Photos: Allsång på Skansen

© Photos: Peter Karlsson

Thanks to Peter Karlsson for sending me the photos.

Video: Allsång på Skansen

Link: Watch the full show

Recap: Allsång på Skansen

Photos: Aftonbladet / SVT

This is what happened on SVT's "Allsång på Skansen" tonight: Carola sang Elvis' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling", "Idas sommarvisa" with a group of children, and "Calleth You, Cometh I" in a duet with The Ark's Ola Salo. She also participated in a medley of Robert Broberg songs and in the 30 minutes extra show only available online, she performed her cover version of Barbra Streisand's "Woman in Love".

Link: Watch the show

Carola and Ola Salo in duet

Photo: SVT

Carola will perform a duet with The Ark's Ola Salo on "Allsång på Skansen" tonight. Don't miss it!

Video from Jakobstad

Watch Carola perform "Fångad av en stormvind" in Jakobstad, Finland June 26.

Concert in Norway in September

Carola will perform a concert in Bergen, Norway on September 22. The concert will be a part of the annual Christian music festival "Lovsang Bergen"'s 10th anniversary.

Link: Buy tickets

Link: Lovsang Bergen's website

Rehearsals at Skansen

Watch Carola rehearse Elvis' "I've Lost That Loving Feeling" in preparation for her performance at SVT's "Allsång på Skansen" tomorrow night.

Swedish singles chart—w 25

Carola's "Det är bara vi" drops from no 20 to no 38 on the Swedish singles chart this week. This is based solely on download sales since the single has not been released in stores.

W 24 DET ÄR BARA VI No. 20
W 25 DET ÄR BARA VI No. 38

Seems like last week's no 20's position will be the single's peak position on the chart.

Finland mini-tour starts today

Carola arrived in Finland yesterday to do three concerts on a mini gospel tour. She writes on her Facebook page:

Hello Soumi! We've landed are we're ready to play on the festival that expect around 30,000 people, in a tent that has a capacity of 7,000 seated people! Northern Europe's largest Christian conference. Amazing!

(Translation by Carola International)

This is the schedule for the mini-tour:

JUNE 25 SUMMER CONFERENCE, Keeru, Time TBA
JUNE 26 MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL, Pörkenäs, Jakobstad, 8.00 pm
JUNE 27 ÅMINNE FOLKPARK, Malax, 7.00 pm BUY TIX

Link: Carola's Facebook page

Concert on TV4

Last Friday, we exclusively reported on some of Carola's future projects (read post here), among them that the concert "Carola sings Elvis & Barbra Streisand" would be televised. In an interview, Carola now reveals that the concert will air on TV4.

She also says she might make a nightclub show out the Dalhalla concert and continue to record with Swedish producer Jones le Carre.

...And she will obviously do her traditional Christmas concerts in December.

(Thanks to Peter Karlsson for the information)

Swedish iTunes chart—June 21

After peaking at no 3, Carola's Royal wedding song "Det är bara vi" dropped on the Swedish iTunes singles chart. But after a weekend just full of marriage bonanza in Sweden, the song climbs to no 10 on the chart again...

Kulturkalaset Festival in Gothenburg

Carola will perform as the last act on the opening night of the festival Kulturkalaset in Gothenburg on August 10. She will sing material from her "Carola sings Elvis & Barbra Streisand" concert.

Link: Kulturkalaset's website

Video : Carola leaving the wedding party

TV : "Nyhetsmorgon", TV4

Carola was a guest on TV4's "Nyhetsmorgon" this morning, where she talked about her performance at the Royal wedding party and her upcoming Elvis/Barbra concert at Dalhalla. She also sang Elvis' "Always On My Mind" and "Burning Love" plus a piece of the wedding song "Det är bara vi".

Carola on her way

Photo from Carola's Facebook page

This is a photo from Carola's official Facebook page showing her on her way to the Royal Palace to perform for the Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel and all the wedding guests.

Link: Carola's official Facebook page

Link: Watch the wedding (from Scandinavia)

Link: Watch the wedding (from outside Scandinavia)

What will Carola sing?

