Wednesday 13 March 2013

SWEDEN

The Swedish Final was held at the Friends Arena in Solna on March 9th, hosted by Danny Saucedo & Gina Dirawi. Before the final there were 5 semi-finals, including an "andra chansen" round. The winner was chosen by televoting (50%) & 11 international juries (50%).  The winning song was "You" performed by Robin Stjernberg.

The staging of the song is full of movement. Robin performs most of his song to camera even when moving around. He keeps moving around the stage and walks a lot as well as using his arms to point and reach out to the audience. Robin is joined on stage with 3 female and 2 male dancers clothed in cream colours. Robin does not interact much with them much does walk between them at times. The stage is quite dimly lit apart from the chorus when bright lights flash. During the final part of the song there is a waterfall pyrotechnic display behind him.

"You" is a multi paced song with quiet and powerful parts. There are lots of hooks to the song as there is a lot of repetition. The song really shows of Robin's power and range of his voice. However like many songs this year, it can feel like one long chorus. It also doesn't help when the main hook of your chorus is one word yodelled many times.  The ending of the very song is very memorable and Robin belts out a very difficult note, which I have to say he has held every time I've seen him perform. The ending is a little weak but could be inproved by mirroring the change in tempo with the lighting display.

I think the song is a very strong and is a memorable one. As I have just said it has lots of hooks and will be memorable. It is a song that would not go amiss on the radio, in particular Radio 2 as it would appeal you a wide range of people. I also think people will like Robin, girls and boys alike! As reigning champions they qualify straight for the final and I think this could do very, very well. I personally would not be disappointed if we were in Sweden again next year - although SVT might not share my enthusiasm...

Artist - Robin Stjernberg
Song - You
Music - Robin Stjernberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Joakim Harestad Haukaas
Lyrics - Robin Stjernberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Joakim Harestad Haukaas



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