Tonight, the penultimate show of this year’s Melodifestivalen took place in Örnsköldsvik, where the eight finalists who made it to the semi-final stage of the competition fought for the four remaining places in the final.
Eight artists compete for the four remaining spots in the final
The running order for tonight’s show and the results are as follows:
| Entry | Age Group (3-9 Years) | Age Group (10-15 Years) | Age Group (16-29 Years) | Age Group (30-44 Years) | Age Group (45-59 Years) | Age Group (60-74 Years) | Age Group (75+ Years) | Televote | Result |
| 1. THEOZ – “Mer Av Dig” | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Qualified |
| 2. Mariette – “One Day” | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | Qualified |
| 3. Victor Crone – “Diamonds” | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6th |
| 4. Tennessee Tears – “Now I Know” | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5th |
| 5. Elov & Beny – “Raggen Går” | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8th |
| 6. Melanie Wehbe – “For The Show” | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7th |
| 7. Nordman – “Släpp Alla Sorger” | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | Qualified |
| 8. Kiana – “Where Did You Go” | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | Qualified |
Only the 12 points from each voting group were revealed in tonight’s show, with the breakdown to be revealed in due course.
What’s Still To Come
With the heat four now complete that brings the first stage of Melodifestival 2023 to a close, and Sweden one step closer to to finding Cornelia’s successor. The remaining shows is as follows:
- Saturday 11th March – Final from Stockholm
With the Heats concluding, all of the entries competing in this year’s Melodifestivalen have now been released, and you are able to listen to the songs right here:
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 their 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: Alma Bengtsson, SVT for Melodifestivalen 2023
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