Melodifestivalen 2022
Melodifestivalen 2022 will be the 62nd edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen,[1] which will be organised by Sveriges Television (SVT)[2] and take place over a six-week period between 5 February and 12 March 2022.[3] The winner will represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, to be held in Turin, Italy in May 2022. All shows will be hosted by Oscar Zia, with additional personalities expected to join as co-hosts.
| Melodifestivalen 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 5 February 2022 |
| Semi-final 2 | 12 February 2022 |
| Semi-final 3 | 19 February 2022 |
| Semi-final 4 | 26 February 2022 |
| Semi-final 5 | 5 March 2022 |
| Final | 12 March 2022 |
| Host | |
| Presenter(s) | All shows: Oscar Zia Offstage co-host: Farah Abadi Guest co-hosts: TBA |
| Host broadcaster | SVT |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 28 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Semi-finals: 100% public vote Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote |
Format
The event is planned to return to its traditional tour around six cities of the country with venues available for spectators, after the previous edition was entirely held in one place and without an audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][4]
The first four semi-finals will be held in the Malmö Arena in Malmö (5 February), the Scandinavium in Gothenburg (12 February), the Saab Arena in Linköping (19 February) and the Sparbanken Arena in Lidköping (26 February). The Second Chance round, traditionally held on the fifth night, will be replaced by an additional semi-final,[5] to take place in the Hägglunds Arena in Örnsköldsvik on 5 March, while the final will be held in the Friends Arena in Stockholm on 12 March.[1]
In the newly added semi-final, the third- and fourth-placed songs from each of the previous four semi-finals (eight songs in total) will be placed into two groups, with the top two songs from each group proceeding to the final.[5]
| Show | Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-final 1 | 5 February 2022 | Malmö | Malmö Arena |
| Semi-final 2 | 12 February 2022 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium |
| Semi-final 3 | 19 February 2022 | Linköping | Saab Arena |
| Semi-final 4 | 26 February 2022 | Lidköping | Sparbanken Arena |
| Semi-final 5 | 5 March 2022 | Örnsköldsvik | Hägglunds Arena |
| Final | 12 March 2022 | Stockholm | Friends Arena |
As usual, a total of 28 entries will take part in the competition,[1] 12 of which will make it to the final.[6]
Presenters
On 7 September 2021, Oscar Zia was revealed to return as a presenter for the show in 2022, after hosting the second semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2021. It was anticipated that he will be joined on stage by other personalities throughout the contest.[3] Radio and television host Farah Abadi will serve as the artists' interviewer along the course of the tour.[7]
Competing entries
On 27 August 2021, SVT opened a public submission window (with the deadline on 17 September 2021) to select one half of the contestants, the other half being made up of artists specially invited by the broadcaster.[8] Upon closing the submission period, SVT announced that over 2,500 applications had been received, to be reviewed by a professional jury chaired by producer Karin Gunnarson.[9]
The first half of contestants were officially announced by SVT on 26 November 2021, while the second half was revealed on the following 1 December.[10][11] Some of the participants have a past as Melodfestivalen contestants: Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson (daughter of The Poodles' singer Jakob Samuel; 2011 and 2012, as part of Love Generation), Alvaro Estrella (2014, 2020 and 2021), Robin Bengtsson (2016, 2020, and winner in 2017), Lisa Ajax (2016, 2017, and 2019), Omar Rudberg (2017, as part of FO&O, and solo in 2019), LIAMOO (2018 and 2019), John Lundvik (2018 and winner in 2019), Malou Prytz (2019 and 2020), Anna Bergendahl (2019, 2020, and winner in 2010), Faith Kakembo (2020), Klara Hammarström (2020 and 2021), band Lillasyster (2021), and veterans Linda Bengtzing (2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016 and 2020) and Shirley Clamp (2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011 and 2014).
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Alvaro Estrella | "Suave" | Linnea Deb, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Alvaro Estrella |
| Anders Bagge | "Bigger Than the Universe" | Anders Bagge, Jimmy Jansson, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son |
| Angelino | "The End" | Angelino Markenhorn, Julie Aagaard, Melanie Wehbe, Thomas Stengaard |
| Anna Bergendahl | "Higher Power" | Anna Bergendahl, Thomas G:son, Bobby Ljunggren, Erik Bernholm |
| Browsing Collection | "Face in the Crowd" | Carolina Karlsson, Mimi Brander, Moa Lenngren, Nora Lenngren, Sandra Bjurman, Jimmy Wahlsteen |
| Cazzi Opeia | "I Can't Get Enough" | Bishat Araya, Jakob Redtzer, Cazzi Opeia, Paul Rey |
| Cornelia Jakobs | "Hold Me Closer" | Isa Molin, David Zandén, Cornelia Jakobsdotter |
| Danne Stråhed | "Hallabaloo" | Danne Stråhed, Fredrik Andersson, Erik Stenhammar |
| Faith Kakembo | "Freedom" | Laurell Barker, Anderz Wrethov, Palle Hammarlund, Faith Kakembo |
| John Lundvik | "Änglavakt" | Anderz Wrethov, Elin Wrethov, Benjamin Rosenbohm, Fredrik Sonefors, John Lundvik |
| Klara Hammarström | "Run to the Hills" | Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Julie Aagaard, Anderz Wrethov, Klara Hammarström |
