Melodifestivalen 2022
| Melodifestivalen 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Heat 1 | 5 February 2022 |
| Heat 2 | 12 February 2022 |
| Heat 3 | 19 February 2022 |
| Heat 4 | 26 February 2022 |
| Semi-final | 5 March 2022 |
| Final | 12 March 2022 |
| Host | |
| Venue |
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| Presenter(s) | All shows: Oscar Zia Guest co-hosts: Eva Rydberg (heat 2) (heat 3) Offstage co-host: Farah Abadi |
| Host broadcaster | SVT |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 28 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Heats and Semi-final: 100% public vote Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote |
Melodifestivalen 2022 is the 62nd edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen,[1] which is organised by Sveriges Television (SVT)[2] and is taking 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 are hosted by Oscar Zia.
Format[]
The event was planned to return to its traditional tour around six cities of the country (namely Malmö, Gothenburg, Linköping, Lidköping, Örnsköldsvik and Stockholm) 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][5] However, due to tightening restrictions in light of the spread of the Omicron variant, SVT announced on 14 January 2022 that all shows would instead be held in Stockholm.[6][7] On 4 February, SVT announced that the first three heats would be held in the Avicii Arena, while the remaining one heat, the semi-final and the final would be held in the Friends Arena.[8][9]
As usual, a total of 28 entries take part in the competition,[1] 12 of which will make it to the final.[10] For this edition, the wildcard spot given to one of the artists in the P4 Nästa competition organised by Sveriges Radio P4 was not used.[11]
Format changes[]
New changes to the format were announced on 26 January 2022.[12]
Heats[]
Two rounds of voting take place. The song with the most amount of votes in the first round directly qualifies for the final, while in the second round, the remaining six songs are decided on largely as it was prior – the top-placed song qualify for the final, while the songs that placed second and third go to the semi-final, using a system of age groups that has been in place since 2019. Each age group's vote carries a score of 12, 10, 8, 5, 3 and 1. For the first time, the full breakdown of the results, including points given out by each age group, is shown on screen. In contrast to previous editions, the two finalists do not reprise their songs at the end of the broadcast.
Semi-finals[]
The semi-finals show was introduced to replace the previously-held Second Chance round.[13] In a draw held on 1 March 2022, the third- and fourth-placed songs from each of the previous four heats (eight songs in total) are placed into two semi-finals. No differences are made on whether the entries placed third or fourth in their respective heats. The top two songs from each semi-final proceed to the final, using the age group system. Each age group's vote carries a score of 12, 10, 8, 5, 3 and 1. For the semi-finals, no full results breakdown is shown on screen.
Final[]
After the international jury groups have cast their votes, all viewers will be provided with new votes, in order to continue to influence the results even after the international jury has had its say. The public voting results will be determined using the age group system. Each age group's vote will carry a score of 12, 10, 8–1.
Presenters[]
On 7 September 2021, Oscar Zia was revealed to return as the main presenter for the show in 2022, after hosting the second heat of Melodifestivalen 2021.[3] Radio and television host Farah Abadi is serving as the artists' interviewer along the course of the competition.[14]
As of 19 February 2022, co-hosts have included Eva Rydberg (heat 2)[15] and (heat 3).
