Melodifestivalen 2018

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Melodifestivalen 2018
Dates and venue
Heat 1
  • 3 February 2018
Heat 2
  • 10 February 2018
Heat 3
  • 17 February 2018
Heat 4
  • 24 February 2018
Second chance
  • 3 March 2018
Final
  • 10 March 2018
Production
Broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT)
Director Robin Hofwander
Fredrik Bäcklund
Presenters David Lindgren
Fab Freddie
Participants
Number of entries28
Number of finalists12
Vote
Winning song"Dance You Off" by Benjamin Ingrosso
2017  Melodifestivalen  2019

Melodifestivalen 2018 was the 58th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week from 3 February to 10 March 2018.

Contents

The format of the competition consists of 6 shows: 4 heat rounds, a second chance round and a final. An initial 28 entries were selected for the competition through three methods: an open call for song submissions, direct invitations to specific artists and songwriters and a wildcard given to one of the artists that participated in the Svensktoppen nästa competition organised by  Sveriges Radio P4. The 28 competing entries were divided into four heats, with seven compositions in each. From each heat, the songs that earned first and second place qualified directly to the final, while the songs that placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each heat were eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries qualified from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12. All 6 shows were hosted by David Lindgren and Fredrik Svensson, known as Fab Freddie.

The winner of the competition was Benjamin Ingrosso with the song "Dance You Off." He represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which was held in Lisbon, Portugal, where he came seventh with 274 points.

Format

Melodifestivalen 2018, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT), was the seventeenth consecutive edition of the contest in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden. [1] The four heats were held at the Löfbergs Arena in Karlstad (3 February), the Scandinavium in Gothenburg (10 February), the Malmö Arena in Malmö (17 February) and the Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik (24 February). [2] [3] The Second Chance round took place at the Kristianstad Arena in Kristianstad on 3 March while the final was held at the Friends Arena in Stockholm on 10 March. An initial 28 entries competed in the heats, with seven entries taking part in each show. The top two entries from each heat advanced directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries advanced to the Second Chance round. The bottom three entries in each heat were eliminated. An additional four entries qualified for the final from the Second Chance round, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12.

Competition Schedule
ShowDateCityVenue
Heat 13 February 2018 Karlstad Löfbergs Arena
Heat 210 February 2018 Gothenburg Scandinavium
Heat 317 February 2018 Malmö Malmö Arena
Heat 424 February 2018 Örnsköldsvik Fjällräven Center
Second Chance3 March 2018 Kristianstad Kristianstad Arena
Final10 March 2018 Stockholm Friends Arena

Presenters

In October 2017, it was speculated by Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet that former Melodifestivalen contestant and host David Lindgren would be one of the presenters of this year's competition. [4] [5] [6] On 2 November 2017, SVT confirmed that Lindgren would be the host of the competition. [7] [8] [9] Lindgren hosted the competition in 2017, having previously also competed as an artist in 2012, 2013 and 2016.

Competing entries

The twenty-eight competing entries were announced to the public during a press conference on 28 November 2017.

