Sweden: John Lundvik Favourite To Win Melodifestivalen in Audience Poll

John Lundvik heads in to tomorrow evenings Melodifestivalen final as the favourite to win, following a public poll following this evenings rehearsal.

The OGAE Sweden poll of audience members at this evenings rehearsal, puts John Lundvik as the favourite to win tomorrow nights Melodifestivalen final. Out of a total of 405 audience responses this evening, John Lundvik received a total of 141 votes which was was over 1 in 3 respondents.

1. 1. John Lundvik – Too Late for Love – 141 – 34.8%
   2. Bishara – On My Own – 64 – 15.8%
   3. Hanna Ferm & Liamoo – Hold You – 45 – 11.1%
   4. Arvingarna – I Do – 43 – 10.6%#
   5. Jon Henrik Fjällgren – Norrsken – 25 – 6.2%
   6. Wiktoria – Not With Me – 19 – 4.7%
   7. Mohombi – Hello – 16 – 3.9%
   8. Nano – Chasing Rivers – 12 – 2.9%
   9. Anna Bergendahl – Ashes to Ashes – 12 – 2.9%
   10. Malou Prytz – 12 – 2.9%
   11. Lisa Ajax – 9 – 2.2%
   12. Lina Hedlund – Victorius – 1.7%

Competing in this weekend’s Melodifestivalen final are:

1. Norrsken – Jon Henrik Fjällgren
2. Torn – Lisa Ajax
3. Hello – Mohombi
4. Victorious – Lina Hedlund
5. On My Own – Bishara
6. Ashes to Ashes – Anna Bergendahl
7. Chasing Rivers – Nano
8. Hold You – Hanna Ferm & LIAMOO
9. I Do Me – Malou Prytz
10. Too Late For Love – John Lundvik
11. Not With Me – Wiktoria
12. I Do – Arvingarna

The winner of the contest will represent Sweden in Eurovision in Tel Aviv in May. They will succeed Benjamin Ingrosso with Dance You Off, who finished in 7th place in the 2018 contest in Lisbon. The producer of Melodifestivalen 2019, Christer Bjorkman, is reported to have said that he thinks at least four of the competing entries this year are capable of reaching the top 5 in Eurovision.

Source: OGAE Sweden