Så mycket bättre
Så mycket bättre is a Swedish reality television show that airs on TV4. The basic premise is that each artist attempts to do their own version of another artist's 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.
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. 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The show was originally made in the Netherlands and was called "De beste zangers van Nederland" and has since the original spawned to a Swedish, Norwegian TV2 called Hver gang vi møtes, a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
Series 1 (2010)
The first series began airing in October 2010 featuring Lasse Berghagen, Thomas Di Leva, Petter Askergren, Barbro Svensson, Christer Sandelin, September, and Plura Jonsson. A compilation album was released on 1 December 2010 as CD, digital download and on Spotify.# | Episode | First Aired | Viewers |
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 |
Episode 1 – Lasse Berghagen
- Thomas Di Leva: "Sträck ut din hand"
- Plura Jonsson: "Min kärlekssång till dig"
- Lill-Babs: "En kväll i juni"
- Petter: "Stockholm i mitt hjärta"
- Christer Sandelin: "Jennie, Jennie"
- September: "Teddybjörnen Fredriksson"
- Lasse Berghagen: "Vi har bara varandra"
- Plura Jonsson: "Miraklet"
- Lill-Babs: "Vi får vingar när vi älskar"
- Petter: "Dansa din djävul"
- Christer Sandelin: "Naked number one"
- September: "Vem ska jag tro på"
- Lasse Berghagen: "Längesen"
- Thomas Di Leva: "Min egen kärleksaffär"
- Plura Jonsson: "Logiskt"
- Lill-Babs: "Så klart!"
- Christer Sandelin: "Vinden har vänt"
- September: "Mikrofonkåt"
- Lasse Berghagen: "Är du kär i mig ännu, Klas-Göran?"
- Thomas Di Leva: "När vi älskar"
- Plura Jonsson: "Snurra min jord"
- Petter: "En tuff brud i lyxförpackning"
- Christer Sandelin: "April, april"
- September: "Leva livet"
- Lasse Berghagen: "Dover-Calais"
- Thomas Di Leva: "Vill ha dig igen"
- Plura Jonsson: "Det hon vill ha"
- Petter: "Hjärtats ensamma slag"
- Lill-Babs: "Fantasi"
- September: "Vill ha dej"
- Lasse Berghagen: "Because I Love You"
- Thomas Di Leva: "Cry for You"
- Plura Jonsson: "La La La "
- Petter: "Satellites"
- Lill-Babs: "Looking for Love"
- Christer Sandelin: "Can't Get Over"
- Lasse Berghagen: "Somliga går med trasiga skor"
- Thomas Di Leva: "Kungarna från Broadway"
- Lill-Babs: "Huvudet högt"
- Petter: "Fulla för kärlekens skull"
- Christer Sandelin: "Pojkar, pojkar, pojkar"
- September: "Kärlekens tunga"
- Lasse Berghagen: "Ding-dong"
- Thomas Di Leva och Lasse Berghagen: "Vad är frihet?
- Lill-Babs och Christer Sandelin: "Jag vill leva"
- Petter and Plura Jonsson: "Gör min dag"
- Christer Sandelin and September: "Luften darrar"
- Plura Jonsson and Thomas Di Leva: "Alice"
- September and Petter: "Satellites"
Series 2 (2011)
# | Episode | First Aired | Viewers |
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 |
Episode 1 – Tomas Ledin
- Lena Philipsson: "Sensuella Isabella"
- Laleh: "Just nu!"
- Mikael Wiehe: "Blå blå känslor"
- Timbuktu: "Snart tystnar musiken"
- Eva Dahlgren: "Never Again"
- E-Type: "Sommaren är kort"
- Timbuktu: "Kom och håll om mig"
- Tomas Ledin: Vem tänder stjärnorna
- Laleh: Ängeln i rummet
- E-Type: Jag är Gud
- Lena Philipsson: Jag klär av mig naken
- Mikael Wiehe: För att du är här
- Mikael Wiehe: Jag drar
- Lena Philipsson: The botten is nådd
- Eva Dahlgren: Strö lite socker på mig
- Tomas Ledin: Gott folk
- E-Type: Det löser sig
- Laleh: Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
- E-Type: Kärleken är evig
- Timbuktu: Det gör ont
- Eva Dahlgren: Standing In My Rain
- Mikael Wiehe: Om igen
- Laleh: På gatan där jag bor
- Tomas Ledin: Dansa i neon
- Tomas Ledin: Set the World on Fire
- Timbuktu: True Believer
- Laleh: Here I Go Again
- Eva Dahlgren: This Is The Way
- Mikael Wiehe: Calling Your Name
- Lena Philipsson: Life
- Eva Dahlgren: Call on Me
- Tomas Ledin: Bjurö klubb
- Mikael Wiehe: Han tuggar kex
- E-Type: Snö
- Lena Philipsson: Live Tomorrow
- Timbuktu: Kamouflage
- E-Type: Titanic
- Timbuktu: "Flickan och kråkan"
- Eva Dahlgren: Mitt hjärtas fågel
- Lena Philipsson: Vem kan man lita på?
