Sweden: Melodifestivalen running order announced

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Swedish broadcaster SVT has announced today the full line up of the four heats of the upcoming Melodifestivalen competition where the Swedish entry to the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest will be selected.

Of the 32 entries competing this year, sixteen were selected by a jury (to represent the Swedish people), whilst the other 15 were invited by SVT to complete the lineup. All 32 songs have been drawn into the four hearts and this year’s schedule is as follows;

February 4th – Växjö (VIDA Arena) – Heat 1
February 11th – Gothenburg (Scandinavium) – Heat 2
February 18th – Leksand (Tegera Arena) – Heat 3
February 25th – Malmö (Malmö Arena) – Heat 4
March 3rd – Nyköping (Eventcenter) – Andra Chansen (EN: Second Chance)
March 10th – Stockholm (Globen) – Final

You can read the full lineup below;

Heat 1: Växjö – 4 February

1. Sean Den Förste Banan – Sean Banan
2. På väg – Abalone Dots
3. I Want To Be Chris Isaak (This Is Just The Beginning) – The Moniker
4. The Boy Can Dance – Afro-Dite
5. Mystery – Dead by April
6. Salt & Pepper – Marie Serneholt
7. Jag reser mig igen – Thorsten Flinck och Revolutionsorkestern
8. Euphoria – Loreen

Heat 2: Göteborg – 11 February

1. Soldiers – Ulrik Munther
2. Baby Doll – Top Cats
3. I din himmel – Sonja Aldén
4. Aldrig aldrig – Andreas Lundstedt
5. Stormande hav – Timoteij
6. Shout It Out – David Lindgren
7. Det går för långsamt – Mimi Oh
8. Ge aldrig upp – Thomas Di Leva

Heat 3: Leksand – 18 February

1. Youngblood – Youngblood
2. I mina drömmar – Maria BenHajji
3. Förlåt mig – Mattias Andréasson
4. Just A Little Bit – Love Generation
5. Sanningen – Carolina Wallin Pérez
6. Lovelight – Andreas Johnson
7. Why Am I Crying – Molly Sandén
8. Mirakel – Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li

Heat 4: Malmö – 25 February

1. The Girl – Charlotte Perrelli
2. Allting blir bra igen – OPA!
3. Land of Broken Dreams – Dynazty
4. Don?t Let Me Down – Lotta Engberg och Christer Sjögren
5. Goosebumps – Hanna Lindblad
6. Kyss mig – Axel Algmark
7. Why Start A Fire – Lisa Miskovsky
8. Amazing – Danny Saucedo

Earlier this year Eric Saade represented Sweden in Eurovision 2011 with ‘Popular’, finishing third in the final.

Stay tuned!