Eric Saade's first rehearsal (impression)

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Eric Saade will represent Sweden at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest in Düsseldorf, performing the song 'Popular'.

[@mattpopfavourites]

I literally screamed in frustration when Italy crept to the number 2 position with the very last vote. Oh well, at least the winning song Running Scared was also written and produced in Sweden :)

[@Georgew2896]

He was robbed.

[@awesomegful]

Eric is the best this year...Go Sweden!!

[@vvaldomusic]

"Stop, don't say that it's impossible 'Cause I know it's possible" awesome rhyming man

[@Annawidmn]

He is so AMAZING!!!

[@SaadeFan96]

he is so sweet!

[@Sanniic]

he's hot and that's why he's winning. I don't even care how he sings, he's hot.

[@SSSastrid1]

I will vote for you Eric!! Kisses from Armenia!! Super!! I am sure will will do best on 12 of may!!

[@andy00peace]

im still watching it :D and he is still perfect!

[@marina5456468]

i love you eric!!! please come to serbia!!!

[@TVDtwins]

This song is just great! And the guy is so cute! The performance is also amazing! I think Sweden is the best this year))) Go Eric! =)))

[@awesomegful]

The best performance so far !!

[@lnTheFire]

great show .. #1 this year !!!!! Sweden 2012 !!

[@Krystine987]

You can criticize as much as you want, but this song will succeed. Eric and Sweden you have my support. 12 points from Armenia!!!!!!!!!!!! Stockholm 2012!!!

[@BlubberInJeKontx]

i really don't know how people can love this song that much.

[@stefanborkos]

One of the best !!!!!!!!!!!

[@IIAnakinaII]

Let's go Eric! 12 points from Spain. And please people, stop saying that we love Eric because his face, good looking people also know how to sing well and they can have amazing songs, so stop it please, you're just ridiculous.

[@frenkieblue]

Popular and Love in Rewind best this year ! (:

[@LoveFamegr]

this song is amazing... and he is very cute too :)

[@Phantess]

God. I hated the winning song. I really wanted this one to win.

[@Tassieshannon1]

I ♥ eric saade and i think he will be the winner this year he is soooo cute and has a good voice and song :) Go Eric

[@HappyEnd0]

Love this boy) 12 points from Armenia

[@Labbish1]

I bet we give 12 points to Sweden this yar. From Finland! :D

[@susvivi]

He is so cute! I love him!

[@TheANGELAgomez]

Sweden will be popular

[@lDeeJayl]

@Salakyi Strong comment, respect! I also believe in a very good result for Eric, but it won't be enough to win this.

[@Titowam]

People. read between the lines, this song is not about he will be popular, he acutally said in a interview that its about following his dream on his own.

[@richforthegun2]

for me you are the winner!

[@KaterinaKalpaki]

this song is listening in the radio !! O.O ERIC

[@ARGDenso]

He said in the interview that he is saving his voice!! So don't say that he isn't good, he is, he is instead showing that he can hopefully prove himself better plus we have another rehearsal??

[@MrsJBfaan]

He's the best

[@The1995415]

LED- This is the new fashion? But it was good rehearsal! Eric has a powerful voice! Go Sweden!

[@beatrixerkedi]

You are the best!

[@jelenspela]

He was saving his voice, this rehearsal was just for cameras, so they can know where the cameras will be!! So believe me when I say '' This guy CAN sing'' Eric Saade will win!

[@scottyjohnson1981]

Finally someone with starappeal in the ESC....if this one doesnt win, Europe will once again stand for the old and ugly. Greetz from the US:)

[@UCD30]

please playback ON !!! ONly Magdalena Tul singing beautiful on live .

[@MultiFreakygeek]

i have the same opinion like Dschland92! i voted for sweden and i know that they are the winner of our hearts! I

[@TheMeilf]

Eric, you rule! From Sweden :)

[@JordanAvia]

And all you haters are telling me you wouldn't be shitting your pants being on such a huge stage? Eric's a small town kid who has never done anything like this before, and the reason you have a first rehearsal is so that you know where the cameras are and the way the stage is (it will be different to his melodifestivalen one), it's not necessarily about the singing, it's about getting it right for the main one. So stop hating on something you haven't seen for real.

[@TheAlexrevan]

Sweden. is amazing this year. voteing form them whoo

[@randomgreek1234]

12 points from GREECE!

