Melodifestivalen 2012

Melodifestivalen 2012
Dates
Semi-final 4 February 2012
11 February 2012
18 February 2012
25 February 2012
Second chance 3 March 2012
Final 10 March 2012
Host
Venue Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
Presenter(s) Gina Dirawi
Sarah Dawn Finer
Helena Bergström
Participants
Number of entries 32: 8 in each heat; 10 in the final (2 from each heat, 2 from the Second Chance round)
Vote
Voting system 50% Jury, 50% SMS and telephone voting in the final.
100% SMS and telephone voting in the heats and Second Chance round.
Winning song "Euphoria" by Loreen
Melodifestivalen
◄2011 • 2012 • 2013►

Melodifestivalen 2012 is a Swedish song contest that was held between 4 February and 10 March 2012. It selected the fifty-second Swedish entry to be internationally represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 (ESC 2012).[1]

As in the editions between 2009–2011, a maximum of eight people were allowed on stage, while only persons of 16 years or over are eligible. However, in accordance with Eurovision rules, only six people were allowed on stage for the Swedish entry at Eurovision. The main singer(s) were required to perform vocals live on stage. However, other backing vocals can be prerecorded, along with the song's backing track.

On 20 June 2011, SVT announced an open call for Melodifestivalen 2012, with some changes in the rules. The first change is that only one web wildcard will be chosen online to compete in Melodifestivalen 2012. The participants could upload audio files instead of video files online.[2]

The second change is that 16 songs were selected by the preliminary jury, with 15 being chosen by inviting specific composers, and another song from the chosen web wildcard, making a total of 32 songs again. The third change involves former Swedish Eurovision representative Christer Björkman being promoted from event producer to the executive producer of Melodifestivalen 2012. However, all songs were presented by Sveriges Television (SVT) from October to December 2011.

For the web competition, authors could upload their audio file on SVT's website between 1–20 September 2011. There were separate categories in the upload for established composers and newcomers.[3] A total of 3,485 songs were uploaded: 570 for the web wildcard and 2,915 for the annual contest.[4]

Helena Paparizou was the guest of honor at the final of the festival. She sang a jazz-dance version of the song by Eric Saade "Popular".[5]

Format

The format of the 2012 Melodifestivalen was similar to the previous ten contests, with four heats, a second chance round, and a grand final. The four heats were held in Växjö (4 February), Gothenburg (11 February), Leksand (18 February) and Malmö (25 February). The second chance round was held in Nyköping on 3 March while the final in Stockholm was held on 10 March.[6] SVT will present the competing songs during October–December 2011.

Schedule

Date City Venue Heat
4 February Växjö VIDA Arena Heat 1 in Småland
11 February Gothenburg Scandinavium Heat 2 in Västergötland
18 February Leksand Tegera Arena Heat 3 in dalarna
25 February Malmö Malmö Arena Heat 4 in Scania
3 March Nyköping Rosvalla Eventcenter Second chance
(Andra chansen)
10 March Stockholm Globen Final

Changes[6]

Entries

32 songs competed in Melodifestivalen 2012. 16 of them were selected from a public call for songs, in which public songwriters and artists could send in songs to SVT, until 20 September 2011. The format for the contest remained the same as in 2011; the same format that was introduced in 2002. The 32 songs were first presented over four heats. A public televote was held to select two songs to progress directly to the final, with the third and fourth placed songs progressing to a Second Chance (Andra Chansen) round. The entries were presented on 9 November 2011. On 21 and 28 November 2011, SVT presented the artists for each song.

Web wildcard

As in the 2010 and 2011 contests, SVT held a web wildcard contest. SVT chose to do this for the public to directly choose a song in the competition. However, the difference from 2011 is that only one entry was chosen by the public, instead of two. From 1–20 September 2011, musicians with no previous music contract were able to submit songs to the SVT Melodifestivalen website. The contest was due to begin on 3 October and end on 7 November 2011.

