Good evening Sweden! The fifth and second to last show of Melodifestivalen 2023 aired tonight from Örnsköldsvik. The audience was looking for the last two finalists of this year’s edition of the Swedish national selection to Eurovision.
In just one week we will know who will represent Sweden at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. Tonight, however, a few hearts were broken and a few dreams fulfilled. The semi final of Melodifestivalen 2023 determined the last four qualifiers to the Grand Final.
The semi final acts
There were eight entries competing tonight for four spots in next Saturday’s Grand Final:
- Theoz – Mer av dig
- Mariette – One day
- Victor Crone – Diamonds
- Tennessee Tears – Now I know
- Elov & Beny – Raggen går
- Melanie Wehbe – For the show
- Nordman – Släpp alla sorger
- Kiana – Where did you go
The audience selected these four acts at the end of an exciting announcement sequence. This was tonight’s ranking:
- Nordman – Släpp alla sorger with 75 points QUALIFIED
- Theoz – Mer av dig with with 70 points QUALIFIED
- Kiana – Where did you go with 69 points QUALIFIED
- Mariette – One day with 63 points QUALIFIED
- Tennessee Tears – Now I know with 55 points
- Victor Crone – Diamonds with 28 points
- Melanie Wehbe – For the show with 22 points
- Elov & Beny – Raggen går with 18 points
The Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2023
Therefore, the final line-up of Melodifestivalen 2023 is complete! This is the running order for next Saturday:
- Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Arc north feat. Adam Woods – Where are you (Sávečan)
- Tone Sekelius – Rhythm of my show
- Mariette – One day
- Marcus & Martinus – Air
- Panetoz – On my way
- Maria Sur – Never Give Up
- Smash Into Pieces – Six feet under
- Kiana – Where did you go
- Nordman – Släpp alla sorger
- Loreen – Tattoo
- Theoz – Mer av dig
- Paul Rey – Royals
Who will win this edition of the most followed national selection to Eurovision? Sweden is set to join the competition in the second half of the first semi final on Tuesday 9 May 2023.
About Melodifestivalen 2023
Farah Abadi and Jesper Rönndahl are the hosts of this year’s Melodifestivalen, which includes six shows in six different cities across Sweden. It started on 4 February 2023 in Gothenburg and it will end on Saturday 11 March 2023 in Stockholm.
28 acts were competing in this year’s contest. The public selected 14 of them through an open vote, whereas 14 others were directly invited to compete by Swedish national broadcaster SVT.
04/02/2023 – Heat #1- Gothenburg11/02/2023 – Heat #2- Linköping18/02/2023 – Heat#3 – Lidköping25/02/2023 – Heat#4- Malmö04/03/2023 – Semi final – Örnsköldsvik- 11/03/2023 – Grand Final – Stockholm
