“Therefore, missing Heirs drummer Mello”
“Are on holiday in the sun during the race.”
“the city of LIDKÖPING. The heirs are forced to compete without a band member in the Eurovision song contest.”
“Drummer Tommy Carlsson miss the race on Saturday.”
“– He had a planned vacation with his family, ” says Casper Janebrink.”
“the Heirs will be a man short in the Least the fourth round on Saturday. “
“A sun-filled holiday to Florida booked already for a year and a half ago, to Casper Jarnebrink, Lasse Larsson and Kim Carlsson is forced to cope without their drummer Tommy Carlsson. “
“– Tommy has had a planned vacation with his family and could not be upset on that trip, unfortunately, ” says singer Casper Janebrink before the rehearsals in Lidköping.”
“the Band asked SVT to compete earlier in February, but was rejected.”
“Our preference was that we would be in any of the previous races, it had perhaps been able to go, but now it got this round,” says Casper Janebrink.”
” It’s Christer Björkman (executive producer) and Karin Gunnarsson (deputy tävlingsproducent) who takes the decision, but we have 28 artists in the first place, we lay not the boot sequence on the basis of their holiday bookings, but based on how we are doing the best program, says the Melodifestivalen project manager Anette Helenius. “
“there is No replacing Tommy in the competition. Instead, the Heirs of a trio. “
“But there is still a chance for the drummer to be in the Eurovision song contest again. During the Second chance round next week and the final two he is back home in Sweden again. “
“He is at home on Monday and will pop up if we go further,” says Casper Janebrink.”
“the Heirs is one of the few dance bands that competed in the Eurovision song contest in recent years. “
“Casper Janebrink is critical of the lack of the genre in Sweden’s largest entertainment and gives SVT a boot for the selection. “
“– We think that band is so big in Sweden so it should be in all cases a contribution at least every year that represents the genre of the absolute, for there are great young bands out there who are struggling, and which, of course, also want to make a break. The eurovision song contest is well ideal to do it in, ” he says.”