Tomorrow, the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria will marry her fiance Daniel Westling. As you all know, Carola is scheduled to perform at the dinner party at the Royal Palace. Earlier it was said she would sing her 2006 ESC song "Evighet" and "Det är bara vi" which has been specifically written for this occasion. Now it's reported that Carola will also sing "The Runaway" from her 1986 album produced by Maurice Gibb—a special request from the groom! Carola has said she will sing "more than two songs", just how many it will we just have to see tomorrow night. Carola will be backed by the band Cotton Club.

If you don't have access to Swedish TV, you can follow the whole event on SVT Play (see links below). Carola is scheduled to perform sometime after 11:15 pm (Swedish local time).

Link: Watch the wedding (from Scandinavia)
Link: Watch the wedding (from outside Scandinavia)

Schedule for the Royal wedding

An indication of when to expect Carola's performance at the Royal wedding party tomorrow: She is scheduled to perform after the bride and groom have danced their wedding valse, which will happen at approximately 11.15 pm.

If you are in Sweden, you can watch it live on SVT1. If you don't have access to Swedish TV, the event will air live on SVT Play and that will be accessible from all over the world. I will also add videos here as soon as they are available.

Exclusive : Future plans

Carola International can today reveal many interesting facts about Carola's future plans, that include a new album, a possible DVD release and an English version of "Det är bara vi".

• Swedish producers Jones La Carre and Michael Zitron who produced "Woman in Love" have worked on more songs with Carola for an upcoming album. Zitron has previously worked with Pauline, Sophia Somajo, E.M.D. and Danny.
  
  
• "Woman in Love" will be released on an album with Elvis and Barbra Streisand material. Work has just begun and the album won't be released until later this year.
  
  
• As previously reported, the "Carola sings Elvis & Barbra Streisand" concert in Dalhalla will be recorded for TV. It's still not clear what channel will air the concert, but...
  
  
• There is a (possible) DVD release of the concert in the works. It seems like an album / TV-show / DVD release similar to the 20th anniversary show might happen! Good news for fans!
  
  
• There are plans to release the wedding song "Det är bara vi" in English. When is not clear.

Just like all future plans—there might be changes or delays to any or all of them...

Remember where you read it first! ;)

Swedish singles chart—w 24

Carola's "Det är bara vi" enters the Swedish singles chart at no 20 this week. This is based solely on download sales since the single has not been released in stores.

W 24 DET ÄR BARA VI No. 20 (NEW!)

Let's see if the singles does even better once it's been performed at the Royal wedding on Saturday.

More videos : Love Stockholm 2010

Two more videos showing Carola singing "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" and a hit medley including "Fångad av en stormvind", Främling", and "Mitt i ett äventyr".

Video: "Woman in Love" & "Det är bara vi"

Link: Watch "Det Kungliga Bröllopet"

Video: Luuk interviews Carola

Watch Kristian Luuk's interview with Carola in SVT's Royal wedding show "Det Kungliga Bröllopet" where she performed "Woman in Love" and "Det är bara vi".

Link: Watch "Det Kungliga Bröllopet"

Woman in Love

Images from SVT.se

Besides singing her song for the Royal wedding; "Det är bara vi", Carola also premiered her new recording of Barbra Streisand's hit "Woman in Love" during her appearance in SVT's Royal wedding show "Det Kungliga Bröllopet".

She revealed in an interview with Kristian Luuk that she has recorded the song which might indicate that an album with Barbra & Elvis songs might be released eventually...

Link: Watch "Det Kungliga Bröllopet"

Dalhalla concert cancelled

Good news and bad news!

Good news: The concert in Dalhalla on July 3 will be filmed by TV. No information just yet about when and on which channel the concert will air.

Bad news: The concert the day before, on July 2, has been cancelled and will now only function as a dress rehearsal with cameras. If you have tickets for this date, you should contact Dalhalla and change your tickets for July 3 or for another event at the venue. We feel sorry for the fans who will be inconvenienced by this change...

Video: Live at Love Stockholm 2010

Yesterday June 11, Carola performed a free 40 minute concert at Kungsträdgården in Stockholm as a part of the opening of "Love Stockholm 2010". Above you'll find videos of her performing U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)", "Evighet", and "You've Got a Friend" with Samuel Ljungbladh. I think we can all agree—Carola sounds as great as ever!

Video: Carola advertising her concert

Carola singing a "Mitt i ett äventyr" that will be part of a "schlager-gospel medley" at her free concert in Kungsträdgården tomorrow night at 10.00 pm. Don't miss it!

