🇸🇪 National: Sweden: Melodifestivalen’s last heat and final qual

Sweden: Tonight the fifth and last heat of Melodifestivalen will be held. Another six songs will compete, jury and televoters will select two songs for the final, and one for the final qual. After the 5th heat, 2 songs from final qual will be added to the final, which contains 12 songs.

The show starts at 20:00 CET and you can watch it at SVT.

5th heat date: 28 February Place: Gärdehov Arena, Sundsvall Hosts: Gina Dirawi & Hampus Nessvold
1	AleXa	Tongue Tied
l & m: AleXa, Ellen Berg, Jonatan Gusmark, Ludvig Evers & Moa Carlebecker
2	Juliett	Långt från alla andra
l & m: David Själin, Elias Kask, Herman Gardarfve, Ludvig Alamanos, Romeo Er-Melin, Valter Wigren
3	Bladë	Who You Are?
l & m: Isa Tengblad & Josefina Carlbom
4	Lilla Al-Fadji	Delulu
l & m: Daniel Réhn, Edward af Sillén, Fredrik Sonefors, Lilla Al-Fadji, Melanie Wehbe & Mikaela Samuelsson
5	Vilhelm Buchaus	Hearts Don’t Lie
l & m: David Zandén, Isa Molin & Vilhelm Buchaus
6	Sanna Nielsen	Waste Your Love
l & m: Jimmy Jansson, Peter Boström & Thomas G:son

final qual date: 28 February Place: Gärdehov Arena, Sundsvall Hosts: Gina Dirawi & Hampus Nessvold
*	Jacqline	Woman
l & m: Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy Jansson, Moa “Cazzi Opeia” Carlebecker & Thomas G:son
*	Robin Bengtsson	Honey, Honey
l & m: Gavin Jones, Petter Tarland, Pär Westerlund & Robin Bengtsson
*	Eva Jumatate	Selfish
l & m: Eva Jumatate, Herman Gardarfve, Marlene Strand, Ruth Lindegren
*	Meira Omar	Dooset daram
l & m: Anderz Wrethov, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Laurell Barker & Meira Omar
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1st heat date: 31 January Place: Saab Arena, Linköping Hosts: Gina Dirawi & Hampus Nessvold
1	Greczula	Half Of Me	final
l & m: Andreas Werling, Karl Ivert, Kian Sang & Kristofer Greczula
2	Jacqline	Woman	Final qual
l & m: Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy Jansson, Moa “Cazzi Opeia” Carlebecker & Thomas G:son
3	Noll2	Berusade ord	eliminated
l & m: Fredrik Andersson, Jakob Westerlund & Wilmer Öberg
4	Junior Lerin	Copacabana Boy	eliminated
l & m: Fredrik Andersson
5	Indra	Beautiful Lie	eliminated
l & m: Anderz Wrethov, Indra Elg, Kristofer Strandberg, Laurell Barker, Robert Skowronski
6	A*Teens	Iconic	final
l & m: Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy Jansson, Lina Hansson, Moa Carlebecker & Thomas G:son

2nd heat date: 7 february Place: Scandinavium, Göteborg Hosts: Gina Dirawi & Hampus Nessvold
1	Arwin	Glitter	Eliminated
l & m: Arwin Ismail, Axel Schylström, Dino Medanhodzic, Melanie Wehbe & Robert Skowronski
2	Laila Adèle	Oxygen	Eliminated
l & m: Jonas Thander, Laila Adèle & Marcus Winther-John
3	Robin Bengtsson	Honey, Honey	Qualified for Final Qual
l & m: Gavin Jones, Petter Tarland, Pär Westerlund & Robin Bengtsson
4	Felicia	My System	Final
l & m: Audun Agnar, Emily Harbakk, Felicia Eriksson, Julie Bergan & Theresa Rex
5	Klara Almström	Där hela världen väntar	Eliminated
l & m: Fredrik Sonefors, Jimmy Jansson & Klara Almström
6	Brandsta City Släckers	Rakt in i elden	Final
l & m: Anderz Wrethov, Elin Wrethov, Kristofer Strandberg & Robert Skowronski

3rd heat date: 14 February Place: Kristiansand Arena, Kristiansand Hosts: Gina Dirawi & Hampus Nessvold
1	Patrik Jean	Dusk Till Dawn	Eliminated
l & m: David Lindgren Zacharias, Joy Deb, Melanie Wehbe & Patrik Jean
2	Korslagda	King of Rock ‘n’ Roll	Eliminated
l & m: Andreas Werling, Kristofer Strandberg, Pedro Sanchez & Stefan “UBBE” Sjur
3	Emilia Pantić	Ingenting	Eliminated
l & m: Emilia Pantić, Fredrik Andersson, Jakob Westerlund, Theodor Ström & Wilmer Öberg
4	Medina	Viva L’Amor	Final
l & m: Ali Jammali, Anderz Wrethov, Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt & Sami Rekik
5	Eva Jumatate	Selfish	Qualified for Final Qual
l & m: Eva Jumatate, Herman Gardarfve, Marlene Strand, Ruth Lindegren
6	Saga Ludvigsson	Ain’t Today	Final
l & m: Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy Jansson, Johanna “Dotter” Jansson, Saga Ludvigsson

Sweden selects its song through Melodifestivalen. In 5 heats, 2 songs each go to the final. Number 3 goes to the ‘final qual’. After the 5th heat, 2 songs from that contest will be added to the final, which contains 12 songs.

4th heat date: 21 february Place: Malmö Arena, Malmö Hosts: Gina Dirawi & Hampus Nessvold
1	Cimberly	Eternity	Final
l & m: Cimberly-Malaika Wanyonyi, David Lindgren Zacharias, Dino Medanhodzic & Melanie Wehbe
2	Timo Räisänen	Ingenting är efter oss	Eliminated
l & m: Andreas “Giri” Lindbergh, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Lina Räisänen, Linnea Deb & Timo Räisänen
3	Meira Omar	Dooset daram	Qualified for Final Qual
l & m: Anderz Wrethov, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Laurell Barker & Meira Omar
4	Felix Manu	Hatar att jag älska dig	Eliminated
l & m: Axel Schylström, Felix Manu, Fernand MP & Karl Flyckt
5	Erika Jonsson	Från landet	Eliminated
l & m: Amir Aly, Erika Jonsson & Mikael Karlsson
6	Smash Into Pieces	Hollow	Final
l & m: Benjamin Jennebo, Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye, Per Bergquist & Philip Strand

The final will contain a total of twelve songs.

final date: 7 march Place: Strawberry Arena, Stockholm Hosts: Gina Dirawi & Hampus Nessvold
*	Greczula	Half Of Me
l & m: Andreas Werling, Karl Ivert, Kian Sang & Kristofer Greczula
*	A*Teens	Iconic
l & m: Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy Jansson, Lina Hansson, Moa Carlebecker & Thomas G:son
*	Felicia	My System
l & m: Audun Agnar, Emily Harbakk, Felicia Eriksson, Julie Bergan & Theresa Rex
*	Brandsta City Släckers	Rakt in i elden
l & m: Anderz Wrethov, Elin Wrethov, Kristofer Strandberg & Robert Skowronski
*	Medina	Viva L’Amor
l & m: Ali Jammali, Anderz Wrethov, Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt & Sami Rekik
*	Saga Ludvigsson	Ain’t Today
l & m: Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy Jansson, Johanna “Dotter” Jansson, Saga Ludvigsson
*	Cimberly	Eternity
l & m: Cimberly-Malaika Wanyonyi, David Lindgren Zacharias, Dino Medanhodzic & Melanie Wehbe
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