Today the artists competing in Deltavling 1 of Melodifestivalen 2015 had the chance to rehearse for the first time on the stage at Scandinavium. SVT has released 30-second snippets of the entries, which naturally make us want the semi-final to take place right now. Here’s what’s going down…
Molly Pettersson Hammar
First to sing was Molly with her entry “I’ll Be Fine”. And yes, she was. She took complete control of her moves and vocals, and we will see a rain of fire on Saturday. We don’t see any dancers, so producers clearly feel that she can fill the stage with that big voice.
Daniel Gildenlöw
The “Pappa” was the next to perform. For the first half of the song he is sitting. There’s something very hippy about this (maybe it’s the long hair and earring), but something very emotional at the same time. This could be majorly atmospheric and magical.
Elize Ryd and Rickard Söderberg
The “One By One” pair will have wind machines, and a colourful light show behind them. They will also wear classic but elegant costumes. The mix of male tenor and female heavy metal singer works surprisingly well! Colour us surprised.
Dolly Style
Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone
Behrang, a #melfest veteran from 2013, was the next to perform. He and his bro Victor Crone dropped their song “Det rår vi inte för” (We don’t control it). Well, they seemed to control it and the smoke in the background suggests they are on fire! This is more subdued and R&B than Behrang’s feel-good number in 2013, but perhaps he can surprise yet again.
Jessica Andersson
Jessica wants you to know that you can’t hurt her now. Apparently singing with Fame at Eurovision has made her invincible! She kept it simple and avoided bells and whistles. This is all about her voice (and the occasional spotlight). Without costume it’s difficult to assess the full effect, but we suspect it’ll be classy.
Eric Saade
Meh. It looks like we may witness another former winner failing to advance direct to the final (hey Helena), or even worse crashing out (hey Charlotte). I know this is only a 30-second snippet, but after all the hype the song seems like a bit of a let down. My fellow bloggers are torn — reactions range from “OMG I LOVE THIS” to “the song sucks” to “Eric — stink so bad.” Regardless, Eric has brought the best choreography and boy can he dance. He will no doubt put on an amazing show. Do you prefer this to “Popular”? And where do you rank it among the snippets you’ve heard so far? Read the Sting lyrics here.
Rehearals are still ongoing. Refresh the post to watch more performances!
Btw, “I’ll be fine” is the best song of this semifinal.
Almost 4 years since eurovision 2011, and Eric Saade still didn’t learned how to sing. He sings so badly!
bavarsonR Russia 2012 , Poland 2014 for me not deserved many points from juries , because first not good live singing and vocals. They got so many points from televote, because we have fanny to see old granies from Russia in 2012, and sexy polish woman at stage when they wash the warderobe on stage. I agree that juries can fix the victory or better position for some country we see that Lithuania have good result with juries in semifinal, and Malta,Azerbaijan in semi final and final almost every year. I think Sweden 2012 was to overrated with juries that… Read more »
Look at results from 2012:
Televoting:
Sweden 343
Russia 332
Jury points:
Sweden 296
Russia 94
Look at results from 2014:
Televoting:
Austria 311
Poland 162
Jury points:
Austria 224
Poland 23
Televoting result is democratically developed result. Results of jury are incomprehensible, although you will find that they prefer by far the western countries than eastern countries. Is not this pathology? In televoting, everyone who is really trying has chance for good result. Unfortunately, the votes of the jury work differently.
1) Nice stage
2) Eric sucks
3) I bet Swedes will send Daniel Gildenlow direct in Final. Just know it.
4) I think the stupid dollies with their style should go at Junior ESC.
Erik Saade is absolutely NOT a big star in Sweden. And if to call some for idiot in a ESC community like Wiwibloggs must show that this person not should be in this forum but somewhere else. He/she maybe is some her/himself
Erik Saade is absolutely NOT a big star in Sweden. And if to call some for idiot in a ESC community like Wiwibloggs must show that this person not should be in this forum but somewhere else. He/his maybe is some her/himself
One of the idiots from esctips com demands that Eric Saade finished his career, if he does not qualify to the final of Melodifestivalen. Who is he to issue such requests? Eric Saade is big star in Sweden and if he wanted to, he will be performed many times in Melodifestivalen like Sanna Nielsen. How important is one hater from some communist website about Eurovision?
