Tonight, Sweden will continue Melodifestivalen 2009, its national selection for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow. The third and fourth placed songs of the four semi finals will compete for another two spots in the national final.
The show
The show to be broadcast on SVT 1, SVT HD and SVTWorldstarts at 20:00 CET and it will be hosted by Petra Mede atthe Himmelstalundshalle inNorrköping. A build up to the show begins on Sverige Radio 4 starting at 19:30 CET. The eight songs will compete in four pairs and the favourite of each pair will make it to the next round, where the remaining four songs will compete in pairs again. An international jury will give away a wildcard for the eleventh spot in the national final.
Webcast
A webcast will be made available on SVT's official website here.
Sverige Radio 4 here.
Participants
- Scotts – Jag tror på oss
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Sarah Dawn Finer – Moving on - Lili & Susie – Show me heaven
vs.
BWO – You are not alone - Amy Diamond – It's my life
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Star Pilots – Higher - Rigo & the Topas Sound feat. Red Fox – I got u
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Caroline af Ugglas – Snälla, snälla
Your opinion
You can vote for your favourite in theshow here.
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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