Carolina Norén (Swedish Radio SR) interviews Carola in regards of the upcoming Swedish Song Contest. In the interview Carola reveals that she was offered more songs for the Swedish Song Contest 2006. But it wasn't until she performed at the Eurovison Song Contest 50th Anniversary in Copenhagen in October 2005 that she felt a desire to participate in the contest again.

Link: Listen to the interview

SVT has updated their Melodifestival website, which now includes much more information on each artist and composer, photos, videos and articles. Each artist is introduced with a short video clip. You can watch Carola's presentation by clicking the link below.

Video: Watch Carola's presentation
Link: Presentation of Carola and the composers

On Thursday you could start betting at Svenska Spel on who is going to win the Swedish Song Contest 2006. Carola is considered the most likely winner. Below is a chart of the odds for each artist:

Carola - Evighet 6.00
Magnus Carlsson - Lev livet 7.00
Jessica Andersson - Kalla nätter 8.00
Linda Bengtzing - Jag ljuger så bra 8.00
Bodies Without Organs - Temple Of Love 11.00
Patrik Isaksson - Faller du så faller jag 11.00
Kayo - Innan natten är över 14.00
Kikki Danielsson - Idag & imorgon 15.00
Sonya - Etymon 15.00
Andreas Johnson - Sing For Me 18.00
Roger Pontare - Silverland 18.00
Magnus Bäcklund - The Name Of Love 20.00
Sandra Dahlberg - Jag tar det jag vill ha 20.00
Hannah Graaf - Naughty Boy 20.00
The Poodles - Night Of Passion 20.00
Anna Sahlene - This Woman 20.00
Niclas Wahlgren - En droppe regn 25.00
Electric Banana Band - Kameleont 30.00
Jessica Folcker - When Love’s Comin’ Back Again 30.00
Velvet - Mi amore 30.00
Östen med resten - Ge mig en kaka till kaffet 30.00
Björn Kjellman - Älskar du livet 40.00
Simone Moreno - Aiayeh (The Music Of The Samba) 40.00
Evan - Under Your Spell 50.00
Günther & The Sunshine Girls - Like Fire Tonight 50.00
Laila Adele - Don’t Try To Stop Me 60.00
Rednex - Mama Take Me Home 60.00
Elysion - Golden Star 75.00
Gregor - Mi amor 75.00
Pandang - Kuddkrig 75.00
Pablo Cepeda - La chica de la copa 100.00
The Elephantz - Oh Yeah 100.00

These odds will change over time.

Link: Svenska Spel

The Swedish gay magazine QX held its annual award show last night at Cirkus in Stockholm. Carola was awarded the "I Can't Believe My Eyes" Award for the flower-throwing incident during her performace of "Genom allt" at "Allsång på Skansen" last summer.

The girl who was hit by the flower, was present at the award ceremony last night to accept the award.

We know Carola has a good sense of humor, and is able to laugh about it all!

Link: QX's website

On carola.com, Universal Music reacts to the article published in Expressen today claiming that Carola demanded to perform last in the last semi finale of the Swedish Song Contest this year.

"Carola has made no demands whatsoever regarding the Swedish Song Contest. What city, and in what running order the artists perform is decided by SVT and the artist is then notified by them.
Carola is truly looking forward to participate in the Swedish Song Contest again!"

(Translation by Carola International)

Link: Carolas official website
Link: Article in Expressen

The running order of the Swedish Song Contest 2006 has been finalised. Carola will be the last artist to go onstage in Scandinavium March 11, and the last song in the whole competition.

Click HERE for more details on the running order on March 11

This Spring, Carola will invite her public to a "Gospel Station" day, where she will talk about, and answer questions about her faith.

"Many fans email me and ask me various guestions. This is a way for me to give a proper presentation for everyone who is interested.", Carola says. "I want to expand on what people experience on my concerts. This gives me a chance to talk about what Jesus means to me".

Where and when "Gospel Station" will take place is not yet finalised, but the plan is to have one session in the Spring and one in the Fall.

According to Aftonbladet, Carola will go on an extensive tour in Sweden this Summer.

2005 - ALBUM CHART
No.	Title
32	Störst av allt	Buy

2005 - DVD CHART
No.	Title
8	Melodifestivalen 2005	Buy
10	Melodifestivalen 50 år - Favoriter	Buy
18	Melodifestivalen 50 år - Vinnarna	Buy
54	Jubileumsshowen	Buy

On the chart over best selling albums in Sweden of 2005, Carolas "Störst av allt" ends up at no 32.

"Invincible" that Carola will perform in the Swedish Song Contest on March 11 has finally got its Swedish title: "Evighet" is the new title, and Carola has been involved in writing the lyrics.

This spring, Carola Line will release its first perfume, named after Carola's 2006 Swedish Song Contest entry: "Invincible". Parts of the profits will go to charity through the Carola Care foundation.

If you missed Carola in the season finale of "Combo", where she performed "Genom allt" and "Fångad av en stormvind", you get another chance today.

5.00pm Combo, Barnkanalen

On December 26, Carola performed "Jag vill alltid älska" in Khao Lak, Thailand, at the memorial service for the victims of the tsunami disaster.

If you missed the program you can watch it online on SVT's website.

Video: Carola sings "Jag vill alltid älska" (1:09:05)
Video: Interview with Carola (0:35:55)

According to reports from TT Spektra, Carolas new album will be released in April. The album "Melodifestivalen 2006" which will include the Swedish version of "Invincible" will be released on March 17. Link: Pre-order 'Melodifestivalen 2006'

On December 27, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet published photos of Carola modeling dresses for the New Year's party.

Carola is no 87 on Aftonbladet's "100 Most Powerful" list that was published on December 28.