Så mycket bättre
Swedish reality television show
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Så mycket bättre (Swedish: [ˈsoː ˈmʏ̂kːɛ ˈbɛ̌tːrɛ], lit. 'So Much Better') is a Swedish reality television show broadcast on TV4. The basic premise is that each participating musician performs their own version of a well-known song by another artist, with each episode focusing on every participant performing a different song by the same artist. The musicians spend eight days together at a hotel in Gotland, where they re-interpret the songs in their own styles.[1]
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Intertitle | |
| Created by | FTV Rights B.V. - Holland |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 119 |
| 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 – 26 December 2025 |
The first series aired on 23 October 2010 and featured Lasse Berghagen, Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson, Petter, 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 format of the show is based on Beste Zangers, a Dutch show first broadcast in 2009, and since franchised to 9 countries.[citation needed] In January 2025, TV4 made the decision to put the show on hiatus after fifteen seasons.[3]
Summary
| Series | Episodes | Originally released | Participants | ||
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| First released | Last released | ||||
| 1 | 8 | 23 October 2010 | 11 December 2010 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 29 October 2011 | 17 December 2011 | ||
| 3 | 9 | 27 October 2012 | 15 December 2012 | ||
| 4 | 9 | 26 October 2013 | 14 December 2013 | ||
| 5 | 9 | 18 October 2014 | 6 December 2014 | ||
| 6 | 9 | 17 October 2015 | 12 December 2015 | ||
| 7 | 9 | 22 October 2016 | 17 December 2016 |
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| 8 | 9 | 21 October 2017 | 9 December 2017 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 20 October 2018 | 15 December 2018 | ||
| 10 | 8 | 19 October 2019 | 7 December 2019 | ||
| 11 | 8 | 24 October 2020 | 19 December 2020[4] | ||
| 12 | 8 | 30 October 2021 | 18 December 2021[5] | ||
| 13 | 8 | 22 October 2022 | 17 December 2022[7] | ||
| 14 | 8 | 28 October 2023 | 17 December 2023 | ||
| 15 | 8 | 4 October 2024 | 22 November 2024 |
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| 16 | 4 | 5 December 2025 | 26 December 2025 | Så mycket bättre 15 years. Magnus Uggla leads viewers through the highlights of the series. Featuring interviews with artists, music journalists and industry profiles with clips from previous seasons. | |
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.[8]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | |||
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| 1 | 1 | "Lasse Berghagen" | 23 October 2010 | 1.442 | |||
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| 2 | 2 | "Thomas Di Leva" | 30 October 2010 | 1.338 | |||
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| 3 | 3 | "Petter Askergren" | 6 November 2010 | 1.177 | |||
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| 4 | 4 | "Barbro Svensson" | 13 November 2010 | 1.345 | |||
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| 5 | 5 | "Christer Sandelin" | 20 November 2010 | 1.526 | |||
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| 6 | 6 | "September" | 27 November 2010 | 1.414 | |||
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| 7 | 7 | "Plura Jonsson" | 4 December 2010 | 1.521 | |||
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| 8 | 8 | "Duets" | 11 December 2010 | 1.484 | |||
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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.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | |||
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| 9 | 1 | "Tomas Ledin" | 29 October 2011 | 1.912 | |||
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| 10 | 2 | "Eva Dahlgren" | 5 November 2011 | 1.894 | |||
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| 11 | 3 | "Timbuktu" | 12 November 2011 | 1.852 | |||
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| 12 | 4 | "Lena Philipsson" | 26 November 2011 | 1.912 | |||
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| 13 | 5 | "E-Type" | 26 November 2011 | 1.887 | |||
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| 14 | 6 | "Laleh" | 3 December 2011 | 1.727 | |||
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| 15 | 7 | "Mikael Wiehe" | 10 December 2011 | 1.469 | |||
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| 16 | 8 | "Duets" | 17 December 2011 | 1.898 | |||
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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.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | |||
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| 17 | 1 | "Pugh Rogefeldt" | 27 October 2012 | 1.780 | |||
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| 18 | 2 | "Olle Ljungström" | 3 November 2012 | 1.600 | |||
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| 19 | 3 | "Miss Li" | 10 November 2012 | 1.895 | |||
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| 20 | 4 | "Magnus Uggla" | 17 November 2012 | 1.990 | |||
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| 21 | 5 | "Sylvia Vrethammar" | 24 November 2012 | 2.010 | |||
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| 22 | 6 | "Maja Ivarsson" | 1 December 2012 | 1.760 | |||
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| 23 | 7 | "Darin Zanyar" | 8 December 2012 | 1.825 | |||
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| 24 | 8 | "All" | 15 December 2012 | 1.805 | |||
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| 25 | 9 | "Reunion" | 25 December 2012 | 1.655 | |||
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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.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | |||
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| 26 | 1 | "Lill Lindfors" | 26 October 2013 | 1.894 | |||
