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Second amazing comeback of the night is made by Günther - another international star from Sweden!
In 2004 ex-modell Mats Söderlund aka Günther has tried music-career with his own image of glamourous star always surrounded by half-naked girls singing catchy Swedish dance-pop songs about sex, sex and sex again. It has worked immediately as it didn't look standart but quite funny and enjoyable so debut album "Pleasureman" with world hit "Ding Dong Song" and other great singles like "Touch Me", "Teeny Weeny String Bikini" has gone to the world with releases in US and Japan. In 2006 Günther performed at Melodifestivalen with the song "Like Fire Tonight" that hasn't qualified to the final but didn't stop his international success in that moment. Previously releasing his latest singles "Sun Trip (Summer Holiday)" and "Pussycat" Mats announced on his site that he's working on his new album "Dirty Man Swedish Sex Beast" but after that he has disappered for music show-business and was working on opening his club Malmö, happily he's back now!
"Famous" keeps line of Günther's loud dance-pop with sexual lyrics, loud female vocals and deep low voice of Günther and just like all previous hits of Günther it's catchy as hell!

Sweden always had amazing singers who started behind the names of some already famous projects and rocketed their solo-career after it so I'd like to present you one of such hopes and undoubtedly one of the most amazing voices of Sweden - Johanna Stedt, very beautiful and talented singer who started on back-vocals of well-known dance-projects like Günther and Carlito, her voice is very recognizable so if you're really into Swedish pop you know it well. In 2005 Johanna has started collaborating with Danish DJ Encore, they released single "You Can Walk On Water" and later in 2007 album "Unique" that turned to the great mix of soft trance and Scandinavian dance-pop - so if you'd like to listen what could make Ian Van Dahl, Da Buzz and Kate Ryan together you're gonna love this album! Check samples of this album here.

Next week Johanna participates in competition "Svensktoppen nästa 2010" - contest organized by radio P4 for new artists, Johanna together with Anderz Wrethov, Elin Wrethov and Martin Svensson have written incredibly beautiful and emotional ballad "Stormen" with Johanna's amazing vocals, great tune and folk-touch that is rare combination these days and makes song even more amazing. Johanna reached the final of the contest and June 16th she will fight for the victory with other finalists so let's cross our fingers for Johanna and this beautiful song!

Sweden's ready for a new star though this person is already familiar to Swedish audience. Already in June Anderz Wrethov will release his single "Runaway" and it sounds like it's gonna be a huge hit in a close future. Initially Anderz has started as artist participating in popular show "Sikta mot stjärnorna" that I wrote about in previous post, he won as Bryan Adams' look-alike in 1999 and in 00s has turned from artist to songwriter working with many artists all over the world and sure with Swedish colleagues - Günther, Arash, Frida, Carlito (Dr Bombay), etc. His latest huge European hit "Always" was performed by Arash and Aysel on Eurovision-2010 and his songs (Arash, Günther & The Sunshine Girls "Like Fire Tonight", Frida feat. Headline "Upp och hoppa") were also taken twice to Swedish selection. Debut Anderz' single "Runaway" sounds like great follower of "Poker Face" mixing elecro-pop with hard beat and guitar sound. You can also clearly hear vocals of Johanna Stedt in the end of track (Johanna is often involved in tracks made by Anderz), I'm gonna tell you about this talented and beautiful singer little later and now enjoy with this newborn hit!