Maria Haukaas Storeng's Eurovision 2008 entry, Hold on, Be strong will be soon released in Sweden following the song's success in the country's charts.

Hold on be strong is currently at #17 in the Swedish singles' chart, with Sebastien Tellier being the only Eurovision entry ahead of her at #15. It has now been confirmed to esctoday.com that because of Maria's chart success, her album will be released in Sweden by Universal Music.

The release date has not been set yet, but itis higly likely that it will be before Maria's performance atAllsång På Skansen on 8th July.

More about this year's Allsång På Skansen here.


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