The names that are been rumoured to take part in Melodifestivalen 2023 continue to be reported by Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. Recently, it’s been reported that two-time Melodifestivalen participant Victor Crone, and two debutants Maria Sur and Isa-Lova are among those rumoured to take part.
Maria Sur
First up in this round-up is Maria Sur. Maria is originally from Ukraine, and earlier this year she participated in the latest season of The Voice of Ukraine. However, her journey was cut short when the war broke out. She and her mum fled the country and ended up in Sweden, where two-time Melodifestivalen participant Sarah Dawn Finer took her under her wings and pitched her for a charity concert. Maria ended up landing a record deal with Warner Music Sweden, and ended up releasing her single “That’s The Way“.
Victor Crone
The second artist in this round-up is Victor Crone. He represented Estonia in Tel Aviv in 2019 with “Storm” which placed 20th in the Final. In Melodifestivalen he participated twice. First in 2015 where he featured in Behrang Miri’s entry “Det Rår Vi Inte För” which made the Andra Chansen round, and in 2020 with “Troubled Waters” which placed 9th in the final. Recently, he was a songwriter in Stig Rasta’s entry for Eesti Laul 2022 with “Interstellar” and in Robin Bengtsson’s Melodifestivalen 2022 entry “Innocent Love”
Ida-Lova
Rounding up this round-up we have another artist that may potentially making their debut, and its is Ida-Lova who is the daughter of Christine Meltzer, who hosted Melodifestivalen 2010. Recently, Ida also released her debut EP “Hallå världen kan du stanna?”.
Rumoured dates for the Melodifestivalen 2023 artist reveal?
In the same article, Aftonbladet also reports that SVT is set to reveal the 28 artists competing at Melodifestivalen 2023 on the 29th and 30th of November, via a digital press conference. At the time of writing, SVT is yet to confirm if this is the case.
Who is currently rumored to participate at Melodifestivalen 2023?
As reported by Aftonbladet, the current artists who are rumoured to participate at Melodifestivalen 2023 are:
- Wiktoria
- Lolou Lamotte
- Nordman
- Marcus & Martinus
- THEOZ
- Emil Henrohn
- Panetoz
- Melanie Wehbe
- Smash Into Pieces
- Paul Rey
- Elov & Beny
- Tennessee Tears
- Maria Sur
- Victor Crone
- Ida-Lova
What we know about Melodifestivalen 2023
Melodirestivalen 2023 will be hosted by Farah Abadi & Jesper Rönndahl, with the shows for next year’s comeptition taking place as follows:
- Heat 1 – February 4 – Gothenburg – Scandinavium
- Heat 2 – February 11 – Linköping – Saab Arena
- Heat 3 – February 18 – Lidköping – Sparbanken Arena
- Heat 4 – February 25 – Malmö – Malmö Arena
- Second Chance – March 4 – Örnsköldsvik – Hägglunds Arena
- Final – March 11 – Stockholm – Friends Arena
Tickets for the Melodifestivalen 2023 shows are now available to purchase.
Sweden’s Eurovision Journey
In 1958, Sweden made their debut in the Eurovision Song Contest, with Alice Babs representing them with the song “Lilla stjärna” which placed fourth. Since its debut, the Scandinavian nation has managed to win six times (1974, 1984, 1991, 1999, 2012, and 2015).
In 2022, Sweden was represented by Cornelia Jakobs, who won the 61st edition of the competition and competed with the song “Hold Me Closer”, which managed to qualify for the Grand Final and placed 4th with 438 points from the jury and televoters.
What do you think of the names being circulated for next year’s competition? Who would you like to see compete in next year’s competition and represent Sweden? Let us know in the comments or on social media. Be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tik-Tok as we prepare for Eurovision 2023!
News Source: Aftonbladet
Photo Credit: (L-R) – Daniel Stigefelt, SVT/Stina Stjernkvist, Magnus Ragnvid
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