Melodifestivalen

🇸🇪 Sweden: Melodifestivalen starts!

It is that time of the year: Melodifestivalen, the Swedish national selection, starts. As Sweden is the host country, the winning song will go directly to the final. Two songs will go directly to the final, two other songs will go for ‘final qualification’, something that will be decided after the 5th heat. The show starts at 20:00 CET and you can watch it here or on the SVT Play app. These are the competing songs: Adam Woods, “Supernatural” Samir & Viktor, “Hela världen väntar” Melina Borglowe, “Min melodi” Lisa Ajax, “Awful liar” Elisa Lindström, “Forever yours” Smash Into Pieces, “Heroes are calling” Adam Woods was 4th in 2023.Samir & Viktor took part in 2015 (8th), 2016 (12th) and 2018 (4th).Lisa Ajax was present in 2016 (7th), 2017 (9th), 2019 (9th) and 2022 (with Nello, quarter final).Elisa Lindström participated in 2014 (semifinal) and 2021 (semifinal).Smash Into Pieces was 3rd last year.

Loreen wins Melodifestivalen 2023 in Sweden

The one and only Loreen has just made even more history than she already has. The 39 year old singer has won Melodifestivalen 2023, and will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. Two weeks ago, when Loreen rehearsed “Tattoo” for the first time, she skyrocketed in the Melodifestivalen odds to first place. Not only did she get herself to first place, she also made a magnificent impact on the Eurovision odds. For months Ukraine was first, but as of writing Sweden holds the first place with a 38% chance of winning. We all know Loreen, as she has won Eurovision before in 2012 with her pop hit “Euphoria”. The song remains one of the most popular Eurovision songs of all time. Loreen has participated 3 times in Melodifestivalen before. Her first time was in 2010, where she took part with “My Heart Is Refusing Me”. In the end she only got to the Andra Chansen round. In 2017 she took part another time with “Statements”. However the past repeated itself and she got to the Andra Chansen round again, where she failed to qualify. Tonight she has won Melodifestivalen with “Tattoo”, and you can watch the performance here: We will see Loreen perform “Tattoo”in the first Semi Final on May 9th. Can she win it all again in Liverpool 2023? You can see the combined jury & televote results of Melodifestivalen 2023 here:

Sweden: Loreen favourite in Melodifestivalen

Loreen is the huge favourite to win Melodifestivalen 2023 with her song “Tattoo”. Bookmakers give the singer a chance of 86% to win the contest. As soon as her song was presented two weeks ago, Sweden is the top favourite even to win the entire contest. But…. nothing has been decided yet. The show starts at 20:00 CET and you can watch it here. These are the twelve contestants: 1 Jon Hendrik Fjällgren, Arc North feat. Adam Woods Where you are (Sávežan) 2 Tone Sekelius Rythm of my show 3 Mariette One day 4 Marcus & Martinus Air 5 Panetoz On my way 6 Maria Sur Never give up 7 Smash Into Pieces Six feet under 8 Kiana Where did you go? 9 Nordman Släpp alla sorger 10 Loreen Tattoo 11 Theoz Mer av dig 12 Paul Rey Royals Jon Henrik Fjällgren became 2nd in 2015, 3rd in 2017 and 4th in 2019. Tone Sekelius became 5th last year.Mariette became 3rd in 2015, 4th in 2017, 5th in 2018 and 10th in 2020.Panetoz became 9th in 2014 and 8th in 2016.Nordman became 5th in 2005 and 6th in 2008.Loreen reached Andra Chancen in 2011, won Melodifestivalen 2012 and reached Andra Chancen in 2017. Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the legendary song “Euphoria”!Theoz became 7th last year.Paul Rey became 6th in the 2020 final. A year later he became 12th.

Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2023 Semi Final results

Today the Semi Final of the Swedish national final Melodifestivalen has taken place. Since heat 1 there have been two songs advancing direct to the final, and two songs to the Semi Final. There were eight songs competing against each other. Almost every qualifier has competed in Melodifestivalen before. The qualifiers were the duo Nordmann (Melodifestivalen 2008), Theoz (Melodifestivalen 2022), Mariette (Melodifestivalen 2020), and newcomer Kiana. These are the full results

Sweden: semifinal time!