More on "Allsång på Skansen"

Photo: Robban Andersson / Expressen

Carola has revealed that she is going to perform Elvis' "You've Lost that Loving Feeling" and Barbra Streisand's "Woman in Love" at the season premiere of "Allsång på Skansen" on June 29.

Video: Watch interview with Expressen

Link: Read article in Expressen

Two new wedding albums

Two new wedding-themed albums have been released in Sweden (in time for the upcoming Royal wedding on June 19) including songs by Carola. The 3xCD "Absolute Bröllop" includes Carola's "När löven faller" and the album "I nöd och lust" includes "Håll mitt hjärta", "Den första gång jag såg dig", and Tomas Andersson Wij's version of her 2006 Swedish Song Contest winner "Evighet".

Both albums are doing well on the Swedish chart for compilation albums, which also includes two other 3xCD compilations with Carola's songs; "Absolute Schlager" (including "Främling", "Fångad av en stormvind", and "Evighet") and "Hits for Kids—Greatest Hits" (including "Evighet").

SWEDISH ALBUM CHARTS—COMPILATIONS W 22
No 9 Absolute Bröllop
No 11 Hits for Kids—Greatest Hits
No 18 I nöd och lust
No 19 Absolute Schlager

Link: Buy "Absolute Bröllop"
Link: Buy "I nöd och lust"
Link: Buy "Absolute Schlager"
Link: Buy "Hits for Kids—Greatest Hits"

Scandinavian iTunes chart—June 10

Carola's Royal wedding song "Det är bara vi" has entered the iTunes singles chart in three Scandinavian countries. See the positions below.

Sweden: No 6 (-3)
Finland 29 (n/a)
Norway 128 (n/a)

I will keep track on how the single is doing on the charts in the next few weeks, so come back for more information.

Video: It's official!

Photo: SVT

Just as we reported on June 1, Carola will be performing on "Allsång på Skansen" on June 29, this will be her seventh time on the show. Today, Carola attended a press conference at Skansen where she revealed that she will sing one Elvis song and give the audience one surprise.

Exclusive: Upcoming album

Carola's new song "Det är bara vi" will only be available as a download single, not in stores—but Carola International can reveal today that according to Carola's A&R, it will be included on an upcoming album!

"Det är bara vi" on iTunes' Singles Chart

Carola's new single "Det är bara vi" is quickly climbing the Swedish iTunes Singles Chart. Just earlier today it was at no 4—but now it's at no 3. Congratulations Carola!

Link: Buy the single from iTunes

Download & Cover : "Det är bara vi"

TV4 wrongly titled Carola's new song "Tänk om" during their live broadcast of the Swedish National Day celebrations from Stockholm yesterday. The correct title is "Det är bara vi" the song is now available for download at iTunes.

Link: Buy the single from iTunes

Link: Buy the single from Amazon

Watch the press conference live

On Wednesday June 9 at 1.00 pm, all artists of this season of Allsång på Skansen will be presented at a press conference at Skansen in Stockholm. Carola has been rumored (it is more than a rumor) to be one of the artists scheduled to perform in the first program on June 29. If Carola will attend the press conference has not been confirmed (this is all very secretive), but quite likely.

You can watch the press conference two ways: If you are in Stockholm you can attend the event at Skansen, or you can watch a live webcast at SVT's website.

Link: Watch the press conference - live (June 9 at 1 pm)

New song: "Tänk om"

Photo: Stefan Söderström / Expressen

Carola premiered her new song "Tänk om" specially composed for the Royal Wedding, during her performance celebrating the Swedish National Day on June 6. She will perform the same song at the wedding reception after the wedding on June 19 (along with "Evighet"). Watch her performance above, and read the lyrics below: Updated on July 7

Här med dig framför mig
Livet känns underbart
Jag blundar nu tänker på
Hur allting kunde varit
Om vi två aldrig mötts
En chans vi fick
Ett ögonblick

Tänk om vår kärlek aldrig fått chansen
Att kunna leva och växa på nytt
Tänk om vår närhet tagits ifrån oss
Det är bara vi, det är bara vi

Tänk om vår lycka aldrig fått vingar
För att flyga och vara fri
Vad hade vi varit nu
För mig finns bara du

