Melodifestivalen 2015
| Melodifestivalen 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final | 7 February 2015 14 February 2015 21 February 2015 28 February 2015 |
| Second chance | 7 March 2015 |
| Final | 14 March 2015 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Friends Arena Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presenter(s) | Robin Paulsson Sanna Nielsen |
| Host broadcaster | SVT |
| Website | svt |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 28: 7 in each heat; 12 in the final (2 from each heat, 4 from the Second Chance round) |
Melodifestivalen 2015 will be the Swedish music competition that will select Sweden's 55th entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[1] Sanna Nielsen (winner of Melodifestivalen 2014) and comedian Robin Paulsson will host the show.[2][3]
For the fourteenth consecutive year, the competition will consist of four semi-finals, a "Second Chance" round, and a final. However, the total number of competing entries will be reduced from 32 to 28. The 28 competing entries will be divided into four semi-finals, with seven compositions in each. From each semifinal, the songs that earn first and second place will go directly to the final, while the songs that place third and fourth will proceed to the Second Chance semi-final. The bottom three songs in each semifinal will be eliminated from the competition.[4]
Format
Melodifestivalen 2015 will be the fourteenth consecutive year in which the competition will take place in different cities across Sweden. The four semifinals will be held in Gothenburg (7 February), Malmö (14 February), Östersund (21 February) and Örebro (28 February). The Second Chance round will be held in Helsingborg on 7 March while the final in Stockholm will be held on 14 March.[4]
Schedule
| Date | City | Venue | Tickets | Heat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 February | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | Heat 1 | |
| 14 February | Malmö | Malmö Arena | Heat 2 | |
| 21 February | Östersund | Östersund Arena | Heat 3 | |
| 28 February | Örebro | Conventum Arena | Heat 4 | |
| 7 March | Helsingborg | Helsingborg Arena | Second chance (Andra chansen) | |
| 14 March | Stockholm | Friends Arena | 27,000 | Final |
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | ||||||
| 1 | Molly Pettersson Hammar | "I’ll Be Fine" | Molly Pettersson Hammar, Lisa Desmond, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Gavin Jones | — | 6 | Out | ||
| 2 | Daniel Gildenlöw | "Pappa" (Dad) | Daniel Gildenlöw | — | 7 | Out | ||
| 3 | Rickard Söderberg & Elize Ryd | "One By One" | Elize Ryd, Jimmy Jansson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Sharon Vaughn | 5 | Out | |||
| 4 | Dolly Style | "Hello Hi" | Emma Nors, Palle Hammarlund, Jimmy Jansson | 3/4 | Second chance | |||
| 5 | Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone |
"Det rår vi inte för" (We don't control it) | Behrang Miri, Albin Johnsén, Måns Zelmerlöw, Tony Nilsson | 3/4 | Second chance | |||
| 6 | Jessica Andersson | "Can't Hurt Me Now" | Aleena Gibson, Fredrik Thomander | 1/2 | Final | |||
| 7 | Eric Saade | "Sting" | Arash Fahmi, Fredrik Kempe, Hamed "K-one" Pirouzpanah, David Kreuger | 1/2 | Final | |||
Semi-final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | ||||||
| 1 | Linus Svenning | "Forever Starts Today" | Aleena Gibson, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Fredrik Kempe | |||||
| 2 | Emelie Irewald | "Där och då med dig" (There and then with you) | Emelie Irewald | |||||
| 3 | Samir & Viktor | "Groupie" | Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Maria Smith, Kevin Högdahl, Viktor Thell | |||||
| 4 | Neverstore | "If I Was God For One Day" | Thomas G:son, John Gordon, Jacob Widén | |||||
| 5 | Marie Bergman & Sanne Salomonsen | "Nonetheless" | Andreas Stone Johansson, Allison Kaplan | |||||
| 6 | Magnus Carlsson | "Möt mig i Gamla stan" (Meet me in Old Town) | Thomas G:son, Lina Eriksson | |||||
| 7 | Mariette | "Don’t Stop Believing" | Miss Li (Linda Karlsson), Sonny Gustafsson | |||||
Semi-final 3
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | ||||||
| 1 | Ellen Benediktson | "Insomnia" | Ellen Benediktson, Anders Wrethov | |||||
| 2 | Kalle Johansson | "För din skull" (For your sake) | Martin Eriksson, Thomas G:son, Thomas Karlsson | |||||
| 3 | Andreas Weise | "Bring Out the Fire" | Henrik Jansson, Thomas G:son, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad | |||||
| 4 | Andreas Johnson | "Living to Die" | Andreas Johnson, Bobby Ljunggren, Karl-Ola Kjellholm | |||||
| 5 | Isa | "Don't Stop" | Isa Tengblad, Johan Ramström, Gustaf Svenungsson, Magnus Wallin, Oscar Merner | |||||
| 6 | Kristin Amparo | "I See You" | Kristin Amparo, Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger | |||||
| 7 | Jon Henrik Fjällgren | "Jag är fri (Manne Liem Frije)" (I am free) | Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Erik Holmberg, Tony Malm, Josef Melin | |||||
Semi-final 4
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | ||||||
| 1 | Midnight Boy | "Don't Say No" | Johan Krafman, Kristofer Östergren, Olle Blomström | |||||
| 2 | Caroline Wennergren | "Black Swan" | Nicklas Eklund, Joel DeLuna, Aimee Bobruk | |||||
| 3 | JTR | "Building it Up" | John Andreasson, Tom Lundbäck, Robin Lundbäck, Erik Lewander, Iggy Strange Dahl | |||||
| 4 | Hasse Andersson | "Guld och gröna skogar" (Gold and green forests) | Anderz Wrethov, Elin Wrethov, Johan Bejerholm, Johan Deltinger | |||||
| 5 | Dinah Nah | "Make Me (La La La)" | Dinah Nah, Dr. Alban (Alban Nwapa), Jakke Erixson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm | |||||
| 6 | Annika Herlitz | "Ett andetag" (One breath) | Amir Aly, Maciel Numhauser, Robin Abrahamsson, Sharon Dyall, Sharon Vaughn | |||||
| 7 | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb | |||||
Second Chance
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | ||||||
| Dolly Style | "Hello Hi" | Emma Nors, Palle Hammarlund, Jimmy Jansson | ||||||
| Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone | "Det rår vi inte för" (We don't control it) | Behrang Miri, Albin Johnsén, Måns Zelmerlöw, Tony Nilsson | ||||||
| From Semi-Final 2 | TBD | TBD | ||||||
| From Semi-Final 2 | TBD | TBD | ||||||
| From Semi-Final 3 | TBD | TBD | ||||||
| From Semi-Final 3 | TBD | TBD | ||||||
| From Semi-Final 4 | TBD | TBD | ||||||
| From Semi-Final 4 | TBD | TBD | ||||||
References
- ^ "Eurovision Sweden: SVT confirms participation in Eurovision 2015". esctoday.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Sanna Nielsen och Robin Paulsson – programledare för Melodifestivalen 2015". svt.se. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Sanna Nielsen och Robin Paulsson leder Melodifestivalen". Dagens Media. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Sweden's Melodifestivalen dates, changes and presenters announced". European Broadcasting Union. 29 September 2014.