- Laleh: Fred
- Tomas Ledin: Den jag kunde va
- Timbuktu & Lena Philipsson: Resten av ditt liv
- Eva Dahlgren & Mikael Wiehe: Ung och stolt
- E-Type & Tomas Ledin: Free Like A Flying Demon
- Tomas Ledin & Timbuktu: En del av mitt hjärta
- Lena Philipsson & E-Type: "Lena Anthem"
- Laleh & Eva Dahlgren: Lär mig om
- Mikael Wiehe & Laleh: Det här är ditt land
Series 3 (2012)
# | Episode | First Aired | Viewers |
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 |
Episode 1 – Pugh Rogefeldt
- Magnus Uggla: Vandrar i ett regn
- Miss Li: Här kommer natten
- Olle Ljungström: Dinga linga Lena
- Darin: Stockholm
- Maja Ivarsson: Mitt bästa för dig
- Sylvia Vrethammar: Små lätta moln
Episode 2 – Olle Ljungström
- Pugh Rogefeldt: Överallt
- Miss Li: Nåt för dom som väntar
- Sylvia Vrethammar: Du sköna nya värld
- Maja Ivarsson: Norrländska präriens gudinna
- Magnus Uggla: Jag och min far
- Darin: En apa som liknar dig
Episode 3 – Miss Li
- Olle Ljungström: Om du lämnade mig nu
- Sylvia Vrethammar: Oh Boy
- Darin: I Can't Get You Off My Mind
- Magnus Uggla: Har hört om en tjej
- Maja Ivarsson: Dancing the Whole Way Home
- Pugh Rogefeldt: You Could Have It
Episode 4 – Magnus Uggla
- Sylvia Vrethammar: Kung för en dag
- Maja Ivarsson: Sommartid
- Pugh Rogefeldt: Varning på stan
- Darin: Astrologen
- Miss Li -
- Olle Ljungström: Johnny the Rucker
Episode 5 - Sylvia Vrethammar
- Darin: Magdalena
- Olle Ljungström: Eviva España
- Magnus Uggla: Tycker om dig
- Maja Ivarsson: Hasta la Vista
- Pugh Rogefeldt: Fröken i våran klass
- Miss Li: Somebody Loves You
Episode 6 - Maja Ivarsson
- Miss Li: No One Sleeps When I'm Awake
- Magnus Uggla: Jag skiter i Amerika
- Olle Ljungström: Rock 'n Roll
- Sylvia Vrethammar: Hej Monika
- Pugh Rogfeldt: Painted by Numbers
- Darin: Seven Days a Week
Episode 7 - Darin
- Sylvia Vrethammar: Step up
- Olle Ljungström: Who's That Girl
- Magnus Uggla: Försvinn ur mitt liv
- Maja Ivarsson: Want Ya!
- Pugh Rogefeldt: Money for Nothing
- Miss Li: Lovekiller
- Olle Ljungström & Miss Li: Som man bäddar
- Maja Ivarsson & Pugh Rogefeldt: Hit Me!
- Magnus Uggla & Olle Ljungström: Trubaduren
- Sylvia Vrethammar & Darin: Strangers in the Night
- Miss Li & Magnus Uggla: My Heart Goes Boom
- Pugh Rogefeldt & Sylvia Vrethammar: Hog Farm
- Darin & Maja Ivarsson: Nobody Knows
Around a dining table, the participants have a reunion and watch favourite performances from the season gone by.
- Sylvia Vrethammar: Kung för en dag
- Miss Li: Här kommer natten
- Olle Ljungström: Johnny the Rocker
- Magnus Uggla: Jag och min far
- Maja Ivarsson: Dancing the Whole Way Home
- Pugh Rogefeldt: You Could Have It
- Darin: En apa som liknar dig
Series 4 (2013)
# | Episode | First Aired | Viewers |
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 |
Episode 1 – Lill Lindfors
- Bo Sundström: Jag tycker inte om dig
- Ken Ring: Rus
- Titiyo: Blåjeans och stjärnljus
- Ulf Dageby: Du är den ende
- Agnes: En så'n karl
- Ebbot Lundberg: Fri som en vind
- Lill Lindfors: Hon är så söt när hon sover
- Titiyo: Vi kommer aldrig att dö
- Ulf Dageby: Snart kommer natten
- Agnes: Allt ljus på mig!
