Melodifestivalen is arguably one of Eurovision’s biggest national finals, with Sweden annually creating cutting edge performances of songs which often bring great results for Sweden at Eurovision year after year. Today, the running order for the 2017 Melodifestivalen was released. The process will feature 4 semi-finals, a second chance round and then the final. Here are the dates of the show:
Semi-Final 1 – 4th of February (Scandinavium in Gothenburg)
Semi-Final 2 – 11th of February (Malmö Arena in Malmö)
Semi-Final 3 – 18th of February (Vida Arena in Växjö)
Semi-Final 4 – 25 of February (Kraft Arena in Skellefteå)
Andra Chansen (Second Chance) – 4th of March (Saab Arena in Linköping)
Final – 11th of March (Friends Arena in Stockholm)
Here is the running order for the four semi-finals:
Semi-Final 1
Boris René – Her Kiss
Adrijana – Amare
Dinah Nah – One More Night
De Vet Du – Road Trip
Charlotte Perrelli – Mitt liv
Ace Wilder – Wild Child
Nano – Hold On
Semi-Final 2
Mariette – A Million Years
Roger Pontare – Himmel och hav
Etzia – Up
Allyawan – Vart har du vart
Dismissed – Hearts Align
Lisa Ajax – I Don’t Give A
Benjamin Ingrosso – Good Lovin’
Semi-Final 3
Robin Bengtsson – I Can’t Go On
Krista Siegfrids – Snurra min jord
Anton Hagman – Kiss You Goodbye
Jasmine Kara – Gravity
Owe Thörnqvist – Boogieman Blues
Bella & Filippa – Crucified
The Fooo Conspiracy – Gotta Thing
Semi-Final 4
Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Aninia – En värld full av strider
Alice – Running with Lions
Les Gordons – Bound To Fall
Wiktoria – As I Lay Me Down
Axel Schylström – När ingen ser
Sara Varga & Juha Mulari – Du får inte ändra på mig
Loreen – Statements
There are a bunch of artists in the line up who aren’t strangers to Eurovision and Melodifestivalen. Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest back in 2012 with the song Euphoria, and Charlotte Perrelli who won the contest in 1999, and participated again in 2008. Artists stuch as Wiktoria, Krista Siegfrids (who also participated in Eurovision 2013 for Finland), Boris René, Lisa Ajax and Robin Bengtsson all featured in the 2016 edition of Melodifestivalen.
Are you excited to see what Sweden has in store for 2017?
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