Emmi Christensson - Icarus

Startnummer 1 i deltävling 4: Örnsköldsvik. Artist: Emmi Christensson. Bidrag: ”Icarus”. Låtskrivare: Sara Biglert, Thomas G:son, Andreas Hedlund och Christian Schneider.
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Fakta: Emmi Christensson
• Född: 1984.
• Bosatt: Stockholm.
• Uppväxt: Falkenberg.
• Melodifestivalrutin: Debutant.
• Övrigt: Är en väletablerad musikalartist som har uppträtt på Europas scener i många stora musikaler. År 2014 fick hon rollen som Christine Daaé i The Phantom of the Opera på Her Majesty’s Theatre i London och senare sågs hon även som samma roll av den svenska produktionen. Sammanlagt har hon gjort cirka 500 föreställningar i rollen.
Fakta: ”Icarus”
På scen
• Kör offstage: Emelie Fjällström och Dea Norberg.
Bakom bidraget
• Koreograf: Lotta Furebäck, Mari Ryberger och Mathilda Fleberg.
• Stylist: Malin Jacobsson.
Effekter
• LED-ljus, tungrök.
Värdeord: Filmiskt, varmt, passionerat, lyxig James Bond-feeling.
Färg: Brons-toner, varma färger (ej rött).
Kategori
• Midtempop.
Christer Björkman om bidraget:
- Hon har en superröst, det är verkligen pampigt. Det är musikalpop, och jädrar vad högt hon sjunger. Den behöver plats, kände jag, så hon får inleda deltävlingen.
Emmi Christensson om bidraget:
- Jag skulle säga att låten är ganska pampig, det är ingen upptempo och ingen ballad utan mittemellan. Lite filmisk i sin känsla. Den kan betyda olika saker beroende på hur man tolkar den.
Show 75 % | Udda 80 % | Tempo 50 % | Humor 0 % | Dans 23 %
• Budskap:
- Låten kan betyda olika saker beroende på hur man tolkar den. Ikaros i grekisk mytologi är han som mot sin faders vilja flög mot solen, för det var hans dröm. Men tyvärr brändes han ju, han flög för nära. Det är många genom tiderna som varit tvungna att kämpa för något som de tror på för att vi ska vara där vi är i dag, utan att det slutat positivt för dem.
”Icarus”: Låtens text
Stay
Listen to what I have to say
Don’t walk away
I know that you will find a way
Just open your eyeeeeeeees
Know you can riiiiiiiise
Don’t be afraid you can fly
Just like Icarus, Icarus, fly
Spread your wings you can reach for the sky, for
the sky,
‘cause the world needs a hero
So fly
like Icarusfly
‘Cause you got the power inside
Light
Don’t the let the darkness survive
Just open your eyes
Know you can rise
Don’t be afraid you can fly
Just like Icarus Icarus fly
Spread your wings
you can reach for the sky
for the sky
‘cause the world needs a hero
So fly
like Icarus, fly
‘Cause you got the power inside
So fly
Flyyyyyyy
Aaaaaah
Don’t be afraid you can fly,
Just like Icarus, Icarus fly
Spread your wings
you can reach for the sky
for the sky
‘cause the world needs a hero
So fly
like Icarus, fly
‘Cause you got the power inside
Fly

[@lostintranslation2567]

This deserved to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest...
Hope Emmi will come back even better and stronger next year.

[@Jinzox91]

People doesn't understand nothing about real music! -.-' She was the best

[@bpdchiscara]

THIS WAS THE BEST SONG

[@jimmybelc2057]

The moment when I hate national finals and their choices.

[@Xxxypher]

Her vocals were fantastic but the music itself was sub par.

[@Ville31]

All songs yesterday sucked

[@sigurdfafnesbane1601]

its sogood! And then sum motherfuckers named Rolandz get to the finale

[@b.b.1427]

I am shocked, it was not selected. The best in deltävling 4.

[@bodgeer]

WHAT A VOICE!! This was so good!! Deserved andra chansen at least :c

[@yeraymorales9235]

i don't understand swedish people, it was the best

[@bpdchiscara]

Yeray Morales IKR?

