Sweden: Cornelia Jakobs is the winner of Melodifestivalen 2022 and will represent the country this year in Turin!

Ninety minutes ago, the show of the Final of Melodifestivalen 2022, started off on SVT and SVT Play and we now know that Cornelia Jacobs will represent Sweden at Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, with the song “Hold Me Closer“!

The show

Oscar Zia is the host of the night and as previously reported, all the shows for the national selection procedure of the Swedish representative for this year’s contest in Turin take place exclusively in Stockholm and as already announced, semi-finals one to three took place at the Avicii Arena, while semi-finals four and five as well as the grand final are held at Friends Arena.

The Process

The voting system of Melodifestivalen had been changed by SVT, starting from this year. Changes also affect the voting that takes place during the final show. During the artists’ performances, viewers got the chance to give five hearts (votes) for each competing act. After the international jury revealed their vote, viewers got another round of five hearts (votes) per artist.

The finalists:

• Klara Hammarström – “Run to the Hills“

• Theoz – “Som du vill”

• Anna Bergendahl – “Higher Power“

• John Lundvik – “Änglavakt“

• Tone Sekelius – “My Way”

• Anders Bagge – “Bigger than the Universe“

• Robin Bengtsson – “Innocent Love“

• Faith Kakembo – “Freedom“

• Liamoo – “Bluffin“

• Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer“

• Cazzi Opeia – “I Can’t Get Enough”

• Medina – “In i dimman“

International Jury Winner of Melodifestivalen 2022

Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer“

Winner of Melodifestivalen 2022

Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer“

The party is over and we now know one more representative for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

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Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Melodifestivalen 2022 and the selection process Swedish entry for Eurovision 2022!

Source: SVT
Photos: Annika Berglund/SVT