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Today Erik Segerstedt presents video for his new single "Meaning" which has turned to be Gavin DeGraw's cover anyway sounding too different from original. As the song the video is quite dark and minimalistic but has a nice atmosphere.

Completely unexpected but truly wonderful surprise from Erik Segerstedt. As you know in a few weeks Erik participates in Melodifestivalen with Tone Damli but already now he starts promotion with a new song and no - it's not another duo with Tone.
New Erik's single "Meaning" sounds basically like nothing he released before. It's dark piano-based minimalistic ballad with a heavily filtered vocals making the whole concept close to Imogen Heap's one. Definitely one of the most beautiful tracks recorded by Erik!

Though Swedish Christmas-releases have started to appear lately we still miss Christmas-excitement a bit and gonna keep hungrily catching any bits from all of our faves who'll finally decide to present or share something like Erik Segerstedt who has recorded cover of Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" (he previously released it in Swedish on E.M.D. Christmas album) and has made a video on his iPhone. Look what has come out of this!

Erik Segerstedt is back to solo-career this year and after release of his new single "Break The Silence" we were talking recently about he continues series of live-performances he has started this summer.
Here we've got really well shot and edited mini-concert from trade center Gallerian in Stockholm including performances of "Can't Say I'm Sorry", "Break the Silence" and Gavin Degraw's "I Don't Wanna Be".

Every year since September we get a lot of schlager-rumors getting wild flowing around and collecting the most pop-actual artists into speculations lists of Aftonbladet and Expressen. As you understand loads of these rumours never happen but at the same time we get a solid bunch of artists which are later officially confirmed so at least half of final list is already expected.
We didn't get speculations season started quite long this year though (except previously discussed Nina Söderquist, Lili & Susie, Timoteij and H.e.a.t. with Erik Grönwall) but today Aftonbladet has revealed utterly exciting list of artists willing to participate in Melodifestivalen-2012.
- Charlotte Perrelli is eager to come back to the contest working this year with her previous Melodifestivalen-winning entry "Hero" songwriter Fredrik Kempe.
- Helena Paparizou who was haunted by Christer Björkman many years has finally sent few songs.
- E.M.D.'s Erik Segerstedt and Mattias Andréasson have sent solo-songs, it's not clear if Danny wants though. Seems like he didn't send any songs himself but doesn't mind to participate if he'll be invited by SVT.
- Rebound's Eddie Razaz and Rabih Jaber are also eager to participate solo and both have sent songs.
- Magnus Carlsson who sent entries recent years without any luck was working this time with new songwriter supposedly on Melodifestivalen-stuff.
- Another Alcazar-member Lina Hedlund was looking for songs to partiipate in Melodifestivalen with while band is on a hold since this summer.
- Martin Rolinski who was ready to partiipate in MF-2011 has refused when Christer Björkman wished him to change the song, it has opened a spot for Anders Fernette, now Martin is ready for comeback.
- Few songwriters have written songs for Ace Of Base's Jenny Berggren this year.
- Molly Sandén is looking for the right song to make comeback.
- September's participance is quite possible but depends on if her new material will succeed in USA as it's more important goal for her to work on.
You can check articles here and here.

It's been a long time since Erik Segerstedt reaching the final of Idol-2006 has started solo-career releasing debut solo-album "A Different Shade" - very atmospheric melodic pop-rock work that peaked at #2 of Swedish chart, soon Erik has become part of E.M.D. with all their glorious history.
The only solo-single Erik presented during the latest years was E.M.D.'s Melodifestivalen reject "Saturday Night" but now singer releases new track that he was touring with all the summer.
"Break The Silence" is that sort of pop-rock songs you could easily imagine on the first Erik's album or being performed by Martin Stenmarck. It's tuneful and explosive with a slight soundtrack-feeeling and that sort of formula when piano intro turns epic chorus with screaming guitars, loud drums and everything that still works due to videos from Rix Fm festival with all that wild reaction of Mr. Segerstedt's fans.
We'll be incredibly surprised if we won't see Erik as the next E.M.D. guy in the top of Melodifestivalen-2012 final.

Due to information from tv4.se popular boy band E.M.D. consisting of 3 ex-Idol participants - Erik Segerstedt, Mattias Andréasson and Danny Saucedo soon releases second album that's gonna be a tribute to hits of 90s. I should mention that band's life lasts not much more than 2 years but guys has already managed to make 4 #1 singles (+ one #3 and one #22) and #1 album (+ another Christmas album). Was it good idea to make covers-album? You can already judge yourself. First single from album is real classics of Swedish pop - Eagle-Eye Cherry's debut single "Save Tonight" from 1997, world-wide hit that reached #6 in UK chart and #5 of US chart. Cover turned to be incredibly nice and pleasant ballad with very beautiful instrumental part. You can listen to it right now.