Some Finland stuff...

A snippet from Ålandstidningen:

http://www.tidningen.aland.net/article.con?id=23186&iPage=1

...and something from Nya Åland: http://www.nyan.ax/nyheter/?news_id=54978 (they have promised a full review and interview with Salem in Monday's newspaper - I wonder how much of it they'll put on the internet?)

As usual, YouTube is a great place to find all-new Salem video footage and on this occasion there is an interview recorded (by Dagens Tidning), with Salem around his gig in Jakobstad (or Pietarsaari, its Finnish name!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qmto4zg4gA Here are some screencaps from the interview:

By the way, if you watch the interview you'll see that Salem is wearing the Damien Adore T-shirt http://www.merchworld.se/Product.aspx?pid=835 which I will really need to get my hands on if/whenever I get back over to Sweden :)))

And one more thing...if you watch the interview I think you will all agree that Salem looks extremt snygg just nu.... Looks and musical talent: he has it all.

Salem's summer tour now takes a break for a few days: next stop Piteå Dansar och Ler next Friday: http://www.pdol.se/program/stora-scenen/salem-al-fakir/ - Salem will be on Stora Scenen in the northern Swedish city next Friday night at 20:45.

Hope you have a good break over the next few days Salem....you deserve it!!

He's Salem Al Fakir again, and all is well: new (Finnish) interview

Interview (in Finnish) with Salem at http://plaza.fi/kaista/musiikki/haastattelut/haastattelu-salem-al-fakir-lapsinerosta-poptahdeksi

(I had to Google Translate all of this as I don't understand a word of Finnish!)

The interview covers all the usual topics - his musical childhood, massive success with "This Is Who I Am", the less successful "Astronaut", the name change from Salem Al Fakir to Salem and back again, Melodifestivalen success and of course the new album.

Interview clips of Salem from Popkalaset

YLE's Radio X3M has a couple of video interview clips with Salem recorded whilst he was appearing at yesterday's Popkalaset. (All interviews are in Swedish)

Salem on not dating his fans: http://arenan.yle.fi/video/1080793

Salem on not listening to music: http://arenan.yle.fi/video/1080239

Salem having his hair straightened! http://arenan.yle.fi/video/1080242
For everyone who loves Salem's wonderful curly hair, this clip is quite distressing :O

That guy with the hair straighteners seemed to be enjoying it a bit too much, although I don't think the same could be said for Salem!