Sweden: Markoolio is Melodifestivalen first wildcard

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by Stella Floras November 19, 2008 11:45 am 225 views

SVT announced this morning the first wildcard to participate in next year's Melodifestivalen. It is Markoolio, Finnish-Swedish multi platinum musician, songwriter and actor.

The first of four wildcards to be participating in the Swedish preselection for the 2009 Eurovision song contest has been revealed today by SVT. Marko Lehtosalo aka Markoolio will participate with Kärlekssång från mig, composed and penned by Patrik Henzel, Karl Eurén and himself. The song is described as "a ballad with a twist".

Markoolio and Linda Bengtzing youtube here.

Stella Floras

Thanks to Johnny Logan and Hold me now I fell in love with the Eurovision Song Contest, a love that's been going strong ever since with undiminished passion. My first memories date back to 1977 and the lyrics of Rock bottom, Dschinghis Khan and A ba ni bi are still engraved in my brain.

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