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Post by Jan on Feb 24, 2014 22:48:29 GMT 1
Songs are online!Today, SVT published all 32 participating songs without the artists' names. You can listen to all songs by clicking on the logo below. (I'd be thankful if you made a short review or something like that ^^
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Post by Jan on Feb 26, 2014 23:05:25 GMT 1
 Semi-Final 1 participants announced!Click on the artist's picture to listen to the song.01. BELDINA("Here We Go") Beldina Malaika is a  Kenyan artist living in  Sweden, yet sheâs coveted by some of the  American greats. At just 22, she has opened for Faith Evans and thrown down vocals for Stevie Wonder. More recently, she sang the hook on the Childish Gambino track, âNot Going Back.â Additionally, she tours with large-scale Swedish acts like Rasmus Faber and Timbuktu.
Her talent alone gets her these gigs; sheâs not one for stunts and gimmicks. Beldinaâs a self-proclaimed âwoman of few wordsâ who has given few interviews and offers little personal information online. This soft-spoken rising diva just happens to have a mind-blowing, scale-bending voice â and that sheâs not afraid to show off.
She will open the first semi-final with her song "Here We Go".02. NAME THE PET("Get On The Bus") Name The Pet, actually Hanna Brandén, is an 28-year-old Swedish electronic singer, who released her debut album "Name The Pet" in 2009.
She is still rather unknown, though has already worked together with Swedish DJ Adrian Lux.
Her new album "Future/Now" has just been released at the beginning of February 2014.
She will perform 2nd in the first semi-final with her electronic pop song "Get On The Bus".03. JAY-JAY JOHANSON("Mr Fredrikson") Once voted "the most beautiful man in the world", Swedish singer/songwriter Jay-Jay Johanson, born in TrollhÀttan, October 11, 1969, started composing already as a teenager, but it wasn't until August 1996 he was to release his first album, "Whiskey".
With his seventh album "Self-Portrait" Jay-Jay Johanson remains as surprising and daring as ever, exchanging the ornate arrangements and etheral strings of earlier releases for organic noise and twisted sensibilities.
In 2013, Jay-Jay Johnason took part in Melodifestivalen with his song "Paris", finishing last in his semi-final.
Like in Melodifestivalen, he will perform as 3rd in the first semi-final with his mysterious piece "Mr Fredrikson".04. PANETOZ("Vissla Med Mig") Panetoz is a Swedish multi-ethnic band with members originating from Gambia, Ethiopia, Angola, Congo and Finland-Sweden. Panetoz are now signed to Warner Music.
Their repertoire is made up of a mix of Swedish language, English and various African languages with influences from traditional African music and Swedish hip hop and R&B, so is their 2014 Melodifestivalen entry "Efter solsken", which went straight to the final and may win the ticket to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen.
Like in Melodifestivalen, they will perform 4th with their traditional African pop song "Vissla Med Mig", which means nothing more than "Whistle with me".05. ANNA SAHLENE("Jamie") Anna Sahlene began singing and playing instruments at a very early age. She has learned singing, piano, cello, guitar and oboe. As a nine year old, she starred as one of the main characters in the movies based on Astrid Lindgren's book 'The Children of Noisy Village'.
Sahlene was also among the members of One Voice who formed the chorale for the Charlotte Nilsson performance of "Take Me to Your Heaven" at Eurovision 1999 where, representing Sweden, the number won. At the subsequent Eurovision 2000, held in Stockholm, Sahlene was again onstage as one of the members of One Voice who formed the chorale for the Claudette Pace performance of the Maltese entrant "Desire".
In 2002, she represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Runaway" which resulted in a third place finish.
Moreover, she tried to return to the Eurovision Song Contest in taking part in Melodifestivalen in 2003, 2006 and 2009.
Now she is trying to represent her native country in the North Vision Song Contest, with her pop ballad "Jamie", starting 5th in her semi-final.06. ADIAM DYMOTT("Pizza") Following last year's self-titled debut album and the unfortunately rather successless hit single "Miss You", charismatic  31 year-old Swedish-Eritrean singer Adiam Dymott is back entering the stage of Fantasifestivalen 08.
She is known for her body covered with tattoos of her siblings' names.
She wants to represent Sweden in the North Vision Song Contest 08 with her rock song "Pizza", which she will perform as 6th in Semi-Final 1.07. DA BUZZ("Got This Feeling") Da Buzz is a Swedish Eurodance/pop music duo. Members of the group are writers/producers Per Lidén and lead-singer Annika Thörnquist. Although Pier Schmid is no longer part of the group, he is going to support them at Fantasifestivalen, and North Vision Song Contest, if they should get the ticket to represent their home country. All three are from Karlstad.
