Sweden: Rehearsal footage of the “Melodifestivalen 2022” First Semi-Final acts

Sweden: Rehearsal footage of the “Melodifestivalen 2022” First Semi-Final acts
Friday, 04 February 2022

  • Sweden’s quest for its Eurovision 2022 representative kicks off this Saturday with the first semi-final of “Melodifestivalen 2022”.

    “Melodifestivalen 2022” consists of 5 semi-final rounds and the grand final to be held on March 13. A total of 28 acts take part in this year’s edition, with 7 acts to compete in each of the first four semi-final rounds. 

    Following the snippets of the competing songs , SVT, released  the rehearsals footage of  the semi final 1 acts . the upcoming 2nd semi-final took place. Here is a taste of what we will see this Saturday at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm  :

     

    1. Malou Prytz – “Bananas” 

    2. Theoz – “Som du vill” 

    3. Shirley Clamp – “Let There Be Angels” 

    4. Omar Rudberg – “Moving Like That”

    5. Danne Stråhed – “Hallabaloo” 

    6. Cornelia Jakobs – “Hold Me Closer” 

    7. Robin Bengtsson – “Innocent Love” 

     

    The first two acts with the highest points will advance to the Grand final on March 12 , while the third and fourth act will have a second chance in the Second Chance semi final round set to take place on March 5. 

    SVT decdided to scrap the the Melfest tour which would have seen the comeptition tour across Sweden in several cities, due to the rise of covid-19 cases. Therefore, all six show will take place in Stockholm, with the first semi final show to be held in the Avicii Arena in Stockholm. The dates on which the Melfest contest will unwind this year are: 

    • 05/02/2022 –  1st Semifinal 
    • 12/02/2022 -  2nd Semifinal
    • 19/02/2022 -  3rd Semifinal 
    • 26/02/2022 -  4th Semifinal 
    • 05/03/2022 -  5th Semifinal 
    • 12/03/2022 - Grand Final 

     

    Sweden in Eurovision

    Sweden has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 60 times since making its debut in 1958, missing only three contests (1964, 1970 and 1976). At the 1997 contest, Sweden was one of the first five countries to adopt televoting. Sweden is the only country to have hosted the event in five different decades, three times in Stockholm (1975, 2000, 2016), twice in Malmö (1992, 2013) and once in Gothenburg (1985).

    Sweden is one of the most successful competing nations at the Eurovision Song Contest, with a total of six victories, just one win behind Ireland. The country has the most top five results of the 21st century, with thirteen. In total, Sweden has achieved 24 top five results in the contest. After finishing second with Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson in 1966, Sweden went on to achieve its six victories with ABBA (1974), Herreys (1984), Carola (1991), Charlotte Nilsson(1999), Loreen (2012) and Måns Zelmerlöw (2015).

    In 2019 John Lundvik represented the country with his song “Too Late For Love”,achieving another top 5 placing for Sweden as he  finished 5th overall with 334 points. Last year The Mamas won the Melodifestivalen 2020 and earned the right to represent Sweden in Rotterdam with their entry "Move" . Unfortunately for them, the contest was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak and The Mamas never had the chance to perform in Rotterdam Ahoy.

    This year Tusse won Melodifestivalen 2021 with his song 'Voices' and went on representing the Nordic country in Rotterdam. After qualifying from the 1st semi final, he finished 14th in the Grand final with a total of 109 points in the overall score. 

    News Source: SVT

    Image: Annika Berglund/SVT