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Barbi Escobar"Stark"Barbi Escobar, Costa Leon, Andreas ”Stone” Johansson
Benjamin Ingrosso "Dance You Off"Benjamin Ingrosso, MAG, Louis Schoorl, K Nita
Dotter "Cry" Linnea Deb, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son, Johanna ”Dotter” Jansson
Edward Blom "Livet på en pinne"Edward Blom, Thomas G:son, Stefan Brunzell, Kent Olsson
Elias Abbas"Mitt paradis" Anderz Wrethov, Hamed “K-One” Pirouzpanah, Sami Rekik
Emmi Christensson"Icarus"Thomas G:son, Christian Schneider, Andreas Hedlund
Felicia Olsson"Break That Chain" Bobby Ljunggren, Kristian Lagerström, Joy Deb, Henrik Wikström
Felix Sandman "Every Single Day"Noah Conrad, Parker James, Jake Torry, Felix Sandman
Ida Redig "Allting som vi sa"Yvonne Dahlbom, Jesper Welander, Ida Redig
Jessica Andersson "Party Voice" Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Niklas Carson Mattsson, Jessica Andersson
John Lundvik "My Turn"Anna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik, Jonas Thander
Jonas Gardell "Det finns en väg"Calle Kindbom, Jonas Gardell, Mats Tärnfors
Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän "Min dröm"Thomas G:son, Alexzandra Wickman
Kamferdrops "Solen lever kvar hos dig"Herbert Trus, Danne Attlerud, Martin Klaman, Krstoffer Tømmerbakke, Erik Smaaland, Kamferdrops
Kikki Danielsson "Osby Tennessee"Sulo Karlsson, Kikki Danielsson
Liamoo "Last Breath"Liam Cacatian Thomassen, Morten Thorhauge, Peter Bjørnskov, Lene Dissing
Margaret "In My Cabana"Anderz Wrethov, Linnea Deb, Arash Labaf, Robert Uhlmann
Mariette "For You" Jörgen Elofsson
Martin Almgren "A Bitter Lullaby"Josefin Glenmark, Märta Grauers
Méndez "Everyday"Leopoldo Mendez, Jimmy Jansson, Palle Hammarlund
Mimi Werner "Songburning"Göran Werner, Mimi Werner, Niki Niki, Carl Varga, Johan Åsgärde, Oliver Lundström
Moncho "Cuba Libre"Jimmy Jansson, David Strääf, Markus Videsäter, Axel Schylström, Moncho
Olivia Eliasson "Never Learn" Anton Ewald, Jonas Wallin, Astrid S
Renaida "All the Feels" Laurell Barker, Jon Hällgren, Peter Barringer, Lukas Hällgren
Rolandz "Fuldans"Fredrik Kempe, Robert Gustafsson, Regina Hedman
Samir & Viktor "Shuffla"Andreas ”Stone” Johansson, Denniz Jamm, Costa Leon, Samir Badran, Viktor Frisk
Sigrid Bernson "Patrick Swayze"Andrej Kamnik, Josefin Glenmark, Peg Parnevik, Sigrid Bernson
Stiko Per Larsson "Titta vi flyger"Stiko Per Larsson, Emil Rotsjö

Heats

As in previous years, Melodifestivalen commenced with four heats, which determined the eight entries that advanced directly to the final and the eight entries that qualified to the Second Chance round.

Heat 1

The first heat took place on 3 February 2018 at the Löfbergs Arena in Karlstad. A total of 6,617,451 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 452,906 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. [10]

DrawArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total %
1 Sigrid Bernson "Patrick Swayze"951,26092,4761,043,73615.83%4Second chance
2 John Lundvik "My Turn"1,048,501103,6321,152,133 17.47%2Final
3 Renaida "All the Feels"1,037,54989,3581,126,90717.09%3Second chance
4 Edward Blom "Livet på en pinne"801,61663,826865,44213.12%5Out
5 Kikki Danielsson "Osby Tennessee"555,466555,4668.42%7Out
6 Kamferdrops "Solen lever kvar hos dig"555,778555,7788.43%6Out
7 Benjamin Ingrosso "Dance You Off"1,184,738110,4171,295,155 19.64%1Final

Heat 2

The second heat took place on 10 February 2018 at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg. A total of 5,880,237 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 396,252 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. [10] Singer Petra Marklund, also known as September performed a cover of Lill-Babs's En tuff brud i lyxförpackning.

DrawArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total %
1 Samir & Viktor "Shuffla"1,166,43470,6291,237,06321.09%1Final
2 Ida Redig "Allting som vi sa"721,81757,707779,52413.29%5Out
3 Jonas Gardell "Det finns en väg"490,911490,9118.37%7Out
4 Margaret "In My Cabana"805,01660,198865,21414.75%3Second chance
5 Stiko Per Larsson "Titta vi flyger"529,194529,1949.02%6Out
6 Mimi Werner "Songburning"744,80167,923812,72413.86%4Second chance
7 Liamoo "Last Breath"1,051,127100,1361,151,26319.63%2Final

Heat 3

The third heat took place on 17 February 2018 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö. A total of 4,800,971 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 432,824 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. [10]

DrawArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total %
1 Martin Almgren "A Bitter Lullaby"850,68493,848944,53219.76%1Final
2Barbi Escobar"Stark"426,768426,7688.93%7Out
3 Moncho "Cuba Libre"569,21046,859616,06912.89%4Second chance
4 Jessica Andersson "Party Voice"788,787102,041890,82818.64%2Final
5 Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän "Min dröm"537,89158,589596,48012.48%5Out
6 Dotter "Cry"511,718511,71810.71%6Out
7 Méndez "Everyday"701,55791,553793,11016.59%3Second chance

