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Melodifestivalen 2017
Dates
Heat 14 February 2017
Heat 211 February 2017
Heat 318 February 2017
Heat 425 February 2017
Second chance4 March 2017
Final11 March 2017
Host
Presenter(s)Clara Henry
David Lindgren
Hasse Andersson
DirectorRobin Hofwander
Fredrik Bäcklund
Host broadcasterSVT
Participants
Number of entries28
Number of finalists12
Vote
Winning song"I Can't Go On" by Robin Bengtsson
2016 ← Melodifestivalen → 2018

Melodifestivalen 2017 was the 57th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selected Sweden's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 4 February and 11 March 2017.

The format of the competition consisted of 6 shows: 4 heat rounds, a second chance round and a final. An initial 28 entries were selected for the competition through three methods: an open call for song submissions, direct invitations to specific artists and songwriters and a wildcard given to one of the artists that participated in the Svensktoppen nästa competition organised by Sveriges Radio P4. The 28 competing entries were divided into four heats, with seven compositions in each. From each heat, the songs that earn first and second place qualified directly to the final, while the songs that place third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each heat were eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries qualified from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12. All 6 shows were hosted by Clara Henry, David Lindgren and Hasse Andersson.

The winning song would compete for Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 to be held in Kyiv, Ukraine. Sweden competed in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on 9 May and had to place within the top 10 out of the 18 in their semi-final in order to qualify and compete in the final on 13 May.

Format

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Melodifestivalen 2017, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT), was the sixteenth consecutive edition of the contest in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden.[1] The four heats were held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg (4 February), the Malmö Arena in Malmö (11 February), the Vida Arena in Växjö (18 February) and the Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Skellefteå (25 February).[2] The Second Chance round took place at the Saab Arena in Linköping on 4 March while the final was held at the Friends Arena in Solna on 11 March. An initial 28 entries competed in the heats, with seven entries taking part in each show. The top two entries from each heat advanced directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries advanced to the Second Chance round. The bottom three entries in each heat were eliminated. An additional four entries qualified for the final from the Second Chance round, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12.

Christer Björkman was announced as the executive producer of the competition, while Annette Helenius was assigned as the project manager for a second consecutive year.[3][4]

Competition Schedule
Show Date City Venue
Heat 1 4 February Gothenburg Scandinavium
Heat 2 11 February Malmö Malmö Arena
Heat 3 18 February Växjö Vida Arena
Heat 4 25 February Skellefteå Skellefteå Kraft Arena
Second Chance round 4 March Linköping Saab Arena
Final 11 March Stockholm Friends Arena

Entry selection

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Entries for the 2017 competition were selected through three methods:[1]

  • 14 entries were chosen by a selection panel from submissions received by SVT through an open call for songs.
  • 13 entries were selected by SVT via special invitations to artists and songwriters.
  • 1 entry was provided by the selected artist from the competition Svensktoppen nästa organised by Sveriges Radio P4.

SVT opened two submission contests that accepted entries between 1 and 19 September 2016 for interested artists and songwriters to submit their proposals for the competition. The Regular contest was open for entries that had at least one songwriter that already had a musical work published, while the Public contest accepted entries from songwriters without previously published musical work.[1] Entries submitted for the competition were required to be new compositions which had never been published, between 2–3 minutes in length and with at least one songwriter that holds Swedish citizenship. The choice of language was free, however, SVT aims to have 30% of the contest's places reserved for entries sung mainly in Swedish. SVT also aims to reserve at least 50% of the contest's places for entries written by female composers and lyricists either in a solo or collaborative capacity.[1]

Following the conclusion of the submission periods, SVT received 2,478 entries—an increase of 28 entries from the previous year. 2,116 of the entries were entered into the Regular contest, while 362 entries were entered into the Public contest.[5] SVT created a shortlist of entries from the received submissions and formed a selection panel that was tasked to select fourteen entries for the competition. Only five entries from the Public contest were under consideration with no guarantee that one would be selected to compete in Melodifestivalen.[1]

Presenters

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The hosts David Lindgren, Clara Henry, and Hasse Andersson.

