Melodifestivalen 2023 starts the forthcoming Saturday, February the 4th! The first heat of the national selection process of Sweden, will take place at The Scandinavium in Gothenburg.
A while ago, SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster released the lyrics of all seven competing songs, of the first heat, but also the first photos from the rehearsals.
You can read the lyrics of the first heat songs below:
The design of this year’s Melodifestivalen stage has been completed and SVT unveiled a sketch/working image of how the final stage looks like, before it gets constructed at Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg. It can now be seen in a post at the official Melodifestivalen Twitter account of SVT.
We know you’ve been waiting!!! The Melfest Stage! pic.twitter.com/ioVI5x16Nr
— Melodifestivalen (en) (@melfest_en) January 26, 2023
Instead of two stages like last year, there will instead be one well-sized stage. The record-breaking staircase to the front of the stage is recognisable, but is split in two and offers a pointed stage where the performers can be close to the audience. The record-breaking staircase to the front of the stage is recognisable, but is split in two and offers a pointed stage where the performers can be close to the audience.
As for this year’s Greenroom, it will be similar in appearance and placement, as the big party place on the parquet in the middle of the crowd, and almost as generously scaled during the tour as well as in the final.
The construction of the stage will be livestreaming next week starting Monday 30 January 12:00 CET, at SVT Play with the show “Den stora scenriggningen“.
As we have already informed you, the voting system of Melodifestivalen has changed following the announced changes by EBU regarding the voting format in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool!
The broadcaster now scraps the group division at the fifth semi-final and all eight contestants will now have to face each other. Points will be awarded from the viewing groups and the four entries with the highest points will advance to the final!
We remind you that Melodifestivalen 2023 is scheduled to take place between February 4th to March 11th and will be hosted by Jesper Rönndahl and Farah Abadi.
Melodifestivalen 2022 was won by Cornelia Jacobs with the song “Hold Me Closer”, representing Sweden in Eurovision 2022 and coming 4th with 438 points.
Stay tuned at Eurovisionfun, for all the latest developments regarding Sweden’s entry for Eurovision 2023!
Source: SVT
Scene Graphics: Viktor Brattström
The the running order for the semi-finals of Melodifestivalen 2023 was just revealed by SVT!
The running order is determined, each year, by the production team of Melodifestivalen, taking into consideration both the competing songs’ musical qualities as well as stage performance and other production considerations and can be read below:
Jesper Rönndahl and Farah Abadi will present Melodifestivalen 2023. The Semi-Finals will follow the touring concept again, after SVT had pulled back last year due to health restrictions in Sweden, with the finals being held at Friends Arena! With the opening of the contest in Göteborg, Saturday February the 4th, Melodifestivalen will be held in Linköping, Lidköping, Malmö, Örnsköldsvik and then in Stockholm on the 11th of March.
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The countdown has officially begun! A little while ago it was announced through the official account of Melodifestivalen on Instagram that on Wednesday January 11 at 12:00 the official running order for the semi-finals of Melodifestivalen 2023 will be announced. Let us remind you that the order of appearance is determined every year by SVT with television, musical but also other criteria related to the production of the television show, in order to give the best possible result in each semi-final for all contestants.
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Heat 1: Gothenburg, 4 February 2023 (Scandinavium)
Heat 2: Linköping, 11 February 2023 (Saab Arena)
Heat 3: Lidköping, 18 February 2023 (Sparbanken Arena)
Heat 4: Malmö, 25 February 2023 (Sparbanken Arena)
Heat 5: Örnsköldsvik, 4 March 2023 (Hägglunds Arena)
Grand Final: Stockholm, 11 March 2023 (Friends Arena)
As a reminder, Melodifestivalen 2023 is scheduled to take place from 4 February to 11 March with hosts Jesper Rönndahl and Farah Abadi.
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In the latest episode of ” The Euro Trip podcast”, Councilor and Deputy Mayor of Liverpool Harry Doyle was a guest and spoke among others things, about the preparations for Eurovision 2023.
The allocation draw for the semi finals is any important date, since it marks the official start of the Eurovision season. During the event, the draw to determine in which semi finals countries will perform and which out of the two semis Big Five must broadcast and vote takes place, as well as the host city insignia exchange.
