Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

After four semis of Melodifestivalen it's time for the Andra chansen aka Second chance round in Sweden. Songs that placed 3rd and 4th are mixed up here against each other and the winner of each duel continues to the final next week. And this must be the lowest standard of songs ever and as only the winner qualifies for the final things get even more complicated. I kinda like a bit Boris, and then the last duel - for all the wrong reasons. Sadly only one can go further and I hope it's Dollys instead of guys... even if I don't think they can beat those muscles. Qualifiers and losers updated Panetoz - Håll om mig hårt Vs Molly Pettersson Hammar - Hunger Albin & Mattias - Rik Vs. Boris Rene - Put your love on me Isa - I will wait Vs. SaRaha - Kizungukunzu Dolly Style - Rollercoaster Vs. Samir & Viktor - Bada nakna

Sweden's Melodifestivalen has reached the last semifinal before Second chance round and the final. Two big fan favorites here; Molly and Linda, one Eurovision veteran Martin and a couple of Melodifestivalen veterans: Dolly Style and Panetoz. After the leak fiasco with Molly's song all the others were published too for 24 hrs or something similarly stupid. Watching the rehearsal snippets it looks like Panetoz and Linda have just recycled their previous stagings if not the song, too, and Martin makes me only sing along to Whiter shade of pale.... I don't care who qualifies as I will hardly ever listen to any of these again but it would be kinda amusing if Martin and Frans would qualify. Or Eclipse just for the fun of it. Melodifestivalen 2016 has been a real Mehfestival.  Eclipse - Runaways 5th Dolly Style - Rollercoaster 2ND CHANCE Martin Stenmarck - Du tar mig tillbaks 6th Linda Bengtzing - Killer girl 7th Frans - If I were sorry FINAL Panetoz - Håll om mig ...

What would be better than kick off the summer songs series with some bubble gum pop? Literally! Dolly Style was saying hello, hi in Melodifestivalen. Then someone left the trio after failing to make the final but here they are fighting back with a new girl and a song so simple and catchy it takes some talent to come up with something like that. In a true Aqua tradition. The video is colorful and girly and very bubble gum indeed. And boy what a big pencil they have! And if you give thema chance you will be singing along when the chorus hits for the third time.... You will here me when I come, when I pop by cherry gum....

Swedish Melodifestivalen is one stop short from the final. Before that we have the second chance or Andra chansen round that is done in duels. The only one that I really want for the final here is Dolly Style, the rest I don't care and the last duel is the thoughest; which one is worse? Anyways, I have indicated a little * for my favorites. Saturday night we know how this ends and who joins the final line up. They are: * Andreas Weise - Bring out the fire Vs. Linus Svenning - Forever starts today Hasse Andersson - Guld och gröna skogar Vs. * Kristin Amparo - I see you * Dolly Style - Hello hi Vs. Dinah Nah - Make me (La la la) * Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone - Det rår vi inte för Vs. Samir & Victor - Groupie UPDATE: The results are in and I got them all wrong, lol. Only proves that MF 2015 is less and less interesting for me..... Qualifiers are Linus, Hasse, Dinah and Samir & Victor. I doubt none of these will be bothering the top contenders...

Eric Saade and Jessica Andersson, the Eurovision veterans took themselves directly to the final tonight. Dolly Style and Behrang Miri & Victor Crone got to the Andra chancen round while the others are out: 5th Rickard Söderberg & Elize Ryd, 6th Molly Pettersson hammar and 7th Daniel Gildenlöw.  What to say? I'm a bit surprised Behrang Miri did it to the Andra chancen, but not at all surprised for Saade, Andersson and Dolly Style . Holly, Molly and Polly are quickly becoming the theme song for this season, hello hi! :-) Saade was better than I expected. The song I mean. The sax totally saves it and gives an extra layer. Andersson delivers and deserves to be in the final. Back to Miri, it's not bad at all and maybe it's better to have it still in the race instead of more predictable and calculated Söderberg & Ryd for example, which seems to have been a favorite by many. I find it uninteresting and unoriginal in every way. Pretendous and fake but not ment t...

Melodifestivalen 2015 kicks of tonight from Gothenburg. Several familiar names in the line up, including Eurovision veterans Eric Saade and Jessica Andersson and from national finals Behrang Miri and Daniel Gildenlöw. Along is also specially formed trio of Molly, Polly and Holly aka Dolly Style.... No comment. This said the dollys may be the brightest thing in this semi, that judging the snippets seem rather lame, only Jessica and Daniel got me interested. And Dollys. Update: After hearing the almost full versions I stick to Dolly. It's fun, shamelessly plastic and fun. And catchy as hell. Saade isn't as bad as I feared, saved by the sax. And yes, Jessica and Daniel stay in quartet to make the final and the second chance.  Molly Pettersson Hammar - I'll be fine Daniel Gildenlöw - Pappa Elize Ryd & Rickard Söderberg - One by one Dolly Style - Hello hi Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone - Det rår vi inte för Jessica Andersson - Can't hurt me now Eric...