Unlike the two previous years, it was only the song and not the artist (in combination with the song) that would compete. In addition, the requirement of having a video for the song was abolished. Since the winning song will not have an artist attached, it was SVT (in consultation with the winning song's writers) who decided which artist or group would present the entry in Melodifestivalen.

On 1 September 2011, SVT announced major changes in the web wildcard contest. A major change is that the public can only vote once in a voting round. The major change is that the contest is divided into a mini version of Melodifestivalen. It will become a contest with heats and a grand final.

Of the total 570 submissions of web wildcard entries, SVT will review them, and then select the 32 entries that will compete in the four semi-final heats. The first semi-final was held on 10 October. However, SVT revealed these entries one week earlier, on 3 October. The voting round was held on 10 October between 12:00 and 13:00 CET. The winning entry and one entry that SVT choose will go to the final. The remaining three semi-finals will be held on 17 October, 24 October and 31 October. However, SVT will reveal the semi-final entries one week before each semi-final will begin. On 31 October, a total of eight songs will qualify for the final, which will be held on 7 November. Finals will be determined by telephone voting. It is not decided on the final will be broadcast live on SVT.[7]

On 7 October 2011, SVT announced that four web wildcards were disqualified due to rule violations. All four songs had been published on other websites before the competition began, contrary to SVT's rules. However, on 14 October 2011, SVT disqualified the replaced song "No Games" by Leslie Tay. "No Games" was disqualifed due to the writer having released music through a commercial record companies, in violation of the rules. The songs which have been disqualified are:[8][9]

Rules

Heats

Voting in each heat will be held between 12:00 to 13:00 CET. Later in the afternoon, around 13:30 to 14:00 CET, SVT announce the winner and their own choice at Melodifestivalen website. However, SVT keep the results secret about which finalist viewers respektive SVT chose. The remaining songs will be eliminated. However, all songs in each heat will be realised on Melodifestivalen website one week before the heat will begin. The heats will take place during these dates:[10]

Heat 1
Draw Song
(English translation) 		Artist Songwriter(s) Result Notes
1 "Set Me Free" Trison Tony Andersson, Martin Johansson Disqualified[8]
2 "Wish You Luck" Billie Dee Christian Lumbana 5 Eliminated
3 "How About You?" Keylas Oscar Lindstein 7 Eliminated
4 "Your Majesty" The Commoneers Mark Anthony Woznicki 6 Eliminated
5 "Catch Me" Maria Klemetrud Ditte Lindbom, Maria Klemetrud 3 Eliminated
6 "I mina drömmar"
(In my dreams) 		Maria BenHajji Nanna Sveinsdóttir, Thomas Cars 1 Winner[11]
7 "Seven Years" Flying Kite Moa Rönnåsen, Robin William-Olsson 4 Eliminated
8 "All Day All Night" Grand Slam Peter Andersson, Andy Swaniz 1 Winner[11]
Heat 2
Draw Song
(English translation) 		Artist Songwriter(s) Result Notes
1 "For the Win" Keylas Oscar Lindstein 6 Eliminated
2 "What If" Nordic Shine Stefan Lebrot 3 Eliminated
3 "I'm Yours" Elin Jakobsson Jozsef Nemeth 5 Eliminated
4 "Beautiful Love" David Nestander Erik Kohl 1 Winner[12]
5 "Kitchen Floor" Kajsa Ingemansson Niclas Malmberg 7 Eliminated
6 "Se mig som jag är (om du ser)"
(See me as I am (if you see)) 		Sören Karlsson Sören Karlsson 8 Eliminated
7 "A Heartbeat Away" Demo Voice* Jonas Lundström 1 Winner[12]
8 "Through the Fire" Greta Margreta Sandkvist, Jim Wallenborg 4 Eliminated

* The songwriter for the song "A Heartbeat Away" chose not to present the demo artist to its song. Therefore, it is unknown who sings the song.