- Ebbot Lundberg: Dansa på min grav
- Ulf Dageby: Jag minns ljudet från igår
- Lill Lindfors: Mamma
- Agnes: Nu måste vi dra
- Bo Sundström: Jag skriver för er
- Titiyo: Själen av en vän
- Ebbot Lundberg: Allanballan
- Ulf Dageby: Come Along
- Lill Lindfors: Talking to the Man in the moon
- Agnes: Flowers
- Bo Sundström: Longing for Lullabies
- Ken Ring: This Is
- Ebbot Lundberg: Lovin Out of Nothing
- Bo Sundström: Mr John Carlos
- Agnes: Hanna från Arlöv
- Ebbot Lundberg: Barn av vår tid
- Lill Lindfors: En dag på sjön
- Ken Ring: Barn
- Titiyo: Men bara om min älskade väntar
- Bo Sundström: One Last Time
- Ulf Dageby: On And On
- Lill Lindfors: Right here right now
- Ebbot Lundberg: Release Me
- Ken Ring: All I Want Is You
- Titiyo: I Need You Now
- Titiyo: Sister Surround
- Ken Ring: Firmament Vacation
- Bo Sundström: Nevermore
- Lill Lindfors: Pass Through Fear
- Agnes: Instant Repeater
- Ulf Dageby: Babel On
Series 5 (2014)
# | Episode | First Aired | Viewers |
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 | 1,389,000 |
5 | Familjen | 15 November | 1,206,000 |
6 | Carola | 22 November | 1,985,000 |
7 | Love Antell | 29 November | 1,312,000 |
8 | Duets | 6 December | 1,309,000 |
9 | Reunion | 25 December | 1,003,000 |
Episode 1 – Ola Salo
- Orup — Echo Chamber
- Amanda Jensen — Calleth You, Cometh I
- Love Antell — One of Us is Gonna Die Young
- Kajsa Grytt — It Takes a Fool to Remain Sane
- Carola Häggkvist — Tell Me this Night is Over
- Johan T Karlsson — Breaking Up With God
- Kajsa Grytt — Magaluf
- Love Antell — Från Djursholm till Danvikstull
- Carola Häggkvist — Sjung halleluja
- Ola Salo — Trubbel
- Johan T Karlsson — Regn hos mig
- Amanda Jensen — "När vi gräver guld i USA "
- Ola Salo — Dry My Soul
- Johan T Karlsson — Do You Love Me?
- Kajsa Grytt — Ghost
- Love Antell — Happyland
- Orup — Illusionist
- Carola Häggkvist — For the Sun
- Johan T Karlsson — Slicka mig ren
- Carola Häggkvist — Bakom allt
- Love Antell — Dunkar Varmt
- Orup — Brinna
- Ola Salo — Allt faller
- Amanda Jensen — Vågar du vara ensam i natt
- Carola Häggkvist — Nyår
- Ola Salo — Vi va dom
- Orup — Det snurrar i min skalle
- Love Antell — Man ser det från månen
- Kajsa Grytt — Väger ett andetag
- Amanda Jenssen — När planeterna stannat
- Kajsa Grytt — Det regnar i Stockholm
- Love Antell — Tommy tycker om mig
- Orup — Främling
- Ola Salo — The Runaway
- Amanda Jenssen — Fångad av en stormvind
- Johan T Karlsson — Tokyo
- Orup — Pokerkväll i Vårby Gård
- Ola Salo — Du växer upp
- Amanda Jenssen — Stjärna där
- Kajsa Grytt — Spring Ricco
- Johan T Karlsson — Vårt hem, vår borg
- Carola Häggkvist — Gatorna tillhör oss
Series 6 (2015)
# | Episode | First Aired | Viewers |
1 | Niklas Strömstedt | 17 October | 1,627,000 |
2 | Sven-Bertil Taube | 24 October | 1,811,000 |
3 | Miriam Bryant | 31 October | 1,662,000 |
4 | Jenny Berggren | 7 November | 1,711,000 |
5 | Ison & Fille | 14 November | 1,133,000 |
6 | Andreas Kleerup | 21 November | 1,456,000 |
7 | Lisa Nilsson | 28 November | 1,524,000 |
8 | Duets | 5 December | 1,543,000 |
9 | Reunion | 12 December | 1,230,000 |
Series 7 (2016)
A seventh series saw the participation of 6 artists: Magnus Carlson, Lisa Ekdahl, Jill Johnson, Little 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 still interpered his songs, as a tribute. An additional episode where the artists paid tribute to dead singer Ted Gärdestad was aired, in which his brother and songwriter Kenneth Gärdestad appeared as a guest.# | Episode | First Aired | Viewers |
1 | Tommy Nilsson | 22 October | 1,965,000 |
2 | Magnus Carlson | 29 October | 1,942,000 |
3 | Freddie Wadling | 5 November | 1,694,000 |
