Tonight the biggest national selection kicked off with the first semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2020 in Linköping, Sweden! Seven artists fought for two spots in the final and two spots in the second chance round. Melodifestivalen 2020 is hosted by David Sundin, Linnea Henriksson & Lina Hedlund!
Robin Bengtsson & The Mama’s qualified for the final
This evening The Mama’s, Suzi P, Robin Bengtsson, Malou Prytz, OVÖ, Sonja Aldén, and Felix Sandman took the stage in Linköping. Everyone performed their entry and the winners were decided by 100% tele- & app voting.
The voting is divided into two rounds. After the first voting round, the best five acts proceed to the second round. After another recap/voting and an interval act we get the two acts who got the most votes and qualified for the final in Stockholm (Solna) and who finished 3rd and 4th and qualified for the second chance round and who sadly finished fifth and is also out.
The results:
- The Mamas – Move – QUALIFIED FOR THE FINAL
- Suzi P – Moves – OUT (7th)
- Robin Bengtsson – Take a chance – QUALIFIED FOR THE FINAL
- Malou Prytz – Ballerina – QUALIFIED FOR SECOND CHANCE
- OVÖ – Inga problem – OUT (6th)
- Sonja Aldén – Sluta aldrig gå – OUT (5th)
- Felix Sandman – Boys with emotions – QUALIFIED FOR SECOND CHANCE
Votes of the songs that are eliminated:
5. Sonja Aldén, 661 376 röster
6. OVÖ, 633 485 röster
7. Suzi P, 582 520 röster
You can watch the acts that did not qualify for the final on the official Melodifestivalen YouTube channel HERE.
Melodifestivalen 2020
Semi-final 1: 1 February – Linköping
Semi-final 2: 8 February – Gothenburg
Semi-final 3: 15 February – Luleå
Semi-final 4: 22 February – Malmö
Second chance: 29 February -Eskilstuna
Grand Final: 7 March – Stockholm
Last year Sweden was represented by John Lundvik and his entry “Too Late For Love” after winning Melodifestivalen 2019! He finished in 5th place during the grand final in Tel Aviv with 334 points!
