The first Semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2017 was held this evening in Gothenburg. Out of seven competing acts, two have qualified to the final, two will get a second chance and three had to leave the contest.

The results were decided by 100% televoting, in two voting rounds: the first to determine the top five and the second to get the final results, which are as follows:

Qualified to the Final:

• Nano – Hold on
• Ace Wilder – Wild child

Qualified to Andra Chansen (Second chance):

• Boris René – Her kiss
• De Vet Du – Road trip

Left the competition:

• 5th place: Dinah Nah – One more night
• 6th place: Adrijana – Amare
• 7th place: Charlotte Perelli – Mitt liv

A new record of votes for a semifinal was broken tonight.

The press poll held by ESCToday in this semifinal predicted the results correctly, except for mixing between places 6 and 7:

 

Melodifestivalen 2017 Agenda

• 04/02 – Semifinal 1
• 11/02 – Semifinal 2
• 18/02 – Semifinal 3
• 25/02 – Semifinal 4
• 04/03 – Andra Chansen
• 11/03 – Final

Stay tuned to ESCToday for more news regarding Melodifestivalen and Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017!