Så mycket bättre
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Så mycket bättre is a Swedish reality television
show that airs on TV4. The basic premise is that each artist attempts to do their own version of another artists well-known songs, with each person getting an episode featuring all of their songs being performed by the other musicians. The artists spend eight days together at a hotel in Gotland
, where they attempt to put their own stamps on the songs. The first series premiered on October 23, 2010 and featured Lasse Berghagen
, Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson
, Petter Askergren
, Thomas Di Leva
, September
, Christer Sandelin (from Freestyle
) and Plura Jonsson.
A compilation album was released on December 1, 2010 as CD, digital download and on Spotify
.
, Laleh, Eva Dahlgren
, Lena Philipsson
, E-Type, Tomas Ledin
and Mikael Wiehe
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show that airs on TV4. The basic premise is that each artist attempts to do their own version of another artists well-known songs, with each person getting an episode featuring all of their songs being performed by the other musicians. The artists spend eight days together at a hotel in Gotland
Gotland
Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area...
, where they attempt to put their own stamps on the songs. The first series premiered on October 23, 2010 and featured Lasse Berghagen
Lasse Berghagen
Lars "Lasse" Nils Berghagen is a Swedish singer, songwriter, composer and actor.Berghagen is a well known singer-songwriter in Sweden. He released his first record in 1965, aged just 19. Four years later, in 1969, he released the single Teddybjörnen Fredriksson , which has become a classic...
, Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson
Lill-Babs
Lill-Babs is a Swedish singer and actress.-Biography:Lill-Babs was born in Järvsö, Gävleborg County, as the first daughter of Britta and Ragnar Svensson...
, Petter Askergren
Petter Askergren
Petter Alexis Askergren, , who simply uses his given name Petter as a stage name, is a rap artist from Stockholm, Sweden, rapping in Swedish. He debuted in 1998 with the album Mitt sjätte sinne , which became a success and started the Swedish hip hop boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s...
, Thomas Di Leva
Thomas Di Leva
Thomas di Leva, birth name Sven Thomas Magnusson, is a Swedish singer-songwriter and a New Age-spokesman.-Biography:Sven Thomas Magnusson was born 1963 in Gävle...
, September
September (singer)
Petra Linnea Paula Marklund who is better known as September is a Swedish singer and songwriter.-Early life and career:...
, Christer Sandelin (from Freestyle
Freestyle (Swedish band)
Freestyle was a short lived Swedish electronic music group active in the early 1980s. The original line-up consisted of Tommy Ekman, Christer Sandelin, Gigi Hamilton, Joakim Hagleitner, Anders Uddberg and Kayo Shekoni, but Kayo left the group with the release of the fourth single Vill ha dej and...
) and Plura Jonsson.
A compilation album was released on December 1, 2010 as CD, digital download and on Spotify
Spotify
Spotify is a Swedish-founded, UK-headquartered DRM-based music streaming service offering streaming of selected music from a range of major and independent record labels, including Sony, EMI, Warner Music Group, and Universal. Launched in October 2008 by Swedish startup Spotify AB, the service had...
.
