Tonight, Swedish broadcaster SVT holds its national selection for the third Junior Eurovision Song Contest, Lilla Melodifestivalen 2005. In a stage designed by designer Robert Komarek (photo), the participants will compete for the Swedish ticket for Hasselt, where the third junior contest takes place on 26th November.
The finalists
10 songs and performers will compete in Lilla Melodifestivalen 2005. The participants and their songs;
� Lali (group) – Du får ta mitt hjärta
� Ana Ferreira Rodrigues (11) – Dansa är OK
� Alex & William (11, 8) – Vill du bli min tjej
� Julia Holmström (13) – Jag vill inte förklara
� My Wängdahl (8) – Mamma förlåt
� Ludwig Keijser (15) – Hela Världen Snurrar
� Nathalie Borgen Andersson (14) – Utan dig
� Ida & Jessie (12, 12) – Coola brudar
� Ludvig Larsson (10) – Håkan Kråkan
� M+ (15, 15) – Gränslös kärlek
Lilla Melodifestivalen starts at 20:00 CET at SVT1 and will be hosted by singer Nanne Grönvall and stand-up comedian Shan Atci.
Last year, Sweden finished 15th, represented by the group Limelights with Varför jag.
