I Met Lili & Susie! They Were Really Great!

There are all sorts of reasons to get excited about Melodifestivalen 2012 and we could go on for ages (and probably will do) about the return of schlager divas Charlotte, Lotta and Afrodite but what we really need are a few new schlager divas. Mimi Oh has appeared on the schlager scene recently and released a video of her single "Kom Hit Och Dansa" looking all the world like she's just stepped off stage from Melodifestivalen 1987, having nicked Lena Philipsson's outfit on the way, and she'll be taking part in the second Melodifestivalen heat next February in Gothenburg. Oh! My! God! It's Mimi Oh!!!

Schlagerboys: Why do you love the 80s so much?

Mimi Oh: There was something special about that decade. Happy, colourful and a lot of great music.

SBs: Are you desperate to be Lena Philipsson? Will you be getting Lena Ph 1980s big hair and learning the funky movements to “Dansa I Neon”?

MO: No, I really like Lena but I don’t want to be her, and unfortunately I won't do the moves from "Dansa I Neon". Time goes by, time for great new things!

SBs: Has Lena given you any tips on how to be successful at Melodifestivalen?

MO: No, I've never talked to her, I met Lili and Susie though. And they were really great!

SBs: OMG!! You met schlager icons Lili & Susie? That must have been a career highlight! What is your favourite Melodifestivalen song from the 80s? Please don't say "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?" as that is just wrong, although Lasse Holm, as a songwriter, is a complete schlager icon!

MO: Haha! It’s not "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?", what do you think about me! I'm not that old! I love "Främling", and "Dansa I Neon".

SBs: Don't you think that Anna Book is just a total schlager icon too and she was robbed in Melodifestivalen 2007? It should have been her in Helsinki and not The Ark!

MO: She seems really great but I didn't really like that song. "ABC" was better!

SBs: We'll have to disagree as "Samba Sambero" is a schlager classic of EPIC proportions, but we'll forgive you as you've clearly got great taste apart from this. Without giving too much away (we don’t want you to be disqualified!) what is your entry for Melodifestivalen 2012, "Det går för långsamt" like? Has it got a key-change? What are the lyrics all about?

MO: It’s an uptempo song with a lot of feeling, it's about when you just fall in love and you want to be close to that person!

SBs: Sounds like a schlager classic in the making. No confirmation of a key-change but there's still plenty of time to shove one in. It's probably too early, but have you been working on a dance routine? What sort of stage act will you have? And will it involve a wind-machine and leg-warmers?

MO: I will have dance with a lot of colour in my performance! I'm bringing a lot of the 80s to the modern times we have now, so I will not have leg-warmers. You can see how it usually looks when I’m on stage at my YouTube channel.

SBs: Shame about the leg-warmers but we're looking forward to the dancing and colour! Do you have a message for the readers of Schlagerblog?

MO: I really hope you will like what I will bring to Melodifestivalen this year and I will be forever thankful if you support me!!!!! Lots of love and never forget your dreams!

We won't forget ourdreams!! Good luck Mimi Oh!! And can't wait to hear all about the preparations! We'll be watching Gothenburg via the internet in February!