[@mitralize]

Yeray Morales I KNOW SHE WAS AMAZING

[@mitralize]

IM from sweden BUT i still wanted her to win haha

[@leonna1947]

I agree. Can I please more to wherever you're from I don't want to live here anymore I'm too disappointed in sweden

[@maxisx21]

Yeray Morales its a amazing song

[@LastDreamer7]

Best song from all Melodifestivalen - 2018.

[@dariarobinson7634]

QUEEN!!! should've won this semi-final

[@ronnopotter]

I am so pissed off!! This was one of the best entries of the whole Mello 2018! I can't believe she didn't make it through. Why Sweden, why?

[@sabe018]

Amazing ❤︎

[@reasold73]

She is better than dance you off

[@sunrise5097]

En fantastisk låt och ett underbart framträdande👏🏻Vilken röst! Förtjänade verkligen att vinna. Tack till Emmi Christensson och alla inblandade.

[@bpdchiscara]

Sun Rise Ja hon förtjänade iallafall andra chansen

[@maxisx21]

Cringe Är jag hon förtjänade mer

[@maxisx21]

Sun Rise jag tycker emmi gjorde sitt bästa och sjöng ut iallafall

[@veronicamalmgren6094]

I can't believe she didn't got to the final.
I really loved this one.
I voted!
How could Sweden chose the Rolandz?
xx Vera, Sweden

[@bittersweet3410]

Den riktiga vinnaren, i alla fall för mig

[@bpdchiscara]

Th TH-camr håller med

[@malinhessedahl]

Älskar den här låten 🌟💓🦄💥💌❤

[@-starlight-8282]

Malin Hessedahl : jag oxå 🎶😍

[@oguzhanozmen5624]

She was my "Direkt Finalist" with Felix tonight. :(

[@kadirugur464]

Oğuzhan Özmen kardes mariette ve emmi final rolandz ve olivia ikinci sans olmasin felixin sarkisi bence kotuydu

[@mitralize]

Oğuzhan Özmen same!!!! 🇹🇷

[@ycivsantogru7939]

Same!

[@umi_chan]

Same

[@LightsWalkerTTV]

Vid 2:16 , extrem gåshud! Magisk låt! Att denna inte går till final eller iaf andra chansen istället för olivia är sinnessjukt.

[@JeffyJan123]

Can’t Believe She is out and Rolandz is in the Final. She was Amazing. Why Sweden?!

[@AudibleDrake]

Jeffy Jan I hope ”We” send Rolandz to Eurovision, then these idiotic Swedes can watch all other countries compete

[@stellamigottoandersson174]

Vet inte

[@fomme]

Because it's children who gave their votes for Rolandz.

[@jacekdobrzycki7585]

Loreen...Dotter...and now Emmi...I think I'll stop watching it...

[@naedot.9779]

This and Mariette was the best, wtf Sweden //From Finland

[@bpdchiscara]

Kasper Roos Fucking hate that she didn’t came too andra chansen or to the finale.

[@mitralize]

Kasper Roos i knoooooow

[@leonna1947]

Agree agree agree.

[@naedot.9779]

Cringe Är jag better than Olivia and Rolandz

[@TheGrindelwald]

Kasper Roos I love Saara Aaltos songs for you this year. I think she will do good in ESC no matter what you pick

[@profil7]

She has such an amazing voice!!

[@arvantsaraihan5777]

sounds like heaven coming closer to me

[@andreaesc]

Amazing! She needs to come back!

[@mariomember1]

this could've won the whole Eurovision... good job Sweden.

[@webcyclades]

What a fantastic voice!

[@kriho02]

one of the most incredible voices ever in melodifestivalen

[@Evigal]

This should be in the final!

[@gunnar1867]

Asså skojar du!? denhär låten hade vunnit eurovision! Fy! D:

[@mitralize]

Jontess håller med

[@maxisx21]

Jontess håller med en riktig eurovision låt😄

[@michaelferns88]

I think I have played this like over 50 times today. Absolutely love it!

[@jaila2806]

I really dont understand why she isn't in the finals... she and mariette had the best performance!

[@larssoderstrom6244]

Best song i heard in years

[@tsan6060]

This is the best song of them all!!!

[@ocean_she-they_]

How did Rolandz qualified but not this piece of art?

[@quentinreusens3208]

Like...
She does know Icarus dies, right?
Maybe not the best subject for a song about flying..

[@cabemaru1]

No, this is the thing... it is sad but at the same time hopeful.