The band has had a successful career in the early 00's, having hits in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Belgium, respectively.
They splitted up in 2009, but reunited in 2010. Now their goal is to win Fantasifestivalen 08 and make Sweden proud.
They will perform 7th in the first semi-final with their modern electropop song "Got This Feeling".08. TOVE LO("Out Of Mind") Tove Lo is a Swedish singer/songwriter from Stockholm, who likes to call her genre "Dirrrrty POP!".
She is perhaps one of the most mysterious acts this edition, as she likes to keep many things secret and doesn't reveal much of her private life.
She is the last to perform in Semi-Final 1 with her mystic, but feel-good pop song "Out Of Mind". (áŽ
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Post by Jan on Mar 9, 2014 2:38:17 GMT 1
Semi-Final 2 participants announced!Click on the artist's picture to listen to the song.01. ULRIKA("Animal") Ulrika is a Swedish singer living in the United States.
Ulrika's gifted voice and songwriting blurs the lines between Pop, Indie, and Electro. She carefully crafted her powerful voice throughout the many years of choir school and classical training. With a global appeal and sound, Ulrika has been compared to the likes of Sia, Ellie Goulding, and Gwen Stefani. She keeps genuine lyrics at the core of her epic, colorful, and emotional productions. One of the truly great experiences about hearing and watching Ulrika perform is her ability to make you feel every lyric and note she sings. She has a unique, spirited, and authentic personality that is extremely disarming.
She will open the semi-final 2 with her indie electro song "Animal".02. JACK MOY & GLĂDEN("Hold Your Head Up") Jack Moy & Glöden is a Swedish folkpop-trio active since 2010. All three are good friends with each other, though Jack Moy, the singer and head of the trio, sometimes perfoms alone.
Their first single was released in 2011, and became a bigger success than expected. Their goal is to reach people with their music and that's only possible with such a big audience as in Fantasifestivalen, as the trio said.
They will perform their catchy folkpop hit "Hold Your Head Up" starting second.03. CRASH FT. PIXY J("I'm Alive") CRASH is a new dance pop singing group produced by internationally renowned music producer Ari LeTennen , international song writer Sandro Cajander and American lyric writers Maureen and Jordan.
Pixy J, actually Julia, is 22 years old and grew up in a town in northern Sweden. At an early age she began to sing and dance and performed every chance she got in school, for parents, family and competitions.
Alongside the music, she has a passion for football/soccer and dogs.
Starting third they will perform their electro pop song "I'm Alive".04. JONI("Chain You") Joni, actually Johanna Toth, is an artist with her heart in the right place and a mind of her own. A revolutionary force thatâs been recognized over and over again by famous producers and songwriters in the business. Raised in Sweden she started off as a hardworking hotel-singer. But Joni always knew she wanted more. With a passion for her parents homeland Hungary she landed in Budapest barely speaking Hungarian but determined to make it. Praised by labels and critics sheâs now fearlessly breaking borders through Europe. Her feet stand steady as a street-musician but her expressions are to be found in the musical-world. Joni's voice is a one of a kind thatâs cutting through the crowd, making people stop, stare and listen.
2014, she was part of the Hungarian national process for the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterfall", became eliminated in the semi-final.
Now she tries to represent her childhood country Sweden in North Vision Song Contest with her pop ballad "Chain You", starting 4th .05. CAMERON CARTIO("Leyli")%20-%20origin.jpg) Cameron Cartio was born in  Iran. At the age of 7, together with his family he migrated to Spain and later to Sweden. There, at the age of 13, he began his artistic journey through music and hit his first notes on the keys of a piano. He joined a local Hip hop band and later moved on to become a studio musician.
He is most know for his 2005 Melodifestivalen song Roma, which was on the Top10 chart for most selling record in Sweden for 7 weeks, and his second single Henna, which was written as a duet and performed alongside the grand master and worldwide famous Cheb Khaled.
Cameron Cartio continues to grow and develop as an artist for every new day, so he tries his luck in this competition, making it another highlight of his career.
He will perform 5th in the second semi-final with his traditional pop song with oriental influences called "Leyli" .06. NIKI & THE DOVE("The Fox") Niki & The Dove are a Swedish indietronica (indie/electronica) duo from Stockholm, formed in February 2010. The group consists of Malin Dahlström (vocals) and Gustaf Karlöf (production). In 2012, they finished fifth in the BBC's Sound of 2012 poll. Niki & The Dove is also a winner of the 2013 European Border Breakers Awards. The European Border Breakers Awards honour the best new music acts in Europe, taking place in the Netherlands.
