Natten gjorde mig vild då

I'm going to put off the song and cover for another day; instead, today's songs will be two covers. Both songs are also rather interesting covers, since they were originally sung by graduates of an Idol show, but are now song by former Fame Factory contestants. Even more interestingly (or, from the perspective of someone used to the original version, oddly), the songs, originally sung in English, are now sung in Swedish. I'm guessing the reason both of these songs were included on their respective cover performers' albums is that, while on Fame Factory, they performed those particular songs, much like Anthony Callea's debut album included his supposedly best performance, "The Prayer."

Jessica Andersson - Ett Kort Ögonblick--I've featured songs with Jessica Andersson once before; she's one-half of Fame (or was; the last few songs I've heard from her have been solo songs, and the male half of Fame, Magnus Backlund, released a solo album recently). After getting Fame's album, I was rather surprised to suddenly hear a very familiar melody playing when I got to the third song. It's also a melody that will be coming to the radios of UK residents at the end of November, when the X Factor winner releases their own cover of the song. What song is it? American Idol season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This." Jessica's version is a little poppier than Kelly's, with less emphasis on belting or soulfulness.

Mathias Holmgren - Något som kan hända--Mathias Holmgren, in addition to competing in Fame Factory, was also a member of boy band Barbados. He's now solo, though, and has even competed in Melodifestivalen in the past. "Något som kan hända" is a cover of what I see as a classic pop song: Gareth Gates's "Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)." Hearing it for the first time was a strange experience, too--I am so familiar with Gareth's version! It does prove that it's a good song, no matter who sings it, but I still tend to prefer the original (it might just be because I can't understand the language, but this version feels a little more flat--not in the sense of flat vs. sharp--to me). Mathias's album, including this song, is great, though.

To buy Fame's album Give Me You Love, go here (physical); to buy Mathias Holmgren's album, Vägen Hem, go here (physical).

Next up: I'm not sure--maybe that aformentioned song and a cover of it, with the cover also in Swedish.