At a press conference on 30 September 2016, Clara Henry, David Lindgren and Hasse Andersson were announced as the hosts for all six shows of Melodifestivalen 2017.[6] Henry previously appeared in comedic skits and hosted pre and post shows during Melodifestivalen 2014. Lindgren and Andersson previously competed as artists in the competition; Lindgren took part in 2012, 2013 and 2016, while Andersson took part in 2015.[citation needed]

Competing entries

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Information regarding the selected entries and artists were publicised by SVT on 30 November 2016.[1] On 28 August 2016, Les Gordons were selected as the first artists for Melodifestivalen from the competing artists that took part in the Svensktoppen nästa competition organised by Sveriges Radio P4.[7]

Artist Song (English Translation) Songwriter(s)
Ace Wilder "Wild Child" Peter Boström, Thomas G:son, Ace Wilder
Adrijana "Amare" Adrijana Krasniqi, Martin Tjärnberg
Alice "Running with Lions" Anderz Wrethov, Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Denniz Jamm, Alice Svensson
Allyawan "Vart har du vart" (Where have you been) Masse Salazar, Samuel Nazari
Anton Hagman "Kiss You Goodbye" Christian Fast, Tim Schou, Henrik Nordenback
Axel Schylström "När ingen ser" (When no one is looking) Behshad Ashnai, Axel Schylström, David Strääf
Bella & Filippa "Crucified" Peter Hägerås, Mats Frisell, Jakob Stadell, Filippa Frisell, Isabella Snihs
Benjamin Ingrosso "Good Lovin'" Benjamin Ingrosso, Louis Schoorl, Matt Parad, MAG
Boris René "Her Kiss" Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren
Charlotte Perrelli "Mitt liv" (My life) Charlotte Perrelli, Lars Hägglund
De Vet Du "Road Trip" Johan Gunterberg, Christopher Martland
Dinah Nah "One More Night" Thomas G:son, Jimmy Jansson, Dinah Nah, Dr. Alban
Dismissed "Hearts Align" Ola Salo, Peter Kvint
Etzia "Up" Johnny Sanchez, Hanif Sabzevari, Simon Gribbe, Erica Haylett
FO&O "Gotta Thing About You" Robert "Mutt" Lange, Tony Nilsson
Jasmine Kara "Gravity" Anderz Wrethov, Jasmine Kara
Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Aninia "En värld full av strider (Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh)" (A world full of battles) Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Sara Biglert, Christian Schneider, Andreas Hedlund
Krista Siegfrids "Snurra min jord" (Spin my world) Krista Siegfrids, Gustaf Svenungsson, Magnus Wallin, Gabriel Alares
Les Gordons "Bound to Fall" Jonatan Renström, Albert Björliden, Andreas Persson, Carl Ragnemyr, David Runebjörk, Jimmy Jansson
Lisa Ajax "I Don't Give A" Ola Svensson, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad
Loreen "Statements" Lorine Talhaoui, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb
Mariette "A Million Years" Thomas G:son, Johanna Jansson, Peter Boström, Mariette Hansson, Jenny Hansson
Nano "Hold On" Nano Omar, Gino Yonan, Ayak, Carl Rydén, Christoffer Belaieff, Rikard de Bruin, David Francis Jackson
Owe Thörnqvist "Boogieman Blues" Owe Thörnqvist
Robin Bengtsson "I Can't Go On" David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah, Robin Stjernberg
Roger Pontare "Himmel och hav" (Sky and sea) Thomas G:son, Alexzandra Wickman
Sara Varga & Juha Mulari "Du får inte ändra på mig" (You mustn't change me) Sara Varga, Lars Hägglund
Wiktoria "As I Lay Me Down" Justin Forrest, Jonas Wallin, Lauren Dyson

Heats

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As in previous years, Melodifestivalen will commence with four heats, which will determine the eight entries that will advance directly to the final and the eight entries that will qualify to the Second Chance round.[8]

Heat 1

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The first heat took place on 4 February 2017 at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg.[8] A total of 5,706,113 votes were cast throughout the show.

Draw Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total %
1 Boris René "Her Kiss" 895,618 89,512 985,130 17,31% 3 Second chance
2 Adrijana "Amare" 407,097 — 407,097 7,15% 6 Out
3 Dinah Nah "One More Night" 693,220 42,010 735,230 12,92% 5 Out
4 De Vet Du "Road Trip" 870,399 48,384 918,738 16,15% 4 Second chance
5 Charlotte Perrelli "Mitt liv" 399,536 — 399,536 7,02% 7 Out
6 Ace Wilder "Wild Child" 981,435 84,811 1,066,246 18,74% 2 Final
7 Nano "Hold On" 1,056,413 122,263 1,178,676 20,71% 1 Final

Heat 2

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The second heat took place on 11 February 2017 at Malmö Arena in Malmö.[8] A total of 5,395,695 votes were cast throughout the show.