Tid har gått men ändå
står vi här du och jag
Jag ser din själ
Du känner mig när vi blivit ett
Framtiden har ingen sett
En dröm som födds
Två hjärtan som är

Tänk om vår kärlek aldrig fått chansen
Att kunna födas och växa på nytt
Tänk om vår lycka tagits ifrån oss
Det är bara vi, det är bara vi

Tänk om vår lycka aldrig fått vingar
För att flyga och vara fri
Vad hade vi varit nu
För mig finns bara du

Nu vill jag ge mitt hjärta
Vill gå genom lycka och smärta
Vill älska dig i nöd och lust
Kärleken är störst

Tänk om vår kärlek aldrig fått chansen
Att kunna leva och växa på nytt
Tänk om vår närhet tagits ifrån oss
Det är bara vi, det är bara vi

Tänk om vår lycka aldrig fått vingar
För att flyga och vara fri
Vad hade vi varit, utan varandra
För mig finns bara du
Det finns bara du
Det finns bara du

Thanks to Peter Karlsson for the lyrics.

Link: Read article in Expressen

3xCD release pushed back

It was supposed to be released in Sweden on June 2, but nothing happened. Carola's "3 Original Album Classics" has been on sale on Amazon.com for quite some time, but the Swedish release seems to have been pushed again. Both CDON and Ginza has changed the release date from June 2 to "Coming soon". Whenever I get more information about the release of the box, I will give it to you!

Link: Buy the box from Amazon.com

Another concert this summer

News about Carola's summer is pouring in. Today the newspaper Nya Wermlands Tidningen breaks the news that she will perform at "Putte på Torget" on Alfred Nobels Torg in Karlskoga on July 31. According to the paper, Carola will perform songs from her "Carola Sings Elvis & Barbra Streisand" concerts.

Link: Read article in Nya Wermlands Tidningen

A busy summer

Carola will have a busy summer—check below for all the dates to keep track of. With highlights as the two concerts at Dalhalla and the Royal wedding, but also a mini-tour in Finland and a concert in Norway.

JUNE 6 NATIONALDAGEN FRÅN SKANSEN, Stockholm, SWEDEN TV4 7.00 pm WEB

JUNE 9 ALLSÅNG PÅ SKANSEN press conference with all artists, Stockholm, SWEDEN 1.00 pm WEB

JUNE 11 LOVE STOCKHOLM 2010—OPENING, FREE Kungsträdgården, Stockholm, SWEDEN 10.00 pm WEB

JUNE 16 THE ROYAL WEDDING (pre-program), The Opera, Stockholm, SWEDEN SVT1 8.00 pm WEB

JUNE 19 THE ROYAL WEDDING, The Royal Palace, Stockholm, SWEDEN SVT1 7.45 pm WEB

JUNE 25 SUMMER CONFERENCE, Keeru, FINLAND Time TBA

JUNE 26 MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL, Pörkenäs, Jakobstad, FINLAND 8.00 pm

JUNE 27 ÅMINNE FOLKPARK, Malax, FINLAND 7.00 pm BUY TIX

JUNE 29 ALLSÅNG PÅ SKANSEN, Stockholm, SWEDEN SVT1 8.00 pm WEB

JULY 2 CAROLA SINGS ELVIS & BARBRA STREISAND, Rättvik, SWEDEN 8.00 pm BUY TIX | WEB | WEB

JULY 3 CAROLA SINGS ELVIS & BARBRA STREISAND, Rättvik, SWEDEN 8.00 pm BUY TIX | WEB | WEB

JULY 11 SUMMER FESTIVAL, Hamar, NORWAY Time TBA

Carola fans have a great summer to look forward to! If more interesting dates are added, I will make sure to update this list...

Allsång på Skansen

Carola will perform at the season premiere of the popular Swedish TV show "Allsång på Skansen" on June 29—just ten days after singing at Crown Princess Victoria's wedding to Daniel Westling. Her PR woman Lili Assefa says that Carola has an exciting and hectic time ahead of her.

Two other performances are planned during the Love Stockholm 2010 festival; she will open the festival on June 11, and perform on June 16 from the roof of the Opera building—a performance that will air live on SVT.

One of the songs Carola will perform at the Royal wedding is specially composed for the event by Diane Warren.

More information coming soon...