Melodifestivalen 2018 | |
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Dates | |
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 |
Host | |
Presenter(s) | David Lindgren Fab Freddie |
Directed by | Robin Hofwander Fredrik Bäcklund |
Host broadcaster | SVT |
Participants | |
Number of entries | 28 |
Number of finalists | 12 |
Vote | |
Winning song | "Dance You Off" by Benjamin Ingrosso |
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 period between 3 February and 10 March 2018.
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 earn first and second place qualify directly to the final, while the songs that place third and fourth proceed to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each heat will be eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries qualify 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 is 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.
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.
Show | Date | City | Venue |
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Heat 1 | 3 February 2018 | Karlstad | Löfbergs Arena |
Heat 2 | 10 February 2018 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium |
Heat 3 | 17 February 2018 | Malmö | Malmö Arena |
Heat 4 | 24 February 2018 | Örnsköldsvik | Fjällräven Center |
Second Chance | 3 March 2018 | Kristianstad | Kristianstad Arena |
Final | 10 March 2018 | Stockholm | Friends Arena |
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 David Lindgren would be the host of the competition. [7] [8] [9] Lindgren hosted the competition in 2017 and also competed as an artist in 2012, 2013 and 2016.
The twenty-eight competing entries were announced to the public during a press conference on 28 November 2017.
Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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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 |
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.
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]
Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | % | |||||
1 | Sigrid Bernson | "Patrick Swayze" | 951,260 | 92,476 | 1,043,736 | 15.83% | 4 | Second chance |
2 | John Lundvik | "My Turn" | 1,048,501 | 103,632 | 1,152,133 | 17.47% | 2 | Final |
3 | Renaida | "All the Feels" | 1,037,549 | 89,358 | 1,126,907 | 17.09% | 3 | Second chance |
4 | Edward Blom | "Livet på en pinne" | 801,616 | 63,826 | 865,442 | 13.12% | 5 | Out |
5 | Kikki Danielsson | "Osby Tennessee" | 555,466 | — | 555,466 | 8.42% | 7 | Out |
6 | Kamferdrops | "Solen lever kvar hos dig" | 555,778 | 555,778 | 8.43% | 6 | Out | |
7 | Benjamin Ingrosso | "Dance You Off" | 1,184,738 | 110,417 | 1,295,155 | 19.64% | 1 | Final |
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.
Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | % | |||||
1 | Samir & Viktor | "Shuffla" | 1,166,434 | 70,629 | 1,237,063 | 21.09% | 1 | Final |
2 | Ida Redig | "Allting som vi sa" | 721,817 | 57,707 | 779,524 | 13.29% | 5 | Out |
3 | Jonas Gardell | "Det finns en väg" | 490,911 | — | 490,911 | 8.37% | 7 | Out |
4 | Margaret | "In My Cabana" | 805,016 | 60,198 | 865,214 | 14.75% | 3 | Second chance |
5 | Stiko Per Larsson | "Titta vi flyger" | 529,194 | — | 529,194 | 9.02% | 6 | Out |
6 | Mimi Werner | "Songburning" | 744,801 | 67,923 | 812,724 | 13.86% | 4 | Second chance |
7 | Liamoo | "Last Breath" | 1,051,127 | 100,136 | 1,151,263 | 19.63% | 2 | Final |
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]
Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | % | |||||
1 | Martin Almgren | "A Bitter Lullaby" | 850,684 | 93,848 | 944,532 | 19.76% | 1 | Final |
2 | Barbi Escobar | "Stark" | 426,768 | — | 426,768 | 8.93% | 7 | Out |
3 | Moncho | "Cuba Libre" | 569,210 | 46,859 | 616,069 | 12.89% | 4 | Second chance |
4 | Jessica Andersson | "Party Voice" | 788,787 | 102,041 | 890,828 | 18.64% | 2 | Final |
