Så mycket bättre
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| Created by | FTV Rights B.V. - Holland |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Joel Karsberg Matilda Snöwall |
| Producers | Daniel Edvardsson Janca Hodann Söder |
| Production locations | Gotland, Sweden |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Production company | Mastiff |
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| Network | TV4. |
| Release | 23 October 2010 – present |
Så mycket bättre (Swedish: [ˈsoː ²mʏkːɛ ˈbɛtːrɛ], "So Much Better") is a Swedish reality television show that airs on TV4 as a local version of the original Dutch "Best Singers Of Holland" series. The basic premise is that each artist attempts to do their own version of another artists well-known songs, with each person getting an episode featuring all of their songs being performed by the other musicians. The artists spend eight days together at a hotel in Gotland, where they attempt to put their own stamps on the songs.[1]
The first series premiered on 23 October 2010 and featured Lasse Berghagen, Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson, Petter Askergren, Thomas Di Leva, September, Christer Sandelin and Plura Jonsson.[2] A second series premiered on 29 October 2011 and featured Lena Philipsson, Tomas Ledin, Eva Dahlgren, Mikael Wiehe, Timbuktu, Laleh and E-Type. A third season was launched on 27 October 2012 that included Darin Zanyar, Miss Li, Maja Ivarsson, Olle Ljungström, Magnus Uggla, Pugh Rogefeldt and Sylvia Vrethammar.
The show was originally made in the Netherlands and was called "De beste zangers van Nederland" and has since the original spawned to a Swedish, Norwegian TV2 called Hver gang vi møtes, a Danish TV2 version called Toppen af Poppen, a Finnish version which is called Vain Elämää and an Estonian version called "Laula mu laulu".
Summary
| Season | # of Episodes |
Broadcast dates | Participants | |||
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| 1 | 8 | 23 October – 11 December 2010 |
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| 2 | 8 | 29 October – 17 December 2011 |
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| 3 | 9 | 27 October – 15 December 2012 |
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| 4 | 9 | 26 October – 14 December 2013 |
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| 5 | 9 | 18 October – 6 December 2014 |
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| 6 | 8 | 17 October – 5 December 2015 |
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| 7 | — | Under production. |
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Series 1 (2010)
The first series began airing in October 2010 featuring Lasse Berghagen, Thomas Di Leva, Petter Askergren, Barbro Svensson, Christer Sandelin from Freestyle and Style, September, and Plura Jonsson from Eldkvarn. A compilation album was released on 1 December 2010 as CD, digital download and on Spotify.[3]
Ratings
| # | Episode | First Aired (2010) | Viewers[4] |
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| 1 | Lasse Berghagen | 23 October | 1,442,000 |
| 2 | Thomas Di Leva | 30 October | 1,338,000 |
| 3 | Petter Askergren | 6 November | 1,177,000 |
| 4 | Barbro Svensson | 13 November | 1,345,000 |
| 5 | Christer Sandelin | 20 November | 1,526,000 |
| 6 | September | 27 November | 1,414,000 |
| 7 | Plura Jonsson | 4 December | 1,521,000 |
| 8 | All | 11 December | 1,484,000 |
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Series 2 (2011)
A second series began airing in October 2011 featuring Timbuktu, Laleh, Eva Dahlgren, Lena Philipsson, E-Type, Tomas Ledin, and Mikael Wiehe.
Ratings
| # | Episode | First Aired (2011) | Viewers |
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| 1 | Tomas Ledin | 29 October | 1,912,000 |
| 2 | Eva Dahlgren | 5 November | 1,894,000 |
| 3 | Timbuktu | 12 November | 1,852,000 |
| 4 | Lena Philipsson | 19 November | 1,912,000 |
| 5 | E-Type | 26 November | 1,887,000 |
| 6 | Laleh | 3 December | 1,727,000 |
| 7 | Mikael Wiehe | 10 December | 1 469 000 |
| 8 | All | 17 December | 1 898 000 |
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Series 3 (2012)
A third series saw the participation of 7 artists: Magnus Uggla, Olle Ljungström, Darin Zanyar, Pugh Rogefeldt, Miss Li, Sylvia Vrethammar and Maja Ivarsson.
