The second semifinal of the Swedish national selection for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest has just ended at the Malmö Arena, the home of the 2013 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.
The acts that have qualified to the final:
- Mariette – Don’t stop believing
- Magnus Carlsson – Möt mig i Gamla stan (Meet me in Old Town)
The acts that have qualified to the second chance round:
- Linus Svenning – Forever starts today
- Samir & Viktor – Groupie
The acts that were eliminated:
- 5th place – Neverstore – If I was God for one day
- 6th place – Emelie Irewald – Där och då med dig (There and then with you)
- 7th place – Marie Bergman & Sanne Salomonsen – Nonetheless
Agenda
07/02: Semi-final 1 – Gothenburg14/02: Semi-final 2 – Malmo- 21/02: Semi-final 3 – Ostersund
- 28/02: Semi-final 4 – Orebro
- 07/03: Andra chansen – Helsingborg
- 14/03: Final – Stockholm
The story so far
Sweden has won the Eurovision Song Contest on 5 occasions. The first time was with the legendary Abba back in 74. Past winners have included Herreys, Carola, Charlotte (Nillson) Perrelli and more recently Loreen. Last year in Coppenhagen, Sweden achieved a very respectable 3rd place with Sanna Nielsen and her entry Undo.