The 2008 edition of Sweden's Melodifestival, the national selection for the Eurovision Song Cong, will continue tonight with the second semi final being held. Eight songs will be presented in this heat.
The show
The show start at 20:00 CET and will be held at the ABB Arena in Västerås. Eight music acts will perform one song each. There will be two rounds of televoting: in the first round, the bottom three will be eliminated and in the second round, the top two will be chosen to go straight to the national final on 15th March while the third and fourth placed songs will enter the second chance round on 9th March.
Webcast
A webcast will be provided on SVT's official website.
The line-up
- Ola – Love in stereo
- Lasse Lindh – Du behöver aldrig mer vara rädd
- The Nicole – Razborka
- Alexander Schöld – Den första svalan
- Rongedal – Just a minute
- Sanna Nielsen – Empty room
- Andra Generationen – Kebabpizza Slivovitza
- Carola & Andreas Johnson– One love
Clip of the entries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbKE2RpYR0I
Betting odds by NordicBet
- Carola & Andreas Johnson(1.15)
- Ola (1.50)
- Sanna Nielsen (2.25)
- Alexander Schöld (3.00)
- Rongedal (7.50)
- Andra Generationen (15.00)
- Lasse Lindh (20.00)
- The Nicole (30.00)
The Ark finished 18th for Sweden in Helsinki with The worrying kind. In 2008, Sweden will take part in the second semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest on 22nd May.
