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One of the most popular bands in Sweden and the winner of Melodifestivalen-2007 - The Ark is finishing its existance next year.
Earlier last Autumn The Ark shocked their fans by news that in 2010 they will release their greatest hits compilation "Arkeology" on February 23rd containing two new songs "Breaking Up With God" and "The Apocalypse Is Over", will go on tour during Spring-Summer and will break up. Explanation of this solution was their wish to go further and make something new and grow more but apart. Vocalist Ola Salo currently doesn't have any plans for his future, recently becoming father he sees himself only in this role for now but he's not going to end up with music completely.
Tomorrow The Ark will release their single "Breaking Up With God" - nice pop-rock radio-track sounding like sharp and epic U2's "Beautiful Day" softened being painted with glam bright colours of The Ark.
Below you can listen to "Breaking Up With God" and check tracklist of "Arkeology".

Tracklist:
Let Your Body Decide
It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane
Echo Chamber
Joy Surrender
Calleth You, Cometh I
Father of a Son
Tell Me this Night is Over
Disease
One of Us is Gonna Die Young
Clamour for Glamour
Trust is Shareware
Deliver us from Free Will
Prayer for the Weekend
Absolutely No Decorum
Worrying Kind
Little Dysfunk You
Superstar
Stay With Me
Breaking Up With God
The Apocalypse is Over

I had no relation to The Ark before they qualified for Eurovision 2007. Of course I had heard their songs on radion but it was nothing more than that. The big news from yesterday is that the band will split after 20 years. But first they release an album in February - 'a kind of best of' called "Arkeology"! It will also include two new songs.


 
The Ark represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki 2007 with the song "The worrying kind" which ended 18th. A huge disappointment for Sweden after the big hype the media made before the contest. Anyhow - we will miss the band and the exhibitionistic singer Ola Salo, who has always been stretching the boarders and fascinating both men and women. I'm sure many have been a bit confused about their eventual "chances" on him!

Read also www.oikotimes.com.

 So take a last chance to hear the band on their farewell tour:
3/3 Helsingfors
5/3 Karlstad
9/3 Uppsala
10/3 Åre
11/3 Sundsvall
15/3 Stockholm
18/3 Gothenburg
19/3 Malmö
24/3 Växjö
26/3 Norrköping
31/3 Oslo
2/4 Helsingborg
19/4 Copenhagen



PS: Do not miss to listen to the Swiss songs. The final will take place on 11 December.
Swiss International/Eurovision-Song-Contest
Michael von der Heide was last year's Swiss representative in Oslo with his song "Il pleut de l'or"




Source/photos: Lilian, eurovision.tv, www.thearkworld.com