Melodifestivalen hits Malmo as the fourth semi-final of the Swedish selection for Eurovision 2011 will take place tonight. The show will see eight acts competing for two spots in the final set to take place in Globen Arena, Stockholm.
The show
The show to be broadcast on SVT will start 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
1. Melody Club – The Hunter (Krister Östergren, Erik Stenemo, Jon Axelsson, Nicklas Stenemo)
2. Julia Alvgard – Better or Worse (Joar Lenz, Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Julia Alvgard)
3. Lasse Stefanz – En blick och nånting hander (Alexander Bard, Ola Håkansson, Tim Norell)
4. Linda Pritchard – Alive (Fredrik Kempe, Oscar Görres)
5. Anders Fernette – Run (Desmond Child, Negin Djafari, Hugo Lira, Ian-Paolo Lira, Thomas Gustafsson)
6. Linda Bengtzing – E de fel på mig (Thomas G:Son, Pontus Assarsson, Jörgen Ringqvist, Daniel Barkman)
7. Nicke Borg – Leaving Home (Jojo Borg Larsson, Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström, Nicke Borg)
8. Love Generation – Dance Alone (Redone, Bilal, Teddy Sky, Aj Junior, Jimmy Joker, Beatgeek)
Cast your vote on esctoday.com poll: Vote for favourite song in semifinal 4.
