Stockholm and Eurovison Song Contest
Two Eurovision entries in 2015 were written during Stockholm Songwriting Camp
Macedonia’s ”Autumn Leave’s” was composed and written by Joacim Persson. Azerbaijan’s ”Hour of the Wolf” was written by Nicolas Rebscher, Nicklas Lif and Lina Hansson during the first ever Stockholm Songwriting Camp at Pop House hotel in Stockholm, january 2015.
In addition several pop songs met the public ears during the year, including Conchita Wurst’s ”Firestorm” written and produced by Joacim Persson, Sebastian Arman and Aleena Gibson (who was an additional writer not at the camp), and the song ‘Step to my beat’ which the ‘pop dynamo’ Ronika co-wrote at the camp with Nicolas Rebscher. It was also featured in The Guardians pop playlist.
Stockholm Songwriting Camp is an initiative that brings together writers and producers from around the world. It is a hub that values the creativity of others and wants to provide a neutral platform for embracing creativity across the songwriting world. What makes the concept different from a lot of camps is the fact that the organizers do not claim any publishing rights, all property is the writers – it is simply the meeting place. The concept was founded by Niclas Molinder owner of Auddly, based in Stockholm. The second Stockholm Songwriting Camp takes place 5th – 8th February 2016 www.stockholmsongwritingcamp.com
Source: Stockholm Business Region/Stockholm Songwriting Camp
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Facts about Stockholm and Eurovision Song Contest
43 countries will be competing during Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, May 10-14, 2016 at Stockholm Globe Arena.
This is the third time Stockholm hosts the event. Since the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, Sweden has been the host 6 times. 3 times in Stockholm: 1975, 2000, 2016 2 times in Malmö: 1992, 2013 1 in Gothenburg: 1985
Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest 6 times 1974: ABBA, Waterloo 1984: Herrey’s, Diggi-loo Diggy-ley 1991: Carola, Fångad av en stormvind 1999: Charlotte Nilsson (Perelli), Take Me To Your Heaven 2012: Loreen, Euphoria 2014: Måns Zelmerlöv, Heroes
Only six countries have won more than three times 7 times: Ireland 6 times: Sweden 5 times: UK, Luxemburg and France 4 times: Netherlands
Source: Eurovision.tv
The Music industry in numbers 2014
Total turnover from the Swedish music industry (local and internationally) in 2014 amounted to 8.2 billion SEK, which represents an increase of five percent compared with the previous year. Of the total music industry revenue: o Concerts 51 % (4.2 billion) o Copyrights 27 % (2.2 billion) o Recorded music 22 % (1.8 billion)
Total export revenue of 1.5 billion SEK, which is an increase by 29 percent compared to 2013
In five years, between 2009 and 2014, revenue in the Swedish music industry has increased by 1.6 billion SEK. This represents an increase of almost a quarter. Just over half a billion of the total figure comes from export revenue.
Source: Musiksverige/ The Music Industry in Numbers 2009-2014 www.musiksverige.org
The Stockholm pop success story started during Eurovision Song Contest in 1974
Stockholm is the music engine of Sweden. The story of Swedish Pop exports starts with ABBA. The supergroup was a phenomenon, an overnight success of Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton 1974, demonstrating for coming generations that it is possible to achieve international success.
Groups such as Roxette, Europe and The Cardigans followed, but the foundations for today’s Swedish pop exports were really laid in th 1990’s with the songwriters and producers congregating around Denniz PoP (1963-1998) and Cheiron Studios at Fridhemsplan in Stockholm. PoP, whose first No. 1 was with Ace of Base, created a non-hierarchical way of working, songwriting as teamwork, which influenced the way modern interational pop music is created and sounds today.
Swedish songwriters and producers are powering the bigggest performers in the world. During 2014, 25 percent of the No 1 hits on the American Billboard pop chart were written by Swedes.
Many of the worlds biggest stars today – Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Pink, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert and One Direction perform songs created by Swedes. When Katy Perry performed at the SuperBowl in January 2015, the first five songs she performed were written by Max Martin, based in Stockholm .
Source: Swedish Music Hall of Fame, Stockholm