Heat 3
Draw Song
(English translation) 		Artist Songwriter(s) Result Notes
1 "Marilyn Monroe" Never Alone Christofer Erixon, Joakim Björnberg 1 Winner[13]
2 "She Is Love" Fredrik Sjöstedt Fredrik Sjöstedt 4 Replaced song,[8]
Eliminated
3 "I Didn't Wanna Say Goodbye" Elin Jakobsson Jozsef Nemeth 6 Eliminated
4 "Ingenting, ingen"
(Nothing, no one) 		Caroline Coquard Caroline Coquard 1 Winner[13]
5 "Dance It All Away" Olle Andersson Olle Andersson, Stefan Arnberg 3 Eliminated
6 "Songbird" Vilda Oliver Lundström, Johan Åberg, Robin Öman 7 Eliminated
7 "On the Top of the Mountain" Madeleine Ericson Madeleine Ericson 8 Eliminated
8 "Jag kommer ut" (I'm coming out) San Francisco Stefan Krakowski 5 Replaced song,[9]
Eliminated
Heat 4
Draw Song
(English translation) 		Artist Songwriter(s) Result Notes
1 "Need to Know" Bowties Erik Andergren, Erik Källner 1 Winner[14]
2 "Kärleken ler"
(The love smiles) 		Ricky & Ronny Ronny Andersson 8 Replaced song[8]
Eliminated
3 "Forever by Your Side" Trison Tony Andersson, Martin Johansson 1 Winner[14]
4 "Not Over You" Felicia Vårnäs Ditte Lindbom 6 Eliminated
5 "Letting Go" Jenifer Sofia Yxklinten 5 Eliminated
6 "Higher" Patrick Egemo Alexander Östman, Fredrik Langå 3 Eliminated
7 "Box of Love" Vilda Anton Fahlgren 7 Eliminated
8 "Believe" Carolina Jakobsson Carl Hansson, Emil Valtersson 4 Eliminated

Web wildcard final

The final were held on November 7, 2011. It was broadcast live in the radio show P4 Extra with the host Lotta Bromé. The eight songs will be played in a quick review at approx. 13:20. The voting were held between 13:00 to 14:00. The results were revealed at approx. 14:33. The final draw:[14]

Draw Song
(English translation) 		Artist Songwriter(s) Result Notes
1 "I mina drömmar"
(In my dreams) 		Maria BenHajji Nanna Sveinsdóttir, Thomas Cars 1 Winner
2 "Beautiful Love" David Nestander Erik Kohl 3 Eliminated
3 "Need to Know" Bowties Erik Andergren, Erik Källner 2 Eliminated
4 "Ingenting, ingen" (Nothing, no one) Caroline Coquard Caroline Coquard 7 Eliminated
5 "Forever by Your Side" Trison Martin Johansson 8 Eliminated
6 "All Day All Night" Grand Slam Peter Andersson, Andy Swaniz 5 Eliminated
7 "A Heartbeat Away" Demo Voice* Jonas Lundström 6 Eliminated
8 "Marilyn Monroe" Never Alone Christofer Erixon, Joakim Björnberg 4 Eliminated

* The songwriter for the song "A Heartbeat Away" chose not to present the demo artist to its song. Therefore, it is unknown who sings the song.

Semi-finals

The four semi-finals will this year be held in Växjö, Gothenburg, Leksand and Malmö. The jury, which chose the sixteen songs of around 3000 submissions, were selected at the end of September 2011. SVT's fifteen wild cards and the jury's choice were revealed on 9 November 2011. The web wildcard were chosen by viewers on 7 November 2011. SVT will announce the first sixteen artists on 21 November and the remaining sixteen artists on 28 November, during two press conferences. On the first press conference, the entries and artists for the first and second semi-final were revealed, however, on the second press conference, the entries and artists for the third and fourth semi-final will be revealed. It is not yet decided when the draw for each semi-final will be revealed.