Heat 4

The fourth heat took place on 24 February 2018 at Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik. A total of 4,866,749 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 385,483 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. [10]

DrawArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total %
1Emmi Christensson"Icarus"541,494541,49411.15%6Out
2 Elias Abbas "Mitt paradis"605,64439,845645,48913.30%5Out
3Felicia Olsson"Break That Chain"536,504536,50411.05%7Out
4 Rolandz "Fuldans"737,99680,005818,00116.85%2Final
5 Olivia Eliasson "Never Learn"601,93246,425648,35713.36%4Second chance
6 Felix Sandman "Every Single Day"693,16770,118763,28515.72%3Second chance
7 Mariette "For You"816,97684,609901,58518.57%1Final

Second Chance round

The Second Chance round took place on 3 March 2018 at the Kristianstad Arena in Kristianstad. A total of 6,007,515 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 346,287 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. [10]

DuelDrawArtistSongVotes %Result
I1 Margaret "In My Cabana"877,35159.27%Final
2 Moncho "Cuba Libre"602,94140.73%Out
II1 Renaida "All the Feels"884,18856.43%Final
2 Olivia Eliasson "Never Learn"682,80143.57%Out
III1 Felix Sandman "Every Single Day"868,15259.81%Final
2 Mimi Werner "Songburning"583,30540.19%Out
IV1 Sigrid Bernson "Patrick Swayze"741,22649.13%Out
2 Méndez "Everyday"767,55150.87%Final

Final

The Final took place on 10 March 2018 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm. A total of 13,993,975 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 1,965,599 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. [11]

DrawArtistSongJuriesTelevote/SMS/AppTotalPlace
VotesPercentagePoints
1 Méndez "Everyday"21,351,8969.7%626412
2 [a] Renaida "All the Feels"301,116,7408.0%51819
3 Martin Almgren "A Bitter Lullaby"43899,0496.4%41848
4 John Lundvik "My Turn"661,349,7669.6%621283
5 Jessica Andersson "Party Voice"33809,2925.8%377011
6 Liamoo "Last Breath"521,171,2478.4%531056
7 Samir & Viktor "Shuffla"541,314,0169.4%601144
8 Mariette "For You"641,080,5467.7%491135
9 Felix Sandman "Every Single Day"941,401,76710.0%641582
10 Margaret "In My Cabana"62904,8936.5%411037
11 Benjamin Ingrosso "Dance You Off"1141,469,80810.5%671811
12 Rolandz "Fuldans"241,124,9558.0%517510
Detailed International Jury Votes [12] [13]
R/OSong
Poland
Albania
Iceland
Italy
Cyprus
Australia
Georgia
United Kingdom
Armenia
France
Portugal
Total
Flag of Poland.svgFlag of Albania.svgFlag of Iceland.svgFlag of Italy.svgFlag of Cyprus.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svgFlag of Georgia.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svgFlag of Armenia.svgFlag of France.svgFlag of Portugal (official).svg
1"Everyday"112
2"All the Feels"32688330
3"A Bitter Lullaby"283276616243
4"My Turn"738648101054166
5"Party Voice"15173343633
6"Last Breath"8441522577752
7"Shuffla"5651061124554
8"For You"47658572102864
9"Every Single Day"6112810101276121094
10"In My Cabana"12107375833462
11"Dance You Off"10121012121284121012114
12"Fuldans"22414312524
International Jury Spokespersons [14]
  • Flag of Poland.svg Poland Mateusz Grzesiński
  • Flag of Albania.svg Albania Kleart Duraj
  • Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Felix Bergsson
  • Flag of Italy.svg Italy Nicola Caligiore
  • Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus Klitos Klitou
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Stephanie Werrett
  • Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia  Nodiko Tatishvili
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Simon Proctor
  • Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Anush Ter-Ghukasyan
  • Flag of France.svg France Bruno Berberes
  • Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Gonçalo Madail

Notes

  1. Renaida was given a second chance to perform after Rolandz due to an earpiece malfunction during her original performance.

References

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