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Today Musikhjälpen-studio has got a really top-star guest visiting the studio. Loreen has arrived to visit to perform beautiful acoustic version of "In My Head" and another original version of "Crying Out Your Name", no need to say how Loreen is adorable live so sit still and enjoy this wonderful performance.

Loreen has finally arrived to one of the most Swedish pop loving countries - Poland where artists like Velvet, Danny, September and many others were always very welcome. "Euphoria" has become a big hit in Poland as well and today guests of Must be the music show have got one of the most powerful vocal performances of "Euphoria" ever. Also Loreen has become a guest of David Hellenius' show in Sweden performing new single "Crying Out Your Name" which is available here for Swedes but I'll update the post when it'll be on youtube for the rest of the world.
Oh, and don't forget, Loreen's debut album "Heal" is out on Wednesday!

Loreen has come back on Swedish TV to sing her heart out performing brand new sing "Crying Out Your Name".
And if you expected it to become epic she has absolutely provided it at least vocally, very goosebums-giving performance (I try to forget about those white backdrops spoiling picture and re-play it again to enjoy this voice).
While she was staying on her knees with those big shoulders I've got impression of both "My Heart Is Refusing Me" and "Euphoria" performances. Check it right now as I believe TV4 will soon remove it from youtube.

Though earlier it was announced that Loreen's new single "Crying Out Your Name" will be out on Monday it was already presented on Spotify and you can check it below.
The song as it was revealed before sounds in a style of previous singles (melodically probably closer to "My Heart Is Refusing Me") but while it's growing in verses and you expect tune to go dance in chorus there comes a big live drums section (I guess this is what Loreen meant when she said it's inspiring by garage style). Really worthy follow-up though it's difficult to compete with "Euphoria".
But even bigger Loreen's news of this weekend is that snippets of her debut album "Heal" are unveiled (thanks for the tip to Olivier) and you can listen to them here!
The most precious thing about the album is that it has become quite holistic magic work with Loreen's voice wrapping the whole album in a hypnotic bubble of dark electronic ballads like "Everytime" and "Do We Even Matter" and dance-tracks rolling around Loreen's original way of bringing up dance and drama (not attached to the same formulas but glued really well by Loreen's wonderful voice). I understand solution of label to release "MHIRM" in remixed version, it fits the common direction of the album much better but including "Sober" in remix-version seems weird to me, track in its version loses its personality and steals another hit from the album. I also do hope that "See You Again" will become the next international hit, I believe this lighter side of Loreen also having international radio-friendly production is right what singer's career ouside of Sweden needs.

1. In My Head (Björn Djupström, Lorén Talhaoui, Moh Denebi)
2. My Heart Is Refusing Me (Björn Djupström,Lorén Talhaoui, Moh Denebi)
3. Everytime (Espen Berg, Marianne Sveen, Simen M Eriksrud, Tobias Frelin)
4. Euphoria (Peter Boström, Thomas G:son)
5. Crying Out Your Name (Ana Diaz, Gino Yonan, Jakob Hazell, Moh Denebi, Niklas Jarl, Svante Halldin)
6. Do We Even Matter (Björn Djupström, Lorén Talhaoui, Moh Denebi)
7. Sidewalk (Adam Baptiste, Björn Djupström, Lorén Talhaoui, Tobias Frelin)
8. Sober (Ali Payami, Björn Djupström, Lorén Talhaoui, Moh Denebi)
9. If She's The One (Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström, Lorén Talhaoui)
10. Breaking Robot (Moh Denebi, Ali Payami, Björn Djupström, Lorén Talhaoui)
11. See You Again
12. Heal (Gino Yonan, Moh Denebi, Peter Cartriers)