I must be in the minority here but I don’t get the hype with Elize Ryd and Rickard Söderberg. As to Eric, well the song snippet sounds more mainstream than Popular and I’ll reserve judgement until I hear the full versio, but comparing it to popular is pointless when all you should be comparing it to is the competition and on that note I love Molly and Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone
So far I think Elize and Rickard have the best song. Although I’m surprised by other peoples surprise that a power metal singer and an opera singer would go together so well since the genres have worked together for quite some time, but who’d have thought they would come together and make a pop song…and a good one at that.
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The Others
That song is AMAZING!!!!
This line up is a shame for Sweden! So bad especially the Yohio look a like dolls! Mr Bjorkman’s Swedish show is a one man show manage by him! How could Swedish Television Public Broadcast accept that????
This line up is a shame for Sweden! So bad espcially the Yohio look a like dolls! Mr Bjorkman’s Swedish show is a one man show manage by him! How could Swedish Television Public Broadcast accept that????
WTH…Dolly Style…it’s just so catchy, cheesy and out there, it deserves to be in the MF final! 😀
Hate eric saade…he is so OVERRATEDDD!
1(Final)-Eliza/Rickard
2-(Final)-Molly
3-(Second Chance)-Jessica Andersson
4-(Second Chance)-Dolly Style
5-Out-Eric Saade
6-Out-Behrang Miri
7-Out-Daniel G.
Good/great= I’ll be fine, One by one, Hello hi, Can’t hurt me now
Bad= det rår vi inte for, Pappa, Sting
If anyone else sung that song I’d immediately say it’s trash but the fact Eric is singing it wants to keep me quiet and wait till I see it on Saturday. But honestly,I’m disappointed…it’s like I expected a bomb of the song but got only matches hahaha
Oh, I really hope that Eric Saade will get the Anton Ewald treatment. His song is no-good. Literally.
Molly Pettersson is my favorite #1 (surprisingly) and then…I don’t know, whoever has the biggest PR support from SVT (the Dollies, I suppose).
Based on snippets: 1) Molly Pettersson-Hammar – Definitely surprised by this one. I like it a lot. 2) Daniel Gildenlöw – I knew this would be a slowed-down emotional song. Although I was expecting it to go in the same direction “Bröder” did last year, I still like it. 3) Elize Ryd & Rickard Söderberg – Good song. Not great, but above average 4) Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone – Never was a fan of Behrang. Don’t really like the song but it doesn’t have much to compete with. 5) Dolly Style – Just horrible and plain odd. 6) Jessica… Read more »
Not so keen on ‘Sting’. It will probably make the final, but I want Dolly Style to win.
OMG DOLLY STYLE. EUROVISION NEEDS THIS AND IT NEEDS IT NOW
Elize Ryd och Rickard Söderberg of course. The best song since Loreen. Goosebumps. Power!!!
Joint 1st – Dolly Style – GUILTY PLEASURE!!! Joint 1st – Elize Ryd and Rickard Sodeborg : I LOVE THIS. 3 – Jessica Andersson – Its Alright – Better than the ones below 4 – Molly Petersson Hammar – Same as Eric 5 – Eric Saade – TBH im very dissapointed by this. Its not bad but not amazing either. Its just good 6 – Behrang Miri – This is only a first listen so could be higher 7 – Daniel Gildenlow – I dont like this I actually prefer UMK more than Melodifestivalen SO FAR. I dont have a… Read more »
Eric was AWFUL!!
William, how you can say with a straight face that Eric had the best performance? He’s terrible.
Ugh!!! I love “One by One”!!! Please send this to final!!!