Although the duo loves taking inspirations from impressions they are getting daily, they claimed not to got inspiration by the Norwegian YouTube sensation "The Fox" by Ylvis.
"The Fox" is the indietronica song called, Niki & The Dove will perform as sixth in semi-final 2 .07. ORUP & LENA PHILIPSSON("Bara En Polis") Orup, actually Thomas Eriksson, is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and guitarist who enjoyed major success in his native country in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like "M.B.", "DÄ stÄr pojkarna pÄ rad", "Magaluf", "Stockholm" and "Regn hos mej." Orup has been married with Swedish TV host Sofia Eklöf. Since 2012 he is one of the judges on X Factor (Sweden).
Orup has also written several songs for other performers. He wrote the winning song of Melodifestivalen 2004, "Det gör ont" performed by Lena Philipsson, which is joining him on stage in Fantasifestivalen.
Lena Philipsson, also known as Lena Ph, is a very common name in the Swedish music industry. She participated in the Swedish New Faces in 1982 and in Melodifestivalen 1986, 1987 and 1988.
In the early 1990s her fame increased in Sweden, and she continued to release albums until 1997. In 2001 she had a stage comeback, the Lena Philipsson Show was sold out for two and a half years around Sweden.
In 2004, she entered Melodifestivalen for the fourth time as a solo artist, with "Det gör ont". She made it through the semifinal process and emerged as the winner, going on to representing Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the translated English language version "It Hurts".
Together they will sing one of the very few Swedish-languaged songs "Bara En Polis", starting second-to-last, seventh.08. DARIN("That Love") In the beginning of 2005, Swedish singer Darin, which is of Kurdish descent, released his first record, which went gold and his first single sold platinum. The same year he released his 2nd record which went platinum and provided him even more success than his debut album. The album included his number 1 gold selling single "Step up" and âWant ya!â which was the most played video on MTV during 2006. âStep upâ stayed top 10 on the chart for 16 weeks and it is Darin's most successful song all over the world so far. In 2006 he won a Grammy, Rockbjörn, Nickelodeon Kids choice award and The Voice 06 Award in Sweden. He also won two NRJ Awards in Finland, one for Best Nordic Song and the other for Best Male Artist.
In 2008 he released his 4th record and the single "Breathing Your Love", which was a featuring with american R&B singer  Kat DeLuna and produced by RedOne.
In 2009 Darin opened the first Idol finale with a cover of Coldplay's "Viva la Vida", which had even more success than the original in Sweden.
He participated in Melodifestivalen 2010, which went straight to the final and placed 4th overall.
4 years later, he now tries to represent Sweden in the North Vision Song Contest, closing the second semi-final with his pop song "That Love". (áŽ
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Post by Franck on Mar 9, 2014 10:59:59 GMT 1
 Joni also participates for A Magyar Dal, but with another song, is it allowed? |
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Post by Phil on Mar 9, 2014 11:26:04 GMT 1
OMG songs get better and better  How will I choose⊠ |
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Post by Vaios on Mar 9, 2014 13:04:37 GMT 1
My favourites are "That Love" & "I'm Alive"!   |
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Post by Jan on Mar 9, 2014 16:54:41 GMT 1
Semi-Final 3 participants announced!Click on the artist's picture to listen to the song.01. DADA LIFE("Feed The Dada") Dada Life is a Swedish DJ duo, consisting of Olle Corneer and Stefan Engblom.
In 2010, Dada Life was voted #89 in DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 list of the most popular DJs. At a show at Avalon in Los Angeles in 2010 there were riots on the streets when more people showed up than the club could accommodate. On October 26, 2013, Dada Life broke the Guinness World Record for the world's largest pillow fight at a Dada Land Compound event at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago and had 3,813 participants.
In late 2013, they had huge success with their single "Boing Clash Boom" in the Swedish single charts.
They are ready to open the third semi-final with their electro dancefloor killer "Feed The Dada".02. JASMINE KARA("Fire") Jasmine Kara, born Karolina Khatib-Nia, is a Swedish singer and songwriter, of Iranian descent. Her breakthrough came in the summer of 2010, when she sang in AllsÄng pÄ Skansen and at a concert held in connection with the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling. At the age of eighteen Jasmine Kara moved to New York, USA to fulfill her dream of signing a record deal. 2013, she participated in the fourth, fifth and sixth edition of Fantasifestivalen with "Can't Lie To Me", placing 5th respectively.
