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Hope & Glory (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Hope & Glory'" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Mns Zelmerlw. It was released on 1 March 2009 in Sweden. It was released as the lead (second overall) single from his second studio album 'MZW' (2009). The song served as his Melodifestivalen 2009 entry coming eventual 4th place behind Malena Ernman, Caroline af Ugglas and E.M.D. respectively.
History
On November 18, 2008 it was announced that Mns Zelmerlw would, for the second time, compete in Melodifestivalen, Sweden's process to decide their Eurovision entry for that year. Mns entered with the song "Hope & Glory", co written by himself and Fredrik Kempe with music by Kempe and Henrik Wikstrm. Mns competed in the second semi final in Skellefte on February 14, 2009 where he won first place after winning both rounds from this he progressed to the final in Stockholm where he came 4th with 144 combined points, 'Hope & Glory' received the most points from the jury. The single was released digitally on February 25, 2009 one week before the album MZW and eventually peaked at number 1 on the official Swedish charts.
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The single debuted at number 22 on the Swedish Singles Chart but climbed to number 2 after the physical release in March 2009.
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Category:2009 singles
Category:Dance-pop songs
Category:Melodifestivalen songs of 2009
Category:Warner Music Group singles
Category:Songs written by Henrik Wikstrm
Category:Songs written by Fredrik Kempe
Category:Mns Zelmerlw songs
Category:Songs written by Mns Zelmerlw
Category:2009 songs
Category:English-language Swedish songs
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