Melodifestivalen 2023 continues on for another week, and in the preparation for Saturday’s show SVT has revealed one minute snippets of the studio version of the entries competing in this week’s show in Lidköping.
One minute snippets released in SVT Play
Today, one minute of the competing entries have been revealed, and will be available until Saturday, when the competition takes place. Click on the song to listen to the one minute snippet.
| Order | Artist | Entry | Songwriter(s) |
| 1 | Paul Rey | “Royals“ | Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, LIAMOO, Paul Rey |
| 2 | Casanovas | “Så Kommer Känslorna Tillbaka“ | Henrik Sethsson, Mikael Karlsson |
| 3 | Melanie Wehbe | “For The Show“ | David Lindgren Zacharias, Herman Gardarfve, Melanie Wehbe |
| 4 | Nordman | “Släpp Alla Aorgerr“ | Jimmy Jansson, Thomas G:son |
| 5 | Laurell | “Sober“ | Anderz Wrethov, Andreas Stone Johansson, Laurell Barker, Thomas Stengaard |
| 6 | Ida-Lova | “Låt Hela Stan Se På“ | Andreas ”Giri” Lindbergh, Ida-Lova Lind, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb |
| 7 | Marcus & Martinus | “Air“ | Jimmy “Joker” Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen |
Previews of the performances of the seven competing artists in Heat Three of Melodifestivalen 2023 will be released on Friday at 07:00CET.
What we know about Melodifestivalen 2023
Melodirestivalen 2023 will be hosted by Farah Abadi & Jesper Rönndahl, with the remaining shows for this year’s comeptition taking place as follows:
- Heat 3 – February 18 – Lidköping – Sparbanken Arena
- Heat 4 – February 25 – Malmö – Malmö Arena
- Semi-Final – 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.
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News Source: SVT
Photo Credit: Janne Danielsson, SVT for Melodifestivalen 2023
