Sweden: Another two acts chosen for the final

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by Marcus Klier February 21, 2009 10:59 pm 117 views

Tonight, the third semi final of Melodifestivalen 2009, the Swedish national selection for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest was held. Another eight acts presented their songs and the televoters have chosen two more songs to move forward to the national final.

In the first round of televoting (removing the bottom three before the voting was closed), the top four were chosen:

  • Rigo & the Topas Sound feat. Red Fox – I got u
  • E.M.D. – Baby goodbye
  • BWO – You are not alone
  • Molly Sandén – Så vill stjärnorna

The songs then competed in pairs, the song with the most votes against the one with the fourth most votes and the one with the third most votes against the one with the second most votes. Those were the pairs:

  • Rigo & the Topas Sound feat. Red Foxvs. E.M.D.
  • BWO vs. Molly Sandén

The favourite of each pair directly qualified for the national final final, the second placed song will enter the second chance round.

The following songs will compete in the national final on 14th March:

  • E.M.D. – Baby goodbye
  • Molly Sandén – Så vill stjärnorna

The following songs will enter the second chance round on 7th March:

  • Rigo & the Topas Sound feat. Red Fox – I got u
  • BWO – You are not alone

THe following song was the choice of the international jury and competes for the 11th spot in the final:

  • Sofia – Alla (7th in the televoting)

The following songs are eliminated from the competition:

  • Velvet – The Queen (6th in the televoting)
  • Mikael Rickfors – Du vinner över mig (5th in the televoting)
  • Maja Gullstrand – Här för mig själv(8th in the televoting)

esctoday.com poll results

The esctoday.com poll voters hardly agreed with the choice. The top two of the poll, Sofia and Velvet, were eliminated after the first round of televoting, although Sofia was the jury choice. Molly Sandén had finisehd third in the poll and E.M.D. had finished fifth.

In 2008, Sweden was represented by Charlotte Perelli with the song Hero. The song finished 12th in the second semi final but still made it to the final as a jury wildcard. Eventually, it finished 18th with 47 points. It was the first time since 1987/1988 that Sweden finished outside the top ten two years in a row following the Ark's 18th place in 2007. In 2009, Sweden will take part in the first semi final on 12th May.

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