5 | Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän | "Min dröm" | 537,891 | 58,589 | 596,480 | 12.48% | 5 | Out |
6 | Dotter | "Cry" | 511,718 | — | 511,718 | 10.71% | 6 | Out |
7 | Méndez | "Everyday" | 701,557 | 91,553 | 793,110 | 16.59% | 3 | Second chance |
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]
Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | % | |||||
1 | Emmi Christensson | "Icarus" | 541,494 | — | 541,494 | 11.15% | 6 | Out |
2 | Elias Abbas | "Mitt paradis" | 605,644 | 39,845 | 645,489 | 13.30% | 5 | Out |
3 | Felicia Olsson | "Break That Chain" | 536,504 | — | 536,504 | 11.05% | 7 | Out |
4 | Rolandz | "Fuldans" | 737,996 | 80,005 | 818,001 | 16.85% | 2 | Final |
5 | Olivia Eliasson | "Never Learn" | 601,932 | 46,425 | 648,357 | 13.36% | 4 | Second chance |
6 | Felix Sandman | "Every Single Day" | 693,167 | 70,118 | 763,285 | 15.72% | 3 | Second chance |
7 | Mariette | "For You" | 816,976 | 84,609 | 901,585 | 18.57% | 1 | Final |
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]
Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | % | Result |
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I | 1 | Margaret | "In My Cabana" | 877,351 | 59.27% | Final |
2 | Moncho | "Cuba Libre" | 602,941 | 40.73% | Out | |
II | 1 | Renaida | "All the Feels" | 884,188 | 56.43% | Final |
2 | Olivia Eliasson | "Never Learn" | 682,801 | 43.57% | Out | |
III | 1 | Felix Sandman | "Every Single Day" | 868,152 | 59.81% | Final |
2 | Mimi Werner | "Songburning" | 583,305 | 40.19% | Out | |
IV | 1 | Sigrid Bernson | "Patrick Swayze" | 741,226 | 49.13% | Out |
2 | Méndez | "Everyday" | 767,551 | 50.87% | 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]
Draw | Artist | Song | Juries | Televote/SMS/App | Total | Place | ||
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Votes | Percentage | Points | ||||||
1 | Méndez | "Everyday" | 2 | 1,351,896 | 9.7% | 62 | 64 | 12 |
2 [lower-alpha 1] | Renaida | "All the Feels" | 30 | 1,116,740 | 8.0% | 51 | 81 | 9 |
3 | Martin Almgren | "A Bitter Lullaby" | 43 | 899,049 | 6.4% | 41 | 84 | 8 |
4 | John Lundvik | "My Turn" | 66 | 1,349,766 | 9.6% | 62 | 128 | 3 |
5 | Jessica Andersson | "Party Voice" | 33 | 809,292 | 5.8% | 37 | 70 | 11 |
6 | Liamoo | "Last Breath" | 52 | 1,171,247 | 8.4% | 53 | 105 | 6 |
7 | Samir & Viktor | "Shuffla" | 54 | 1,314,016 | 9.4% | 60 | 114 | 4 |
8 | Mariette | "For You" | 64 | 1,080,546 | 7.7% | 49 | 113 | 5 |
9 | Felix Sandman | "Every Single Day" | 94 | 1,401,767 | 10.0% | 64 | 158 | 2 |
10 | Margaret | "In My Cabana" | 62 | 904,893 | 6.5% | 41 | 103 | 7 |
11 | Benjamin Ingrosso | "Dance You Off" | 114 | 1,469,808 | 10.5% | 67 | 181 | 1 |
12 | Rolandz | "Fuldans" | 24 | 1,124,955 | 8.0% | 51 | 75 | 10 |
Draw | Song | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
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1 | "Everyday" | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
2 | "All the Feels" | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | |||||
3 | "A Bitter Lullaby" | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 43 | |
4 | "My Turn" | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 66 |
5 | "Party Voice" | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 33 | ||
6 | "Last Breath" | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
7 | "Shuffla" | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 54 | ||
8 | "For You" | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 64 |
9 | "Every Single Day" | 6 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 94 |
10 | "In My Cabana" | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 62 | |
11 | "Dance You Off" | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 114 |
12 | "Fuldans" | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | ||
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