Ratings
| # | Episode | First Aired (2010) | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lasse Berghagen Lasse Berghagen Lars "Lasse" Nils Berghagen is a Swedish singer, songwriter, composer and actor.Berghagen is a well known singer-songwriter in Sweden. He released his first record in 1965, aged just 19. Four years later, in 1969, he released the single Teddybjörnen Fredriksson , which has become a classic... |
23 October | 1,442,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Di Leva Thomas Di Leva Thomas di Leva, birth name Sven Thomas Magnusson, is a Swedish singer-songwriter and a New Age-spokesman.-Biography:Sven Thomas Magnusson was born 1963 in Gävle... |
30 October | 1,338,000 |
| 3 | Petter Askergren Petter Askergren Petter Alexis Askergren, , who simply uses his given name Petter as a stage name, is a rap artist from Stockholm, Sweden, rapping in Swedish. He debuted in 1998 with the album Mitt sjätte sinne , which became a success and started the Swedish hip hop boom in the late 1990s and early 2000s... |
6 November | 1,177,000 |
| 4 | Barbro Svensson Lill-Babs Lill-Babs is a Swedish singer and actress.-Biography:Lill-Babs was born in Järvsö, Gävleborg County, as the first daughter of Britta and Ragnar Svensson... |
13 November | 1,345,000 |
| 5 | Christer Sandelin | 20 November | 1,526,000 |
| 6 | September September (singer) Petra Linnea Paula Marklund who is better known as September is a Swedish singer and songwriter.-Early life and career:... |
27 November | 1,414,000 |
| 7 | Plura Jonsson | 4 December | 1,521,000 |
| 8 | All | 11 December | 1,484,000 |
Lasse Berghagen
- Thomas Di Leva: "Sträck ut din hand"
- Plura Jonsson: "Min kärlekssång till dig"
- Lill-Babs: "En kväll i juni"
- Petter: "Stockholm i mitt hjärta"
- Christer Sandelin: "Jennie, JennieJennie, Jennie"Jennie, Jennie" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975, performed in English by Lasse Berghagen.The song was performed eighteenth on the night, following Spain's Sergio y Estíbaliz with "Tú volverás" and preceding Italy's Wess and Dori Ghezzi with "Era". At the close of voting,...
" - September: "Teddybjörnen Fredriksson"
Thomas Di Leva
- Lasse Berghagen: "Vi har bara varandra"
- Plura Jonsson: "Miraklet"
- Lill-Babs: "Vi får vingar när vi älskar"
- Petter: "Dansa din djävul"
- Christer Sandelin: "Naked number one"
- September: "Vem ska jag tro på"
Petter
- Lasse Berghagen: "Längesen"
- Thomas Di Leva: "Min egen kärleksaffär"
- Plura Jonsson: "Logiskt"
- Lill-Babs: "Så klart!"
- Christer Sandelin: "Vinden har vänt"
- September: "MikrofonkåtMikrofonkåt"Mikrofonkåt" is a Swedish song written by Thomas Rusiak and Petter and originally performed Swedish rapper Petter. Taken from his album Mitt sjätte sinne, it was a minor hit for him on the Swedish Singles Chart in 1999 reaching #53...
"
Lill-Babs
- Lasse Berghagen: "Är du kär i mig ännu, Klas-Göran?"
- Thomas Di Leva: "När vi älskar"
- Plura Jonsson: "Snurra min jord"
- Petter: "En tuff brud i lyxförpackning"
- Christer Sandelin: "April, aprilApril, april"April, april" is a song by Swedish singer Lill-Babs, that represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Swedish.The song was the winner of Melodifestivalen 1961, where it was performed by both Siw Malmkvist and Gunnar Wiklund...
" - September: "Leva livet"
Christer Sandelin
- Lasse Berghagen: "Dover-Calais"
- Thomas Di Leva: "Vill ha dig igen"
- Plura Jonsson: "Det hon vill ha"
- Petter: "Hjärtats ensamma slag"
- Lill-Babs: "Fantasi"
- September: "Vill ha dejVill ha dejVill ha dej is 1980 single by Swedish synthpop group Freestyle. While being about love, the song also references to school and school classes. Side B of the vinyl contains English language versions of songs on the A side...
"
September
- Lasse Berghagen: "Because I Love YouBecause I Love You (September song)"Because I Love You" was the third and final single released from September's album, Dancing Shoes, and acted as a promotional single for September's compilation album Gold in November 2008. The single was also released in the Netherlands as the fourth single from Dancing In Orbit...
" - Thomas Di Leva: "Cry for YouCry for You (September song)"Cry for You" is the title of a number-one Billboard Hot Dance Airplay single by Swedish singer September. The dance pop track spent three weeks at the top spot in May 2007...
" - Plura Jonsson: "La La La (Never Give It Up)La La La (Never Give It Up)"La La La " is the debut single from Swedish singer September in 2003. The single was produced under the label of Stockholm Records...
