After accusations of plagiarism – now made Måns show about the ESC – Aftonbladet

After the plagiarism accusations: Streaks old man is about to Eurovision.

In addition, stopping the official Eurovision website Mans Zelmerlöws prominent Melodifestivalen but puts up his music video.

– It is sad and generates extra work, says Christer Björkman to SVT.

Right after the Mans Zelmerlöw taken the through to the final of Melodifestivalen could Nöjesbladet reveal that the number is inspired by French performance artist ‘A dandy punk “and to underscore the old man was a direct copy taken from the video” The Alchemy of Light “.

” Googled a bit “

Director Fredrik “Benke” Rydan was open with the inspiration come from and then told Aftonbladet:

– We wanted a stick man symbolizing the little boy in Mansfield story. I googled a bit and found the video quite quickly. I found the old man with the umbrella was very nice.

But now halted underscore the old man of the Eurovision Song Contest after a request no copyright infringement.

For the competition in Vienna in May will, therefore, the little figure among otherwise be provided with new clothes.

– It does not feel like it’s a major deal. It’s really just the look of the old man and it has not so significant for the number. The value of number is located in the actual interaction with Måns says Fredrik Rydan.

It is the author of “A dandy punk” who heard of and think that the old man is too similar. Frederick Rydan says that according to the lawyers he and SVT talked to since then is not an infringement of copyright purely legal terms.

– But it was not a difficult decision to change if instead and avoid going into any kind of conflict for that.

He is now almost finished with the new man, but would not disclose how it will look, more than that it will have new clothes.

– Now we know that there will be a fun surprise to the Swedish people.

Bjorkman: “I am sorry”

In addition, it also stops the official site Eurovision.tv Mans Zelmerlöws prominent from the Eurovision Song Contest. Instead of appearance may be the site’s visitors be content to see the music video for “Heroes”, this is also due to plagiarism accusations.

Schlager General Christer Björkman is the head of the Swedish Eurovision delegation

– The team that made the number of “Heroes” process right now of the original material from the Eurovision Song Contest. Until further notice we put up another video on the Eurovision site. It’s boring and generates extra work, he says to SVT.