SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, has revealed the first 14 artists chosen to participate in next year’s Swedish national selection – Melodifestivalen 2015.

Last week, SVT announced that the 2015 Melodifestivalen participants would be revealed over the course of two days. During a press conference that took place this morning, SVT revealed the names of the artists that will be taking part in the first and second semi-final of the competition. Check out which artists have been selected below.

07/02: Semi-final 1 – Gothenburg

  • Jessica AnderssonCan’t hurt me now
  • Behrang Miri feat. Victor Fritz CroneDet rår vi inte för
  • Dolly StyleHello hi
  • Molly Pettersson HammarI’ll be there
  • Elize Ryd & Rickard SöderbergOne by one
  • Daniel GildenlöwPappa
  • Eric SaadeSting

14/02: Semi-final 2 – Malmö

  • MarietteDon’t stop believing
  • Emelie Irewald Där och då med dig
  • Linus SvenningForever starts today
  • Magnus CarlssonMöt mig i gamla stan
  • Samir & ViktorGroupie
  • NeverstoreIf I was God for one day
  • Marie Bergman & Sanne Salomonsen – Nonetheless

 

The remaining 14 participants will be announced during a press conference tomorrow morning, meaning that a total of 28 artists will partake in Melodifestivalen 2015. You can find all of the changes to next year’s competition here.

Stay tuned to esctoday.com for the latest news on Sweden, Melodifestivalen 2015 and the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.


Jessica was born and raised in the United Kingdom. Eurovision has been a huge part of her life for a number of years, getting to see the contest live for the first time in 2015. Jessica joined the ESCToday team in November 2013.