[@bittersweet3410]

To both of you: You probably don’t know Swedish, but in the description it says that she was inspired by Icarus’ death, so yes, they sis think of it all the way through. Love, Sweden.

[@mustavalkoinen9275]

Th TH-camr Oh okay, I forgot Melodifestivalen videos had these great descriptions. I get the message now, but I still feel like it could have been made clearer. The song is great, though!

[@Tinnesa]

"Like a hero"
Icarus was hardly a hero in greek myth

[@FFyord]

🖤🖤🖤

[@martinkahnberg277]

By far the best song in the Swedish MF this year!!! Awesome work, Emmi!

[@danrose7078]

I love this sing and I think it should have gone directly to the final but...doesn't she know that Icarus is the name of the man who flew too close to the sun, fell into the sea and drowned?

[@leonna1947]

Jordan Todorova yes that's what the inspiration for the song came from

[@bittersweet3410]

Jordan Todorova Read the description hahah

[@fomme]

This song is too good for Mello.

[@YuriMrkylie]

Atmospheric masterpiece! )

[@almantask2517]

This is amazing. What have you done Sweden ? Seriously?

[@elinnyman2092]

This is a song that easily would make it to the Eurovision Song Contest, if it competed for another country than Sweden.

[@snowflower3282]

I Love this

[@nejkakranjc1755]

Amazing

[@don.eurovision7311]

WoW, really beautiful song, I love it :D

[@andershvittfeldt9945]

VAD ÄR DET FÖR FEL PÅ SVERIGE VILL NI INTE VINNA EUROVISION SONG CONTEST ELLEE????

[@escsimslover9725]

Sweden, I won't forgive you this big mistake :( Why did she get 6th and Rolandz got to the final, this is total bullshit :(((
#JusticeForEmmi #JusticeForDotter #JusticeForBarbi

[@charlottanorman2668]

Försök nästa år.ps detta året var du bra❤️❤️❤️😍😘

[@AlezGrin]

My winner.

[@josefinegustafsson7746]

This was so good!

[@richardkahn3624]

Förstår fortfarande inte hur de är möjligt att inte skicka vidare denna låt. Mer passande i eurovision får man fan leta efter. Pinsamt!!

[@Alb_01]

Shocked this didn't get through. One of my fav songs of Melfest 2018

[@-starlight-8282]

Jag bara älskar denna ! 💕👌 ( I just love this one ! )

[@kajgenell]

Emmi är så bra!

[@Distritatv]

This should have won!

[@ilidiomanuelrodrigues3391]

Nice song :) Love it

[@Yarshy.]

This was tons better than the Rolandz crap.

[@dollyfashionistase6632]

Yusuf agreed

[@tatutuomaala8648]

Yusuf every songs in this heat is better than Rolandz

[@queentrans2511]

Yusuf fallfrukts vegan

[@Dexles9]

no

[@commentforonly2371]

But it was never against Rolandz? They were already out voted, they had less votes than those who got into the second chans! The song literally lost to all of the participators who got through the first voting! Honestly the songs were so totally different kinda hard to choose if you just compare the two of them

[@user-jc4rl2zg6b]

Final is THE LEAST you deserved. You were the best in that semi-final and I think this entry was worth representing Sweden the most. I'm still shocked this beautiful entry not only didn't go directly to the final, but didn''t qualify to the Andra Chansen either. I just don't understand....
Yes, live performance could be better, but still this is a masterpiece...
Melodifestivalen is over but I'm still listening to this song and it inspires me. Thank you.

[@tsan6060]

Asså vad har hänt med Sverige??? Hur kan folk inte gilla det här jävla bra låt??? Hon är verkligen duktig att sjunga och sången är meningsfullt!!! Vadå dansa hela natten lång och jädrar rolig??? Hur för helvxtet!!

[@snowflower3282]

This was better than some other songs tbh

[@staren1991]

It's really no surprise that many countries in the ESC use swedish songwriters or that those songwriters try to win in other countries, this is a perfect exemple of "trolling" winning over perfection (the Swedes even voted two singers who sang off-tune half their song above this one)

[@Guvvive]

Lätt bästa låten!

[@YANNIS28]

She was amazing ...she deserved much better!

[@djdreamyboy8804]

Wow... WOW ... This was not even in the final. How the hell your system of voting works ? I just... this is beautiful !

