Madeleine Hilleard has released a song for the festive season. It is her interpretation of the classic O Holy Night.
Ylva & Linda Persson from Sweden did the recording editing and mixing.
O Holy Night is currently available to stream on digital sites such as Spotify.
You can hear O Holy Night below.
Source: ESC Covers
A new release to listen out for is Eye Of The Storm by Kevin Klein. It is composed by Ylva Persson and Linda Persson and they also provided the lyrics, music arrangement and were also backing vocalists. The song is produced by Kristinn Sturluson.
Kevin was born and raised in Bevaix in Switzerland and has a Swedish mother and a German father. He is now based in Sweden since 2011 and was a finalist in Swedish Idol in 2017.
The video clip was filmed by Jimmy Olsson and produced and edited by Ylva and Linda.
Kevin’s promotion for Eye Of The Storm include a live performance on 14 July at the Ung Arenas Open Stage in Svalöv, Sweden. The song is available via most digital platforms such as Spotify, Deezer and iTunes and is distributed by Twinflame and Universal Music.
You can see the video for Eye Of The Storm below.
Source: ESC Covers
The talented songwriting sisters Ylva and Linda Persson from Sweden are having much success with songs featured in several 2018 national selections around Europe.
Let us take a look at the songs and performers –
Monika Urlik – Momentum with music, lyrics and production by Ylva & Linda featuring in the Poland final.
Anna Timofei – Endlessly with music and lyrics and production by Ylva & Linda Persson, Niklas Bergqvist, Simon Johansson, Georgios Kalpakidis in the Moldova final.
Doinița Gherman – Dance In Flames with music and lyrics and production by Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Niklas Bergqvist, Simon Johansson also in the Moldova final.
Elena Hasna – Revival by Ylva & Linda did the music, lyrics, production and mix with Dan Attlerud also contributing to the lyrics. This song was in the Romanian semi-finals.
Anastasiya Malashkevich – World On Fire by Ylva & Linda Persson, Niklas Bergqvist, Simon Johansson (Tracks of Sweden) is in the final of the Belarus selection.
Evgeniy Dolich – Holding You with music and production, lyrics and mix by Ylva and Linda Niklas Bergqvist, Simon Johansson, Demetris Ioakim featured in the Belarus semi-final.
Liene Greifāne – Walk The Talk by Ylva and Linda and with Liene was featured in the Supernova selection in Latvia.
Source: ESC Covers
A new release from Sweden is a wedding song by Gunilla Backman with Allt vi nånsin ville (Everything we wanted). Ylva and Linda Persson have written and produced the song and the lyrics are by Dan Attlerud. The guitars are by Patric Skog and violins courtesy of Björn Malmqvist.
Gunila has appeared in famous musicals such as Mamma Mia and in the West End theatres of London West Side Story, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Chess and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Allt vi nånsin ville is available to purchase from iTunes: http://apple.co/2q5UBwH and stream from Spotify http://spoti.fi/2qGWBsl . Gunila will perform the song at the Wedding fair in Stockholm, Sweden in January 2018.
You can hear Allt vi nånsin ville below.
Source: ESC Covers
A brand new single has been released this week in Sweden by Jill Svensson together with Ylva & Linda Persson and Linda Lampenius. The song is titled Midvintertid (Midwinter). It is a festive Christmas tune that is trying to spread good and positive thoughts at a time when, for many, it can be a dark and miserable time.
Jill Svensson won the 2010 Talang competition (Sweden’s Got Talent) and has released several singles and albums. She has a crystal clear vocal and previously worked with Ylva and Linda on her recent single, Breakaway.
Linda Lampenius is a famous and accomplished violinist (also known internationally as Linda Brava). She is from Finland and has released many successful solo albums.
Ylva and Linda are a prolific singers and songwriting team from Sweden and have also written many songs for Eurovision and Junior Eurovision national selections.
The music and lyrics and the production and backing vocals are by Ylva and Linda. The violin and violin arrangement is by Linda Lampenius. The guitars and bass by Lawrence West and Patric Skog with production and arrangement by Kristinn Sturluson.
Midvintertid is available at –
You can see the lyric video below.
Source: ESC Covers; Ylva and Linda Persson
Ylva and Linda Persson have announced the release of the song and video for Stand UP! It is an anti bullying song and worthy cause for everyone to sit up and listen to. The video, ‘All Around The World’ has been released featuring people from Sweden, Ukraine, Russia, Spain, Ireland, Norway, USA, UK, Greece and Czech Republic.
