Song of the Day: Måns Zelmerlöw – Should’ve Gone Home

Mans Zelmerlow Perfectly Damaged

Review:

Måns Zelmerlöw tries emotional midtempo for second single
As you all might remember, Måns Zelmerlöw managed to win the Eurovision Song Contest in May with his song ‘Heroes’. The pop star brought the victory back to Sweden and is building up an international career with the release of his album Perfectly Damaged. After an extensive press tour, he just started a string of club concerts around Europe and the release of his new single single ‘Should’ve Gone Home’ is another great piece of promo for the release of the album.

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Album Review: Måns Zelmerlöw – Perfectly Damaged

Mans Zelmerlow Perfectly Damaged

Måns Zelmerlöw releases pop album after Eurovision victory
There is one thing that Måns Zelmerlöw already does better than his fellow Eurovision winners of recent years. Loreen (Sweden’s winner of 2012) and Conchita Wurst (Austria’s winner of 2014) both waited for ages (5 and 12 months respectively) after their victories before they released an album. In that sense they weren’t prepared for the big success and therefore weren’t able to directly cash in with big album sales. Måns just released his fourth studio album (not counting Christmas releases), Perfectly Damaged, only two weeks after his participation in the Eurovision Song Contest. But is faster always better?

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Eurovision 2015 Semi Final 2: Review, results and analysis

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On thursday night, Europe chose another ten finalists for the Eurovision Song Contest of 2015 that takes place in Vienna, after Conchita’s victory last year. Luckily, the quality of most songs and performances was slightly better in this round which made for an enjoyable show. No big surprises in terms of results: I even predicted all ten finalists right. But enough about me, let’s talk about the performances.

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