Sorry, for this short post and the days I haven't post anything, but I'm very busy and that will be for an other 2 weeks so.. Í'll post when I have the time for it. :-)
Have you seen the Eurovision song contest, yesterday? I do. And one of my favorites (and of all others) have won. Other songs I like were Cypres with La La Love from Ivi Adamou also I like was Germany with Standing Still from Roman Lob. But off course was Loreen the best!
It came as no surprise when Loreen won Melodifestivalen, the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, but she did it with record figures; more than 670,000 of the four million viewers called in to vote for her song Euphoria. Afterwards Loreen was simply overwhelmed: ”A fantastic feeling, I almost started sobbing... but now I want to see what I can do better. Two months of preparation can do miracles!”
Loreen (28) was raised on the countryside outside Stockholm, in a family of Moroccan-Berber origin. She has a very focused attitude to her music. She gets frustrated when she's tagged as an R&B artist: ”It's almost bizarre. I never listen to R&B or soul music!” She continues: ”The music I get inspiration from is music that gets you into kind of a trance. Both musically and vocal wise. Artists like Björk, some of Enya's music, and especially Lisa Gerrard”.
It's fitting that Loreen learned to play the piano by imitating the very minimalistic Michael Nyman score to the 90's film The Piano. Loreen continues: ”I want to make music that really connects to my soul. I think that's when my music affects the most.” She describes herself: ”Somewhat a loner, a seeker that steers away from the information overload of today. I have no TV set. I have a laptop but I only use it for e-mails and music programs".
She then interrupts herself laughing: ”I'm really “impossible” in this age of living your life in the digital space. The people I work with really hates that I'm not even on Facebook!” Her general aim? ”To unite people in the thought that there is much more to life than the materialistic aspects. I know that it may sound hippieish and overblown. But is that really a reason to give up on this ambition? I'm certain the answer to that is no!”
Euphoria, written and produced by Peter Boström and Thomas G:son, is Loreen’s third single release and has already spent three weeks topping the Swedish charts quickly surpassing Platinum status. Neighbouring Norway and Finland were quick to discover this uplifting future anthem and are currently also reporting no.1 positions. Loreen's highly anticipated debut album is scheduled for a September release.
The composers have a double job in this year's Eurovision Song Contest as Thomas G:son co-wrote the Spanish entry and Peter Boström the Norwegian one.
Loreen is from Sweden and her song called Euphoria:
And here the lyrics for you so you can sing with Loreen:
Why, Why can't this moment last forever more Tonight, Tonight eternity's an open door No Don't ever stop doing the things you do Don't go In every breath I take I'm breathing you
Euphoria Forever, ‘til the end of time From now on, only you and I We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria An everlasting piece of art A beating love within my heart We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
We are here We are alone in our own universe We are free Where everything's aloud and love comes first Forever and ever together We sail into infinity We're higher and higher and higher We're reaching for divinity
Euphoria Forever, ‘til the end of time From now on, only you and I We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria An everlasting piece of art A beating love within my heart We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Forever We sail into infinity We're higher We're reaching for divinity
Euphoria Euphoria We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
Euphoria An everlasting piece of art A beating love within my heart We’re going u-u-u-u-u-u-up
I read about Etsy yesterday in the Elle. It's an online shop with thousands of other shops where you can buy almost EVERYTHING. If you always want a shop you can sell it on Etsy, so it's for everybody! Haha. It's worth it to take a look... Here some of my favorites:
Benjamin has lost his wife. In a bid to start his life over, he purchases a large house that has a zoo. This is welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper, Kelly, and the rest of the zoo staff. But, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble. The staff must get the zoo back to its former glory, pass a zoo inspection, and get it back open to the public.
With:
Elle Fanning, Scarlett Johansson, Matt Damon, Collin Ford, Maggie Elizabeth Jones and a lot more...
Quote from the film
Rosie Mee: [as Walter Ferris is finalizing his inspection] You know, everybody here thinks you're a dick. I don't know what that means, but I don't think that.
Benjamin Mee: You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.
My Score
I think the film is very funny and good for the whole family so I gave it an...