Draw Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total %
1 Mariette "A Million Years" 997,489 93,211 1,090,700 20,25% 1 Final
2 Roger Pontare "Himmel och hav" 681,661 61,404 743,065 13,8% 5 Out
3 Etzia "Up" 363,025 — 363,025 6,74% 6 Out
4 Allyawan "Vart har du vart" 346,299 — 346,299 6,43% 7 Out
5 Dismissed "Hearts Align" 668,878 76,880 745,758 13,85% 4 Second chance
6 Lisa Ajax "I Don't Give A" 969,355 67,178 1,036,533 19,25% 3 Second chance
7 Benjamin Ingrosso "Good Lovin'" 966,140 93,588 1,059,728 19,68% 2 Final

Heat 3

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The third heat took place on 18 February 2017 at Vida Arena in Växjö.[8] A total of 5,756,071 votes were cast throughout the show.

Draw Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total %
1 Robin Bengtsson "I Can't Go On" 945,977 85,502 1,031,479 17,99% 1 Final
2 Krista Siegfrids "Snurra min jord" 407,769 — 407,769 7,11% 7 Out
3 Anton Hagman "Kiss You Goodbye" 811,844 68,796 880,640 15,36% 4 Second chance
4 Jasmine Kara "Gravity" 672,565 — 672,565 11,73% 6 Out
5 Owe Thörnqvist "Boogieman Blues" 803,452 158,074 961,526 16,77% 2 Final
6 Bella & Filippa "Crucified" 783,759 83,582 867,341 15,13% 5 Out
7 FO&O "Gotta Thing About You" 825,454 87,576 913,030 15,92% 3 Second chance

Heat 4

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The fourth heat took place on 25 February 2017 at Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Skellefteå.[8] A total of 4,951,648 votes were cast throughout the show.

Draw Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total %
1 Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Aninia "En värld full av strider
(Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh)" 		815,030 101,324 916,354 18,57% 2 Final
2 Alice "Running with Lions" 673,153 49,243 722,396 14,64% 5 Out
3 Les Gordons "Bound to Fall" 400,845 — 400,845 8,12% 6 Out
4 Wiktoria "As I Lay Me Down" 987,935 84,445 1,072,380 21,73% 1 Final
5 Axel Schylström "När ingen ser" 671,044 59,683 730,727 14,81% 4 Second chance
6 Sara Varga & Juha Mulari "Du får inte ändra på mig" 219,558 — 219,558 4,45% 7 Out
7 Loreen "Statements" 768,421 104,230 872,651 17,68% 3 Second chance

Second Chance round

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Second Chance round took place on 4 March 2017 at Cloetta Center in Linköping. The duels were revealed following the fourth heat on 25 February 2017.[9] A total of 7,223,709 votes were cast throughout the show.

Duel Draw Artist Song Votes % Result
I 1 FO&O "Gotta Thing About You" 970,831 53,02% Final
2 De Vet Du "Road Trip" 860,182 46,98% Out
II 1 Axel Schylström "När ingen ser" 926,610 49,85% Out
2 Lisa Ajax "I Don't Give A" 932,362 50,15% Final
III 1 Boris René "Her Kiss" 1,061,289 63,71% Final
2 Dismissed "Hearts Align" 607,015 36,29% Out
IV 1 Anton Hagman "Kiss You Goodbye" 975,547 52,30% Final
2 Loreen "Statements" 889,873 47,70% Out

Final

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The Final took place on 11 March 2017 at Friends Arena in Stockholm. A record-breaking total of 13,566,778 votes were cast. Zara Larsson performed a medley of her singles "I Would Like" and "Ain't My Fault" during the interval act, whilst Melodifestivalen 2016 winner Frans performed his winning entry "If I Were Sorry" before the announcement of the International Jury votes.