[@poeticho]

I Love Eric Saade!!!

[@10CPhil]

It all depends if the voting "public" are looking for a ballad to win this year or a more up-beat "dance" song. If more up tempo then Sweden, Russia or Malta could score highly. For a rehearsal that was a pretty solid run through.

[@Emutee0]

Eric Saade, You win. I believe. I vote for You.

[@Tvjunkieful12]

@DannyBoy20802 It isn`t possible to judge the sound accurately from these clips, the sound that will be broadcast on Tuesday, next Thursday and Saturday will be a lot better than what a single camera + sound team can can get out of an arena that still is under construction. But I agree that this performances couldn`t exactly be compared to fireworks. The 2 performances (Manboy + Popular)I put on my Eric Saade 2010 + 2011 back to back video, had a lot more energy and life to them. But still time!

[@atickx97]

he is handsome his voice good song good and show good :D he will be 1.

[@Gehirn940]

Good luck Sweeden, from Poland :) It's only rehearsal!

[@alexandra7813115]

can't understand why they put lights in his jacket...but hell that song ROCKS!

[@jussi4kk]

This is a winner, I say a WINNER guys! I simply love it. @ 1:20 when the backupdancer crabs his jacket he's like "wtf man?!" :D:DD:D 12 points from me! Greetings from Finland. Cheers! _Foxi

[@oEpimenonNika]

Par'tous ta zovraka Eric :D ! THIS CONTEST iS URS!

[@FerryGraf]

Awesome! He should win! :DDD

[@sushifornico]

I am not a big fan of the song, but I am loving the Eurovision! If you make the DVD release, you should make the option just to show the Graphics :-)

[@lefteris49619]

I love his coat !!!!!!!!!! :P

[@TheEscFan1]

If we could sing this would be great

[@MrMezuzu]

OMG! my ears!

[@zehavitSpSmart]

Great song anf performance !! 12 points from Israel !!!!!!

[@pablocoutochannel]

I'm in love with this :) WINNER

[@Cazza628]

Sweden was a winner for me, that was before seeing THIS! He was amazing live at the national finals, but this is horrific.. It'll probz still get top 10 but I think either the UK, Hungary or Estonia have the victory this year. I also think Switzerland and San Marino deserve to at least qaulify and do well in the final. But there's not enough of a buzz surrounding them..

[@aysestudent]

I love Eric 12 point to ERİC From Turkey

[@atfh1000]

It didn't broke, because it didn't work. He said that to the swedish site. (I'm from Sweden)

[@tytyet01]

All who said that it's bad now, in the semifinal and final will see that they were wrong! This is available for all songs in rehearsal...

[@tytyet01]

I'm sure that he will do great in the Final, as same as other countries with great songs...it's just a rehearsal and there are no professional recordings and tune like will be on 10/12/14 may

[@TheMeow4ever]

368 likes, 401 dislikes BIG SMILE :D

[@discogareth]

I wish people would realise this is the 1st rehersal. Not the final performance. Eric was deliberately not focusing on the vocals that day due to a sore throat. I do totally agree though about the backing vocals. They need to be sorted quickly as they are letting Eric down. Yes, the lyrics wont win any awards but better than many Euro winners with ding dong lalala's diggy loo diggy lays!

[@KaixKo]

@JuanjoRomeHDTV Spain haven't rehearsed yet. And will not rehearse for quite a few days. So you can't really say they have the best rehearsal yet.

[@atfh1000]

@phevosaek21 It didn't broke, because it didn't work. He said that to the swedish site. (I'm from Sweden)

[@makeso85]

@Salakyi no matter if it is 1st or 2nd rehearsal or semifinal, if he could sing I think he would show that to us, but he totally fail.... For good example you can watch the Slovenian 1st rehearsal by Maja Keuc - this girl can really sing, GO SLOVENIA, 12 points

[@exoticwild]

Relax people.... this is only a rehearsal!! will see in the final ;)

[@syperany]

555 envious people!!!

[@PecheMelba113]

It's goins to WIN !!

[@atfh1000]

@kristicuk No, we had much better... Like "Dance Alone" - Love Generation, "My Heart Is Refusing Me" - loreen and "In The Club" - Danny

[@munchmybrains]

He said he's not thinking about the singing right now. Stop the hate!

