Johnson & Häggkvist's "One Love" enters the Swedish Svensktoppen radio chart this week at no 10.
2008-03-24
"One Love" - challenger on Svensktoppen
Johnson & Häggkvist's "One Love" is one of five songs that are trying to make it on the Swedish Svensktoppen radio chart this week. If the song manage to enter the chart will be announced on Sunday.
2008-03-22
Web-TV: Watch "Så ska det låta"
Andreas Johnson and Carola after the recording of "Så ska det låta" on October 26
Photo: SVT
If you missed Carola and Andreas Johnson in the Swedish TV game show "Så ska det låta" last night, you can now watch the program in its entirety by clicking the link below.
The show was recorded on October 26
last year, but aired for the first time in Sweden last night. Among the songs Carola performed were Randy Crawford's "You bring the sun out", U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)", and her own songs "The Pearl" and "När löven faller".
Johnson & Häggkvist's "One Love" is currently no 1 on CDON's single chart.
1. Johnson & Häggkvist - One Love
2. Charlotte Peffelli - Hero
3. Sanna Nielsen - Empty Room
4. BWO - Lay Your Love On Me
5. In Flames - The Mirror's Truth
It's also no 3 on Labyrint Top 20 chart, o no 9 on Telia's download chart, no 12 on the CDON download chart, no 14 on the Swedish iTunes chart, no 25 on the Swedish single chart.
2008-03-16
The vote count from the Swedish Song Contest
The official numbers of the votes in the Swedish Song Contest have been made official, and interestingly enough, we can see that Carola and Andreas Johnson received more votes than many of the songs that competed in the Swedish Song Contest finale last night. Here are all the numbers:
SEMI FINALE 2 - Västerås
First round
1. Sanna Nielsen - 102,390 2. Johnson & Häggkvist - 77,778
3. Rongedal - 68,121
4. Ola - 39,972
5. Andra Generationen - 33,011
6. Lasse Lindh - 15,396
7. Alexander Schöld - 13,352
8. The Nicole - 6,121
Second round
1. Sanna Nielsen - 126,356
2. Rongedal - 94,101 3. Johnson & Häggkvist - 79,106
4. Ola - 52,615
5. Andra Generationen - 43,509
The 77,778 votes Johnson & Häggkvist received in the first round was the 4th highest number in all four semi-finales, beaten only by Amy Diamond, Sanna Nielsen, and Charlotte Perrelli. The 79,106 votes in the second round was the 7th highest number of votes, beaten by Amy Diamond, Christer Sjögren, Sanna Nielsen, Rongedal, BWO, and Charlotte Perrelli.
ANDRA CHANSEN - Kiruna
1. Nordman - 316,118 2.
Johnson & Häggkvist - 202,353
Johnson & Häggkvist's 202,353 was the second highest number of votes of all the songs in "Andra Chansen". The third highest was Sibel at just half the number of votes 103,077. Sibel qualified to the finale.
Once Nordman had beaten Johnson & Häggkvist, the audience did not vote for them in the same numbers again. In the second round, they received only 166,735 votes.
2008-03-11
"One Love" on the CDON chart
"One Love" is the second most sold single on CDON at the moment. On CDON's download chart, "One Love" is at no 10.
CDON Singles chart - March 11
2. JOHNSON & HÄGGKVIST - One Love - EP
CDON Dowload chart - March 11
10. JOHNSON & HÄGGKVIST - One Love
33. JOHNSON & HÄGGKVIST - Lucky Star
2008-03-11
Breaking news: The documentary "Unik" to air on SVT
In 2004, Carola recorded the gospel song "Det lilla ljus jag har" ("This Little Light of Mine") with a group of musicians with learning disabilities, to raise funds and awareness around the subject.
On March 21, Swedish TV will air a 30 minute documentary about the making of this album.
On the same day, the musical game show "Så ska det låta" where Carola competes with Andreas Johnson, airs on another channel.
