New collection: "Absolute Svenska Klassiker"

Carola's 2003 hit single "När löven faller" is included on the new 3xCD compilation "Absolute Svenska Klassiker" (Absolute Swedish Classics) that was released this week.

Link: Buy "Absolute Svenska Klassiker"

Exclusive: Swedish tour cancelled

Exclusive News: Carola had plans to go on tour in Sweden this Summer, although only one concert had been officially announced—"Piteå Dansar och Ler" in July.

Today, all Swedish dates are cancelled though (including Piteå) so Carola can focus on promoting the album "Elvis Barbra & jag" when it's released in Norway and Finland.

More information to come.

Swedish Charts—w 17

After reaching the no 1 position last week, the album "Elvis Barbra & jag" drops eight spots to no 9. This is the album's fifth week in Top 10.

ALBUM CHART
ELVIS BARBRA & JAG
w 17 No 9
w 16 No 1
w 15 No 3
w 14 No 2
w 13 No 2 (NEW)

Link: Buy "Elvis Barbra & jag"

Nine no 1 albums

"Elvis Barbra & jag" drops from the no 1 spot on the Swedish Album Chart this week (more details to come), but it's still an achievement that Carola has had NINE no 1 albums in Sweden since her breakthrough in 1983.

Främling (1983)
Steg för steg (1984)
Jul i Betlehem (1999)
Sov på min arm (2001)
Guld platina och passion (2003)
Störst av allt (2005)
Från nu till evighet (2006)
I denna natt blir världen ny (2007)
Elvis Barbra & jag (2011)

Congratulations!

Swedish Charts—w 16

After three weeks on top three, the album "Elvis Barbra & jag" finally makes it to no 1 on the Swedish Album Chart. Congratulations Carola!

ALBUM CHART
ELVIS BARBRA & JAG
w 16 No 1
w 15 No 3
w 14 No 2
w 13 No 2 (NEW)

Link: Buy "Elvis Barbra & jag"

Release : "Enough is Enough (Remixes)"

The digital maxi single "Enough is Enough (Remixes)", which includes two remixes by Adam Rickfors and the original album version, has been released on iTunes.

01. No More Tears (Adam Rickfors Radio Edit Remix) 03:19 AUDIO
02. No More Tears (Adam Rickfors Extended Remix) 04:45
03. Enough is Enough 03:19

Link: Buy "Enough is Enough (Remixes)" on iTunes

Short documentary

Join Carola as she goes back to her childhood neighborhood Norsborg, and explains the idea behind the success of "Elvis Barbra & jag". The clip also includes never before shown private home videos.

Exclusive: Tour in Norway and Finland

Exclusive News: Once her ongoing tour comes to an end, Carola will spend some time working on her coming biography. Good news for fans in Norway and Finland though: In the fall (simultaneously as she does her shows at Tyrol in Stockholm?), Carola will go on tour in your countries with her "Elvis Barbra & jag" show. No word yet on what cities that will get a visit or when tickets are released.

Visit back for more information!

Swedish Charts—w 15

Carola's album "Elvis Barbra & jag" drops one spot to no 3 on its third week on the Swedish Album Chart. The DVD "Carola sings Elvis & Barbra Streisand" takes a dive from the no 1 spot to no 12.

ALBUM CHART
ELVIS BARBRA & JAG
w 15 No 3
w 14 No 2
w 13 No 2 (NEW)

DVD CHART
SINGS ELVIS & BARBRA STREISAND—LIVE AT DALHALLA
w 15 No 12
w 14 No 1
w 13 No 3
w 12 No 14
w 11 No 5
w 10 No 13
w 9 No 6 (RE)
w 7 No 20 (RE)
w 3 No 17
w 2 No 17
w 1 No 8
w 52 No 6
w 51 No 3
w 50 No 4
w 49 No 2
w 48 No 3
w 47 No 1 (NEW)

Link: Buy "Elvis Barbra & jag"
Link: Buy 'Carola sings Elvis & Barbra Streisand'

Exclusive: Promo CD "No More Tears"

Exclusive News: This is the full tracklisting of the promo CD Maxi single released with remixes of "Enough is Enough (No More Tears)", that will be released on iTunes any day now.

01. No More Tears (Adam Rickfors Radio Edit Remix) 03:19 AUDIO
02. No More Tears (Adam Rickfors Extended Remix) 04:45
03. Enough is Enough 03:19

Visit back for more information.

Listen to "My Sweet Lord"

On his 2xCD album "Friends Connection" (out on April 13), Peter Jezewski sings duets with a long line of Swedish artists: Björn Skifs, Louise Hoffsten, Mikael Rickfors, Pandora, Karin Wistrand, Jan Johansen, Tone Norum, among others.