On 21 November 2011, the first 16 artists were presented, which featured the return of several former Melodifestivalen artists: Loreen, The Moniker, the 2011 Melodifestivalen host Marie Serneholt, the 2002 Melodifestivalen winner Afro-Dite, Andreas Lundstedt, Sonja Aldén and Timoteij.[15] It was also revealed that the song "Porslin" were replaced by the song "Shout It Out", due to SVT couldn't find the right artist for the song.

On 28 November 2011, the last 16 artist were presented, which also featured the return of several former Melodifestivalen artists like Mattias Andréasson and Danny Saucedo from the group E.M.D., in 2012 Melodifestivalen they will solo-compete and Charlotte Perrelli, winner of Eurovision Song Contest 1999. Other Swedish artists who will return to Melodifestivalen again are Love Generation, Andreas Johnson, Molly Sandén, Lotta Engberg and Christer Sjögren (in a duet) and Hanna Lindblad. The rock band Dynazty, which performed the 2010 winning song "This is my life" in the 2011 Melodifestivlen final, will also compete in 2012. The song "To the sky" were replaced by the song "Amazing".[16]

The rules for the semi-finals will be like last year, but with some changes. In the first round the artists will sing their songs, and the public will telephone- and SMS vote. After the appearances will SVT have a quick review of the songs, subsequently terminated round. The five songs which have received most telephone (and SMS) votes will qualify for round 2.

The second round will only have a quick review of the songs with new telephone and SMS-voting round. However, the five songs will keep its votes from the first round. When the round has been terminated, the two songs which have received most votes will qualify for the final. The two songs placed third and fourth will qualify to the Second chance round in Nyköping. The songs placed 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th will be eliminated from the race.[17]

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final was held on 4 February 2012 in VIDA Arena, Växjö.[15]
The songs are in running order.[18]

# Artist Song
(English translation)		 Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Votes Place Results
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Sean Banan "Sean den förste Banan"
(Sean the First Banan)[A] 		Sean Simadi (Sean Banan) (m/l), Joakim Larsson (m/l),
Hans Blomberg (m/l), Mårten Andersson (m/l) 		59,068 38,378 97,446 3 Second Chance
2 Abalone Dots "På väg" (On way) Rebecka Hjukström (m/l), Sophia Hogman (m/l), Louise Holmer (m/l), Viktor Källgren (m/l) 13,156 — 13,156 7 Out
3 The Moniker "I Want to Be Chris Isaak
(This Is Just the Beginning)" 		Daniel Karlsson (The Moniker) (m/l) 10,776 — 10,776 8 Out
4 Afro-Dite "The Boy Can Dance" Figge Boström (m/l), Catrine Loqvist (m/l), Johan Lindman (m/l) 23,795 20,941 44,736 5 Out
5 Dead by April "Mystery" Pontus Hjelm (m/l) 49,851 48,668 98,519 2 Final
6 Marie Serneholt "Salt and Pepper" Lina Eriksson (m/l), Mårten Eriksson (m/l), Figge Boström (m/l) 18,092 — 18,092 6 Out
7 Thorsten Flinck &
Revolutionsorkestern 		"Jag reser mig igen"
(I rise again) 		Thomas G:son (m/l), Ted Ström (m/l) 45,192 44,438 89,630 4 Second Chance
8 Loreen "Euphoria" Thomas G:son (m/l), Peter Boström (m/l) 78,121 82,230 160,351 1 Final

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final was held on 11 February 2012 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg.[15]
The songs are in running order.[18]