" - Petter: "SatellitesSatellites (song)"Satellites" is the first single from September's second album In Orbit, and was the first single to be released under her contract with Catchy Tunes. The single was a success in Sweden and Finland, was later released in select countries worldwide, such as Poland, Romania, Spain, Israel and the...
" - Lill-Babs: "Looking for Love"
- Christer Sandelin: "Can't Get OverCan't Get Over"Can't Get Over" is a pop song performed by Swedish singer September. The song was written by Anoo Bhagavan, Jonas von der Burg and Niklas von der Burg for September's third album Dancing Shoes...
"
Plura Jonsson
- Lasse Berghagen: "Somliga går med trasiga skor"
- Thomas Di Leva: "Kungarna från Broadway"
- Lill-Babs: "Huvudet högt"
- Petter: "Fulla för kärlekens skull"
- Christer Sandelin: "Pojkar, pojkar, pojkar"
- September: "Kärlekens tunga"
All partners
- Lasse Berghagen: "Ding Dong"
- Thomas Di Leva och Lasse Berghagen: "Vad är frihet?
- Lill-Babs och Christer Sandelin: "Jag vill leva"
- Petter and Plura Jonsson: "Gör min dag"
- Christer Sandelin and September: "Luften darrar"
- Plura Jonsson and Thomas Di Leva: "Alice"
- September and Petter: "Satellites"
Series 2
A second series began airing in October 2011 featuring TimbuktuTimbuktu (artist)
Jason Michael Robinson Diakité , known under the stage name Timbuktu, is a Swedish rapper and reggae artist. Earlier in the mid-1990s, he started as part of rap Excel before going solo as Timbuktu.-Biography:...
, Laleh, Eva Dahlgren
Eva Dahlgren
Eva Dahlgren is a Swedish pop musician, born 9 June 1960 in Umeå, Sweden.Dahlgren was discovered by musician/producer Bruno Glenmark in 1978 after appearing on the TV show "Sveriges magasin" and her debut album Finns det nån som bryr sej om was released the same year...
, Lena Philipsson
Lena Philipsson
Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson is a Swedish singer and media personality.-Career:...
, E-Type, Tomas Ledin
Tomas Ledin
Tomas Folke Jonas Ledin is a Swedish singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He grew up in the town of Sandviken.Tomas Ledin started his career in 1972 when his first single, Då ska jag spela, was a big hit...
and Mikael Wiehe
Mikael Wiehe
Mikael Christian Wiehe is a Swedish singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer. As the main songwriter and driving force of Hoola Bandoola Band he was also one of the most important people in the proggmovement.-Career:...
Ratings
| # | Episode | First Aired (2011) | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomas Ledin Tomas Ledin Tomas Folke Jonas Ledin is a Swedish singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer. He grew up in the town of Sandviken.Tomas Ledin started his career in 1972 when his first single, Då ska jag spela, was a big hit... |
29 October | 1 912 000 |
| 2 | Eva Dahlgren Eva Dahlgren Eva Dahlgren is a Swedish pop musician, born 9 June 1960 in Umeå, Sweden.Dahlgren was discovered by musician/producer Bruno Glenmark in 1978 after appearing on the TV show "Sveriges magasin" and her debut album Finns det nån som bryr sej om was released the same year... |
5 November | 1 894 000 |
| 3 | Timbuktu Timbuktu (artist) Jason Michael Robinson Diakité , known under the stage name Timbuktu, is a Swedish rapper and reggae artist. Earlier in the mid-1990s, he started as part of rap Excel before going solo as Timbuktu.-Biography:... |
12 November | 1 852 000 |
| 4 | Lena Philipsson Lena Philipsson Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson is a Swedish singer and media personality.-Career:... |
19 November | |
| 5 | E-Type | 26 November | |
| 6 | TBA | 3 December | |
| 7 | TBA | 10 December | |
| 8 | All | 17 December | |
Tomas Ledin
- Lena Philipsson: Sensuella Isabella
- Laleh: Just nuJust nu!"Just nu!" was the Swedish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, performed in Swedish by Tomas Ledin.The song talks about a man tired of the monotonous life in the city, in that moment he wants to live his life, he wants to feel the air in his lungs and perhaps to travel to Paris.The song...
