Welcome to the year of Eric Saade in Sweden. As has been happening in North America recently, the former child television host has elevated himself to the level of mainstream pop star. It all started with his first single, Sleepless which was released in 2009 and continued well into 2010 with his participation in Melodifestivalen.
Eric finished 3rd overall with Manboy and the song spent two weeks at #1 in Sweden along with several others at #2 behind Anna Bergendahl. Of all of the Melodifestivalen entrants using the competition as the ramp up for their upcoming album releases, Eric's is likely the most anticipated. It's his first effort and Sweden (and Swedish pop fans elsewhere around the world) are highly anticipating the result.
So the result is in - and it's a pretty excellent one at that! There are the usual few ballads which are of course a bit of a waste of time, but alongside Sleepless and Manboy there are several other pop masterpieces. It's Gonna Rain is the standout track - with hints of Madonna's Hung Up in the verses and a bit more 'mature' sound than some of the other album's tracks. Regardless, it's worth the hype and has been worth the wait!
As for the appropriate clip to accompany this, without any new video, I figured a live performance might work. Eric did an orchestral version of Manboy at last week's Sommarkrysset in Stockholm, and also managed to sound quite good live as well. Have a look at Eric, the band, and his yellow pants.
Enjoy!
Eric Saade - Masquerade (2010)
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