[@real_necorf1482]

💕💕💕

[@evelinaeriksson2837]

❤❤❤❤

[@mikaelnilsson5912]

Unkrowned Winner! God job Emmi👍🏼🎶🎙

[@nikkowesberg8426]

This was the best song of the evening... Sweden you made such a big mistake. Same as last year with Loreen lol

[@bpdchiscara]

Nikolaj Bosholdt AGREE

[@leonna1947]

Agree! I'm moving away from here idk what's happened to sweden but something is seriously wrong

[@kadin78]

I knöliga to good it could win Mello and Eurovision

[@kadin78]

Know

[@lillymackey]

Bääääääst❤️❤️❤️

[@drawingsbymimmi6616]

Icarus är en legend

[@francinevandecruys3360]

zeer mooie stem en mooi lied .

[@vixikie]

Luna Lovegood is singing her version of Rise Like A Phoenix LOL

[@ronjabengtsson9045]

I Love this song!!!! This is better Than fuldans!!!!

[@malinhessedahl]

Emmi hon jättebra skådespelare sångerska artist 👑💎📷🌌🌟🎵🎶💙❤💙❤💙❤💙

[@lllcarlsson1]

En vacker å klassisk mello låt med artist som kan sjunga å utan massa jävla spektakel..gick den vidare..nää ? :/

[@piggelin7969]

Hur kunde inte denna gå vidare?! Jag fattar 0, alltså vafan!!

[@MegaMegatron15]

Im not normally the dude to complain, but I have to say that she was robbed by inferior songs, like Olivia's and Elias's. Felicia and Emmi deserved better.
Normalt brukar jag inte klaga, men jag måste säga att hon blev snubbad av låtar med lägre kvalitet, som Olivias och Elias. Felicia och Emmi förtjänade bättre.

[@lydiariera4953]

fucking belter of a tune!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@couperunepoireendeux2396]

Dear Sweden ...

[@andrenylander2708]

Don't worry, If our problems continue there will be no Sweden soon :)

[@enidiotutanhjarna894]

lite bra

[@Abrams_art]

Hur kunde hon åka ut? 😮

[@mister-ke8vt]

EASILY the best song this year, but because of children with no taste in music it didn't win. She would make more money in the Eurovision because she would've placed higher, so for SVT, bad choice this. Hope you're happy with sending sub-par music to ESC.

[@tjoochhej3710]

Hennes röst och känsla asså😍

[@AlejandroTorres-nf8hj]

Why this song didnt qualify for the andra chansen she deserbed better place

[@sarajansson7158]

This song is the best.....could be a winner in ESC....but she is out :( :( :(

[@felicia.o109]

Omfg

[@Kimsegel]

Var ju bäst

[@kastamamikaela]

Ni r bäst

[@escwaves]

ROBBED

[@maxisx21]

skulle ha gått till final i kväll

[@MewDenise]

Riiiiiiise like a Phoenix!

[@gungusaru]

MewDenise better than rlp

[@mitralize]

MewDenise its not even alike

[@arvantsaraihan5777]

not even close

[@lydiariera4953]

best MF song of 2018

[@tovekarlsson652]

Så bra röst förstår inte heller varför hon inte kom längre 😊

[@poertjt2]

I guess 12 points from Greece ;)

[@lewis9159]

Emmi and Dotter were robbed.

[@luzracana6260]

10

[@frankbischof248]

Why did this song not get into final or at least AC???

[@saabwagenraktfram9869]

Plöjer igenom 5 oktaver utan bekymmer och går inte ens till andra chansen?

[@10narwan]

the real Winner

[@irishsteve6685]

This gave me goosebumps, what is going on Sweden this should of been representing Sweden, think there is voting hacking happening go to loose fans of Eurovision if chosing crap songs cause of good looking its a song contest think about it if Benjamin was singing EVERYDAY he would of got picked cause of his looks, its stupid now, understand people have different taste, but come on Sweden wake up if you want to win Eurovision you have to have songs like Icarus and voice like Emmi represent Eurovision.

[@neaw6762]

Detta är ju en eurovision låt

[@leohagberg9703]

Mja

[@sigurdfafnesbane1601]

Men herregud sverige hur tänker ni?? Rolandz till final och den här ut? -, -