Carola participates on the last track on the album—George Harrison's classic "My Sweet Lord".

Note! This is not really a duet, there are at least seven different singers performing on the track, and Carola's part is towards the end of the song. She sounds great though.

Another note! This version does not include George Harrison's full original lyrics, which contains many references to the Hindu deity Krishna (read original lyrics here).

Link: Buy the album from CDON

"No More Tears (Adam Rickfors Radio Edit Remix)"

Remixes of Carola's "Enough Is Enough (No More Tears)" will be released soon according to Carola.com. Listen to the Adam Rickfors Radio Edit Remix above.

Exclusive: "Piteå dansar och ler"

Exclusive: Carola will in deed go on tour this Summer, just as I was speculating last week...

I still don't have confirmation if in fact she will play in Borås on August 11 (which started the speculations) but another city has been confirmed: Piteå. The exact date has not been announced, but she will play during the festival "Piteå dansar och ler" that takes place July 27-31.

Remember where you read it first!

Link: "Piteå dansar och ler"s website

Video: "In the Ghetto" Live

Rumor alert: Summer tour?

Does Carola plan to go on tour this Summer?

She's currently touring concert houses around Sweden, and this fall she will perform 24 shows at Tyrol in Stockholm before going on Christmas tour with the constellation "Stjärnklart 2011" (Salem al Fakir, Orup, Shirley Clamp etc). But is there also a Summer tour in the making? There are speculations that Carola will perform on Borås on August 11, which could indicate that she is currently planning what cities to visit during a possible tour.

Remember where you read it first, and visit back for more information!

Swedish Charts—w 14

It's been a good week for Carola on the Swedish charts. Her new album "Elvis Barbra & jag" stays at no 2 on the Album Chart for a second week, and the DVD "Carola sings Elvis & Barbra Streisand" re-claims the no 1 spot on its 16th week on the DVD chart.

ALBUM CHART
ELVIS BARBRA & JAG
w 14 No 2
w 13 No 2 (NEW)

DVD CHART
SINGS ELVIS & BARBRA STREISAND—LIVE AT DALHALLA
w 14 No 1
w 13 No 3
w 12 No 14
w 11 No 5
w 10 No 13
w 9 No 6 (RE)
w 7 No 20 (RE)
w 3 No 17
w 2 No 17
w 1 No 8
w 52 No 6
w 51 No 3
w 50 No 4
w 49 No 2
w 48 No 3
w 47 No 1 (NEW)

Link: Buy "Elvis Barbra & jag"
Link: Buy 'Carola sings Elvis & Barbra Streisand'

Christmas tour: Stjärnklart 2011

Carola will tour this Christmas as well, but not quite the way she's been doing it the last 10+ years. She will be one of the artists performing in the show "Stjärnklart 2011" that will have concerts in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Linköping in November and December.

The other artists are: Salem al Fakir, Orup, Shirley Clamp, Tommy Körberg, The Poodles, and Anders Berglund with orchestra.

29.11 Stockholm, SWE Stockholms Konserthus
30.11 Stockholm, SWE Stockholms Konserthus
1.12 Stockholm, SWE Stockholms Konserthus
2.12 Stockholm, SWE Stockholms Konserthus
3.12 Stockholm, SWE Stockholms Konserthus
6.12 Linköping, SWE Louis De Geer Hallen
7.12 Malmö, SWE Malmö Konserthus
8.12 Malmö, SWE Malmö Konserthus
9.12 Malmö, SWE Malmö Konserthus
10.12 Malmö, SWE Malmö Konserthus
15.12 Gothenburg, SWE Göteborgs Congress
16.12 Gothenburg, SWE Göteborgs Congress
17.12 Gothenburg, SWE Göteborgs Congress

I'll get back with ticket information shortly.

Link: Stjärnklart's official website (pre-order tickets)

More Tyrol shows added

Just like I reported yesterday, the three "Elvis Barbra & jag" concerts at Tyrol in Stockholm was just the beginning... Today, more shows have been added, and in total there will be 24 shows between September 30 and November 19.

30.9 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
1.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 3.00 pm
1.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
7.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
8.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 3.00 pm
8.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
14.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
15.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 3.00 pm
15.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
21.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
22.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 3.00 pm
22.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
28.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
29.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 3.00 pm
29.10 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
4.11 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
5.11 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 3.00 pm
5.11 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
11.11 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
12.11 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 3.00 pm
12.11 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
18.11 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm
19.11 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 3.00 pm
19.11 Elvis Barbra & jag Tyrol, SWE, 9.30 pm

Tickets are on sale now.

Link: Buy tickets from Ticnet