TV listings:
21.3 Så ska det låta SVT1 8.00 pm
21.3 Unik SVT2 10.00 pm
2008-03-11
"One Love" - release date mix-up
Even though Johnson & Häggkvist's "One Love" digital single has already been released, it seems like the release date for the singles in stores have been mixed up, and won't be released until Wednesday March 12.
Tracklisting:
01. One Love
02. Lucky Star
03. One Love (Worktape)
04. Lucky Star (Accoustic Demo)
05. One Love (SoundFactory Club Anthem)
06. One Love (SoundFactory Big Dub Version)
07. One Love (SoundFactory Remix Radio Edit)
08. One Love (SoundFactory Remix A Version)
"One Love" is climbing on the Swedish iTunes. The EP is currently on no 15 on the iTunes album chart and the song is on no 10 on the song chart. NOTE: The iTunes chart is updated several times every day, so the positions might have changes.
iTUNES Top Songs - March 11
10. JOHNSON & HÄGGKVIST - One Love
53. JOHNSON & HÄGGKVIST - One Love (SoundFactory Radio Edit)
79. JOHNSON & HÄGGKVIST - Lucky Star
93. JOHNSON & HÄGGKVIST - One Love (Worktape)
iTUNES Top Albums - March 11
13. JOHNSON & HÄGGKVIST - One Love - EP
"One Love" has entered the Swedish iTunes chart for the first time. The chart is updated daily (or even several times a day), so the chart positions might already have changed, but at this point these are the positions;
iTUNES Top Songs - March 9
19. JOHNSON & HÄGGKVIST - One Love
79. JOHNSON & HÄGGKVIST - One Love (SoundFactory Radio Edit)
2008-03-09
Download the "One Love" maxi single
Johnson & Häggkvist's "One Love" is available for download on iTunes and CDON. Both the accoustic version and the dance remixes are really great. The single will be available in stores on Monday.
Tracklisting digital single:
01. One Love
02. One Love (Worktape)
03. One Love (SoundFactory Club Anthem)
04. One Love (SoundFactory Big Dub Version)
05. One Love (SoundFactory Remix Radio Edit)
Video: Carola and Andreas' reactions to the results
Even though media is having a field day with Carola and Andreas loss in the Swedish Song Contest last night, the singers themselves are being nothing but gracious about the results.
Nordman's "I lågornas sken" won over Johnson & Häggkvist's "One Love" in the Andra Chansen competition of the Swedish Song Contest tonight. The competition is now over for Carola and Andreas.
Too bad on such a great song!
2008-03-08
VOTE TONIGHT!
Poll results from SVT, Aftonbladet, Expressen, Gyllene Skor
Phone no to vote for "One Love": 099-23001
Tonight Johnson & Häggkvist's "One Love" gets a second chance to make it to the Swedish Song Contest finale next Saturday. In various polls published today, we can see that the competition is tough, so Carola and Andreas need our support to reach the finale.
VOTE! VOTE AGAIN!
2008-03-08
Carola voted one of Sweden's most powerful women
Today, March 8, is the International Women's Day, and to celebrate it, Expressen has published a list over the 50 most powerful, smart, funny and influential in Sweden. Carola is no 45 on the list with this explanation:
"25 years after her breakthrough, Sweden's biggest diva plays in a league of her own. La Carola completely ignores all notions of what women are not supposed to do"
Carola wore a different dress at the last rehearsal before Saturday's Andra Chansen competition in Kiruna. The dress immediately got some media attention for being very short and maybe more revealing than what we are used to see Carola wear. If Carola in fact will wear this dress during the TV-show tonight remains to be seen.
Johnson & Häggkvist's Swedish Song Contest single "One Love" is released on Monday, Carola and Andreas revealed in a chat in Aftonbladet today. his is the tracklisting of the upcoming single "One Love" with Johnson & Häggkvist.
