Ylva & Linda Persson are two talented singers, songwriters and producers from Sweden. This year they had six songs competing in various national selections for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. The girls have just released a brand new EP including their own versions of some of the selection songs.

The tracklisting for the EP is –

1. Irresistible (from 2016 Moldovan selection by Doiniţa Gherman)
2.  Empty Hearted (from 2016 Malta selection by Domenique Azzopardi)
3.  Closer To My Heart (from the 2016 Switzerland open online competition sung by Ylva & Linda themselves and also as Ya vibirayu svet – We will shine by Katya Maneshina in 2015 JESC Russia national final)
4. Waiting For A Star (English version of Síocháin by Ruby 2015 Ireland JESC entry)
5.  Overload (from 2016 Ukraine selection by Viktoriya Petryk)

Ylva & Linda have composed and produced, and in some cases been backing vocalists, for 20 songs in national selections for Eurovison and Junior Eurovision between 2013 and 2016. They are –

• Eye Of The Storm – Karlotta Sigurðardóttir (2016 Iceland)
• Irresistible – Doinița Gherman (2016 Moldova)
• Empty Hearted – Domenique Azzopardi (2016 Malta)
• Light Up My Life – Stefan Galea (2016 Malta)
• Survivor – Deividas Žygas (2016 Lithuania)
• Overload – Viktoriya Petryk (2016 Ukraine)
• Síocháin – Ruby (2015 JESC Ireland)
• Ya vibirayu svet / We will shine – Katya Maneshina (2015 JESC Russia)
• Hold Your Colours – Solju (2015 Finland)
• Still Alive – Ovidiu Anton (2015 Romania)
• Giving Up Your Love – Tasha Odi (2015 Belarus)
• Supernova – Janet (2015 Belarus)
• Sublime – Carolina Gorun (2014 Moldova)
• Unicorn – Anastasia Liberos (2015 Cyprus)
• Addictive – Romina Mamo (2014 Malta)
• You Will Be Here – Janet (2015 Belarus)
• Love Makes You Beautiful – Natalia Valevskaya (2014 Ukraine)
• Silent Tears – VIG Roses (2014 Lithuania)
• Breakaway – Monika Linkyte (2014 Lithuania)
• I Need You Now – Inaya (2013 Moldova)

Other popular compositions by Ylva & Linda include Stay Tonight by Laura Kamhuber from the 2016 Austrian wildcard ESC selection and Surrender by Rebecka Karlsson, the official theme to Malmö Pride 2015.

The Ylva & Linda 2016 – EP can purchased at iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/se/album/ylva-linda-2016-ep/id1097302270?l=en and streamed at Spotify https://play.spotify.com/album/6JdQqsPgp1EqakyBxtL25E?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open

You can hear a sample of the EP below and also see  clip of Ylva & Linda’s songs from v

Source: www.esccovers.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io3O_QyVBkU