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New day and new rare demo of Melodifestivalen classic hit but the same Shirley Clamp again. I guess you remember that Shirley was working in choir of Melodifestivalen and you could see her involved in Eurovision circus already in 2001 when she performed with Antique who received their bronze for "Die for You". Though I've just realized that the song I'm gonna give you a tip about sounds just like a sister of "Die for You", doesn't it? I mean "Efharisto" written by Ingela Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren and Henrik Wikström and performed by Bosson at Melodifestivalen-2004. Shirley was on demo of the song but I guess she wouldn't complain this song has gone to Bosson. Both Shirley and Bosson have got to Second Chance but when Bosson was left there, Shirley has reached final with "Min kärlek", has taken silver and has got eternal hit.

I'd like to put your attention on one interesting show being popular in Sweden in 90s. Sure many of you know about Fame Factory (talent-show in the beginning of 00s) and artists which came from it (Linda Bengtzing, Sandra Oxenryd, Magnus Bäcklund, Mathias Holmgren...) but then many of these singers were already not newcomers for Swedish audience participating before in show "Sikta mot stjärnorna". The aim of participants was to imitate different big stars and the winner of every show qualified to the final. The winner of the final was sent to European final. In this amazing show you could see Sandra Oxenryd as Carola, Magnus Bäcklund as Tom Jones, Mathias Holmgren as Nick Kamen, Cecilia Vennersten as Mariah Carey, Caroline Wennergren as Ella Fitzgerald and you can also watch yourself performances of Linda Bengtzing doing Lene from Aqua, Shirley Clamp doing Maria McKee, Bosson as Michael Jackson and Date as Take That.