Hej Sverige! Finally, tonight first semi-final of Swedish national selection Melodifestivalen will take place in Scandinavium Arena in Gothenburg. While top 2 will directly qualify for the final in Stockholm, 3rd and 4th will go to Andra Chansen. The show will start at 20.00 CET.
Some familiar faces for Eurovision addicts are going to perform in order to be the successor of Ingrosso. Here are the summary of what you have to expect tonight:
1- Nano-Chasing Rivers
As you know, Nano competed in 2016 with his song "Hold On". In the final despite being 1st in public votes, he took 2nd place overall behind Robin Bengtsson and missed the chance to represent his country in Kyiv.
2- High 15-No Drama
This will be the debut for High 15.
3- Wiktoria-Not With Me
Probably the most known act of tonight. Eurovision fans met her at Melodifestivalen 2016 where she competed with "Save Me". She got respect and attention of the public even she did not manage to win. Then she came back strong again in 2017 with "As I Lay Me Down". Despite being 2nd in televote, she came 6th overall. She will compete for the 3rd time this year, now with a ballad. We will see if she can manage to use the third time luck.
4- Zeana feat. Anis don Demina- Mina bränder
Anis don Demina is a famous DJ and musician in Sweden. He is not a stranger for Eurovision fandom. He played saxophone during the performance of Samir&Viktor at Melodifestivalen 2018 where they got 4th place with the song "Shuffla".
5- Arja Saijonmaa- Mina fyra årstider
She is the oldest competitor of this semi final. She is a famous Finnish singer.
6- Mohombi-Hello
He is a Swedish-Congolose singer and he is a huge star in Sweden. His record-breaker single "Bumpy Ride" which was released in 2010, became worldwide hit and topped the charts globally. This is the debut for him.
7- Anna Bergendahl-Ashes to Ashes
This year will be her second time in Melfest but she won her first try in 2010 as all fans remember. Her song "This is My Life" was the chosen song in 2010 to represent Sweden in Oslo, unfortunately she became the first singer who didn't manage to qualify for the grand final.
This is the shortest summary for the acts who are gonna compete tonight.
Who do you think will take the top 2 tonight? Let us know.