Saade success renews Swedish Eurovision faith
Published: 15 May 11 09:03 CET | Print version
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After years of disappointment, Sweden’s Eurovision Song Contest fans had cause for celebration on Saturday after Eric Saade finished third in Germany.
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To cap a good night for the country, the winning song, Azerbaijan’s “Running Scared” was written by two Swedes, Sandra Bjurman and Stefan Örn and a whole back-up production team, from stylists to make up artists was drafted in from here.
Saade’s placing was seen as a huge success and sparked off a night of partying in Dusseldorf for the team.
“It was my personal goal, to win back Sweden's honor,” said Saade to Expressen.
“We managed to make the top three, and all of Europe loved us!”
At one point Saade’s song “Popular”, written by Arash Labaf, which had won the semi final on Thursday, was leading the voting, but as the night dragged on it became ever more clear that the Azerbaijani pair Eli/Nikki would sweep the prize. Saade though was magnanimous in defeat.
“It was nice to be beaten by Azerbaijan, it is a fantastic song by a Swedish songwriter. It was a victory for Sweden all round this year. For me personally, statistically speaking, the runner-up and third placed act who get to release their other singles across Europe will be successful. So for me this was the best thing that could happen, but I still wanted to see a Sweden victory.”
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It borders on the sort of propaganda one would expect from a dictorial state.
If TL wants to fly the flag for Sweden regardless of honesty, then they should know that a very large chunk here don't bother with this campfest of poor quality music and therefore they are representing opinion in a self indulgent light only.
It's embarrassing that Brits are running this show.
It's such a shame that in a country with such talented musicians, Sweden puts this kind of bottom feeding swill out to a live international TV audience. I'll stick with the cool, authentic swedish bands...this Saade can enjoy their, hopefully, very brief 15min of fame.
I haven't.
Not to mention The Ark has a career before and after being in it. And these are only a couple of examples.
Eurovision is what it is and people like it, live with it and by the way nobody cares about your hate-comments. I'm only posting this cause It frustrates that I have to dig through your comments in order to read the ones that actually matter.
All in all and apart from sweden's song, I was really into either moldova or ireland. It's a pity these two song didn't get very high in the voting. Italy's song was great but not that great.
"On the contrary, the lower the standard the harder the competition."
So the Olympics must be extremely easy by your logic.
If anything it presents an easy evening of drinking games and xenophobia! There are far too many non-European countries entering nowadays thanks to the break-up of the Soviet Union (who will win next? Peru? Fiji?), but I'll always be a fan.
HEJA SVERIGE! HEJA SAADE!
Niether of the 3 winners deserve those hhigh ranks!!!!!!!!!!!
Should we be happy for Saade & Sverige? Yes we should ... because Saade is from middle eastern roots & did the job so well in these circumstances.
I hope that next year Sweden will choose a very good song & a very good singer ... male or female ... pure swedish or immigrant ...
I hope next year the the voters all around Eorope will be more mature & educated!
I hope the doors could be open for some Arab singers ... since it is opened for bad singers from other Asian countries ... that go to the top!
The Irish who normally have something of quality, were so bad they should be shot. the other set of twins I saw were at least easy to look at (and sang better too)
And considering the Eurovison is made up of races and ethnicity, what would be a better time to bring up the subject of the Swedish confusion regarding who is Swedish. One sure as hell would not expect to see a bunch of blond blue eyed Nordics representing an Arab country now would they? I'll have to have a night out in Malmo sometime to remind myself whereabouts I am....
Now, if you don't agree with us is your problem, you can go to Rosengard and spread your love around with those open cultures seeking interaction with the locals. Bet my ass you are Swedish........
It wouldn't take much to beat that pile of crap. Manboy was like torture. Popular was more like a root canal with no novocaine. The only thing worse than the song contest is the fact that they play it all on the radio for months on end afterward.
And did anyone notice the Pokeball on Saade's background? I hope Nintendo sue for copyright infringement!!!
First he'll need to get into politics and start making some drastic changes to the immigration policies, or lack there of.
Heja Sverige, Time to wake up : )