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Mans Zelmerlöw: Return to Eurovision in 2025 with the aim to win

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Ten years after his impressive victory in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 with “Heroes,” Mans Zelmerlöw expresses his desire to return to the Eurovision stage in 2025, as reported in today’s article by Aftonbladet. This return is not merely a nostalgia trip, but a new challenge for the artist, who hopes to claim the prize once again.

Zelmerlöw is in communication with Benke Rydman, the director who helmed the staging of “Heroes” in 2015 and “Cha Cha Cha” in 2023. Their past collaboration has yielded positive results, and Mans seems determined to rekindle this successful partnership.

The artist expresses excitement at the prospect of returning to Eurovision, as his participation in 2015 changed his life and defined him as an artist on the European stage. His goal is clear: to create a new song that will thrill the audience and give him the chance to compete for victory once more. Aftonbladet reports that he already has a very strong song in hand, which could serve as a sequel to “Heroes” and achieve global success.

With memories of his victory and the experience he has gained over the years, Mans Zelmerlöw is ready to return and, why not, secure the eighth victory for Sweden, as well as become the third artist (second male) after Johnny Logan and Loreen to win the contest twice as a performer. To achieve this, of course, he must first triumph in the Melodifestivalen, Sweden’s national final. A task that is neither easy nor guaranteed.

What do you think, will he succeed?

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Source: Aftonbladet

Sweden: Two Eurovision winners will pay tribute to Eurovision in Malmö this spring!

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One thing that is now clear is that Malmö Live Concert Hall on March 1–2 will make a Eurovision tribute in the form of “Everyone loves Eurovision“.

It will be a “musical summary of the last 50 years of Eurovision” you can read on Malmö Live‘s website.

On stage will be Eurovision winners Måns Zelmerlöw and Danish Emmelie de Forest, but also Cornelia Jakobs and Motoboy who, together with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, will perform songs from Eurovision history.

Tomorrow, on November 20, the tickets will be released and then more about the event will also be revealed.

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Source: Sydsvenskan

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Måns Zelmerlöw wants to host Eurovision 2024!

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In an interview with Sveriges Radio, Måns Zelmerlöw, the 2015 Eurovision winner, expressed his desire to present the upcoming competition.

After making a great impact as Petra Mede‘s co-presenter in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, Måns has gone on to engage in a number of interval acts.

Regarding a potential return to Eurovision in the future, he stated the following:

I didn’t have the right song until now. But I can see me going back to Eurovision if the appropriate song is found.

The 68th Eurovision Song Contest will take place next May in Malmö, Sweden, following Loreen‘s victory last year in Liverpool with the song “Tattoo”. Would you like to see Måns Zelmerlöw presenting Eurovision 2024?

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Source: Sveriges Radio

Spotify: “Tattoo” just surpassed Alexander Rybak’s Fairytale in streams! | It is now the 4th most-listened Eurovision song of all time!

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Loreen is doing amazing at all streaming platforms, following her big success at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, held in Liverpool, UK. Only three days after the release of her first post-Eurovision single “Is it Love“, her winning song “Tattoo” managed to surpass Alexander Rybak’s “Fairytale“ in streams, at the highly-popular streaming platform of Spotify.

As of Monday, October the 16th, “Tattoo” is the 4th most streamed Eurovision song of all time and has accumulated 307.971.675 streams in total, while Alexander Rybak’s Fairytale has accrued a tiny few less, 306.503.428 streams in total.

Top 10 – Most streamed Eurovision songs of all time (at the time of writing)

  1. “Arcade“ – Duncan Laurence (1,039 Billion)
  2. “Snap“ – Rosa Linn (816,3 Million)
  3. “ZITTI E BUONI“ – Måneskin (423,9 Million)
  4. “Tattoo“ – Loreen (306,8 Million)
  5. “Fairytale“ – Alexander Rybak (306,3 Million)
  6. “Waterloo“ – ABBA (276,1 Million)
  7. “Euphoria“ – Loreen (247,6 Million)
  8. “Soldi“ – Mahmood (226,5 Million)
  9. “Heroes“ – Måns Zelmerlow (152,6 Million)
  10. “Brividi“ – Mahmood, BLANCO (138,5 Million)

Loreen is only the second artist to be in this top 10 with two different songs (“Euphoria” and “Tattoo“) after Mahmood (“Soldi” and “Brividi“) and her success after her second Eurovision victory goes on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE2Fj0W4jP4

Photo: Universal Sweden/Charli Ljung

How far do you think Loreen’s Tattoo can go? Will it manage to become the most-streamed Eurovision song of all times? 

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Sweden: Eurovisionfun will be in Stockholm at Allsång på Skansen!

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In the summer of 2023, Allsång på Skansen is back like every year and is held at Skansen in Stockholm, Sweden.

Eurovisionfun of course will be there, accredited! This year the concert is taken over by Pernilla Wahlgren who will lead all the shows and will present this year’s guests, invites the crowd to sing with many surprises on stage.

The story behind Allsång på Skansen

Sven Lilja started the Allsång på Skansen tradition as early as 1935 and was the Allsång leader until 1950. Since 1979, Allsång på Skansen has also been a given feature on swedish television during the summers. Pernilla Wahlgren will be the seventh person to lead Allsång på Skansen since the program began to be televised. Previous presenters are Bosse Larsson (1979-1993), Lasse Berghagen (1994-2003), Anders Lundin (2004-2010), Måns Zelmerlöw (2011-2013), Petra Marklund (2014-2015), Sanna Nielsen (2016-2022) .

Who is Pernilla Wahlgren?