After four heats, Sweden finds it’s semifinal. All the songs that became 3rd and 4th will compete tonight. The show will start at 20:00 CET and you can watch it here. The songs are: Theoz, “Mer av dig” Mariette, “One day” Victor Crone, “Diamonds” Tennessee Tears, “Now I know” Elov & Beny, “Raggen går” Melanie Wehbe, “For the show” Nordman, “Släpp alla sorger” Kiana, “Where did you go?” Theoz became 7th last year.Victor Crone took part in 2015 and reached the 2nd chance round, together with Behrang Miri. In 2020 he became 9th. In 2019 he represented Estonia with the song “Storm”.Nordman became 5th in 2005 and 6th in 2008.Mariette became 3rd in 2015, 4th in 2017, 5th in 2018 and 10th in 2020.

Sweden sends Loreen and Smash Into Pieces direct to final

Tonight was the final heat in Melodifestivalen 2023. We’ve now seen every song competing in this years’ show. This week we’ve seen some familair faces, as Loreen & Mariette competed for a spot in the final. And with that, Loreen succeeded to get a spot in the final, as she won this weeks heat with the most votes of the evening. Earlier this week her rehearsal made a magnificent change in the Eurovision odds, as it doubled the Swedish percentage, and now is first. The second qualifier was Smash Into Pieces with “Six Feet Under” winning the twelve points in four different age groups! It’s the debut of the band at Melodifestivalen, and they are of to a great start! The two semi final qualifiers were Marriete and Kiana. Mariette is known in the Eurovision family, as she has competed in Melodifestivalen five times. Her highest result was fourth in 2017 with “A Million Years”. Kiana is an upcoming music talent in Sweden. In 2021 she participated in Sweden’s got talent, and qualified for the final, and eventually was the runner up of the show. This year she tries to represent Sweden, and will try to succeed her place in the Semi Final.

Sweden: Melodifestivalen heat 4 is on

The very popular Swedish national selection Melodifestivalen will have it’s 4th and last heat tonight. Seven songs will compete, two will head directly to the final while two other songs will go to the semifinal. The show starts at 20:00 and you can watch it here. The participating songs are: Kiana sings “Where did you go?” Signe & Hjördis sing “Edelweiss” Smash Into Pieces sings “Six feet under” Mariette sings “One day” Emil Henrohn sings “Mera mera mera” Axel Schylström sings “Gorgeous” Loreen sings “Tattoo” Mariette became 3rd in 2015, 4th in 2017, 5th in 2018 and 10th in 2020.Axel Schylström reached Andra Chancen in 2017.Loreen reached Andra Chancen in 2011, won Melodifestivalen 2012 and reached Andra Chancen in 2017. Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the legendary song “Euphoria”!

Sweden chooses Melodifestivalen heat 3 qualifiers

Tonight’s third heat of the Swedish super show Melodifestivalen has come to an end, and we have a result! The first qualifiers were Marcus & Martinus. The Norweigan brothers brought an EDM pop called “Air’, with a budget spent on lots of lasers. Since it’s rehearsal earlier this week, the brothers have skyrocketed to the 2nd place in the betting odds. Will they win Melodifestivalen 2023? The second qualifier is Paul Rey with “Royals”! We’ve known him since 2020, where “Talking In My Sleep” got him to 6th place in the final. In 2021 he gave it another shot, with “The Missing Piece” where he went on from Andra Chansen to the final. The Semi Finalists of this week are Nordman & Melanie Wehde! Will they make it to the final? We will know it in 2 weeks.

Sweden: 3rd heat of Melodifestivalen is there

The very popular Swedish national selection Melodifestivalen will have it’s 3rd heat tonight. Seven songs will compete, two will head directly to the final while two other songs will go to the semifinal. The show starts at 20:00 and you can watch it here. The competing songs are: Paul Rey sings “Royals” Casanovas sing “Så kommer känslorna tillbaka” Melanie Wehbe sings “For the show” Nordman sings “Släpp alla sorger” Laurell sings “Sober” Ida-Lova sings “Låt hela stan se på” Marcus & Martinus sing “Air” Paul Rey became 6th in the 2020 final. A year later he became 12th. Nordman became 5th in 2005 and 6th in 2008.

Sweden: Melodifestivalen results are in

The results of Melodifestivalen’s 2nd round are in. Of course, Maria Sur is the winner as expected. Here are the full results. The results are: Maria Sur, “Never give up” Panetoz, “On my way” Theoz, “Mer av deg” Tennessee Tears, “Now I know” Wiktoria, “All my life (where have you been) “Uje Brandelius, “The pot” Eden, “Comfortable”