Mans Zelmerlow is a Swedish popstar who, as most of them do, found his way to stardom begin on Swedish Idol in 2005 (the year Agnes won the competition). He took part in their version of Dancing with the Stars in 2006 and won that time around on the reality tv front. It then was time to take it to the reality tv mecca in Sweden (I guess we can call it reality tv) - Melodifestivalen! In 2007, Mans took part with his song Cara Mia and finished 3rd that year. He then released his first album, Stand By For... which reached #1 on the albums chart and also included the great single Brother Oh Brother along with Cara Mia.
When the list of participants for Melodifestivalen 2009 was announced and Mans was one of them - people were expecting great things. And let's just say that Hope and Glory lived up to anyone's expectations. Throw in probably the performance to remember from 2009 and it is easily understood how this song made it as one of my favourites of the year. It's the typical Swedish pop song and that's pretty much enough on its own to make it great!
Despite winning the jury's vote, the public opted not for Mans and in the end he wound up 4th in Melodifestivalen 2009. As has been the case in the past, the Swedish public opted for the wrong choice (in my opinion) and their Eurovision entrant ended up at the bottom of the pack this year in Moscow. Let's hope for a different story this year!
Mans continues to ride his fame in Sweden. He is part of the Swedish popstar power couple as he has been dating Marie Serneholt (#9 below) since 2008 and his latest album, MZW also reached #1 on the Swedish album charts with Hope and Glory reaching #2 on the singles charts. He's also one of the three hosts for Melodifestivalen 2010 - which will surely hold at least a few entries for 2010's list!
Enjoy the fabulous performance from Mans below and a link to the song.
stevie.
The Top 20 of 2009 - Mans Zelmerlow - Hope and Glory
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