Well Dolly style has a song for eurovision junior but all the others are so bad that actually i prefer them. I think all eurovision fan are going to love them. Well i do love them!!!
The first time Eric sang “Manboy” which was really good. Two years later came with “popular” which was just like manboy song but with awesome dancing moves and stage performance. The only reason to come back is for the win. Why the hell did he come with that awful song???
Jeez, the lyrics of Saade’s song is just….cringe. Did his voice get nasally again? I’ll withhold judgement until the full performance but right now Elize Ryd & Rickard Söderberg still have my interest.
Molly,Elize and Rickard, and Eric Saade will top the result. Eric’s way to final looks soo hard.
Feels strange to say that Eric has the worst song out of these 7 (in my ponion of course). He’s really not good live either. I beg there will be better songs in the other semifinals, because if we decide to send Eric again I will be really ashamed.
Judging from Eric Saade’s 30 second snippet, I’d say “Sting” kinda leans towards the tempo of “Manboy” with the lyric repetitiveness of “Popular”.
I don’t understand Eric Saade. I thought it would be something similar to his previous entries (“Manboy” and “Popular”), but it looks more like David Lindgren – “Skyline”.
As a singer, Eric Saade is a moderately talented dancer.
About Saade, I don’t know what people were expecting hah! this is a very typical song from him, exactly what I expected. Anyway, I was never a fan of either Manboy or Popular so I must say I kinda like Sting more. Only time will tell if he won’t flop just like Lindgren or Ewald before him. Personally I don’t want him representing Sweden again…
you either love Sting or hate it. I absolutely hate it. The chorus (because I understand what we’ve heard was such) is terrible. I mean – “st-iiiiiiiiiiiiiii-ng”. He sounds like a baby crying. Whoever wrote the song made a horrible, awful mistake by including this “st-iiiiiii-ng” thing in the chorus. Even the best singers often can’t sing long note on letter “i” without sounding like an infant crying.
I predict the direct qualifiers will be
Eric Saade (Let’s face it…teen girl demographs will vote for this nonstop)
Elize Ryd and Rickard Söderberg
Second Chance will be
Jessica Andersson or Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone
Dolly Style
Anything can happen though
After all listen snippet my TOP 7 are
1.Elize Ryd and Rickard Söderberg to final
2.Molly Pettersson Hammar to final
3.Eric Saade to second chance
4.Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone to second chance
5.Jessica Andersson
6.Daniel Gildenlöw
7.Dolly style
I think result wili be
1..Eric Saade to final
2..Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone to final
3.Elize Ryd and Rickard Söderberg to second chance
4.Daniel Gildenlöw to second chance
5.Dolly Style
6.Jessica Andersson
7..Molly Pettersson Hammar
Eric Saade to Vienna!
I know everyone expected something like “Popular” or “Manboy”, but I was sure there was something like this coming. And yeah, I totally love “Sting”.
ELIZE RYD AND RICKARD SÖDERBERG
Such a letdown. I guess Molly Pettersson Hammar, with that Adele-Ella Henderson-esque song could do very well.
I honestly don’t want Eric Saade representing Sweden again just as much as I don’t want Kati Wolf for Hungary and the Sunstroke Project for Moldova. But I wouldn’t mind Sanna having another go 😀
Buranovskiye Babushki were favorites of ESC 2012, and they finished 2nd, because they were much more catchy. Dolly Style does not have this potential. They are too strange.
Hello Hi is so disappionting
Buranovskiye Babushki also grabbed a lot of attention, who remembers them now? All I’m saying is acts like these can go either way, do incredibly well or fail miserably, you really can’t know, so I’ll say it again: don’t discard them just yet.
“Zombies” from Belarus also grabbed a lot of attention. Who remembers them now?
Rickard Söderberg & Elize Ryd ftw <333
Haha and as expected, the spotlight is set on Dollystyle. Love them or hate them, you can’t deny they’re grabbing a lot of attention, so I don’t know, they might give us all a surprise… I just say don’t discard them just yet.
“Hello Hi” sounds very interesting!