Melodifestivalen 2017
| Melodifestivalen 2017 | ||||
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| Dates | ||||
| Semi-final 1 | 4 February 2017 | |||
| Semi-final 2 | 11 February 2017 | |||
| Semi-final 3 | 18 February 2017 | |||
| Semi-final 4 | 25 February 2017 | |||
| Second chance | 4 March 2017 | |||
| Final | 11 March 2017 | |||
| Host | ||||
| Venue | Scandinavium, Malmö Arena, Vida Arena, Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Saab Arena, Friends Arena | |||
| Presenter(s) | Clara Henry David Lindgren Hasse Andersson | |||
| Host broadcaster | SVT | |||
| Participants | ||||
| Number of entries | 28 | |||
| Melodifestivalen | ||||
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Melodifestivalen 2017 will be the 57th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which will select Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The competition will be organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and will take place over a six-week period between 4 February and 11 March 2017.
The format of the competition will consist of six shows: four semi-final rounds, a second chance round and a final. An initial 28 entries will be 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 will be divided into four semi-finals, with seven compositions in each. From each semi-final, 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 semi-final will be eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries will qualify from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12. All six shows will be hosted by Clara Henry, David Lindgren and Hasse Andersson.
The winning song will compete for Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 to be held in Kiev, Ukraine. Sweden will have to compete in one of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and place within the top 10 in their respective semi-final in order to qualify to compete in the final on 13 May.
Format
Melodifestivalen 2017, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT), will be the sixteenth consecutive edition of the contest in which the competition will take place in different cities across Sweden.[1] The four semi-finals will be held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg (4 February), the Malmö Arena in Malmö (11 February), the Vida Arena in Växjö (18 February) and the Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Skellefteå (25 February).[2] The Second Chance round will take place at the Saab Arena in Linköping on 4 March while the final will be held at the Friends Arena in Stockholm on 11 March. An initial 28 entries will compete in the semi-finals, with seven entries taking part in each show. The top two entries from each semi-final advance directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries advance to the Second Chance round. The bottom three entries in each semi-final will be eliminated. An additional four entries will qualify to the final from the Second Chance round, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12.
Christer Björkman was announced as the executive producer of the competition, while Annette Helenius was assigned as the project manager for a second consecutive year.[3][4]
| Competition Schedule | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show | Date | City | Venue | Host(s) | |
| Semi-final 1 | 4 February | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | Clara Henry David Lindgren Hasse Andersson | |
| Semi-final 2 | 11 February | Malmö | Malmö Arena | ||
| Semi-final 3 | 18 February | Växjö | Vida Arena | ||
| Semi-final 4 | 25 February | Skellefteå | Skellefteå Kraft Arena | ||
| Second Chance round | 4 March | Linköping | Saab Arena | ||
| Final | 11 March | Stockholm | Friends Arena | ||
Entry selection
Entries for the 2017 competition will be selected through three methods:[1]
- 14 entries will be chosen by a selection panel from submissions received by SVT through an open call for songs.
- 13 entries will be selected by SVT via special invitations to artists and songwriters.
- 1 entry will be provided by the selected artist from the competition Svensktoppen nästa organised by Sveriges Radio P4.
SVT opened two submission contests that accepted entries between 1 and 19 September 2016 for interested artists and songwriters to submit their proposals for the competition. The Regular contest was open for entries that had at least one songwriter that already had a musical work published, while the Public contest accepted entries from songwriters without previously published musical work.[1] Entries submitted for the competition were required to be new compositions which had never been published, between 2–3 minutes in length and with at least one songwriter that holds Swedish citizenship. The choice of language was free, however, SVT aims to have 30% of the contest's places reserved for entries sung mainly in Swedish. SVT also aims to reserve at least 50% of the contest's places for entries written by female composers and lyricists either in a solo or collaborative capacity.[1]
Following the conclusion of the submission periods, SVT received 2,478 entries—an increase of 28 entries from the previous year. 2,116 of the entries were entered into the Regular contest, while 362 entries were entered into the Public contest.[5] SVT will create a shortlist of entries from the received submissions and will form a selection panel that will be tasked to select fourteen entries for the competition. Only five entries from the Public contest will be under consideration with no guarantee that one will be selected to compete in Melodifestivalen.[1]
Presenters
At a press conference on 30 September 2016, Clara Henry, David Lindgren and Hasse Andersson were announced as the hosts for all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2017.[6] Henry previously appeared in comedic skits and hosted pre and post shows during Melodifestivalen 2014. Lindgren and Andersson previously competed as artists in the competition; Lindgren took part in 2012, 2013 and 2016, while Andersson took part in 2015.