| # | Episode | First Aired (2012) | Viewers |
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| 1 | Pugh Rogefeldt | 27 October | 1,780,000 |
| 2 | Olle Ljungström | 3 November | 1,600,000 |
| 3 | Miss Li | 10 November | 1,895,000 |
| 4 | Magnus Uggla | 17 November | 1,990,000 |
| 5 | Sylvia Vrethammar | 24 November | 2,010,000 |
| 6 | Maja Ivarsson | 1 December | 1,760,000 |
| 7 | Darin Zanyar | 8 December | 1,825,000 |
| 8 | All | 15 December | 1,805,000 |
| 9 | Reunion | 25 December | 1,655,000 |
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Result: Darin - Stockholm
Result: Maja Ivarsson - Norrländska präriens gudinna
Result: Pugh Rogefeldt - You Could Have It (So Much Better Without Me)
Result: Miss Li - 1:a gången |
Result: Magnus Uggla - Tycker om dig
Result: Sylvia Vrethammer - Hej Monika
Around a dining table, the participants have a reunion and watch favourite performances from the season gone by.
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Series 4 (2013)
A fourth series saw the participation of 7 artists: Agnes, Ulf Dageby, Lill Lindfors, Ebbot Lundberg, Bo Sundström, Titiyo and Ken Ring.
| # | Episode | First Aired (2013) | Viewers |
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| 1 | Lill Lindfors | 26 October | 1,894,000 |
| 2 | Bo Sundström | 2 November | 1,601,000 |
| 3 | Ken Ring | 9 November | 1,702,000 |
| 4 | Titiyo | 16 November | 1,633,000 |
| 5 | Ulf Dageby | 23 November | 1,602,000 |
| 6 | Agnes | 30 November | 1,577,000 |
| 7 | Ebbot Lundberg | 7 December | 1,548,000 |
| 8 | All | 14 December | 1,431,000 |
| 9 | Reunion | 25 December | 1,027,000 |
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Series 5 (2014)
A fifth series saw the participation of 7 artists: Love Antell, Familjen, Kajsa Grytt, Carola Häggkvist (known as Carola) Amanda Jenssen, Orup, Ola Salo.
| # | Episode | First Aired (2014) | Viewers |
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| 1 | Ola Salo | 18 October | 2,305,000 |
| 2 | Orup | 25 October | 1,989,000 |
| 3 | Amanda Jenssen | 1 November | 1,752,000 |
| 4 | Kajsa Grytt | 8 November | |
| 5 | Familjen | 15 November | |
| 6 | Carola | 22 November | |
| 7 | Love Antell | 29 November | |
| 8 | Duets | 6 December |
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Series 6 (2015)
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A sixth series saw the participation of 7 artists: Niklas Strömstedt, Sven-Bertil Taube, Miriam Bryant, Jenny Berggren, Ison & Fille (Ison Glasgow och Felipe Leiva Wenger), Andreas Kleerup, and Lisa Nilsson.[5]
Series 7 (2016)
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A sixth series saw the participation of 6 artists: Magnus Carlson, Lisa Ekdahl, Jill Johnson, Little Jinder (Josefine Jinder), Tommy Nilsson, Danny Saucedo. A seventh artist, Freddie Wadling was also scheduled, but he died before the shooting of the episodes. The remaining six performers will still be interpreting his songs, as a tribute.
See also
References
- ^ "Det här är Så mycket bättre" (in Swedish). TV4. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
- ^ Helander, Magnus. "Lördagar är lite knepiga" (in Swedish). Resumé. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- ^ "Så mycket bättre blir skiva". TV4. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ Mediamätning i Skandinavien
- ^ Åhman, Lina (23 April 2015). "Vilka är artisterna i Så mycket bättre 2015?å mycket bättre - tv4.se". TV 4. Retrieved 3 January 2016.