- Mikael Wiehe: Blå blå känslor
- Timbuktu: Snart tystnar musiken
- Eva Dahlgren: Never Again
- E-Type: Sommaren är kort
Eva Dahlgren
- Timbuktu: Kom och håll om mig
- Tomas Ledin: Vem tänder stjärnorna
- Laleh: Ängeln i rummetÄngeln i rummet"Ängeln i rummet" is a single released by Swedish singer Eva Dahlgren from the 1989 album Fria Världen 1.989.The song won a Grammis for Song of the Year.- Other versions :The English version, also performed by Dahlgren, is "Angel in My Room"....
- E-Type: Jag är Gud
- Lena Philipsson: Jag klär av mig naken
- Mikael Wiehe: För att du är här
Timbuktu
- Mikael Wiehe: Jag drar
- Lena Philipsson: The botten is nådd
- Eva Dahlgren: Strö lite socker på mig
- Tomas Ledin: Gott folk
- E-Type: Det löser sig
- Laleh: Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
Lena Philipsson
- E-Type: Kärleken är evigKärleken är evigKärleken är evig is a 1986 album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson. It was her debut album. The album peaked at #20 at the Swedish album charts.-Track listing:#Kärleken är evig#Åh Amadeus#Det är här jag har mitt liv#Stanna här hos mej...
- Timbuktu: Det gör ontDet gör ont"Det gör ont" , written by Orup and produced by Anders Hansson, was performed in Swedish by Lena Philipsson at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2004. The song won and became the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 where it was performed in English as "It Hurts" and finished 5th...
- Eva Dahlgren: Standing In My Rain
- Mikael Wiehe: Om igenOm igen"Om igen", written by Ingela 'Pling' Forsman och Bobby Ljunggren, is a ballad in Swedish, performed by Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1988. "Om igen" finished second.The single peaked at #10 at the Swedish singles chart...
- Laleh: På gatan där jag bor
- Tomas Ledin: Dansa i neonDansa i neonDansa i neon was released on 13 April 1987 and is an album from Swedish pop singer Lena Philipsson. The album peaked at #19 at the Swedish album chart.-Track listing:#Saknar dej innan du går#Dansa i neon#Du är mitt liv#Regn faller#Den ende#Cheerio...
E-Type
- Tomas Ledin: Set The World On FireSet the World on FireSet the World on Fire is the third album by Annihilator. It was released in 1993.-Track listing:-Credits:*Aaron Randall - Vocals*Jeff Waters - Guitars, Silly and Weird vocals on "Brain Dance"*Neil Goldberg - Guitar*Wayne Darley - Bass...
- Timbuktu: True BelieverTrue believerTrue believer or The True Believer may refer to:* One who is strongly attached to a particular belief* True-believer syndrome, a term for irrational, persistent belief- Film and television :...
- Laleh: Here I Go AgainHere I Go Again (E-Type song)"Here I Go Again" is a 1998 song recorded by the Swedish musician known under the pseudonym of E-Type. It is the second single from his third album Last Man Standing and was a hit in several countries, particularly in Sweden and Finland where it reached number 1.-Track listings:CD maxi # "Here I Go...
- Eva Dahlgren: This Is The Way
- Mikael Wiehe: Calling Your NameCalling Your Name"Calling Your Name" was the debut single by British pop singer Marilyn. The song was a big international hit, peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, #10 in Ireland, and #3 in Australia. The song was most successful in Japan, hitting the #1 spot....
- Lena Philipsson: LifeLife (disambiguation)Life is the characteristic that distinguishes objects that have self-sustaining biological processes from those that do not.Life may also refer to:-Film:* Life , a 1999 comedy* The Life...