| Lancelot | "Lyckligt slut" | Lance Hedman, Niklas Carson Mattsson |
| LIAMOO | "Bluffin'" | Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Sami Rekik, Dino Medanhodzic, Ali Jammali |
| Lillasyster | "Till Our Days Are Over" | Jimmy Jansson, Palle Hammarlund, Ian-Paolo Lira, Martin Westerstrand |
| Linda Bengtzing | "Fyrfaldigt hurra!" | Thomas G:son, Linda Bengtzing, Myra Granberg, Daniel Jelldéus |
| Lisa Miskovsky | "Best to Come" | Lisa Miskovsky, David Lindgren Zacharias |
| Malin Christin | "Synd om dig" | Jonathan Lavotha, Oliver Heinänen, Malin Christin |
| Malou Prytz | "Bananas" | Alice Gernandt, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb |
| Medina | "In i dimman" | Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Sami Rekik, Dino Medanhodzic, Ali Jammali |
| Niello & Lisa Ajax | "Tror du att jag bryr mig" | Yvonne Dahlbom, Niklas Grahn Linroth, Jesper Welander |
| Omar Rudberg | "Moving Like That" | Omar Rudberg, Gustav Blomberg, Amanda Kongshaug, Kristin Marie |
| Robin Bengtsson | "Innocent Love" | David Lindgren Zacharias, Victor Sjöström, Victor Crone, Viktor Broberg, Sebastian Atas |
| Samira Manners | "I Want to Be Loved" | Samira Manners, Fredrik Andersson |
| Shirley Clamp | "Let There Be Angels" | Mats Tärnfors, Pelle Nylén, Shirley Clamp, Jakob Skarin |
| Tenori | "La stella" | Dan Sundquist, Kristian Lagerström, Marcos Ubeda, Bobby Ljunggren, Sarah Börjesson Wassberg |
| Theoz | "Som du vill" | Tobias Lundgren, Axel Schylström, Tim Larsson, Elize Ryd, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt |
| Tone Sekelius | "My Way" | Anderz Wrethov, Tone Sekelius |
| Tribe Friday | "Shut Me Up" | Isak Gunnarsson, Robin Hanberger Pérez, Noah Deutschmann |
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final will take place on 5 February 2022.
| Draw[12] | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | Malou Prytz | "Bananas" | TBD | |||
| 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" | ||||
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final will take place on 12 February 2022.
| Draw[12] | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | LIAMOO | "Bluffin'" | TBD | |||
| 2 | Niello & Lisa Ajax | "Tror du att jag bryr mig" | ||||
| 3 | Samira Manners | "I Want to Be Loved" | ||||
| 4 | Alvaro Estrella | "Suave" | ||||
| 5 | Browsing Collection | "Face in the Crowd" | ||||
| 6 | John Lundvik | "Änglavakt" | ||||
| 7 | Tone Sekelius | "My Way" | ||||
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final will take place on 19 February 2022.
| Draw[12] | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | Cazzi Opeia | "I Can't Get Enough" | TBD | |||
| 2 | Lancelot | "Lyckligt slut" | ||||
| 3 | Lisa Miskovsky | "Best to Come" | ||||
| 4 | Tribe Friday | "Shut Me Up | ||||
| 5 | Faith Kakembo | "Freedom" | ||||
| 6 | Linda Bengtzing | "Fyrfaldigt hurra!" | ||||
| 7 | Anders Bagge | "Bigger Than the Universe" | ||||
Semi-final 4
The fourth semi-final will take place on 26 February 2022.
| Draw[12] | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | Anna Bergendahl | "Higher Power" | TBD | |||
| 2 | Lillasyster | "Till Our Days Are Over" | ||||
| 3 | Malin Christin | "Synd om dig" | ||||
| 4 | Tenori | "La stella" | ||||
| 5 | Medina | "In i dimman" | ||||
| 6 | Angelino | "The End" | ||||
| 7 | Klara Hammarström | "Run to the Hills" | ||||
Semi-final 5
The fifth semi-final will take place on 5 March 2022.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
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| Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | TBD | |||||
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References
- "Melodifestivalen och Eurovision 2021 | Kontakt - Sveriges Television". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- Knutsson, Jim (30 August 2021). "Melodifestivalen 2022 öppnar för att skicka in bidrag till tävlingen". Gaffa (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- Andersson, Jonna (7 September 2021). "Beskedet: Oscar Zia är programledare för Melodifestivalen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- Adams, William Lee (14 October 2021). "Melodifestivalen 2022: SVT confirms audience return ahead of ticket sale on November 8". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- Adams, William Lee (17 October 2021). "Melodifestivalen 2022: Andra Chansen will be replaced by Semi-Final 5". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- Adams, Oliver (17 September 2021). "Sweden: SVT receives 2,500 submissions for Melodifestivalen 2022". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- Ek, Torbjörn (5 October 2021). "Farah Abadi blir Oscar Zias sidekick i Mello". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- Adams, William Lee (27 August 2021). "Melodifestivalen 2022 submission period opens ahead of 17 September deadline". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- Adams, Oliver (17 September 2021). "Sweden: SVT receives 2,500 submissions for Melodifestivalen 2022". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- "Hela listan – de tävlar i Melodifestivalen 2022". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- Farren, Neil (30 November 2021). "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2022 Line-Up Complete". Eurovoix. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- Rossini, Federico (14 December 2021). "Melodifestivalen: la scaletta delle quattro semifinali". Eurofestival News (in Italian). Retrieved 15 December 2021.
External links
- (in Swedish) Melodifestivalen Official Site