Just some -Melodifestivalen 2011 Globen Final Voting facts

This year was interesting to use the international juries- Here are the countries

and who they gave the top 12 points to-

- in fact Sanna Nielson got same amount of 12 points as Eric Saade:

Russia: The Moniker
Ukraine: Sanna Nielsen
France: Eric Saade
Greece: Sanna Nielsen
Malta: Eric Saade
Croatia: Linda Bengzing
San Marino: Swingfly
Germany: Danny Saucedo
UK: Eric Saade
Ireland: Sanna Nielsen

Norway: Swingfly

- So lets keep an eye on UK, France & Malta see if they give Sweden very high points in Dusseldorf 2011?

The Swedish public: votes was translated to scoreboard points this year based on the % of the votes cast. Here we see where Eric Saade got the biggest advantage

23.7% = 112 points to Eric Saade

14.9% = 70 points to Danny Saucedo

14.7% = 69 points The Moniker

10.4% = 49 points to Swingfly

8.2% = 39 points to Sanna Nielson

7.8% = 37 points to Nicke Borg

7% = 33 points The Playtones

5.8% = 27 points to Sara Varga

4.3% = 21 points to Brolle

3.2% = 16 points to Linda Bengzing

The Final Globen SCOREBOARD

1st "Popular" 193 pts
2nd "In the club" 149 points
3rd "Oh My God!" 124 points
4th "I'm in love" 114 pts
5th "Me and my drum" 93 points
6th "The King" 79 points
7th "E de fel pa mej" 58 points
8th "Leaving home" 57 points
9th "Spring for Livet '50 points
10th "Seven days and Seven nights' 29 points

Le Schlager Girls- Melodifestivalen 2011

-so far it has been all bout the boys at Globen in Melodifestivalen 2011.

From all the rehearsal reports it looks like a Male artist will win- Yet the best

schlager is from Sanna Nielsen & Linda Bengtzing

Linda looks and sounds in fine form with her swedish stomper 'E det fel pa mig med'. We are not sure her yellow outfit was the best choice- this rehearsal top does her a lot more justice

Sanna Nielsen is Goin Back to Schlager- and goes Direct to Globen

semi- final 2 from Goteburg on saturday turned out to be a win for schlager-dom With the fantastic Sanna Nielsen being the first artist to go direct to Globen with 'I'm so in Love' Brolle was the other song to make the final with 'seven days, seven nights'

However its Sanna who has put schlager back on the Melodifestivalen map- with an upbeat schalger stomper that some are calling the sister track to Charlotte's 'Hero'

Since Sanna's breakthough in 1996 with 'Til en fagen' the number one hit.

Sanna first appeared in Melodifestivalen 2001 when she came 3rd with a swedish ballad "Igar Igar" she has since make the Melodifestivalen final every 2nd year, in 2003, 2005 and 2007. In fact the songwriters of 2006 Melodifestivalen winning tune 'Evighet' (Invincible) had in mind Sanna Nielsen to sing this winnner until Carola came along to make her massive return to schlager form

Normally she sings a up-beat schlager in swedish, For the Melodifestivalen in 2008 she broke her tradition every second year performances with a exciting ballad this time "Empty Room" this finished a close 2nd place in Globen. So this is the personal best record Sanna has to beat in 2011. She is already on the way..

Loreen 'My heart is refusing me' & The Monkier ' Oh my god' both gained places in the second chance round- in Goteborg this weekend. While Christian Walz 'Like suicide' was a strong fifth placed song- That is proving to be the first big hit non-qualifier of 2011.

Sanna is finally Back in Melodifestival 2011- 8 New Songs & Artists are revealed by STv

Danny (E M D) "In The Club",

Sanna Nielsen - "I'm In Love" -wrote by Bobby Ljunggren, Thomas G: son, Irini Michas & Peter Bostrom

Sara Lumholdt - "Enemy",

Dilber - "Try Again",

Rasmus Viberg - "Social Butterfly"

Melody Club "The Hunter",

Loreen - "My Heart Is Refusing Me"

Simon Forsberg - "Tid att andas- (time to breathe)" a Fredrik Kempe song.

- interesting to note that Kempe is submitting a swedish penned song for 2nd time ever in melodifestivalen.

We will look at these artists in more details ...., but just now we are thinking STV must have some big name's still up their sleeves?

Just What does Sweden need to get back on Top? A new-Look Sanna ?

Once again Sweden's result in Eurovision 2009 - Is opening a whole new debate
in Stockholm. Last year Charlotte Perrelli's ever popular 'Hero' finished a low 18th place ( 47 points )
For 2009 an world class opera singer Malena Ermann was very much the public's choice at Mf.
Yet the classic popera song 'La Voix' made only a 21st place ( 33 points )
The Melodifestivalen each year brings the very best of Swedish industry can offer for the international
stage, this year even with an international jury. The swedes are asking again what went wrong?

Eurovision is never any easy contest to win. Yet the ole days when the best song wins are over, today
of course you want still the best tune. Plus the very Best Top Performer ( and Mf found that with Malena this year )
also a show stopping performance that is better than anything else. Come on Sweden you have the talent
& some great song writers just rewind Mf 2009 see again-Velvet's 'The Queen' & Lili & Susie 'Show me Heaven'
or even Maria Haukaas & Anna Sahlene 'Killing me Tenderly' lets not ignore what Swedes are best at. Does anything really need fixing?

What if the luvly Sanna Neilson comes back, remember 'Empty Room' in 2008. In case you are wondering
Where is Sanna? We asked the same and found she is this week doing a major new Abba Tribute Show at Berwaldhallen, Stockholm .Check out a little preview- in the interview clip below- as she sings 'Thank you for the music'

We just Luv Sanna - Your Country Needs You, comeback to Melodifestivalen soon?




Thanks to eventfoto TV for clip