Denmark: Agnes @ ABC Beachparty

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Sweden: Gothia Cup

Tonight Agnes will perform at the opening ceremony for Gothia Cup, Gothenburg, Sweden

"Tonight is the night. At eight o´ clock 52 000 football loving spectators from all over the world will gather at the Nya Ullevi arena to experience the Gothia Cup Opening Ceremony. There will be competitions, a world record, laughter, première march for two new Gothia Cup nations and finally but maybe the most important, the language that we all speak, dance and music.

It´s the last rehearsal before tonight and full throttle at the arena. One of the girls on the stage is 21 years old, and has played striker in Wargöns IK, Sweden, her name is Agnes Carlsson. And one more small thing, 2005 she won the Swedish Tv show Idol and since then she has toured Europe as a successful pop and soul singer. But she has never performed at Gothia Cup before.– When I first arrived, I was chocked. I thought that I should sing by a football field but when I got here I understood I was going to sing at Ullevi, and how big this occasion is. I feel really honoured, says a happy Agnes Carlsson.

Agnes started to play football when she was 14 years old and played for two years. Even if her football career wasn’t too long she did score some goals.– I remember once when I played a game. The whole family came to see me play and I was really jittery. That game I scored three goals and I was so happy! says Agnes.

On and around the stage there are singers and dancers everywhere. It is all about timing each other and the music right, something that Agnes sees as a similarity with the football.– You get a lot of energy from your team mates when you do things together. Teamwork is the main thing, says Agnes and points at the same rules for both the stage and the field.– When you score or when you succeed on a concert, you just feel a big Yes! It is important to find something that you are good at and that you can enjoy.

Agnes arrived directly to the rehearsal from a tour in Wales and Denmark. She has only rehearsed two times with the Opening Ceremony ensemble but she does not feel any nervousness. Tonight she will be surrounded by 400 glittering singers and dancers and as before any big game it is all about preparations.– When I played I always had to play with number 2 on my shirt but now I think that the best way to prepare is to take a deep breath and to make sure you have fun.

At tonight’s magnificent show we will be a part of the fun with the Agnes and all of the singers and dancers. The Opening Ceremony is very much about joy and playfulness, but it also tries to answer one important question that probably has the same amount of answers as there are participants. What is Gothia Cup?– I have played football myself, never in Gothia Cup, but I have been visiting games and the disco. For me Gothia Cup will always stand for fun, Agnes finishes."

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Exclusive News: On And On gets 2 new musicvideos!

I can exclusivly tell you that "On And On" will get 2 new musicvideos!
Besides the original song, the new DK Radio Edit also will get a brand new musicvideo. Both videos will be ready in August!
The original musicvideo have got much negative critic. In my opinion, though, i really like it. But i think it´s a good idea to do a even better one for the international market.
Watch the original musicvideo below, and let me know what you think of it.

Poland: Sopot Hit Festival 2009

Agnes will be one of the competitors in the polish music-contest "Sopot Hit Festival 2009", wich is held 7-9 of august and broadcasted on TVP2. There will be two different competitions, one national (The Polish Hit of 2009) and one international (The Foreign Hit of 2009). 15 acts will be competing in each contest, and the polish viewers get to vote wich of them who will win the 40.000 € wich is the prize.
The first single released in Poland was "On And On" and became a pretty big hit peaking at 13 in the official chart, now the follow-up single "Release Me" has started to climb the polish charts.
"Dance Love Pop" was released in Poland today!


In the international contest on 8th August, the following artists will compete:

Agnes-“Release me” - Sweden
Gathania-“Blame it on you” - Sweden
In-Grid-"Le dragueur”
Lagaylia-"Over and over again" - Sweden
Neo-“You make me feel like dancing” -Sweden
Gorchitza-“Kiss me loneliness”
Queensberry-“No smoke”
Daniela-"Push it up”
Inna-“Hot”
Marius-“Obsession”
Katerine-“Ayo technology”
Stefanie Heinzmann-“The Unforgiven”
Jay Delano-“Are you ready”
Bel-Mondo-"The club is mine"
Danzel-"Walking on sunshine"

Thanks to agnes.owns.it for the info!

Agnes Live @ "Lotta On Liseberg"

France: DLP Released (Itunes)

Last week, 29th June "Dance Love Pop" where released in France (Itunes). The physical CD will be out on 24th August.
It´s climing the France Itunes top100 albums, at #48 right now.
The first single "Release Me" is also climbing the charts in France, and will get a physical release at 20th July.
The tracklist on the France version of "Dance Love Pop" is as follows:

1. Réalise (Release Me - Radio Edit)

2. On And On

3. Love Love Love

4. Love Me Senseless

5. How Do You Know

6. I Need You Now

7. Look At Me Now

8. Don´t Pull Your Love Out

9. Open Up Your Eyes

10. Sometimes I Forget

11. Big Blue Wall

12. Release Me

13. Release Me (Acoustic Version)

14. On And On (Acoustic Version)

Australia: Confirmed

There has been some rumors about a record deal in Australia for Agnes, and finally it´s been confirmed! Neon Records is the lucky recordcompany that gets to release Agnes´music.

It is said that "Release Me" will be released 10th of June, but it´s not confirmed yet though. It´s already being played on australian radio.

"Dance Love Pop" will be released later this year.

Neon Records writes the following on their youtubechannel:

"Neon's latest crush At 21 years old Agnes Carlsson, better known simply as Agnes, sure has a lot to sing about.Already one of the top selling female artists in her homeland of Sweden, Agnes rose to fame after becoming the countrys first female Idol winner and recently celebrated a trio of platinum album sales. But its the release of this, her first international single, thats propelling her to super-stardom. Release Me, co written by Agnes herself, sets itself apart from recent offerings from other Scando-pop divas due to Agnes soaring voice and the tracks lavish production including lashings of strings, club-heavy beats and that all-conquering, highly infectious chorus that will have you hooked from first listen. With an impressive remix package including Moto Blanco, Cahill & TV ROCK plus an Australian exclusive version of her album, Dance Love Pop, due later in the year, Agnes is set to be one of 2009s brightest new stars."

Thanks to agnes.owns.it for finding this out!

UK: Silver!

Last weekend "Release Me" had sold over 200.000 copies in the UK, giving it silver! And that just after 5 weeks of sale! And it´s still steady in the top10, 6-7 on Itunes and Livehits.

A couple of weeks ago it sold gold in Denmark with 15.000 copies sold.

Gold in the UK is 400.000 copies, so it´s pretty far away, but let´s hope for the best!

A big congratulations to Agnes and the UK recordcompany!

The Netherlands: TMF Awards!

Agnes is in The Netherlands for the second time, and tonight she will perform on the mainstage at TMF Awards 2009 - The Netherlands biggest musicevent this year! The second single, "Release Me" is climbing the dutch charts and Agnes is becoming more and more popular in the country. "Dance Love Pop" where to be released yesterday in dutch stores, but it´s releasedate has been delayed. Agnes will be on the mainstage at 20.15, amongst others The Black Eyed Peas will be performing there. The award show is not aired on TV live, but will be shown later on TMF the 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 21st, 23rd, 24th an 26th of July. Read more about the show here.

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