The singer on the track is Sebastian Rydgren. Ylva and Linda have added backing vocals and are the music and video producers. They also wrote the lyrics with Dan Attlerud and the co-composers Anders Brolin, Michael James Down and Primoz Poglajen.
You can see the video for Stand UP! below.
Ylva and Linda Persson have contributed many songs to Eurovision national selections in recent years. They have just compiled a playlist of their songs from 2013 to 2016. Have a listen at the link below –
https://play.spotify.com/user/lindap38/playlist/43MVlZPu9mnfdatrOMU1Im?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open
The girls have also compiled a Spotify playlist for their Pride songs and you can hear them at this link –
https://play.spotify.com/user/lindap38/playlist/5XCLfOblTX6VYqIYLkJW1I
Source: facebook.com/ylvalindapersson
Jill Svensson has released her brand new single entitled Breakaway. The track is composed by the Swedish composers Ylva and Linda Persson from Sweden, who have written several Eurovision national final songs in recent years. Jill explains “When I heard the song ‘Breakaway’ I just knew I had to sing that song. For me, it is about breaking free from whatever chains hold you back, building something great, following your dreams and your passion!”.
Jill’s first break was in the tv series Körslaget in 2009 and was in Amy Diamond‘s choir team. In 2010 Jill won the Talang (Sweden’s Got Talent) show and as a result won with a performance of Amazing Grace. Her first Swedish single was Dagen är nära (The day is near). She then toured with former Swedish Melodifestival act, Timoteij. Her first album was released in 2011 titled ‘Vaken i en dröm’ (Awake in a dream). In 2014 Jill released another single Standing Strong and also released her a Christmas album, ‘Strålande jul’.
Jill told ESC Covers “I have always been singing and when I got bullied, music became my hide-out and my saviour. I started in a childrens choir when I was little and the choir-leader saw I had talent and gave me the confidence to sing solo! From there I kept on getting better and I started singing on talent-shows. In 2010 I won Talang at just fourteen years old and I was singing Opera and classical music. After winning I got the chance to tour all of Sweden, singing with the biggest artists in Sweden.”
Jill has a very strong and crystal clear vocal. You can buy or stream Breakaway on digital platforms such as –
You can see the official music video for Breakaway below.
Source: facebook/ylvalindapersson
Janet has released a brand new video clip for Huki kachannia (Love sounds). The song was in the Belarus Eurovision auditions for their national selection for 2016. The music and production was by Ylva and Linda Persson with Will Taylor. The Belarussian lyrics are by Janet and Hrynievič Aliesia.
The English version, Dragonfly, will shortly be released on iTunes and Spotify.
Janet finished in third place in the 2014 Belarussian Eurovision selection with You Will Be Here which was also composed by Ylva and Linda with lyrics by Niclas Haglund.
Source: facebook.com/janetbelarus; ESC Covers
Doinita Gherman has just represented Moldova at the annual 2016 Baltic Song Contest held in Karlshamn in Sweden. She was accompanied on stage by the talented songwriting sisters from Sweden, Ylva & Linda Persson. The girls took the coveted ‘Audience prize’.
The contest was held over two days where 10 artists from nine different countries competed. On the first day the acts performed two songs. Doinita was accompanied on stage by Ylva & Linda, who were the composers of Irresistible, and were backing vocalists here. The second song was composed by Doinita herself and titled Hora pe toloacă. The international and Swedish jury selected one song for the acts to perform on the second evening. The second night event is televised by Polish tv.
There were some ‘hiccups’ before the show when Doinita’s luggage went missing in transit containing special traditional Moldovan costumes for her and Ylva and Linda. Thankfully, the luggage (and the costumes) arrived just minutes before the show.
Doinita has a strong voice and is an experienced artist specialising in pop and folk/pop music.
Ylva and Linda had six songs in various Eurovision national selections in 2016.
The song Irresistible was in the 2016 Moldovan Eurovision national selection (O melodie pentru Europa) and finished in a highly respectable seventh place.
See the performance of Hora pe toloacă below.
You can also see another video of the performance on stage by Doinita with Ylva and Linda at the Baltic Song Contest below.
….. and you can hear the studio version of Irresistible below.
Source: www.facebook.com/ylvalindapersson; ESC Covers