Mr Doyle revealed that preparations are underway for the ceremony which is gonna take place at the end of January. Furthermore, meetings with representatives of local and Ukrainian communities of Liverpool will also take place, to explore ways of collaboration. We remind you that as part of the agreement of BBC to host Eurovision 2023 on behalf of Ukraine, is to include Ukrainians and Ukraine culture as part of the shows.
Even though Mr Doyle did not reveal the exact date of this years allocation draw, it is expected that it will be at the last Tuesday of January, as it happened the two previous years, meaning January 31st.
Below you can listen the full episode of the podcast:
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Source: The Euro Trip Podcast
For yet another year, just some hours before the New Year, Eurovision TV reveales the 50 songs that got the most views throught the year, on the contest’s official YouTube channel.
On the list, there are 13 winning songs, while 23 more from the 40 songs that took part in Eurovision 2022.
Let’s see the songs that the TOP 50: Most watched in 2022 is consisted of:
50) 
Citi Zēni – “Eat Your Salad” – Latvia 2022
49) 
Efendi – “Mata Hari” – Azerbaijan 2021
48) 
Blind Channel – “Dark Side” – Finland 2021
47) Nadir Rustamli – “Fade To Black” – Azerbaijan 2022
46) 
Helena Paparizou – “My Number One” – Greece 2005
45) 
Mor ve Ötesi – “Deli” – Turkey 2008
44) The Rasmus – “Jezebel” – Finland 2022
43) 
Marija Šerifović – “Molitva”– Serbia 2007
42) 
Lena – “Satellite” – Germany 2010
41) 
Måns Zelmerlöw – “Heroes”– Sweden 2015
40. 
Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira – “Run Away” – Moldova 2010
39) 
Mahmood – “Soldi” – Italy 2019
38) Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord – “Die Together” – Greece 2022
37) 
Jérémie Makiese – “Miss You” – Belgium 2022
36) 
Ruslana – “Wild Dances” – Ukraine 2004
35) 
Sergey Lazarev – “You Are The Only One” – Russia 2016
34) Aysel and Arash – “Always” – Azerbaijan 2009
33) Jamala – “1944” – Ukraine 2016
32) Manizha – “Russian Woman” – Russia 2021
31) 
MARO – “saudade, saudade” – Portugal 2022
30) Malik Harris – “Rockstars” – Germany 2022
29) 
Barbara Pravi – “Voilà” – France 2021
28) 
Ochman – “River” – Poland 2022
27) Lordi – “Hard Rock Hallelujah” – Finland 2006
26) Loreen – “Euphoria” – Sweden 2012
25) 
Eleni Foureira – “Fuego” – Cyprus 2018
24) Andromache – “Ela” – Cyprus 2022
23) Alvan & Ahez – “Fulenn” – France 2022
22) maNga – “We Could Be The Same” – Turkey 2010
21) 
Duncan Laurence – “Arcade” – Netherlands 2019
20) Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer” – Sweden 2022
19) Verka Serduchka – “Dancing Lasha Tumbai” – Ukraine 2007
18) Hadise – “Düm Tek Tek” – Turkey 2009
17) 
LUM!X feat. Pia Maria – “Halo” – Austria 2022
16) Zdob şi Zdub & Advahov Brothers – “Trenulețul” – Moldova 2022
15) S10 – “De Diepte” – Netherlands 2022
14) Mahmood & BLANCO – “Brividi” – Italy 2022
13) 
Ronela Hajati –“Sekret” – Albania 2022
12) 
Netta – “TOY” – Israel 2018
11) 
Rosa Linn – “Snap” – Armenia 2022
10) Konstrakta – ”In Corpore Sano” – Σερβία 2022
9)
WRS – ”Llámame” – Ρουμανία 2022
8) Go_A – ”Shum” – Ουκρανία 2021
7)
Alexander Rybak – ”Fairytale” – Νορβηγία 2009
6) Måneskin – ”Zitti E Buoni’‘ – Ιταλία 2021
5) Subwoolfer – ”Give That Wolf A Banana” – Νορβηγία 2022
4)
Sam Ryder – ”SPACE MAN” – Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο 2022
3) Little Big – ”Uno” – Ρωσία 2020
2)
Chanel – ”SloMo” – Ισπανία 2022
1) Kalush Orchestra – ”Stefania” – Ουκρανία 2022
What do you think of the TOP 50, do you agree with the results? Write us in the comments below!
