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This week Sweden has got three snippets of The Voice Sverige auditions and whole 3 ex-Melodifestivalen participants that was quite interesting remembering that 3 of 4 jury members participated in Melodifestivalen and two have even won it.
First we saw Rasmus Viberg from MF-2011 singing Michael Jackson's "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" and Emma Lewin from Caracola/Sheelah (MF-2008) with Wilson Phillips's "Hold On", both has qualified and entered Petter's camp. The one who had a less luck was Brandur (MF-2008) who hasn't managed to convince jury with Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars".
Talking about other recognizable faces - we've got ELY who hasn't qualified to The Voice and Idol Linda Varg's boyfriend who has managed. Below you can watch performances of all ex-MF artists.

Firstly I told you about snippet of new Brandur's single "The Illusion Of" coming back as electropop-hero having actually nothing with that good guy singing blues we heard on his latest works, then we've finally got full single that completely hasn't disappointed us (how could fresh A-Ha inspired pop-stuff disappoint when high quality professionals like Maria Marcus are involved?), now video for new single is out and we're back with news about it again!
Well, I really like idea of words running over Brandur's face, old book effect and black and white swans (though black one looks like raven? I'm really bad in ornithology, sorry!) fighting for a piece of topless Brandur, there's too much of symbolism to understand it from the first sight so I'll check it one more time and you can also right below.

Few weeks ago I told you about surprising comeback of Brandur with brand new image and brand new music style of forthcoming single "The Illusion Of". Finally new single has arrived in full length and it's as brilliant as it sounded in sample.
Song starts from piano intro suddenly exploding with massive A-Ha breathing electro-synths, epic-sounding verses with getting more and more massive and powerful choruses again growing and growing with every string to vocally falcetto height and completely ecstatic power, vocally you could expect this sort of track from NEO but it's completely different story - amazing, exciting and promising!
Thanx fot the tips to Being Blogged.

Remember that shy charming guy Brandur singing blues-ballad "Lulluby" at Melodifestivalen-2008? He's back in completely new image and with completely new music.
Brandur's career has started back in the end of 90ies in teen age. Being talented promising musician he's become popular in the Faroe Islands and in Iceland after release of his debut album "Waiting in the Moonlight". By the way you can check interesting duet performance with Icelandic Yohanna when they were kids talents then.
Later in 2008 he performed at Melodifestivalen with his "Lulluby" and though he hasn't qualified he's got popularity in Sweden as well, being in demand on different festivals and releasing new album "Sometimes Truth Needs A Lie" in the beginning of 2010. Swedish audience could also see him in tour with Sanna, Shirley, Sonja and Måns during this Christmas.
But what an unexpected turn we've got when Brandur presented sample of his new single "The Illusion Of" - stunning electro-pop track in A-Ha meets Neo style with perfect falcetto and stylish dance-production. Due to cover he's gonna be back in completely different image as well - seems like like good guy style is in the past and it's gonna be truly exciting transformation!
Thanx to amazing Popdrömmen blog for the tip.

Probably I could not to write about amazing trio of Martin Stenmarck, Linda Pritchard and Jessica Marberger performing at "A Grand Evening" Christmas show...


...though I guess you remember I commpensated it with news about Sanna Nielsen, Shirley Clamp and Sonja Aldén Swedish Christmas album "Vår Jul"...


...and Måns Zelmerlöw who will release his first Christmas album and (I haven't told about it) will join girs in Christmas tour second year in a row, this time with help of Brandur and Björn Kjellman...


But these great news have arrived just now!!!


New Malena Ernman's Christmas album "Santa Lucia" will be released on November 17th and officially it's the most exciting Christmas release I've ever heard about!!! In Christmas period Malena will be touring a lot and to understand how heavenly can Malena sound with this sort of song check her performance at Nordiske Julkoncert year ago.