[@TheLibke]

Durring the his first performance when they did the jacket thing wiith the hands i was like: TAKE IT OFF TAKE IT OFF! My looked at me like i was some sort of a freak :P

[@Carobekka]

@MartyElnura No, his father is from Lebanon.

[@Myriejj]

@Booxeen It's hard to find that meaning in it. I see the 'working hard to get where you want' part, but why the popular-part? The sentence "I will be popular' makes this song annoying to me. And the same goes for the sentence 'my body wants you girl'. Everytime I listen to this song these 2 sentences keep bothering me. I keep listening it though, because I like the melody.

[@Booxeen]

@Myriejj If you read between the lines then it wont be that bad! :S Most Pop song have bad lyric, but this song actully have a secound meaning to it... that you have to work hard to get were you want to! and be the best at what you like doing, he is just describing it in a schoolish kind of way, describing it as being popular and gettign the girl you want ^_^ The breaking of the glass means "breaking down the wall that is in the way of were you want to be/become" ^_^

[@aysestudent]

I OVE ERİC Go Baby Popular will be 1 :D

[@SuperTrkulja]

THIS IS 100% WINNER

[@Mazzy93]

I think this song could be a surprise tomorrow/Saturday. Sure, he's not the best singer, but worse than some of the contestants yesterday he can hardly be ^^ And his dancing is really good and the act is nice. And it's a really catchy song... Who can't sing the tune after hearing it only once?! :-) When he performs the song properly tomorrow, I think he will get lots of voters!

[@costarea]

@Majush1 this is song contest, not Top Model :/

[@Novenar]

@FabianaAgi But you know that the persons who dislikes this video and other videos with Eric Saade, is not the ones who are going to vote for him? They can dislike this how many times they want, it's not going to affect the outcome result bacause the persons who likes Eric are going to vote. And I assure you, MANY people like him and his song. He will get a huge amount of votes. So no worries here ;)

[@oEpimenonNika]

Guys wait a little more and u will see who is gonna win this year! And yes it;s the guy u see right now!! KALH EPITYXIA !! (Good luck from Greece)

[@uros571]

GREAT!!

[@XPaddme]

i love him!!! ^_^

[@oscar19swe]

@AGoodThing2Do Tror du att de lägger ner pengar på att krossa den under repetionen?

[@LanaCro9]

people, look! he didn't sing well cause he has sore throat .. he is a bit sick.. he was so tired, and that's why his voice is strange.. you'll see, he will rock the stage on 12th of May ;D Eric is perfect and he will always be ;)

[@Booxeen]

@CaucasusBeauty he said that at the first rehearsal he only thinks about the cameras.... so he know exactly were they are at! :O And then next rehearsel, when he know all the cameras position, he focus on the singing and dancing! that is maybe why he don't sound as good? and the background singers... are changed, i don't think that the background singers are so good now :S

[@crap1453]

I don't like the led screen graphics, they take away from the performance.

[@ibRebecca]

Eric Saade mmm yum yum :]

[@GonkJenn]

Found this on the website "I hope to learn everything today. I hope everything is going to fall into place in the first rehearsal. Not in the actual performance, but in my mind. For the next rehearsal, I plan to go all out in the performance. Today, I'm thinking about the cameras and stuff, not the singing and charisma."

[@Charlie6270]

My eyes are blinded by the background change the background ...

[@KillakrizKZ]

I just read that on this rehearsal eric spet most of the time finding the cameras.

[@Dazelmusic]

love it

[@atfh1000]

@proeurovisionexpert he will sing all in the live peformance

[@iccass]

Winner!

[@tobiashero]

LOVE GENERATION SHOULD BE THERE :(

[@AndersTangen]

@cherry1311 Okey? I heard it was cancelled. And AKOE said it was very short and awkword. But I don`t find any coverage of the press conference. But if you saw it, I guess it was held as planned ;-P Thanks!

[@markly90]

@MsMillos2578 btw there still is 5 dancers and eric on stages? hmmm?

[@DaniellaHabib]

@MissBlossom01 think like this, 76.000 people have watched THIS video. 170 million people watched ESC yesterday. 653 dislikes. Compare 653 with 170+ million. I didn't think he would make it in the top 3 but i learned a lesson. You NEVER know when it comes to Eurovision. Moldova for example. Seriously? THAT song to the final?

[@awesomegful]

And to explaine something because i see that many people here are confused Eric has a sore throat soo...he kept his voice and we didn't see how it all will look