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A few hours have just passed since the first national final of this season and as expected, there are not a few rearrangements in the betting tables. That’s why your favorite column is here again, to give you a first taste of the betting odds ahead of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.
While you are preparing for your Christmas break and a “hot” Eurovision winter, the bookers are already busy, with the Eurovision 2023 winner section already being offered to some companies. So, we’re taking this opportunity to present to you what we have so far for the next contest.
Despite the dominance of an underdog in yesterday’s Ukrainian national final, TVORCHI, the Eastern European country still remains at the top of the betting tables. Nevertheless, the odds for a possible fourth Ukrainian victory are “rising”, approaching 4.40 in some companies.
This is a clear increase compared to the previous time period, where a victory of Ukraine barely tripled the money of the bettor. The Ukrainian back-to-back is currently being played at odds between 2.75 and 4.40.
Behind Ukraine, in the Top-3, are Italy and Sweden. The Eurovision 2022 host and the six-time winner of the competition are among the heavy favorites for Eurovision 2023, with bookers relying mainly on the long tradition and quality of entries at Sanremo and Melodifestivalen respectively. Italy’s win is offered at 8 and Sweden’s win at 10.
Spain and the United Kingdom complete the top five. These are two countries that impressed in Turin and in which the betting companies show confidence that they can achieve an equally successful result in Liverpool in May. Bookers give the British victory at odds between 7 and 18, while the corresponding Spanish one between 15 and 16.
Greece is seen as the sixth favorite to win Eurovision 2023, with bookers recognizing the positive results of the 2021-2022 biennium and the change of approach by ERT within the current decade. Greek victory is played at odds between 17 and 20.
In seventh and eighth place, with similar odds, Norway and Australia are playing. Both are played at a maximum of 21, making two respectable sizes for our favorite contest. Ninth is France, which is called upon to prove that the 2nd place in 2021 was not a “firework”, while the first ten are jointly completed by Belgium and Serbia. Both the Central European country and the Balkan country return 34 times the money of those who bet on them.
Do you think Ukraine can make it back-to-back and become the first country since Ireland in the early 90s to achieve back-to-back wins in our beloved contest?
It’s only been two days since the Melodifestivalen 2023 nominees were announced, but already the first bets for the winner have begun, even though we’ll have another two months to hear the songs from the first semi-final!
Favorite for the victory is Loreen , former representative of Sweden in the Contest and winner of Eurovision 2012, with an entry called “Tattoo” by Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Loreen, Moa ”Cazzi Opeia” Carlebecker, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son.
Behind her are following Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Arc North feat. Adam Woods, while the top 5 is currently consisted of Maria Sur, Marcus & Martinus και Nordman.
It’s important to note here that the bets of this period are based only on the names of the artists. If we compare them with the previous years and always for this particular moment, we notice that the only years that the bets really paid off were 2014 and 2015.
Heat 1: Gothenburg, 4 February 2023 (Scandinavium)
Heat 2: Linköping, 11 February 2023 (Saab Arena)
Heat 3: Lidköping, 18 February 2023 (Sparbanken Arena)
Heat 4: Malmö, 25 February 2023 (Sparbanken Arena)
Heat 5: Örnsköldsvik, 4 March 2023 (Hägglunds Arena)
Grand Final: Stockholm, 11 March 2023 (Friends Arena)
As a reminder, Melodifestivalen 2023 is scheduled to take place from 4 February to 11 March with hosts Jesper Rönndahl and Farah Abadi.
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After the SVT announcement for the 14 initial names that will participate in Melodifestivalen 2023, the time has come for the remaining names to be revealed. So, now we know the 28 names that are going to claim the Swedish victory and representation in Eurovision 2023. Are you ready?
You can read the first 14 names here.
