Welcome to Spolidifestivalen 5.

You may vote for more than one entry - or none at all using the final option.

Song One - Tasmin Archer - Lords of the New Church

The third single off her debut album, Great Expectations, which I prefer to Sleeping Satellite. The album version is included here because I love the harmonies in the final minute.

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Song 2 - Sophie B Hawkins - Right Beside You

Lead single from Sophie's second album Whaler.

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Song 3 - Alison Moyet - Whispering Your Name

This was a remix of the album version, which was an acoustic rendition. Ian Broudie from the Lightning Seeds produced this version, turning it into a Pet Shop Boys-like upbeat banger.

Edited May 4May 4 by Colm

Right Beside You is amazing (as is Alison Moyet) - I’ve had the Sophie track on my potentials list before but I assumed it would be a veto, but maybe not!

(I do like the Tasmin track too but it wouldn’t be a hit I don’t think)

1 minute ago, dandy* said:

Right Beside You is amazing (as is Alison Moyet) - I’ve had the Sophie track on my potentials list before but I assumed it would be a veto, but maybe not!

(I do like the Tasmin track too but it wouldn’t be a hit I don’t think)

It may well be vetoed.

Voting Alison as it strikes the right balance of not being too well known like Right Beside You (which was in the top 75 of that year) but stands a chance of being a hit in the contest, plus it’s really good.

Agree with Dandy that Tasmin would not probably he a hit, although it’s nice. Sleeping Satellite is in my top five of the early 90s probably.

I believe "Right Beside You" might perform best.

Sophie indeed is on my playlist of potentials as well , and I’ve actually confirmed in one of the forum contests not long ago, but it didn’t fit the criteria!!!

With that being said, that gets my vote <3

More votes please, dear comrades.

i love right beside you but i thought that would be way too known?

Sophie B. Hawkins sounds quite familiar, makes sense if it was a hit. I think it would be between that and Alison Moyet, so I went for the latter as people might be less likely to have heard it!

Voted for 'Right Beside You', please try to make it popular on TikTok too, Buzzjackers, as its a bit forgotten and probably the best pop song of the 90s.

Edited Wednesday at 16:094 days by TheSnake

Sophie B Hawkins represented Rolloland in 2018 in the Pride spin-off with another track from the 'Whaler' album, 'Only Love (The Ballad Of Sleeping Beauty)'. I like that album a lot, it has the same producer as Propaganda's 'A Secret Wish' album. You could always enter 'Don't Don't Tell Me No', another great pop song, if 'Right Beside You' gets vetoed.