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| 27 | 2 | "Bo Sundström" | 2 November 2013 | 1.601 | |||
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| 28 | 3 | "Ken Ring" | 9 November 2013 | 1.702 | |||
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| 29 | 4 | "Titiyo" | 16 November 2013 | 1.633 | |||
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| 30 | 5 | "Ulf Dageby" | 23 November 2013 | 1.602 | |||
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| 31 | 6 | "Agnes" | 30 November 2013 | 1.577 | |||
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| 32 | 7 | "Ebbot Lundberg" | 7 December 2013 | 1.548 | |||
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| 33 | 8 | "All" | 14 December 2013 | 1.431 | |||
| 34 | 9 | "Reunion" | 25 December 2013 | 1.027 | |||
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.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | |||
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| 35 | 1 | "Ola Salo" | 18 October 2014 | 2.305 | |||
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| 36 | 2 | "Orup" | 25 October 2014 | 1.989 | |||
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| 37 | 3 | "Amanda Jenssen" | 1 November 2014 | 1.752 | |||
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| 38 | 4 | "Kajsa Grytt" | 8 November 2014 | 1.389 | |||
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| 39 | 5 | "Familjen" | 15 November 2014 | 1.206 | |||
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| 40 | 6 | "Carola" | 22 November 2014 | 1.985 | |||
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| 41 | 7 | "Love Antell" | 30 November 2014 | 1.312 | |||
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| 42 | 8 | "Duets" | 6 December 2014 | 1.309 | |||
| 43 | 9 | "Reunion" | 25 December 2014 | 1.003 | |||
Series 6 (2015)
A sixth series saw the participation of 7 artists: Niklas Strömstedt, Sven-Bertil Taube, Miriam Bryant, Jenny Berggren, Ison & Fille (Ison Glasgow and Felipe Leiva Wenger), Andreas Kleerup, and Lisa Nilsson.[9]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
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| 44 | 1 | "Niklas Strömstedt" | 17 October 2015 | 1.627 |
| 45 | 2 | "Sven-Bertil Taube" | 24 October 2015 | 1.811 |
| 46 | 3 | "Miriam Bryant" | 31 October 2015 | 1.662 |
| 47 | 4 | "Jenny Berggren" | 7 November 2015 | 1.711 |
| 48 | 5 | "Ison & Fille" | 14 November 2015 | 1.133 |
| 49 | 6 | "Andreas Kleerup" | 21 November 2015 | 1.456 |
| 50 | 7 | "Lisa Nilsson" | 28 November 2015 | 1.524 |
| 51 | 8 | "Duets" | 5 December 2015 | 1.543 |
| 52 | 9 | "Reunion" | 12 December 2015 | 1.230 |
Series 7 (2016)
A seventh 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 still interpreted 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.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Viewers (millions) |
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| 53 | 1 | "Tommy Nilsson" | 22 October 2016 | 1.965 |
| 54 | 2 | "Magnus Carlson" | 29 October 2016 | 1.942 |
| 55 | 3 | "Freddie Wadling" | 5 November 2016 | 1.694 |
| 56 | 4 | "Little Jinder" | 12 November 2016 | 1.586 |
| 57 | 5 | "Lisa Ekdahl" | 19 November 2016 | 1.792 |
| 58 | 6 | "Danny Saucedo" | 26 November 2016 | 1.584 |
| 59 | 7 | "Jill Johnson" | 3 December 2016 | 1.596 |
| 60 | 8 | "Ted Gärdestad tribute" | 10 December 2016 | 1.457 |
| 61 | 9 | "Reunion" | 17 December 2016 | 0.984 |
Series 8 (2017)
An eighth series saw the participation of 7 artists: Kikki Danielsson, Sabina Ddumba, Icona Pop (duo of Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo), Moneybrother (Anders Olof Wendin), 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.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | |||
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| 62 | 1 | "Uno Svenningsson" | 21 October 2017 | 1.767 | |||
| 63 | 2 | "Moneybrother" | 28 October 2017 | 1.330 | |||
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| 64 | 3 | "Sabina Ddumba" | 4 November 2017 | 1.376 | |||
| 65 | 4 | "Eric Saade" | 11 November 2017 | 1.314 | |||
| 66 | 5 | "Kikki Danielsson" | 18 November 2017 | 1.661 | |||
| 67 | 6 | "Tomas Andersson Wij" | 25 November 2017 | 1.238 | |||
| 68 | 7 | "Icona Pop" | 2 December 2017 | 1.228 | |||
| 69 | 8 | "Sven-Erik Magnusson tribute" | 9 December 2017 | 1.767 | |||
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| 70 | 9 | "Reunion" | 16 December 2017 | 1.256 | |||
Series 9 (2018)
A ninth series saw the participation of 7 artists: Eric Gadd, Louise Hoffsten, Linnea Henriksson, Charlotte Perrelli, Stor, Christer Sjögren, and Albin Lee Meldau.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | |||
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| 71 | 1 | "Eric Gadd" | 20 October 2018 | 1.600 | |||
| 72 | 2 | "Louise Hoffsten" | 27 October 2018 | 1.510 | |||
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| 73 | 3 | "Linnea Henriksson" | 3 November 2018 | 1.245 | |||
| 74 | 4 | "Charlotte Perrelli" | 10 November 2018 | 1.479 | |||
| 75 | 5 | "Stor" | 17 November 2018 | 1.369 | |||
| 76 | 6 | "Christer Sjögren" | 24 November 2018 | 1.661 | |||
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| 77 | 7 | "Albin Lee Meldau" | 1 December 2018 | 1.261 | |||
| 78 | 8 | "Monica Zetterlund tribute" | 8 December 2018 | 1.179 | |||
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| 79 | 9 | "Reunion" | 15 December 2018 | 1.081 | |||
Series 10 (2019)
A tenth series saw the participation of 13 (14) 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 (4 of 8 programmes), Orup (4/8), Timbuktu (4/8), Danny Saucedo (3/8), Ebbot Lundberg (3/8), Petra Marklund (3/8), Jill Johnson (2/8), Little Jinder (2/8), Niklas Strömstedt (2/8), Titiyo (2/8).[109]
Sven-Bertil Taubes participation was cancelled due to sickness.[110]
Further artists appeared as guests for one, or several, performances.
Series 11 (2020)
An eleventh series saw the participation of Benjamin Ingrosso, Plura Jonsson, Ana Diaz, Markus Krunegård, Lisa Nilsson, Helen Sjöholm, Tommy Körberg, Silvana Imam, Jakob Hellman, Newkid, Lili & Susie, Loreen and Tove Styrke.[111][112]