, too good to be true
You know what they say, you know what they say
You know what they say, can't have it all your way
It's usually too good, too good, too good to be true

[Chorus]
But not tonight
I want the light without the darkness (not tonight)
I want the sun without the rain (not tonight)
I'm beginning to believe it's possible
To have someone like you without the pain

[Bridge]
Baby, I just want you to be reckless, ooh
Baby, I just want you to be reckless, ooh
You know what they say, you know what they say
You know what they say, can't have it all your way
When it's too good, too good, too good to be true

[Chorus]
But not tonight
I want the light without the darkness (not tonight)
I want the sun without the rain (not tonight)
I'm beginning to believe it's possible
To have someone like you without the pain

[Outro]
But not tonight
I want the light without the darkness
(I want the sun without the rain)
I want the sun without the rain
(I'm beginning to believe it's possible)
I'm beginning to believe it's possible
To have someone like you without the pain

 

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A little bit late... but nice to see Sweden finally back in the top. 10 again after nearly half a year of flops or mediocre results... so without further ado...

Thank you to all that voted for the Swedish entry in FSC#114 - August 2018 edition

#7
84 pts










... and a reprise of (my) Sweden's votes this edition:

 

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FSC#115 - September 2018

Paul Rey
What Good is Love

For this September edition of FSC, Sweden is sending the 26-year old R&B/Soul/Pop singer Pauli Jokela aka Paul Rey. Jokela, who originally comes from the university town of Lund in the most southern region of Skane in Sweden, debuted as a rapper under the abbreviation P.J. back in 2012 with his debut album Makin' Moves, however it wasn't until he changed musical direction and signed with Epic Records in the USA and with the release of the EP Good as Hell in 2015, that he started to gain some attention.

This month's entry to the FSC, the gospel and soul inspired midtempo power Pop ballad What Good is Love, is Jokela's third single release under the Paul Rey pseudonym and was released in 2017, following the single All Falls Down. Jokela released his follow-up EP Note to Self earlier this year and we have to wait until a debut Paul Rey album will see the day of light, but until then let's enjoy this superb song and talented young aspiring singer.

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
We had ups, we had downs, we had joy and
Had both sides of the coin, don't apologize
Apologize
We can say every day it's perfect
But you know and I know it's a bunch of lies
A bunch of lies

[Chorus]
What good is love when it's broken?
What good is love when it's hopeless?
What good is love when it's over?
I don't know
What good is love when it's broken?
What good is love when it's hopeless?
What good is love when it's over?
I don't know

[Post-Chorus]
What good is love when it's over?
(What is?)
What good is love when it's over?
(What is?)
What good is love when it's over?
(What is?)
What good is love when it's over?
I don't know, oh, oh, oh

[Verse 2]
Can't deny that we've both could've tried more
Wouldn't change where we are, why apologize?
Apologize
We were bound to break up
Even though we made up after every single fight
Had our loving nights but

[Chorus]
What good is love when it's broken?
What good is love when it's hopeless?
What good is love when it's over?
I don't know

[Post-Chorus]
What good is love when it's over?
(What is? What is?)
What good is love when it's over?
(What is? What is?)
What good is love when it's over?
(What is? What is?)
What good is love when it's over?
I don't know, oh, oh, oh

[Bridge]
What good are words when you're silent?
What good is beats when you're violent?
What good is truth when you're lying?
I don't know

[Post-Chorus]
What good is love when it's over?
(What is? What is?)
What good is love when it's over?
(What is? What is?)
What good is love when it's over?
(What is? What is?)
What good is love when it's over?
I don't know
What good is love when it's over?
(What is? What is?)
What good is love when it's over?
(What is? What is?)
What good is love when it's over?
(What is? What is?)
What good is love when it's over?
I don't know

 

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Great to see Sweden achieving its second top. 3 position so far this year, our second best result so far this year and best result in 8 months

Thank you to all that voted for the Swedish entry in FSC#115 - September 2018

#2
107 pts









... and a reprise of (my) Sweden's votes this edition:

 

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FSC#116 - October 2018

Sanna Nielsen
Innan du lämnar mig

For this edition, we are slowing down the tempo and switching back to the Swedish language again with the comeback of Sanna Nielsen to the FSC. This is the second time the Schlager-Pop singer, Melodifestivalen-veteran and former Eurovision Song Contest contestant, is entered to the contest (following a top. 10 position back in February 2017 with the entry Dansar bort med någon annan) <- click the title to read more about Sanna and her previous entry...

The entry for this edition titled; Innan du lämnar mig (Before You Leave Me), is a classic yet timeless piano-Pop-ballad, a beautiful Swedish schlager-Pop-power-Ballad, presenting a personal and bittersweet love story sung by one of Sweden's finest vocalists, simply a nice fitting and calming start to the autumn (Northern hemisphere) period, just relax and enjoy!

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
Hur fint det än varit vet jag
Att jag kommer ångra att jag såg dig den dan
Det var tiotusentals
Men det kändes som att det bara var du och jag

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Din blick säger mer än dina ord
När du säger att du känner som jag gör
Vet inte vad jag längre ska tro
När du blir kall och allting vissnar och dör

[Chorus]
För jag ger allt jag har
Men det kommer aldrig räcka för dig
Fast du är allt jag har
Tänker jag gå innan du lämnar mig
Innan du lämnar mig

[Verse 2]
Du sa att vi alltid ska va
Som vi var den första tiden den sommaren
Och jag sa att allting måste väl ta slut
För ingenting kan vara så stark för alltid

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Din blick säger mer än dina ord
När du säger att du känner som jag gör
Vet inte vad jag längre ska tro
När du blir kall fryser mitt hjärta sönder

[Chorus]
För jag ger allt jag har
Men det kommer aldrig räcka för dig
Fast du är allt jag har
Tänker jag gå innan du lämnar mig
Innan du lämnar mig

[Post-Chorus]
Innan du lämnar mig
Innan du lämnar mig

[Outro]
För jag ger allt jag har
Men det kommer aldrig räcka för dig
Fast du är allt jag har
Tänker jag gå innan du lämnar mig
Innan du lämnar mig

LYRICS [ENGLISH TRANSLATION]:

[Verse 1]
Although how beautiful it was, I know
That I will regret that I met you that day
It was tens of thousands
But it felt like it was only you and me

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Your eyes say more than your words
When you say that you feel like I do
Don't know what I should believe any longer
When you get cold and everything wilts and dies

[Chorus]
Because I give everything I have
But it will never be enough for you
Though you are all I have
I intend to leave before you leave me
Before you leave me

[Verse 2]
You said we will always be
As we were the first time that summer
And I said everything has to come to an end
For nothing can be so strong forever

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Your eyes say more than your words
When you say you feel like I do
Don't know what I should believe any longer
When you get cold, my heart is freezing apart

[Chorus]
Because I give everything I have
But it will never be enough for you
Though you are all I have
I intend to leave before you leave me
Before you leave me

[Post-Chorus]
Before you leave me
Before you leave me

[Outro]
Because I give everything I have
But it will never be enough for you
Though you are all I have
I intend to leave before you leave me
Before you leave me