Douze Points!

All ten songs have just been performed in Sweden. Here are my thoughts on each song.

1 - Charlotte Perrelli - Hero
Charlotte's use of black and white at the beginning is great - then turning into colour at the first chorus! Like normal Charlotte's vocals were very strong, and so was her performance. The crowd loved her from start to end.

2 - Sibel - That Is Where I'll Go
Sibel wore a long pink dress, much like a wedding dress, and sung a slow ballad. Her strong voice blew me away as she really pulled it out of the bag for the Final. I thought the use of the wind machine was great and contributed to her strong performance.

3 - Rongedal - Just A Minute
It's very 'Mika-ish' and very 'Eurovisiony'. They use a great contrast of high and low voice. They also have a good connection with the camera and there's even a very noticeable key change!

4 - Linda Bengtzing - Hur Svårt Kan Det Va? (How Hard Can It Be?)
The first thing that I noticed in her performance was the great use of choreography. Yet again Linda's strong vocals really made be believe in the song. You can even hear the crowd singing the chorus 'se mig, hör mig, rör mig, hur svårt kan det va?' with her and that adds to the great atmosphere that her song creates. Yet again, her and her dances connect with the camera well and you can see that they are enjoying themselves. She did herself proud!

5 - Christer Sjögren - I Love Europe
Not much to say about this except it was quite a plain, boring performance and it wasn't the greatest of songs.

6 - Amy Diamond - Thank You
Thank you Amy for such a great performance, you are only 15 and you were even given a fake ID card as a joke in her interview afterwards! Back to the song, and Amy and her dances wore fantastic outfits in gold/black with diamonds for Amy Diamond. Her vocals were very strong and it has a catchy chorus that I have been singing all day long! Great usage of the stage led to a great performance.

7 - Sanna Nielsen - Empty Room
This really was the best of the two ballads. Her strong vocals and use of stage led to another great performance. She became very emotional during her song too.

8 - Nordman - I Lågornas Sken (In the Light of the Fire)
A folk rock... not very popular in my books. It is, however, quite catchy, unfortunately. Their stage effects were the best part of their performance, they used fire!

9 - Frida feat. Headline - Upp O Hoppa (Get Up and Jump)
Great catchy pop song. Headline's contributions were fantastic too. The backing singers also added to the performance as they contributed fantastically too. You have to love a song like this!

10 - BWO - Lay Your Love On Me
This song really wants to make you dance! The good vocals gained big cheers from the crowd throughout. They used the stage really well and their usage of a 'lift' with pyrotechnics must make them a favourite tonight.

Final thoughts...
I still hope Linda Bengtzing wins but anything can happen! The results will be posted later!