Heat 3: Linköping, 18/02/2023
Created by: Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen
Marcus and Martinus are 20-year-old twins from Norway that became famous when they were aged 10 at the Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix Junior. In their 10 years at the foreground, they have had sold out concerts in Europe, they performed the official song for the Swedish heir of the throne and won a Norwegian Grammy. Their greatest hit Elektrisk, holds a record in Norway as the song that managed to stay for the longest period of time at the Top 10 charts, 66 weeks to be exact. After winning The Masked Singer Sweden in 2022 now their base is in Stockholm and have started to collab with Swedish songwriters and producers.
Created by: David Lindgren Zacharias, Herman Gardarfve, Melanie Wehbe
In addition to being a performer, Melanie Wehbe is an award-winning songwriter who has written music for both Swedish and international artists. She is now celebrating ten years as a songwriter; a decade in which she has managed to write two Idol winning singles, a number one on Svensktoppen, three on Spotify and number one on radio, as well as a win at both Melodifestivalen (2020) and Melodi Grand Prix Denmark (2019). As an artist, Melanie recently established herself as a rising star, gracing the cover of QX magazine and was given the honour of closing Stockholm Pride 2022 on the main stage at Pride Park.
Created by: Andreas “Giri” Lindbergh, Ida-Lova Lind, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb
Ida-Lova came to Sweden’s attention when, as a 13-year-old, she performed a version of Kent’s Utan Dina Andetag, at the 2017 Svenska Hjältargalan TV fundraiser. Since then she has released eight songs, five of which were included in her debut album on the EP Hallå Världen Kan Du Stanna; , released in June 2022. Ida-Lova is now 18 years old and lives in Stockholm.
Created by: Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, LIAMOO, Paul Rey
Paul Rey, 30 years old, hails from Lund in southern Sweden. A familiar face to Melodifestivalen fans, he has previously competed twice. In 2020 with Talking In Your Sleep and in 2021 with The Missing Piece. In 2022 he also competed, this time as a songwriter, and reached the final once again, with Cazzi Opeia’s I Can’t Get Enough. Paul has written many big hits for other artists and his own releases have been streamed over 200 million times.
Created by: Jimmy Jansson, Thomas G:son
Nordman’s story began in 1991, when violinist, producer and songwriter Mats Wester was looking for a singer for his experimental new project, mixing folk music with pop. By chance, Håkan Hemlin found himself in the same studio as Mats, to record a demo with his rock band. They both liked what they heard from each other and the duo was formed. They sold over a million albums in the 90s alone. This will be Nordman’s third time competing at Melodifestivalen, after participating in 2005 with Ödet Var Min Väg and in 2008 with I Lågornas Sken.
Created by: Anderz Wrethov, Andreas Stone Johansson, Laurell Barker, Thomas Stengaard
Born in Canada but having moved to Malmö for love, Laurell is an established singer-songwriter who has recently embarked on her own career as a solo artist. Her debut single Habit was a big hit on radio and streaming in Sweden in 2022, as well as in other parts of Europe. In 2019, Laurell became the first female songwriter to contribute to three Eurovision Song Contest entries in the same year (Switzerland, Germany and the UK). At Melodifestivalen, she has previously written entries for Hanna Ferm, Renaida, Faith Kakembo and Paul Rey.
Created by: Henrik Sethsson, Mikael Karlsson
One of Sweden’s most popular dansband, the Casanovas were formed in 1989. Since then, their rise to success has led them to the top of the charts on many occasions. They have been nominated five times for the Swedish Grammy Award. Band member Henrik Sethsson has previously won the Melodifestivalen as a songwriter, with Listen To Your Heartbeat by Friends in 2001. He also wrote the Melodifestivalen hit Something In Your Eyes by Jenny Silver.
Heat 4: Malmö, 25/2/2023
Created by: Anderz Wrethov, Jimmy Jansson, Myra Granberg
Signe and Hjördis Bornemark, 16 and 18 years old from Kullabygden in Skåne, are siblings. These days, the sisters enjoy doing everything from singing, working with choirs and writing their own songs to participating in many theatre and music productions. They like everything from jazz to rock, but would better describe their singing at Melodifestivalen as folk-pop.
