Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

The 5th season of Så mycket bättre* started in Sweden last week. Among the artists this season we have finally Carola along with The Ark's Ola Salo, Orup, Amanda Jensen, Kajsa Grytt, Familjen and Love Antell. Blame it on Carola but the show broke its viewing record when 2.245.000 Swedes turned in to watch it. After all she's responsable for many Swedish records of that kind.... Update: the Carola episode was the most watched of them all. Of course. All good things come to an end and this was the last week, dedicated to Love Antell. If you missed the post about last week's Carola Day, it's here . Next week it's still time for one special edition, with duets. But back to Love Antell. Carola took on his Gatorna tillhör oss . She lets herself wild, brings in the trademark wind machine and jumps on the table and gets everybody up and dancing. And yes, makes the song a Carola anthem. Next single? Carola - Gatorna tillhör oss Vs. Love Antell - Gatorna tillhör ...

The series of popular artists singing each others songs between small talk has reached the Carola Day and yes, her Eurovision entries got a new treatment. Interestingly though all songs are from her early career (1983-1986) except the 1991 Eurovision winner, like if she had no songs from the past 23 years....  Carola was so impressed of Orup's version of Främling she wished he will sing it in her funeral in case she dies first.... Indeed he managed to breath a new life to this classic heard about zillion times by now. Ola Salo had chosen The Runaway from Carola's BeeGees produced album of the same name. I must say I prefer the original. Amanda takes on her Eurovision winner and turns it into something mysterious and exciting. Great stuff. Kajsa had chosen one of this blogger's favorite Carola songs and turned a sweet little ballad into a rockier one. Another early career classic Tokyo gets update by Familjen. Or can you call a true 80's sound an update? Then we...

Vain elämää in Finland (more info here ) and Så mycket bättre in Sweden. This 5th season sees Carola among the artists, as well as The Ark's Ola Salo and Orup along with Love Antell, Kajsa Grytt, Amanda Jenssen and Johan T Karlsson. It will be very interesting to see which Carola songs these artists will cover, and how she will treat their songs? Will she score a new hit like Lena Philipsson did with Laleh's Live tomorrow ? Carola already stole the show by having a pee in the nettle bushes during the filming.... Well, when in need sometimes the nearest toalet isn't close enough! That happened during Ola Salo's day when he decided to take the fellow artits to the nature to learn about all sort of edible things there.... I guess Carola is not so keen on nettle pancakes anytime soon.