Yesterday, Carola was interviewed on the Danish radio show "Metropol". Click the link below to listen to the interview.

Thanks to Peter Karlsson for the info

Link: Carola on Danish radio

Carola will appear on Danish TV in the show "Go Aften Danmark" on TV2. It is not clear if the segment with Carola will be shown tonight or tomorrow, so keep tuned in...

Universal Music confirms today that "Stanna eller gå" will be the third single release off Carola's new album "Från nu till evighet", the second single "Invincible" will be released on June 12.

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Carola is doing promotion in Scandinavia this week. In Sweden she will perform on "Matchen" on Stockholms Stadion (TV4), and in Finland she will visit the TV show Bettina S (YLE). Below is the full schedule:

May 29-30 Denmark (interviews / radio / promo)
May 31 Sweden (TV)
June 1 Finland (interviews / TV)
June 2 Norway (interviews / TV)

Tomas Andersson Wij was a guest on "P3 Lantz" on May 19 and he performed an accoustic version of Carola's hit song "Evighet". Click the link below to listen.

Thanks to Peter Karlsson for the info

Audio: Evighet with Tomas Andersson Wij

Carola's duet with the Williams Brothers; "Bridge of Love" will be released in USA shortly . The song is included on the album "Soul Link Live 3" that will hit stores on May 30. More information about the album and how to order it will come soon! Thanks to Peter Karlsson for the info

Mikael Forsell at the newspaper Norra Skane gives "Från nu till evighet" the grade 4 (out of 5) and writes "This is a strong comeback". Link: Norra Skåne Link: Verdens Gang Link: Bergens Tidende Link: Sarpsborgs Arbeiderblad

"Från nu till evighet" was released in Norway yesterday, and today the reviews are in...


Link: Drammens Tidende
Link: Dagbladet
Link: Romerikes Blad
Link: Avisa Nordland
Link: Varden
Link: Dagsavisen
Link: Aftenposten
Link: Fredrikstads Blad

Universal Music has confirmed a new release date for the "Invincible" single and maxi single. On June 12 the single will be released in Sweden. Thanks to Peter Karlsson for the information

The same day as Carola returned home to Stockholm after performing "Invincible" in the Eurovision Song Contest in Greece, she performed at Kungsträdgården for the Swedish hockey team who won the world championship yesterday.

Copyright photos: Peter Karlsson

These are photos taken by Peter Karlsson when a group of fans greeted Carola at Arlanda Airport in Stockholm as she returned from Athens, Greece on Sunday night.

Copyright photos: Peter Karlsson

"Från nu till evighet" is released in Norway and Denmark today. The album has already sold platinum in Sweden, and hopefully it will do well all over Scandinavia. Link: Carola Discography Link: Buy the album

This is the Top 5 results from the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, Carola and "Invincible" came in at no 5 after Finland, Russia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Romania.

1. Finland Lordi - Hard rock hallelujah - 292 points
2. Russia Dima Bilan - Never let you go - 248 points
3. Bosnia-Herzegovina Hara Mata Hari - Leijla - 217 points
4. Romania Mihai Traistariu - Tornero - 172 points
5. Sweden Carola - Invincible - 170 points

Link: ESC info

After Carola qualified to the ESC finale last night, she has passed Greece as the favorite to win the finale on Saturday. These are the odds from Paddy Power and Ladbrokes:

Paddy Power:
1. Sweden 11-4
2. Greece 7-2
3. Bosnia-Herzegovina 6-1
3. Romania 6-1
5. Finland 10-1
5. Russia 10-1

Ladbrokes:
1. Sweden 4
2. Greece 4.5
3. Romania 5
4. Bosnia-Herzegovina 7
4. Russia 7

Carola took Carola from the ESC semi final yesterday to the finale on Saturday night. This year's semi-final seems to have been very popular in many countries. Appearantly the number of televotes from all over Europe increased and 2.65 million Swedes watched the TV-show.

Video: Carola performs in the semi final

Video: SVT 1
Video: SVT 2
Video: Aftonbladet
Video: Nyhetsmorgon, TV4

Link: Carola International's ESC webpage

If you missed Carola on the Swedish children's show "Bolibompa" on May 17, you can watch the segment online. See how Carola prepares before singing live, and hear her sing "Evighet" in hip-hop and oriental versions...

Video: Bolibompa

Watch videos from the Scandiavian press lunch where Carola performed all three of her Eurovision Song Contest.

Video: Carola sings "Invincible"
Video: Carola sings "Fångad av en stormvind"
Video: Carola sings "Främling"

Carola will compete for Sweden in the finale of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday.

Link: Running order of the finale

The semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest is finally here. 9.00pm CET the show begins in Athens, Greece. Since you cannot vote for your own country, we hope that the international fans will vote for Carola tonight!

Carola will win tonight's semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest, and come in second after Greece in the finale on Saturday. At least if you trust the Paddy Power odds:

The odds for the semi final:

1. Sweden 2-1
2. Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1
3. Belgium 5-1
4. Russia 6-1
5. Finland 9-1

The odds for the finale:

1. Greece 11-4
2. Sweden 9-2
3. Romania 6-1
4. Bosnia-Herzegovina 8-1
5. Germany 10-1

Carola.com reports today that Carola's new album "Från nu till evighet" already has sold platinum (60.000 copies shipped to stores). Most likely the album will enter at no 1 on the Swedish album chart next week! Congratulations Carola!

These are photos from one of yesterday's dress rehearsals for the semi final of Eurovision Song Contest on Thursday.

Photos from ESC Today