Created by: Axel Schylström, Herman Gardarfve, Jonas Thander, Malin Halvardsson
Axel Schylström became known through his participation in Idol in 2015, quickly followed by his recording debut at Melodifestivalen in 2017 with När Ingen Ser. More recently, in 2022, he competed as a songwriter and reached the final of Melodifestivalen with THEOZ and Som Du Vill. Axel has published his autobiography in recent years and established himself as one of the most popular spoken word artists.
Created by: Emil Henrohn, Jakob Redtzer, Ji Nilsson, Marlene Strand
When the pandemic struck, musical theatre artist Emil Henrohn was left without a job. He began making humorous videos of himself at home and quickly became a hit on TikTok as the character “Mama” (the mother). In 2022, he gained even more recognition on TikTok with the song Jag Är Mamma and today he has gained over 500,000 followers on the platform and has been named Sweden’s most powerful TikToker. Now that the music theatre has reopened, Emil has recently starred in productions of Annie and Hair.
Created by: Jimmy Jansson, Thomas G:son, Mariette
Mariette first participated in Melodifestivalen in 2015 with the song Don’t Stop Believing. Since then, she has competed three more times, in 2017, 2018 and 2020, reaching the final in all four attempts. Outside of music, Mariette recently moved from Stockholm to the southwest coast of Sweden and started a family with her wife. This year she released the song Just Du, dedicated to their son born in 2021.
Created by: Andreas “Giri” Lindbergh, Benjamin Jennebo, Chris Adam, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Per Bergquist
Internationally, Swedish rock exports Smash Into Pieces are perhaps best known for their cinematic, apocalyptic image and sound, thanks in large part to their legendary masked drummer, leader and mascot, APOC. With over half a billion streams to their name and nearly 600,000 followers on social media, the band has completed several tours in both Europe and the US.
Created by: Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Loreen, Moa “Cazzi Opeia” Carlebecker, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son
In 2022 it will be ten years since Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with Euphoria. The song became a big hit across Europe and beyond, reaching number one in 21 countries and has since become one of the most recognized and well-known entries in the history of the contest. Post-Euphoria, Loreen released two albums and made her debut as an actress in the new film adaptation of Vinterviken, which was released in 2021. Loreen’s most recent musical release was the single Neon Lights, which was released during the summer.
Created by: Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb
Kiana Blanckert began singing and dancing at an early age, and one of her most vivid memories of her childhood is when she performed Britney Spears’ …Baby One More Time on a cruise ship as a four-year-old. Her mother is a professional dancer and Kiana has been taking dance classes since she was three years old. Now almost 16, she recently rose to fame on the show Talang (Sweden’s Got Talent), finishing second in the 2021 series.
Heat 1: Gothenburg, 4 February 2023 (Scandinavium)
Heat 2: Linköping, 11 February 2023 (Saab Arena)
Heat 3: Lidköping, 18 February 2023 (Sparbanken Arena)
Heat 4: Malmö, 25 February 2023 (Sparbanken Arena)
Heat 5: Örnsköldsvik, 4 March 2023 (Hägglunds Arena)
Grand Final: Stockholm, 11 March 2023 (Friends Arena)
As a reminder, Melodifestivalen 2023 is scheduled to take place from 4 February to 11 March with hosts Jesper Rönndahl and Farah Abadi.
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Source: Eurovision.tv
Last year, more than 70,000 votes were casted in the first Eurovision Awards, organized through the Contest’s Instagram account, with 10 categories in a unique voting exclusively for fans!
You can choose the winners for categories such as “Best Look”, “Most Innovative Staging” by voting in the Second Annual Eurovision Awards.
From Wednesday 30 November to Sunday 4 December, stories will be posted daily on the official Eurovision Instagram account, in which you can vote. The results will be announced during the winter holidays.
Most Inovative Staging
Best Vocals
Best Prop
Best Non-Qualifier
Best Lyrics
Best Look
Best Hair
Best Music Video
Best Choreography
Best Moment
The nominee shortlists were determined by top Eurovision fan sites and podcasts nominating their favourites across each of the 10 categories throughout November, and now fans will have the final say by casting votes via Instagram.
These were the results of last year’s First Eurovision Awards:
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Source: eurovision.tv