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.[16] 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.[17]
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.[18][19] Several participants have previously competed at Melodifestivalen: 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), Sami Rekik, member of Medina (2021, with WAHL), Danne Stråhed (1992, as part of Wizex) 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, , 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, , Thomas Stengaard |
| Anna Bergendahl | "Higher Power" | Anna Bergendahl, Thomas G:son, Bobby Ljunggren, |
| Browsing Collection | "Face in the Crowd" | Carolina Karlsson, Mimi Brander, Moa Lenngren, Nora Lenngren, , |
| Cazzi Opeia | "I Can't Get Enough" | Bishat Araya, , Cazzi Opeia, Paul Rey |
| Cornelia Jakobs | "Hold Me Closer" | , David Zandén, Cornelia Jakobsdotter |
| Danne Stråhed | "Hallabaloo" | Danne Stråhed, , Erik Stenhammar |
| Faith Kakembo | "Freedom" | Laurell Barker, Anderz Wrethov, , Faith Kakembo |
| John Lundvik | "Änglavakt" | Anderz Wrethov, Elin Wrethov, Benjamin Rosenbohm, , 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, , Ali Jammali |
| Lillasyster | "Till Our Days Are Over" | Jimmy Jansson, , Ian-Paolo Lira, Martin Westerstrand |
| Linda Bengtzing | "Fyrfaldigt hurra!" | Thomas G:son, Linda Bengtzing, Myra Granberg, |
| 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, , Ali Jammali |
| Niello & Lisa Ajax | "Tror du att jag bryr mig" | Yvonne Dahlbom, Niklas Grahn Linroth, |
| 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, |
| Tenori | "La stella" | Dan Sundquist, , , 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 |
Heats[]
Heat 1[]
The first heat took place on 5 February 2022 in the Avicii Arena, Stockholm. A total of 207,996 votes were cast.[20] Due to a technical fault, app voting did not work during this heat and only telephone voting was counted.[21]
| Draw[22] | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Place | Votes | Points | Place | ||||
| 1 | Malou Prytz | "Bananas" | TBA | 1 | 6 | Out | ||
| 2 | Theoz | "Som du vill" | 10 / 8 | 2 / 3 | Semi-final | |||
| 3 | Shirley Clamp | "Let There Be Angels" | 3 | 5 | Out | |||
| 4 | Omar Rudberg | "Moving Like That" | 5 | 4 | Out | |||
| 5 | Danne Stråhed | "Hallabaloo" | 10 / 8 | 2 / 3 | Semi-final | |||
| 6 | Cornelia Jakobs | "Hold Me Closer" | TBA | 1 | — | Final | ||
| 7 | Robin Bengtsson | "Innocent Love" | TBA | 12 | 1 | Final | ||
Heat 2[]
The second heat took place on 12 February 2022 in the Avicii Arena, Stockholm. A total of 541,541 devices were used to cast votes.[23]
| Round 2 detailed televoting results[24] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Age groups | Telephone | ||||||
| 3-9 | 10-15 | 16-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75+ | |||
| 2 | "Tror du att jag bryr mig" | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | "I Want to Be Loved" | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | "Suave" | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | "Face in the Crowd" | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | "Änglavakt" | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 7 | "My Way" | 1 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Draw[22] | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Place | Votes | Points | Place | ||||
| 1 | Liamoo | "Bluffin" | TBA | 1 | — | Final | ||
| 2 | Niello and Lisa Ajax | "Tror du att jag bryr mig" | TBA | 21 | 6 | Out | ||
| 3 | Samira Manners | "I Want to Be Loved" | 35 | 4 | Out | |||
| 4 | Alvaro Estrella | "Suave" | 69 | 2 | Semi-final | |||
| 5 | Browsing Collection | "Face in the Crowd" | 33 | 5 | Out | |||
| 6 | John Lundvik | "Änglavakt" | 92 | 1 | Final | |||
| 7 | Tone Sekelius | "My Way" | 62 | 3 | Semi-final | |||
Heat 3[]
The third heat took place on 19 February 2022 in the Avicii Arena, Stockholm. A total of 556,791 devices were used to cast votes.[25]
| Round 2 detailed televoting results[25] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Age groups | Telephone | ||||||
| 3-9 | 10-15 | 16-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75+ | |||
