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I have just seen the first of the Swedish national selections, Melodifestivalen, of Eurovision song contest 2010. I am really suprised. There were not one female composer, not one single female lyricist. Many of the songs were very like each other, many of them had phrases that I have heard before in other songs.  Where are catchy and interesting refrains and great verses? I am glad there was one talented songwriter that sang his own song,  Salem Al Fakir.

I wrote last year that many composers whose songs are picked for the contest, take the easy way out writing very simple refrains, with much repeating. The main question is anyway, how is the jury that is picking these songs? Thousends of song writers send their songs. I know many talented song writers that are never allowed to compete, their songs are never picked.  I know publishers that have stopped sending in songs because they are never picked. Year after year mostly the same composers’ songs are picked, no wonder that many of them sound like each other.

These national selections are very popular and sees by millions of people. I really long for a year when we will hear the best songs that people have sent to the contest, no matter who the song writers are, instead of songs that are written by famous song writers, well known by the jury.

Next year I would like to hear only songs by new song writers that have not been competing before. To the jury: Take your time and listen to all songs that are sent to you! That is your job!

SORRISO Hiding Place CD cover

You can hear Sorrisos new track on the Global voice! Listen to todays show with DJ Shawn from Kansas. Go to the Global voice Click on listen. The show begins with some adds.

I am listening now! Our new track Hiding Place is going to be aired as #11 on the show.

You can listen to the show on the Global Voice’s web page til next Wednesday the 3rd February.

The show is called Everything but the Kitchen Sink. It is in English and Portuguese. Listen to music from different corners of the world!

Sorriso is my new band together with John Baumann from Italy.

Our EP Hiding Place has just been released by Reya music. It has already been aired on radio in Canada, on TV6 in USA and now on radio the Global Voice!

I have great news! The Italian artist John Baumann flew all the way from Italy to record one of my songs Hiding Place with me! He found me on the global web radio Last.fm for some months ago and asked me if he could record together with me. Of course I said yes.

Since then we have been planning our project, sending emails and mp3s to each other. It was very exciting  to make preparations for our recording and to meet each other for the first time! But when I saw John’s smiling face when we met, I knew this would work fine.

Next day we went to studio for recording and everything went fine. Our voices suite well together and we sound really great together. I can hardly wait to play the song for you, I hope it will be very soon.

Please help us to find a group name for our new group!