4 | Little Jinder | 12 November | 1,586,000 |
5 | Lisa Ekdahl | 19 November | 1,792,000 |
6 | Danny Saucedo | 26 November | 1,584,000 |
7 | Jill Johnson | 3 December | 1,596,000 |
8 | Ted Gärdestad tribute | 10 December | 1,457,000 |
9 | Reunion | 17 December | 984,000 |
Series 8 (2017)
An eighth series saw the participation of 7 artists: Kikki Danielsson, Sabina Ddumba, Icona Pop, Moneybrother, Eric Saade, Uno Svenningsson and Tomas Andersson Wij. An additional episode that paid tribute to then recently passed dansband and country singer Sven-Erik Magnusson was aired, in which his son Oscar Magnusson appeared as guest.# | Episode | First Aired | Viewers |
1 | Uno Svenningsson | 21 October | 1,767,000 |
2 | Moneybrother | 28 October | 1,330,000 |
3 | Sabina Ddumba | 4 November | 1,376,000 |
4 | Eric Saade | 11 November | 1,314,000 |
5 | Kikki Danielsson | 18 November | 1,661,000 |
6 | Tomas Andersson Wij | 25 November | 1,238,000 |
7 | Icona Pop | 2 December | 1,228,000 |
8 | Sven-Erik Magnusson tribute | 9 December | 1,771,000 |
9 | Reunion | 16 December | 1,256,000 |
Episode 1 – Uno Svenningsson
- Anders "Moneybrother" Wendin – "Tro på varann"
- Sabina Ddumba – "Vågorna"
- Eric Saade – "Allt man kan önska sig"
- Tomas Andersson Wij – "I en annan del av världen"
- Kikki Danielsson – "At the Border"
- Icona Pop – "Det måste gå"
- Eric Saade – "Born Under a Bad Sign"
- Uno Svenningsson – "Du kommer ångra det här"
- Sabina Ddumba – "It's Been Hurting All the Way with You, Joanna"
- Kikki Danielsson – "Reconsider Me"
- Icona Pop – "They're Building Walls Around Us"
- Tomas Andersson Wij – "Snart kommer det en båt"
- Icona Pop – "Not Too Young"
- Tomas Andersson Wij – "Märkt av dig"
- Anders "Moneybrother" Wendin – "Sabina säger"
- Uno Svenningsson – "Effortless"
- Kikki Danielsson – "Did It For The Fame"
- Eric Saade – "Vill"
- Uno Svenningsson – "Slå!"
- Kikki Danielsson – "Darkest Hour"
- Icona Pop – "Hearts in the Air"
- Sabina Ddumba – "Manboy"
- Tomas Andersson Wij – "Den dag jag vinner allt"
- Anders "Moneybrother" Wendin – "Wide Awake"
- Sabina Ddumba – "Varför är kärleken röd?"
- Tomas Andersson Wij – "Godmorgon"
- Uno Svenningsson – "Prins Decibel"
- Eric Saade – "Bra vibrationer"
- Icona Pop – "Don't Slam the Door"
- Anders "Moneybrother" Wendin – "Du ser mig inte längre"
- Anders "Moneybrother" Wendin – "Tommy och hans mamma"
- Kikki Danielsson – "Hälsingland"
- Icona Pop – "The City We Call Home"
- Uno Svenningsson – "Ett slag för dig"
- Sabina Ddumba – "Orden i vinden"
- Eric Saade – "Där får du andas ut"
- Eric Saade – "We Got The World"
- Tomas Andersson Wij – "All Night"
- Uno Svenningsson – "Ingen är som jag"
- Anders "Moneybrother" Wendin – "I Love It"
- Kikki Danielsson – "Emergency"
- Sabina Ddumba – "Brightside"
- Uno Svenningsson – "Säg inte nej, säg kanske"
- Eric Saade – "Fånga en dröm"
- Kikki Danielsson – "Det var dans bort i vägen"
- Icona Pop – "Sommar och sol"
- Tomas Andersson Wij – "När solen färgar juninatten"
- Anders "Moneybrother" Wendin – "Anita"
- Sabina Ddumba – "Två mörka ögon"
- Oscar Magnusson – "Så många mil så många år"
Series 9 (2018)
Series 10 (2019)
A tenth series saw the participation of 13 artists: Magnus Uggla, Miss Li and Petter participated in 8 programmes. The format of the show was changed this season to celebrate the ten year anniversary with guest artist visiting. Carola Häggkvist, Orup, Timbuktu, Danny Saucedo, Ebbot Lundberg, Petra Marklund, Jill Johnson, Little Jinder, Niklas Strömstedt, Titiyo.Sven-Bertil Taubes participation was cancelled due to sickness.
Further artists appeared as guests for one, or several, performances.