| 1 | "I Can't Get Enough" | 12 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | "Lyckligt slut" | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | "Best to Come" | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 4 | "Shut Me Up" | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | "Freedom" | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | "Fyrfaldigt hurra" | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Draw[22] | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Place | Votes | Points | Place | ||||
| 1 | Cazzi Opeia | "I Can't Get Enough" | TBA | 67 | 3 | Semi-final | ||
| 2 | Lancelot | "Lyckligt slut" | 35 | 5 | Out | |||
| 3 | Lisa Miskovsky | "Best to Come" | 75 | 2 | Semi-final | |||
| 4 | Tribe Friday | "Shut Me Up" | 19 | 6 | Out | |||
| 5 | Faith Kakembo | "Freedom" | 79 | 1 | Final | |||
| 6 | Linda Bengtzing | "Fyrfaldigt hurra!" | 37 | 4 | Out | |||
| 7 | Anders Bagge | "Bigger Than the Universe" | TBA | 1 | — | Final | ||
Heat 4[]
The fourth heat took place on 26 February 2022 in the Friends Arena, Stockholm. Heat 4 was originally going to take place at Avicii Arena, but had to be moved because the arena was already booked for a concert by singer Tomas Ledin.[26] A total of 534,683 devices were used to cast votes.[27]
| Round 2 detailed televoting results[27] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Song | Age groups | Telephone | ||||||
| 3-9 | 10-15 | 16-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75+ | |||
| 1 | "Higher Power" | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | "Till Our Days Are Over" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | "Synd om dig" | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | "La stella" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | "In i dimman" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | "The End" | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Draw[22] | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Place | Votes | Points | Place | ||||
| 1 | Anna Bergendahl | "Higher Power" | TBA | 73 | 2 | Semi-final | ||
| 2 | Lillasyster | "Till Our Days Are Over" | 65 | 3 | Semi-final | |||
| 3 | Malin Christin | "Synd om dig" | 16 | 6 | Out | |||
| 4 | Tenori | "La stella" | 37 | 5 | Out | |||
| 5 | Medina | "In i dimman" | 84 | 1 | Final | |||
| 6 | Angelino | "The End" | 37 | 4 | Out | |||
| 7 | Klara Hammarström | "Run to the Hills" | TBA | 1 | — | Final | ||
Semi-finals[]
The semi-finals took place on 5 March 2022 in the Friends Arena, Stockholm. A total of 584,876 devices were used to cast votes.[28]
Semi-final 1[]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | Tone Sekelius | "My Way" | TBA | 1 / 2 | Final | |
| 2 | Alvaro Estrella | "Suave" | 3 / 4 | Out | ||
| 3 | Danne Stråhed | "Hallabaloo" | 3 / 4 | Out | ||
| 4 | Anna Bergendahl | "Higher Power" | 1 / 2 | Final | ||
Semi-final 2[]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | |||||
| 5 | Theoz | "Som du vill" | TBA | 1 / 2 | Final | |
| 6 | Lisa Miskovsky | "Best to Come" | 3 / 4 | Out | ||
| 7 | Lillasyster | "Till Our Days Are Over" | 3 / 4 | Out | ||
| 8 | Cazzi Opeia | "I Can't Get Enough" | 1 / 2 | Final | ||
Final[]
The final will take place on 12 March 2022 in the Friends Arena, Stockholm.
| Draw[29] | Artist | Song | Juries | Televote / App | Place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Klara Hammarström | "Run to the Hills" | TBD | ||||
| 2 | Theoz | "Som du vill" | |||||
| 3 | Anna Bergendahl | "Higher Power" | |||||
| 4 | John Lundvik | "Änglavakt" | |||||
| 5 | Tone Sekelius | "My Way" | |||||
| 6 | Anders Bagge | "Bigger than the Universe" | |||||
| 7 | Robin Bengtsson | "Innocent Love" | |||||
| 8 | Faith Kakembo | "Freedom" | |||||
| 9 | Liamoo | "Bluffin" | |||||
| 10 | Cornelia Jakobs | "Hold Me Closer" | |||||
| 11 | Cazzi Opeia | "I Can't Get Enough" | |||||
| 12 | Medina | "In i dimman" | |||||
Ratings[]
| Show | Air date | Viewers (millions) |
Share (%) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | 5 February 2022 | 3,017 | 76% | [citation needed] |
| Heat 2 | 12 February 2022 | 2,835 | 75% | |
| Heat 3 | 19 February 2022 | 2,94 | 75,1% | |
| Heat 4 | 26 February 2022 | 2,759 | 73,2% | |
| Semi-finals | 5 February 2022 | 2,506 | 72,6% | |
| Final | 12 March 2022 | TBD | ||
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