Tonight the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen took place in the Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg with the first qualifiers selected.
A total of seven artists performed tonight, with two selected to qualify directly to the final, while two were selected for the second chance ‘Andra Chansen’ round. This means we say goodbye to three of the acts.
Here are the competitors:
- Nano – Chasing Rivers
- High 15 – No Drama
- Wiktoria – Not with Me
- Zeana feat. Anis don Demina – Mina bränder
- Arja Saijonmaa – Mina fyra årstider
- Mohombi – Hello
- Anna Bergendahl – Ashes to Ashes
In the first round, the two songs placed 6th and 7th were revealed, and they were No Drama by High 15 and Mina fyra årstider by Arja Saijonmaa respectively.
The artists going directly to the final will be:
- Wiktoria – Not With Me
- Mohombi – Hello
The artists going to the second chance round are:
- Nano – Chasing Rivers
- Anna Bergendahl – Ashes to Ashes
This means that Zeana feat. Anis don Demina with the song Mina brander finished in 5th place and will not be progressing in the competition.
Stay tuned until next week where we will see the next 7 artists take to the stage!