Melodifestivalen has well and truly opened its curtains and as of tonight, a long trip around Sweden is waiting for us! The event’s very first show has just concluded in the city of Gothenburg, taking two entries to Stockholm’s final and giving a further two a second chance!
Following an impressive start of the show with its 4 hosts Marika Carlsson, Eric Saade, Sarah Dawn Finer and Kodjo Akolor, we then enjoyed the first 7 acts of the live shows taking to the stage and fighting to keep chasing their Eurovision dream. The outcome of each of the 4 semi-finals emerges exclusively by the public, which votes either by the event’s official app, or by phone calls.
The newly-introduced voting system of Melodifestivalen gave the following results:
Qualifying directly to the Grand Final of 9 March are:
- Wiktoria – Not with me
- Mohombi – Hello
While these two acts will perform again at the Second Chance round on 2 March:
- Nano – Chasing rivers
- Anna Bergendahl – Ashes to ashes
Therefore, these 3 acts are bidding farewell to Melodifestivalen 2019:
- Zeana feat. Anis Don Demina – Mina bränder – 5th place
- High 15 – No drama – 6th place
- Arja Saijonmaa – Mina fyra årstider – 7th place
Melodifestivalen 2019 schedule
The event will be returning next Saturday with its second semi-final, live from Malmö!
2 February – Semi-final 1 – Scandinavium, Gothenborg- 9 February – Semi-final 2 – Malmö Arena, Malmö
- 16 February – Semi-final 3 – Tegera Arena, Leksand
- 23 February – Semi-final 4 – Sparbanken Lidköping Arena, Lidköping
- 2 March – Second Chance – Nyköpings Arenor, Rosvalla, Nyköping
- 9 March – Grand Final– Friends Arena, Stockholm