Tracklisting:
01. One Love
02. Lucky Star
03. One Love (Worktape)
04. Lucky Star (Accoustic Demo)
05. One Love (SoundFactory Club Anthem)
06. One Love (SoundFactory Big Dub Version)
07. One Love (SoundFactory Remix Radio Edit)
08. One Love (SoundFactory Remix A Version)
Carola filled the church in Kiruna last night. The church has a capacity of 800 people but many more squeezed into the old church to listen to Carola sing. During the concert, Carola performed "Blott en dag", "Genom allt", "You've Got a Friend" in a duet with Jakob Samuel from the Poodles and "Längtan" with Nordman. Andreas Johnson sang his 1999 hit "Glorious". Approximately 70,000 sek was raised for charity.
Carola and Håkan Hemlin from Nordman in a skit from SVT
Photo: SVT
Don't miss this funny skit with Carola, Andreas, and Nordman poking fun at the rivalary reported in the media. For those of you who don't understand Swedish, in this video Carola and Andras first try to create a conflict between the two guys in Nordman, that later lock Carola and Andreas in a room to get rid of the competition.
Carola and Andreas competes against Nordman in the Swedish Song Contest on Saturday.
Yesterday, Carola and Andreas had their first rehearsal at Artic Arena in Kiruna where Andra Chansen (Second Chance) of the Swedish Song Contest will take place on Saturday. The rehearsal revealed that Carola and Andreas have made some minor changes to their performance. Carola will start the song sitting on a chair and at one point, they will walk towards the camera, with their backs towards the audience. The media that attended the rehearsal had only good things to say:
Edward af Sillén, Gyllene Skor:
"Damn, they're good! 'One Love' just gets better, just like Carola and Andreas. Carola has obviously been watching their performance from Västerås and seen where they went wrong. Now, she brings her energy down and don't follow Andreas as much. They are safer and more secure, which means sexier and cooler. (...) 'One Love' will surely qualify to the finale."
Carola has invited other artists from the Swedish Song Contest to perform in the church in Kiruna tonight. Mats Wester and Håkan Hemlin from Nordman, Jacob Samuel from The Poodles, and Caracola are invited to perform.
The performance will happen tonight at 7.00 pm, during the ordinary sermon, and will be free of charge.
2008-03-06
Carola and Andreas arrived in Kiruna
Photo: Norrbottens Kuriren / NSD
Yesterday Carola and Andreas Johnson arrived in Kiruna to compete in Andra Chansen (Second Chance) of the Swedish Song Contest on Saturday. Carola arrived wearing a traditional lapland hat that belonged to her father.
As reported yesterday, Carola will perform in the local church tonight at 7.00 pm.
More photos & video: 25th Anniversary party at Palladium
Photo: Maria Manelius
Many videos from Carola's 25th Anniversary Party at Palladium have been uploaded to YouTube, you can watch some of them by clicking the links below. Also enjoy the beautiful photos by Maria Manelius.
Breaking news: Carola performs in the church in Kiruna
Carola and Andreas Johnson will compete in Andra Chansen (Second Chance) of the Swedish Song Contest in Kiruna on Saturday. But, Carola will also take this oppurtunity to perform in the city's church.
The performance will happen on Thursday, March 6, at 7.00 pm, during the ordinary sermon, and will be free of charge.
2008-03-01
This is how "Andra Chansen" works
E-Type & The Poodles
Winner heat 1
To the finale
Sibel
Ola
Winner heat 2
Caracola
Nordman
Winner heat 3
To the finale
Johnson & Häggkvist
Thérèse Andersson
Winner heat 4
Suzzie Tapper
Heat 1: E-Type & The Poodles - "Line of Fire" vs. Sibel - "That's Where I Go" Heat 2: Ola - "Love in Stereo" vs. Caracola - "Smiling in Love" Heat 3: Nordman - "I lågornas sken" vs. Johnson & Häggkvist - "One Love" Heat 4: Thérèse Andersson - "When You Need Me" vs. Suzzie Tapper - "Visst finns mirakel"
The winners of heat 1 and heat 2 will then compete against each other, just like the winners of heat 3 and heat 4.
For Carola and Andreas Johnson, this means they will first compete against Nordman, and if they win they will have to compete against either Thérèse Andersson or Suzzie Tapper to be able to reach this year's finale of the Swedish Song Contest.
