SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, has revealed that the Melodifestivalen semi-final running order will be revealed on January 8 at 13.00 CET. The information was revealed in a response to a comment on the official Melodifestivalen Facebook page.
The 28 artists competing in Melodifestivalen 2018 are:
Semi-Final 1 – Karlstad:
- Renaida – “All The Feels”
- Benjamin Ingrosso – “Dance You Off”
- Edward Blom – “Livet på en pinne”
- John Lundvik – “My Turn”
- Kikki Danielsson – “Osby Tennessee”
- Sigrid Bernson – “Patrick Swayze”
- Kamferdrops – “Solen lever kvar hos dig”
Semi-Final 2 – Gothenburg:
- Ida Redig – “Allting som vi sa”
- Jonas Gardell – “Det finns en väg”
- Margaret – “In My Cabana”
- Liamoo – “Last Breath”
- Samir & Viktor – “Shuffla”
- Mimmi Werner – “Songburning”
- Stig Per Larsson – “Titta vi flyger”
Semi-Final 3 – Malmö:
- Martin Almgren – “A Bitter Lullaby”
- Dotter – “Cry”
- Moncho – “Cuba Libre”
- Mendez – “Everyday”
- Kalle Moreaus & Orsa Spelmän – “Min dröm”
- Jessica Andersson – “Party Voice”
- Barbi Escobar – “Stark”
Semi-Final 4 – Örnsköldsvik:
- Felicia Olsson – “Break That Chain”
- Felix Sandman – “Every Single Day”
- Mariette – “For You”
- Rolandz – “Fuldans”
- Emmi Christensson – “Icarus”
- Elias Abbas – “Mitt Paradis”
- Olivia – “Never Learn”
A total of 2772 entries were submitted to Melodifestivalen 2018. Twenty-three artists are making their debut at the contest next year, with fourteen returning artists.
The 2018 edition of Melodifestivalen will be hosted by David Lindgren. In the past month, there were rumours that he would return as host, after hosting the 2017 edition of the contest with Clara Henry and Hasse Andersson. David is the third presenter to return as a host for a second consecutive year, the others being Kristian Luuk (2007 and 2008), and Gina Dirawi (2012 and 2013).
Melodifestivalen 2018 will take place in the following locations:
- 03/02/2018 (Semi Final 1): Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
- 10/02/2018 (Semi Final 2): Scandinavium, Gothenburg
- 17/02/2018 (Semi Final 3): Malmö Arena, Malmö
- 24/02/2018 (Semi Final 4): Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
- 03/03/2018 (Second Chance Round): Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
- 10/03/2018 (Grand Final): Friends Arena, Stockholm
Source: SVT Melodifestivalen
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Sweden debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958 and has gone on to be one of the contest’s most successful countries. The country has won the contest six times, the most recent being in 2015. Sweden’s first victory came in 1974 when ABBA won the contest in Brighton with “Waterloo”. Since missing out on the final in 2010, Sweden has gone on to finish 3rd twice and has won the contest twice, only in 2013 did the country place outside of the top 10 in the final.
Either Olivia or Mariette will win!