Draw Artist Song Juries Televote/SMS/App Total Place
Votes Percentage Points
1 Ace Wilder "Wild Child" 35 920,421 6.8% 32 67 7
2 Boris René "Her Kiss" 35 904,646 6.7% 31 66 8
3 Lisa Ajax "I Don't Give A" 16 847,353 6.2% 30 46 9
4 Robin Bengtsson "I Can't Go On" 96 1,435,963 10.6% 50 146 1
5 Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Aninia "En värld full av strider
(Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh)" 		56 1,395,012 10.3% 49 105 3
6 Anton Hagman "Kiss You Goodbye" 6 1,058,232 7.8% 37 43 10
7 Mariette "A Million Years" 62 1,068,531 7.9% 37 99 4
8 FO&O "Gotta Thing About You" 7 962,987 7.1% 34 41 11
9 Nano "Hold On" 76 1,627,843 11.9% 57 133 2
10 Wiktoria "As I Lay Me Down" 29 1,474,526 10.9% 51 80 6
11 Benjamin Ingrosso "Good Lovin'" 54 961,104 7.1% 33 87 5
12 Owe Thörnqvist "Boogieman Blues" 1 910,160 6.7% 32 33 12
Detailed International Jury Votes
Draw Song Armenia Australia United Kingdom France Israel Italy Malta Norway Poland Czech Republic Ukraine Total
1 "Wild Child" 1 2 12 2 2 6 10 35
2 "Her Kiss" 6 1 4 2 4 6 8 4 35
3 "I Don't Give A" 1 1 12 2 16
4 "I Can't Go On" 8 10 4 10 12 8 8 12 12 4 8 96
5 "En värld full av strider
(Eatneme gusnie jeenh dåaroeh)"		 2 8 2 8 12 2 10 12 56
6 "Kiss You Goodbye" 1 2 2 1 6
7 "A Million Years" 12 6 12 8 10 6 2 6 62
8 "Gotta Thing About You" 1 6 7
9 "Hold On" 10 4 10 4 4 12 8 4 10 10 76
10 "As I Lay Me Down" 4 8 6 4 6 1 29
11 "Good Lovin'" 12 6 10 1 1 10 8 6 54
12 "Boogieman Blues" 1 1
International Jury Spokespersons
  • Armenia – Iveta Mukuchyan
  • Australia – Stephanie Werret
  • United Kingdom – Simon Proctor
  • France – Edoardo Grassi
  • Israel – Tali Eshkoli
  • Italy – Nicola Caligiore
  • Malta – Gordon Bonello
  • Norway – Anette Lauenborg Waaler
  • Poland – Mateusz Grzesiński
  • Czech Republic – Jan Bors
  • Ukraine – Victoria Romanova

Broadcast and ratings

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All six shows in the competition were televised live on SVT1 and SVT World as well as streamed online via the broadcaster's streaming service SVT Play. The shows were also broadcast via radio on Sveriges Radio P4.

Show Date Viewers
Heat 1 4 February 2017 3,244,000[10]
Heat 2 11 February 2017 3,094,000[11]
Heat 3 18 February 2017 3,210,000[12]
Heat 4 25 February 2017 3,407,000[13]
Second Chance 4 March 2017 3,097,000[14]
Final 11 March 2017 3,794,000[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Invitation to the 2017 Melodifestival" (PDF). svt.se. Sveriges Television. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ Laufer, Gil (6 September 2016). "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2017 dates and cities announced!". esctoday.com. Esctoday.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Dags att börja skriva låtar till Melodifestivalen 2017". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ^ Petersson, Emma (6 September 2016). "Hit kommer Melodifestivalen 2017 – se alla städerna". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  5. ^ Källman, Pär; Sinding-Larsen, Madeleine (20 September 2016). "2 478 låtar tävlar för en plats i Melodifestivalen 2017". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  6. ^ Lindqvist, Anton (30 September 2016). "Clara Henry, David Lindgren och Hasse Andersson blir programledare för Melodifestivalen 2017". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Les Gordons till Melodifestivalen!". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2017: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna". Melodifestivalen. SVT. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  9. ^ The NPBC (25 February 2017). "MELODIFESTIVALEN SECOND CHANCE ROUND DUELS REVEALED". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  10. ^ "Så många såg Melodifestivalen". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Tv-toppen: Tre miljoner såg Melodifestivalen". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Tv-toppen: Över tre miljoner såg Mello". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Tv-toppen: Årsbästa för Melodifestivalen". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Tv-toppen: Andra chansen i topp". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Tv-toppen: Melodifestivalen i topp" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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