2008-02-29
More videos: 25th Anniversary party at Palladium
Aftonbladet published three videos from Carola's 25th Anniversary party at Palladium in Malmö on Tuesday night. See the clips by clicking the links below.
The new album "Det bästa med Schlagerfestivalen" enters the Swedish compilation album chart this week. This 3xCD contains 60 songs from the 50 years of Swedish Song Contest. Carola's three winning songs; "Främling", "Fångad av en stormvind", "Evighet" are all included on the album.
Photos & video: 25th Anniversary party at Palladium
Photo: Peter Karlsson
What a celebration! Carola's 25th Anniversary party at Palladium in Malmö was hosted by Annika Jankell and guests included Andreas Johnson, Magnus Carlsson, Robert Gustafsson, Christer Björkman, Lasse Holm, Annika Hagström, Carolina Klüft, Rickard Engfors, Christoffer Hiding, Gabriel Forss, and many fans that won tickets to the party (some of them from this very website).
During the evening Carola performed "Benjamin" (in a duet with Magnus Carlsson), "Så länge jag lever" (requested by Carolina Klüft), U2's "Pride - In the Name of Love" (in a duet with Andreas Johnson), Barbra Straisand's "People" and Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" that she dedicated to her parents. Carola also performed a new song she wrote called "Just a Little Note", "Oh Happy Day", "Jag vill ge dig en blomma", "Sanna vänner", and of course "Främling".
One of the many surprises of the evening was that Carola received a gold record for the new 25th anniversary edition of "Främling" and a double platina for "25 år som artist" that was sold exclusively with Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet.
At last night's party, Carola received a gold record for the new 25th anniversary edition of "Främling" and a double platina for "25 år som artist"
Photo: Peter Karlsson
Since its release last week, "Främling 25 år" has sold 38.000 copies and earned Carola another gold record. The album is expected to enter on a high position on this week's Swedish album chart. The album "25 år som artist" that was sold exclusively with newspaper Aftonbladet has sold 80.000 copies which means double platina.
2008-02-26
Happy 25th Anniversary from Carola International
Today it's exactly 25 years ago a 16 year old girl named Carola Häggkvist entered the stage of Palladium theater to perform her song "Främling" for the first time. It was the Swedish Song Contest and Carola was the last artist to perform. That night, a star was born. "Främling" received the maximum score from all jury groups and won the Swedish Song Contest. In the Eurovision Song Contest, Carola ended up at no 3.
Carola's debut album "Främling" that was released the same year is the most sold album in Sweden ever. Her first tour created chaos and had record number audiences at almost every stop.
Since then Carola has become Sweden's only superstar. She won the Swedish Song Contest three times, the Eurovision Song Contest once. Every album she has released has sold Gold, platina or multiple platina in Sweden. Carola has received a medal from the Royal Highness the King of Sweden, won the Guldmasken Award for her role as Maria von Trapp in "The Sound of Music", played in "Les Miserables" at London's West End", and worked with international superstars like Andrea Bocelli, Burt Bacharach and the BeeGee's.
Carola International would like to say Happy 25th Anniversary to Carola and all her fans, and we look forward to all the great things ahead!
2008-02-25
"Lucky Star" on the charts - w 8
"Lucky Star" dropped two spots on Svensktoppen, but remains the most played song on Swedish Radio P4 and climbed on both Sverige Topp 40 and Nielsen Music Control Radio Top 20. Here are some chart positions for this week:
SR P4 Most played songs - week 7
1. JOHNSON & HÄGGKVIST - Lucky Star
2. AMANDA JENSSEN - Do You Love Me
3. BROLLE - Solo i Stockholm
4. COLBIE CAILLAT - Bubbly
5. NIKLAS STRÖMSTEDT - Vi vet
No 7 on CDON's download chart, no 8 on Svensktoppen (based on votes), no 10 (up 5 spots) on Nielsen Music Control Radio Top 20 (based on air play), no 13 (up 14 spots) on Sverige Topp 40 (based 50% on sales and 50% on air play), no 26 (up 10 spots) on the Singles chart (based on sales / downloads) and no 30 on iTunes Top Songs (based on downloads).