Her funky pop-rock song "Fire" will be the song she performs 2nd in the third semi-final.03. EDDA MAGNASON("Jona") Edda Magnason, full name Edda Karin HjartardĂłttir Magnason, is a Swedish/Icelandic singer-songwriter, musician and film actress. She has released two albums of her own and a soundtrack album. She made her debut as an actress in the film Waltz for Monica, playing the leading role of Monica Zetterlund.
Edda Magnason was one of the best albums of 2010 according to Ingrid Strömdahl, a music critic at the national Swedish newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet:
âA stylish and quirky melting pot of jazz, folk, pop. Edda Magnason emerges as a musical personality of great stature, intuitive, intelligent and poetic. Lyrics, composition, vocals, piano playing, arrangement â everything is at a high artistic level.â
Edda Magnason will perform her mysterious "Jona" third.04. JOHAN PALM("Danger Danger") Johan Palm is a former contestant on Swedish Idol 2008, ending up in fourth place. In 2009, he hit number one on the Swedish Singles Chart with the song, "Emma-Lee".
In 2011, Johan was part of the tribute Album to NOICE that Grizzly and Micael finished,"BedÄrande barn av vÄr tid" just days before Micael died, in May 2011. The song in which Johan Palm participated is Du lever bara en gÄng (You only live once in English).
 Yohio is one of his biggest idols.
Johan Palm will be the fourth to perform with his pop song "Danger Danger".05. MS TREZ("Sweet Liar") Lorena Lindblad, Marlene PĂ€rni and Mira Myllyniemi better known by their stage name Ms Trez are back to the music spotlight with their brand new track âSweet Liarâ. These girls debuted in 2011 with the single âLouderâ, have released two more singles âBeat Is Hotâ and âSky Highâ this year, all were a dance-pop productions. Finally, they allow us to see their another musical side in this new track written by Adam Robinson and Thomas Karlsson. Itâs a smooth and powerful pop ballad wrapped with a perfect instrumental basis that describes the end of a tragic relationship and the emotional destruction left behind by a broken heart. The result is a production that reminds the missing-German pop band  Monrose, which fits perfectly to hear during this holiday season.
They'll peform "Sweet Liar" 5th in the third semi-final.06. MAJESTEE OF SWEDEN("Supergirl") Majestee of Sweden are a brand new music collective from Sweden, made up of a production duo, a band, dancers, and a singer who capitalises the spelling of her own name.
âSupergirlâ is a more melancholic song with a heartfelt message of goodwill, rather than a declaration of I-am-fierce-and-I-will-fuck-you-upâââbitch. Donât let that comparison to its predecessor make you expect a bore-a-thon though. âSupergirlâ is still an instant and interesting pop gem with a brilliantly crafted melody
The song has already shot to number 1 on Swedish iTunes, which is a bloody good sign.
"Supergirl" will be performed 6th in semi-final 3.07. IF YOU SAY SO("Paint Me") A brand new Swedish singer with an odd name is willing to represent Sweden at the North Vision Song Contest 8. Her name is If You Say So. She was actually born in  South Africa, studied guitar in  Cuba, and travelled through Spain,  Australia and her latest location, Sweden.
âPaint Meâ is one of those dramtically dreamy electronic masterpieces that could really only come from Scandinavia. Whispy vocals over sharp strings and some synths with a sense of urgency. The whole thing feels less like a pop song and more like a film soundtrack â which actually makes for a pretty good pop song when you look at it that way.
"Paint Me" is the 7th and second-to-last performed song in the third semi-final.08. NANNE GRĂNVALL("Otacksamhet") Nanne Grönvall, actually named Marianne Elisabeth Nordqvist, is a Swedish singer-songwriter and one of the most common names in the Swedish music industry since the 80's.
She is one of the most appeared acts in Melodifestivalen, being part of it 7 times as a singing act on stage and several times as a song composer. In 2001, she participated in the British national selection for Eurovision Song Contest, but ended up last.
In June 2006, Nanne canceled her tour and announced that she was suffering from breast cancer, which she recovered from some months later.
She is the only act to participate in every single Fantasifestivalen edition, if you count the fifth and sixth as one.
Though, she only made the final once - in the first edition with "Ănglavakt".
Now she is trying it again for a 6th time, singing her pop disco song in the Swedish language "Otacksamhet". (áŽ
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2014 17:17:41 GMT 1
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Fantasifestivalen 08!
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Out of mind 
How will I choose⊠
