Tonight, the second semifinal of the popular Melodifestivalen will be held in Göteborg. The show will see eight acts competing for two spots in the final set to take place in Globen Arena, Stockholm.
The show
Marie Serneholt and Rickard Olsson will host the show broadcast on SVT at 20:00 CET. Eight contestants will compete as two of them will qualify directly to the final while the songs that ranks third and fourth will make it to the second chance show.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Melodifestivalen tour of four qualifying heats. The Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest is selected during a tour that takes the show to different parts of Sweden, getting the whole country involved and has helped in making Melodifestivalen the biggest entertainment show on Swedish TV.
How to watch
- Live on SVT1 at 20:00 CET
- Webcast(SVT official)
The participants
- Brolle –7 days and 7 nights(Brolle)
- Loreen –My heart is refusing me(Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström, Loreen)
- Babsan –Ge mig en spanjor(Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson)
- Elisabeth Andreassen –Vaken i en drom(Lars ”Dille” Diedricson, Calle Kindbom, Kristian Wejshag)
- Sanna Nielsen –I'm in love(Irini Michas, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son, Bobby Ljunggren)
- The Moniker –Oh my God!(Daniel Karlsson)
- Anniela –Elektrisk(Johan Alkenäs, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Johan Fransson)
- Christian Walz –Like suicide(Fernando Fuentes, Henrik Janson, Tony Nilsson)
Have your say
You can vote for your favourite act in the second semifinal of Melodifestivalen in our poll here.
