esctoday.com spoke to Alcazar and Emilia, the two direct qualifiers in the first semi final of Melodifestivalen 2009, the Swedish national selection for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, last night. They were the first two acts chosen for Sweden's national final on 14th March.

You can watch the interview with Emilia below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38jfWMHKVMg

You can watch the interview with Alcazar below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsazfy5rXjE

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