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It hurts, oh it still hurts that we didn't know about LenaPh's new CD before. 12points.tv reviews Världen snurrar. 

Lena Ph - Världen snurrar (2012) *****

Sweden has slowly but steadily been able to get used to la Ph's comeback. After her duet album, together with Orup (2008) everything remained silent around Lena for two years. In the beginning of last year she released the single Idiot, last summer she participated in Så Mycket Bättre, a popular cover show on Swedish TV and at the end of 2011 she was the star in her intimate dream circus concerts.

The world has kept moving around Lena Ph, and that exactly is the title of her new album: Världen snurrar. Obviously Idiot is included, but also some of the marvelous cover version from Så Mycket Bättre; Laleh - Live Tommorrow and Timbuktu - Botten Is Nådd, they're both there. Unfortunately Tomas Ledin's Sensuella Isabella did not make it, a very sexy version Lena made out of that one. If I would have been to decide, I'd rather have had that song on the CD, in stead of the slightly old fashioned Ett Hjärta.

La Ph. anno 2012, is fully exposed on this album. We have to say that: Lena Ph. is delivering a nice mature dance cd which just makes it impossible not to move. The mix of 80's tunes and electro fit like a glove. Lena sounds fresh, is dance-able, rocks and is intimate and lively at the same time. Lena knows what good pop music should be and how she fits in the scene. Conclusion: this lady knows exactly what she wants and she knows what we want: Världen Snurrar. Definitely an instant hit!!

News Round-up of the day. Christer Björkman, the general in chief in Sweden's Melodifestivalen is quite sure about three songs fro 2012.

He's currently got his whiteboard filled with 32 post-it's that gradually will be filled with colored notes, where red stands for show song, purple for eurovison pop and other colors for other genres. We are hoping for loads of red and purple there in the end. Songs can still be submitted until 20 September.

++ Two more 2012 songs added today! ++  Got some 200 euros to spare? ++ Lena Ph's pride ++ Dima Bilan back? ++ ..

The ticket sales for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest is kicking off tomorrow. On the first of May the tickets for the first semi final will be sold. On 5 March this will be the case for the tickets for the second semi final, a week later the judge rehearsal tickets will be sold and finally on 15 March you can get your hands on tickets for the final of the contest. Finla tickets will be available between 160 and 240 AZN (1 AZN = 0,95 Euro). More details can be found here.