Pernilla Wahlgren is a Swedish singer and actress. She has participated in Melodifestivalen five times in total, with her 1985 entry titled “Piccadilly Circus” being very popular and successful. She has acted in several plays and films, playing roles including Esmeralda in the Academy Award-winning Fanny and Alexander. She has twice received the Guldmasken award for her work in theater.

Participating Artists

In the first day on the 27th of June, the audience can sing along with, among others, Laleh, two-times-Eurovision-winner Loreen and Mando Diao. The summer then offers guests (which include many Melodifestivalen stars who are joining the line-up) such as Zara Larsson, Hooja, Carola, Måns Zelmerlöw, Panetoz, Kiana, Oscar Zia, Nordman, Tomas Stenström, Admira Thunderpussy, Victor Leksell, Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg and Darin.

Allsång på Skansen premieres June 27 at 8 p.m CET. and runs every Tuesday until August 15. Allsång på Skansen is also broadcast live on SVT and SVT Play and you can watch it here.

Allsång på Skansen 2023 Full Schedule

June 27th

  • Mando Diao
  • Laleh
  • Loreen
  • Lasse Stefanz
  • Louisiana Avenue

July 4th

  • Zara Larsson
  • Sven-Ingvar’s
  • Hooja
  • Jackie Mere

July 11th

  • Måns Zelmerlöw
  • Panetoz
  • Olivia Lobato
  • Erika and Cecilia
  • Malena Ernman and Rickard Söderberg

July 18th

  • Carola
  • Hanna Hedlund
  • Lucianoz
  • Lova

July 25th

  • Big
  • Kiana
  • Lancelot
  • Tomas Stenström

August 1st

  • Oscar Zia
  • Stefan Sundström
  • Admira Thunderpussy
  • Johar and Josefin

August 8th

  • Darin
  • Nordman
  • Naod

August 15th

  • Victor Leksell
  • Helen Sjöholm & Tommy Körberg
  • David Ritschard

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Måns Zelmerlöw: The song Måns was supposed to participate at Melodifestivalen 2015 with, instead of “Heroes” gets released!

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Eight years later than the victory of Sweden with Måns Zelmerlöw and “Heroes“, Warner Music Sweden and Måns release “Running Low“. “Running Low” is a song he was supposed to participate with at Melodifestivalen 2015, as Måns himself admitted on his social media.

Right in the process, Måns was offered “Heroes” and the rest is history! Måns has had “Running Low” in his vault, up until Friday, June 16 when he decided to release it! He had already performed it at some of his tour concerts, the past year.

“Running Low” is featuring The Agreement, is produced by Peter Kvint and is written by Gavin Jones, Mattias Frändå, Oliver Lundström, Johan Asgårde and Måns Zelmerlöw himself.

You can listen to “Running Low” in the Official Audio YouTube clip below:

What do you think of  “Running Low“? Do you think Måns could win Melodifestivalen 2015 and subsequently Eurovision Song Contest 2o15? Let us know in the comments section below!

Source: escbubble

Spotify: Snap surpassed Måns Zelmerlöw’s Heroes, continuing its wild run!

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We have already reported the fascinating story of Rosa Linn’s Snap, which despite its mediocre success in ESC, is doing great on the streaming platforms. For two days now, Snap is not only the most popular Eurovision 2022 song on Spotify, but has also managed to become the 7th most streamed song of the Contest, surpassing Måns Zelmerlöw’s Heroes.

Today, Snap has managed to muster 147 million streams, 4,5 million more than the ESC 2015’s winning song, and the former’s run doesn’t seem to be stopping there. The table below illustrates the dynamics of the song, which is now in the 18th position of the Global Spotify Chart, being on said Chart for more than 60 days.

Therefore, and despite the admittedly small loss of momentum on the platform (38,607 less streams compared to the previous week), it is almost certain that the Armenia’s song in ESC 2022, is threatening more popular Eurovision songs on Spotify.

And while the two most popular Eurovision songs (Arcade and Zitti e buoni) are considered a rather unattainable goal, the same cannot be said for Soldi, which has 207 million streams, 60 million more than Snap. By rough calculations, and provided that Rosa Linn’s song won’t lose much of its momentum, Snap is likely to surpass Soldi and become the 3rd most popular Eurovision song within the next two months.

Billboard Hot 100

Two weeks ago Snap managed to be placed in the 97th position on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming only the second Eurovision song in the 21st century (after Arcade) to do so. Unfortunately for Rosa Linn, her song’s run on the Hot 100 didn’t last for more than a week. The entrance into Hot 100, as well as its ranking, is dependent on the number of streams through streaming platforms, sales, and airplay in the US.

Worldwide iTunes Song Chart

Despite maintaining momentum on Spotify, Snap appears to be losing ground on iTunes. And while a week ago the song had reached the 7th position on the Worldwide iTunes Song Charts, today it’s ranked 13th, having a slightly downward trend.

The dynamics of TikTok

Snap’s success seems to be related to the even greater singer’s success on TikTok. Prior to the Competition, Rosa Linn had, on her personal TikTok account, 5k followers and 85k likes. Today, her followers amount to 555k and her likes to 9.5 million!

It is not the first time that TikTok has been used as a springboard by Eurovision artists. The most typical example, perhaps, is Duncan Laurence’s “Arcade”, the winning song of ESC 2019, which, after its delayed success on TikTok, has today exceeded 900 mil. streams, becoming the most successful Eurovision song on Spotify.

Thus, despite the (justified) reactions expressed this year by fans, journalists and correspondents of the ESC, the strategic partnership between the EBU and TikTok (with the latter taking on the role of “Official Entertainment Partner” for Eurovision 2022) does not appear to be an one-off collaboration.

How far do you think Rosa Linn’s Snap can go? Will it manage to overtake Soldi on Spotify or will it run out of gas somewhere along the way?