Sweden: Eric Saade drops new track 'Like U Used To'

Sweden: Eric Saade drops new track 'Like U Used To'
Sunday, 13 June 2021

  • The Melodifeativalen 2021 runner up and Swedish Eurovision 2011 representative, Eric Saade, returns with his new track 'Like U Used To'

    Following his Melfest entry, 'Every Minute', and his follow up song 'Day & Night' , Eric Saade treats us some new piece of music with his new single Like U Used To'.

    In his new song Eric takes us back to the 70's conveying those times' groove and vibes. The song refers to a melancholic story in which love is failing with him accepting how things come out but the same time he's enjoying his own free space. 

    Eric wrote on his social media accounts about his new song: 

    "When we wrote this song, it felt like "okay" that i had just gone through a difficult time. It bothered me no longer. I stopped thinking, stopped caring. Defeats can come out positive." 

    You can listen to Eric's new song below: 

     

    Eric's new track can be stream on digitial platforms also: 

     

    A fews words for Eric

    Eric Khaled Saade born October 29, 1990), is a Swedish singer. He spent two years with the boy band What's Up!, leaving the band in February 2009 to pursue a solo career.

    In February 2010 Saade sang "Manboy", written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström, at the second semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2010. He won the semifinal, finishing third overall. Saade released his first solo album, Masquerade, in May 2010. The album reached #2 in Sweden, and went gold.

    In February 2011, Saade entered the Melodifestivalen for a second time. This time he made the final, winning with "Popular" (written by Fredrik Kempe and produced by Peter Boström).Saade competed in the second semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, advancing to the final. He finished third in the competition, Sweden's best placing since Charlotte Perrelli won in 1999 with "Take Me to Your Heaven".During the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, Saade was co-host in the "green room" .

    In November 2011 Saade released the single "Hotter Than Fire", a duet with Dev co-written with Jason Gill and J-Son. Saade participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Sting" in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.  In the final Saade placed fifth. On May 27, 2016, Eric released the track "Wide Awake" featuring Gustaf Norén which topped the charts in several European countries.  In 2018 Saade co-hosted all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2019 alongside Sarah Dawn Finer, Marika Carlsson and Kodjo Akolor. Saade was Swedish spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

    This year he participated in Melodifestivalen 2021 with his song "Every Minute" which finished second behind Tusse