Tag Archives: Sweden

Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2021 to have rule change

28 May 2020 Ian Fowell 1 Comment

The search for the 2021 Melodifestivalen songs in Sweden will begin in August. Interested songwriters / artists can submit their songs at www.melodifestalen.se .

There is a significant rule change for the 2021 entries. The broadcaster, SVT, intend to have 50% of selected entries composed by female composers / copywriters or have both female and male composers / copywriters. They have confirmed that in 2022 they are intending to add a rule where if the song has multiple writers, they should have at least one female composer / writer.

Source: SVT; escxtra.com; ESC Covers

New release/Sweden

The Mamas release new single ‘Let It Be’

16 May 2020 Ian Fowell Leave a comment

The Mamas have released their brand new single entitled Let It Be. The song is sung with beautiful soulful voices and is upbeat with a happy summer vibe.

Let It Be is composed by Melanie Wehbe, Patrik Jean and Herman Gardarfve. The same team wrote Move, the song that The Mamas won the 2020 Melodifestivalen with and were set to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam until the unfortunate cancellation.

The Mamas are Ash Haynes, Loulou LaMotte and Dinah Yonas Manna. The girls were on the stage at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Israel with John Lundvik, and his gospel / soul pop anthem, Too Late For Love.

Let It Be is available to purchase or stream via most digital stores including iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play Music and Apple Music.

Move is currently topping the music charts of Sweden.

You can hear Let It Be below and see also The Mamas perform Move.

Source: ESC Covers; Universal Music Sweden

New release/Sweden

The Lovers of Valdaro to release new song ‘Rhythm & Decibel’ on 1 May

22 April 2020 Ian Fowell 1 Comment

The Lovers of Valdaro have a brand new song set to be released on 1 May. The title of the song is Rhythm & Decibel.

Rhythm & Decibel is available to pre-order from most digital stores from 24 April.

The Lovers of Valdaro are Erik Gabriel and Adam Warhester. The duo took part in the Melodifestivalen 2019 in Sweden with the song Somebody Wants.

In March this year ESC Covers met with Erik and Adam at the Melodifestivalen Eurovision Party in Stockholm. They were the first act on stage in the evening and really got the fans in the mood to party!

We will bring you more about Rhythm & Decibel on the release day.

BREAKING NEWS: It is with great pleasure that we can announce that The Lovers of Valdaro band member, Erik Gabriel, has agreed to be a juror for Sweden in the Eurovision: A Second Opinion 2020. It is a fun and worthwhile project designed to be as accurate a simulation of how the 41 professional juries and televotes would have voted in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals and grand final.

You can see a preview of the new single Rhythm & Decibel below.

Source: ESC Covers

new video

GLAS – ERIC SAADE

18 April 2020 Roy van der Merwe 1 Comment

ERIC SAADE from SWEDEN has a brand new song and video. It is in Swedish and called GLAS. Eric sang POPULAR for Sweden at the 2011 Eurovision song contest.

Imaa Queen/Global Melting Love

Listen to Imaa Queen and the new song ‘Global Melting Love’

28 March 2020 Ian Fowell 1 Comment

Imaa Queen from the music video of 'Global Melting Love' — Imaa Queen from the music video of ‘Global Melting Love’

A brand new release to listen to is Global Melting Love by Imaa Queen. The song is upbeat and has a great beat and production.

Global Melting Love is composed by Ylva and Linda Persson and Robin Kvarnström (music) and Niclas Haglund (lyrics). The track is available to purchase and streams via digital stores such as Spotify and Amazon and others.

You can see the music video for Global Melting Love below. The photographer and video photo artist is Jenny Puronne.

Source: ESC Covers

2020 Eurovision Song Contest

Gallery: 2020 Melodifestivalen in Sweden

9 March 2020 Ian Fowell Leave a comment

Here are some photo highlights of the 2020 Melodifestivalen in Sweden.

Congratulations to The Mamas on their win.

Source: ESC Covers

2020 Eurovision Song Contest

Gallery & Highlights of MelFest Wknd 2020 – The Pre-Party

9 March 2020 Ian Fowell 1 Comment

The MelFest Wknd 2020 – The Pre-Party organised by Melodifestivalklubben OGAE Club in Sweden took place on Friday 6 March 2020.

Here are some photo highlights and videos of the wonderful evening. A big thanks to Melodifestivalklubben OGAE Club for the great organisation.

The artists appearing were Samanta Tina (Latvia), Daði (Iceland), Ulrikke (Norway), Sandro (Cyprus) – all from the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest and we also had appearances by Wiktoria (former MF participant) and The Lovers Of Alvaro (former MF act) and KEiiNO (2019 ESC Norway).