February 10, 20178 yr Predix: DTG Benjamin Ingrosso, Mariette AC Lisa Ajax, Dismissed 5th Allyawan 6th Etzia 7th Roger Pontare I could make a case for Lisa being DTG but I think with a song weaker than My Heart Wants Me Dead and huge challengers in Mariette and Benjamin, that could mean the difference between that and AC easily. I agree with Rich she isn't that big in Sweden that she's such a cert as the song doesn't sound exactly massive. This one does seem more wide open, I wouldn't be shocked at the last AC slot being taken by either Dismissed, Allyawan or Etzia depending on how the performances are. I'd assume Roger is the Charlotte of this heat but who knows with MF, you can never take that for granted :lol:
February 10, 20178 yr A shoddy, shoddy heat. The Mariette track, by contrast to her last effort, sounds incredibly lacklustre(yet it's probably the best on offer). Don't even think I'll bother watching... Edited February 10, 20178 yr by ScottyEm
February 10, 20178 yr Genrep resultat 1. Mariette - A million years 210 röster 30,2 % 2. Benjamin Ingrosso - Good lovin' 206 röster 29,7 % 3. Lisa Ajax - I don't give a 147 röster 21,2 % 4. Dismissed - Hearts align 53 röster 7,6 % 5. Roger Pontare - Himmel & Hav 37 röster 5,3 % 6. Etzia - Up 30 röster 4,3 % 7. Allyawan - Vart har du vart 12 röster 1,7 %
February 10, 20178 yr Author Last year Saraha also got the most votes and Lisa came 3rd but we all know how that one played out.
February 10, 20178 yr Last year Saraha also got the most votes and Lisa came 3rd but we all know how that one played out. It did give a pretty big hint to Saraha being one of the big AC breakout hits though. However I think the other bit of evidence that gives it a bit of credence is the online vote (3,333 votes cast): 1. Mariette - 36% 2. Benjamin Ingrosso - 26% 3. Lisa Ajax - 18% 4. Roger Pontare - 8% 5. Dismissed - 7% 6. Etzia - 3% 7. Allyawan - 2% Obviously self-selecting, so not a perfect reflection - but if you expected any artist in this heat to have a motivated fanbase skewing an online vote, it wouldn't be Mariette.
February 11, 20178 yr There's a clear top 3 of Lisa, Mariette and Benjamin Ingrosso, which one will have to go through AC will be interesting, could be any of them. Then Roger Pontare, Etzia and Dismissed fighting it out for the second AC place, with Allyawan in a clear last place.
February 11, 20178 yr YAAAASS MARIETTE COME THRU Lisa sounds better in (practically) full, she has one of those voices where it's impossible not to fall in love :wub: I'd definitely agree with that top 3 but I hope it's Lisa and Mariette. I actually like Benjamin's song a lot more than I expected to but it's Anton Ewald does a Poundland Treasure by Bruno Mars :lol:
February 11, 20178 yr Roger's song is so much better than the first minute suggests, I wouldn't mind seeing it in AC at all, plus it would be a nice coup for the veteran acts. I think Dismissed and Roger will be fighting for 4th and 5th, unless the app vote goes against the latter.
February 11, 20178 yr Mariette's song is an absolute BOP. I also really like Etzia & Lisa's. Upsets me every year that the UK can't be EVEN NEAR this level with their selection.
February 11, 20178 yr My rank: 1. Mariette - Epic, this could have been on Delta's Wings of the Wild album, it has a similar soundscape to Wings <333 2. Lisa - Still sounds really big to me, I'd love to see her go DTF tonight but I imagine she'll be 3rd and get there through AC instead 3. Etzia - Hot mess, can't wait to see how this is performed, badly I would imagine. Great song/melody though. 4. Roger - Actually unexpectedly anthemic! 5. Benjamin - Better than the clip suggested but Liam's on the money with his description, at least it's not tropical house which is what I was expecitng from him! 6. Dismissed - Just ok for me 7. Allyawan - boring dirge
February 11, 20178 yr Anton Ewald does a Poundland Treasure by Bruno Mars :lol: I'm keeping this because it's so on point. I also hate it because of this. Mariette, Roger and Dismissed all have EXQUISITE songs, not even sure which of the three I'd pick as my favourite. Lisa's seems to have a little bit more personality to it than My Heart Wants Me Dead, I'm therefore predicting it to not go direct in favour of Mariette and Benjamin. The other two are clear dead on arrival fodder. Personal ranking: 1. Mariette 2. Roger 3. Dismissed 4. Lisa 5. Etzia 6. Benjamin 7. Allyawan
February 11, 20178 yr See, NOW I get what the buzz about Mariette earlier in the week was all about. Would not be surprised to see that be the Melodifestivalen winner! Whichever one of Lisa/Benjamin goes to AC I think will actually end up doing better than the other one that goes DTF since I reckon both of them could/will gain momentum from being a big Spotify hit on the way.
February 11, 20178 yr Gonna be following along with this from the pub so, Mariette och Lisa direkt til Finalen pls
February 11, 20178 yr 1 - Mariette - right we've got a problem here because this is the sultry bewitching followup to My Heart Wants Me Dead that I'd come into tonight expecting from Lisa Ajax and yes it's f***ing superb but because Mariette's had to fill in for that DEAD-EYED AUTON I'm now missing the Euphoria to Don't Stop Believing's Heart Is Refusing Me that I was hoping for from Miss HOLLAND AND BARRETT here 2 - Etzia - the most hysterical MF carcrash since Alvaro Estrella looked at Moves Like Jagger and learned from the wrong half of the collaboration, wailing aimlessly for three minutes and thrusting incompetently in all directions. This is like an Onion parody of a feelgood banana republic summer hit recorded by one of its regimes torture victims and honestly I never want it to end 3 - Roger Pontare - that TANTALISING HINT of a key change at the end is a reminder to us all: times may come and times may go, but Roger will still be there to serve up the old time religion to us tired and weary fans beaten senseless by years of rock bands who couldn't care less about MF being given prime slots while those who live and breathe this bastion of Swedish light entertainment are callously tossed aside 4 - Benjamin Ingrosso - first Little Great Things now this. Why are the children of all our schlager icons so determined to shit on their mothers' legacies?! (I mean in this case chucking away his mum's name is the tell that he's doing it cos she's probably a dick but there are BIGGER BATTLES AT STAKE FFS) 5 - Lisa Ajax - I'm so furious at how generic this is that I can barely breathe to be honest 6 - Allyawan - I know Christer's trying to fulfil some kind of remit with this but what reality is there that involves anyone who cares about the Swedish hip hop underground staying in to watch TV on a Saturday night? 7 - dismissed - look if you're going to turn up looking like someone got lost in their mum's makeup box the least you can do is not sound like you got lost in her record collection too
February 11, 20178 yr Gonna be following along with this from the pub so, Mariette och Lisa direkt til Finalen pls Social lives on Saturday nights are BANNED in the months of February and March how dare you
February 11, 20178 yr Once again I've heard nothing before watching tonight, very excited for Mariette and Lisa *.*
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