Just days remain until we embark on the fourth semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2017 as the artists prepare to face the stage in Skellefteå. Today, rehearsals have taken place and now one-minute clips of the competing songs of semi-final four have been released.

Semi-final four of Melodifestivalen 2017 takes place on Saturday night in Skellefteå at 20:00 CET with a selection of well-established artists taking to stage for the first time this year. Returning to the contest this year are Jon Henrik Fjallgren, Wiktoria, Sara Varga and this year’s headlining act; Loreen. New to the contest; Axel Schylström, Les Gordons and Alice. Jon Henrik came second in 2015 to Mans Zelmerlow who went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest. Loreen is no newcomer to the contest, winning Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision itself in 2012 with the song; ‘Euphoria’. Wiktoria also returns in 2017 after reaching the final of last year’s contest.

1. En värld full av strider (Vearelde gusnie jeenh vigkieh)
Artist: Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Aninia
Song: Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Sara Biglert, Christian Schneider, Andreas Hedlund

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2. Running with Lions
Artist: Alice
Song: Anderz Wrethov, Andreas ”Stone” Johansson, Denniz Jamm, Alice Svensson

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3. Bound To Fall
Artist: Les Gordons
Song: Jonatan Renström, Albert Björliden, Andreas Persson, Carl Ragnemyr, David Runebjörk, Jimmy Jansson

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4. As I Lay Me Down
Artist: Wiktoria
Song: Justin Forrest, Jonas Wallin, Lauren Dyson

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5. När ingen ser
Artist: Axel Schylström
Song: Behshad Ashnai, Axel Schylström, David Strääf

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6. Du får inte ändra på mig
Artist: Sara Varga och Juha Mulari
Song: Sara Varga, Lars Hägglund

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7. Statements
Artist: Loreen
Song: Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Loreen

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Välkommen till Skellefteå

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A total of 2,478 songs were submitted to SVT, up by twenty-eight from last year but is still 1,400 short of the 2011 record when 3,832 songs were submitted. This year a total of 362 songs were submitted through the public contest, this was for singers or songwriters who had not released a song commercially before. This figure is the lowest it has been since the public were given a separate round in 2010.

Clara Henry, Hasse Andersson and David Lindgren will host this year’s edition. The trio were announced during a fifteen-minute broadcast and press conference on SVT Play late last year. Introduced as “SVT’s flagship show”, Melodifestivalen enters its 58th year as the selection process used to select Sweden’s Eurovision Song Contest participant. It remains Sweden’s favourite television show and one of the most watched national selection shows in Europe.