Competing entries
Information regarding the selected entries and artists were publicised by SVT on 30 November 2016.[1] On 28 August 2016, Les Gordons were selected as the first artists for Melodifestivalen from the competing artists that took part in the Svensktoppen nästa competition organised by Sveriges Radio P4.[7]
| Artist | Song (English Translation) | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ace Wilder | "Wild Child" | Peter Boström, Thomas G:son, Ace Wilder |
| Adrijana | "Amare" | Adrijana Krasniqi, Martin Tjärnberg |
| Alice | "Running with Lions" | Anderz Wrethov, Andreas ”Stone” Johansson, Denniz Jamm, Alice Svensson |
| Allyawan | "Vart haru varit" (Where has been) | Masse Salazar, Samuel Nazari |
| Anton Hagman | "Kiss You Goodbye" | Christian Fast, Tim Schou, Henrik Nordenback |
| Axel Schylström | "När ingen ser" (When no one is looking) | Behshad Ashnai, Axel Schylström, David Strääf |
| Bella & Filippa | "Crucified" | Peter Hägerås, Mats Frisell, Jakob Stadell, Filippa Frisell, Isabella Snihs |
| Benjamin Ingrosso | "Good Loovin'" | Benjamin Ingrosso, Louis Schoorl, Matt Pardon, MAG |
| Boris René | "Her Kiss" | Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren |
| Charlotte Perrelli | "Mitt liv" (My life) | Charlotte Perrelli, Lars Hägglund |
| De Vet Du | "Road Trip" | Johan Gunterberg, Christopher Martland |
| Dinah Nah | "One More Night" | Thomas G:son, Jimmy Jansson, Dinah Nah, Dr. Alban |
| Dismissed | "Hearts Align" | Ola Salo, Peter Kvint |
| Etzia | "Up" | Johnny Sanchez, Hanif Sabzevari, Simon Gribbe, Erica Haylett |
| Jasmine Kara | "Gravity" | Anderz Wrethov, Jasmine Kara |
| Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Aninia | "En värld full av strider" (A world full of battles) | Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Sara Biglert, Christian Schneider, Andreas Hedlund |
| Krista Siegfrids | "Snurra min jord" (Spin my world) | Krista Siegfrids, Gustaf Svenungsson, Magnus Wallin, Gabriel Alares |
| Les Gordons | "Bound to Fall" | Jonatan Renström, Albert Björliden, Andreas Persson, Carl Ragnemyr, David Runebjörk, Jimmy Jansson |
| Lisa Ajax | "I Don’t Give A" | Ola Svensson, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad |
| Loreen | "Statements" | Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Loren Talhaoui |
| Mariette | "A Million Years" | Thomas G:son, Johanna Jansson, Peter Boström, Mariette Hansson, Jenny Hansson |
| Nano | "Hold On" | Nano Omar, Gino Yonan, Ayak, Carl Rydén, Christoffer Belaieff, Rikard de Bruin, David Francis Jackson |
| Owe Thörnqvist | "Boogieman Blues" | Owe Thörnqvist |
| Robin Bengtsson | "I Can’t Go On" | David Kreuger, Hamed ”K-One” Pirouzpanah, Robin Stjernberg |
| Roger Pontare | "Himmel och hav" (Sky and sea) | Thomas G:son, Alexzandra Wickman |
| Sara Varga & Juha Mulari | "Du får inte ändra på mig" (You cannot change me) | Sara Varga, Lars Hägglund |
| The Fooo Conspiracy | "Gotta Thing" | Robert ”Mutt” Lange, Tony Nilsson |
| Wiktoria | "As I Lay Me Down" | Justin Forrest, Jonas Wallin, Lauren Dyson |
Semi-finals
As in previous years, Melodifestivalen will commence with four semi-finals, which will determine the eight entries that will advance directly to the final and the eight entries that will qualify to the Second Chance round.[8]
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final will take place on 4 February 2017 at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg.[8]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||||
| Adrijana | "Amare" | ||||||
| Boris René | "Her Kiss" | ||||||
| Nano | "Hold On" | ||||||
| Charlotte Perrelli | "Mitt liv" | ||||||
| Dinah Nah | "One More Night" | ||||||
| De Vet Du | "Road Trip" | ||||||
| Ace Wilder | "Wild Child" | ||||||
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final will take place on 11 February 2017 at Malmö Arena in Malmö.[8]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||||
| Mariette | "A Million Years" | ||||||
| Benjamin Ingrosso | "Good Lovin'" | ||||||
| Dismissed | "Hearts Align" | ||||||
| Roger Pontare | "Himmel och hav" | ||||||
| Lisa Ajax | "I Don’t Give A" | ||||||
| Etzia | "Up" | ||||||
| Allyawan | "Vart haru varit" | ||||||
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final will take place on 18 February 2017 at Vida Arena in Växjö.[8]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||||
| Owe Thörnqvist | "Boogieman Blues" | ||||||
| Bella & Filippa | "Crucified" | ||||||
| The Fooo Conspiracy | "Gotta Thing" | ||||||
| Jasmine Kara | "Gravity" | ||||||
| Robin Bengtsson | "I Can't Go On" | ||||||
| Anton Hagman | "Kiss You Goodbye" | ||||||
| Krista Siegfrids | "Snurra min jord" | ||||||
Semi-final 4
The fourth semi-final will take place on 25 February 2017 at Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Skellefteå.[8]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | |||||
| Wiktoria | "As I Lay Me Down" | ||||||
| Les Gordons | "Bound to Fall" | ||||||
| Sara Varga and Juha Mulari | "Du får inte ändra på mig" | ||||||
| Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Aninia | "En värld full av strider" | ||||||
| Axel Schylström | "När ingen ser" | ||||||
| Alice | "Running with Lions" | ||||||
| Loreen | "Statements" | ||||||
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 will take place at the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine and will consist of two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May and the final on 13 May 2017.[9] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. Sweden will be required to qualify from their respective semi-final in order to take part in the final.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Invitation to the 2017 Melodifestival" (PDF). svt.se. Sveriges Television. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ Laufer, Gil (6 September 2016). "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2017 dates and cities announced!". esctoday.com. Esctoday.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "Dags att börja skriva låtar till Melodifestivalen 2017". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ Petersson, Emma (6 September 2016). "Hit kommer Melodifestivalen 2017 – se alla städerna". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ Källman, Pär; Sinding-Larsen, Madeleine (20 September 2016). "2 478 låtar tävlar för en plats i Melodifestivalen 2017". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ↑ Lindqvist, Anton (30 September 2016). "Clara Henry, David Lindgren och Hasse Andersson blir programledare för Melodifestivalen 2017". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ↑ "Les Gordons till Melodifestivalen!". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2017: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna". Melodifestivalen. SVT. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links
- (Swedish) Melodifestivalen Official Site