# Artist Song
(English translation)		 Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Votes Place Results
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Ulrik Munther "Soldiers" Ulrik Munther (m/l), Johan Aberg (m/l), Linnea Deb (m/l),
Joy Deb (m/l), David Jackson (m/l) 		60,994 52,623 113,617 2 Final
2 Top Cats "Baby Doll" Mårten Eriksson (m/l), Lina Eriksson (m/l), Susie Päivärinta (m/l) 47,129 41,380 88,509 3 Second Chance
3 Sonja Aldén "I din himmel"
(In your heaven) 		Sonja Aldén (m/l), Bobby Ljunggren (m/l), Peter Boström (m/l) 12,246 — 12,246 6 Out
4 Andreas Lundstedt "Aldrig aldrig"
(Never never) 		Niclas Lundin (m/l), Maria Marcus (m/l), Randy Goodrum (m/l) 10,080 — 10,080 7 Out
5 Timoteij "Stormande hav"
(Storming sea) 		Kristian Lagerström (m/l), Johan Fjellström (m/l), Stina Engelbrecht (m/l), Jens Engelbrecht (m/l) 49,752 37,249 87,001 4 Second Chance
6 David Lindgren "Shout It Out" Fernando Fuentes (m/l), Tony Nilsson (m/l) 57,696 71,678 129,374 1 Final
7 Mimi Oh "Det går för långsamt"
(It goes too slow) 		Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad (m/l), Niclas Lundin (m/l) 9,342 — 9,342 8 Out
8 Thomas Di Leva "Ge aldrig upp"
(Never give up) 		Thomas Di Leva (m/l) 34,739 30,028 64,767 5 Out

Semi-final 3

The third semi-final was held on 18 February 2012 in Tegera Arena, Leksand.[16]
The songs are in running order.[18]

# Artist Song
(English translation)		 Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Votes Place Results
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Youngblood "Youngblood" Fredrik Kempe (m/l), David Kreuger (m/l) 26,674 23 285 49,959 4 Second Chance
2 Maria BenHajji "I mina drömmar"
(In my dreams) 		Nanna Sveinsdóttir (l), Thomas Cars (m) 8,720 — 8,720 8 Web Wildcard
Out
3 Mattias Andréasson "Förlåt mig" (Forgive me) Mattias Andréasson (m/l) 24,734 23,485 48,219 5 Out
4 Love Generation "Just a Little Bit" Nadir Khayat (RedOne) (m/l), John Mamann (m/l), Jean-Claude Sindres (m/l),
Teddy Sky (m/l), Yohanne Simon (m/l), Bilal "The Chef" Hajji (m/l) 		18,081 — 18,081 6 Out
5 Carolina Wallin Pérez "Sanningen" (The truth) Michael Clauss (m/l), Martin Bjelke (m/l), Carolina Wallin Pérez (m/l),
F Dread (m/l) 		9,849 — 9,849 7 Out
6 Andreas Johnson "Lovelight" Andreas Johnson (m/l), Peter Kvint (m/l) 39,821 38,520 78,341 3 Second Chance
7 Molly Sandén "Why am I Crying" Molly Sandén (m/l), Aleena Gibson (m/l), Windy Wagner (m/l) 46,310 48,834 95,144 1 Final
8 Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li "Mirakel" (Miracle) Fredrik Andersson (m), Björn Ranelid (l) 38,964 41,205 80,169 2 Final

Semi-final 4

The fourth semi-final was held on 25 February 2012 in Malmö Arena, Malmö.[16]
The songs are in running order.[18]

# Artist Song
(English translation)		 Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Votes Place Results
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Charlotte Perrelli "The Girl" Fredrik Kempe (m/l), Alexander Johnsson (m/l) 42,226 38,680 80,906 5 Out
2 OPA! "Allting blir bra igen"
(Everything will be fine again) 		Michael Sideridis (m/l) 7,017 — 7,017 8 Out
3 Dynazty "Land of Broken Dreams" Thomas G:son (m/l), Thomas "Plec" Johansson (m/l) 45,227 41,170 86,397 4 Second Chance
4 Lotta Engberg &
Christer Sjögren 		"Don't Let Me Down" Lasse Holm, Lars "Dille" Diedricson (m/l) 45,732 44,021 89,753 3 Second Chance
5 Hanna Lindblad "Goosebumps" Hanna Lindblad (m/l), Linda Sundblad (m/l), Tony Nilsson (m/l) 19,009 — 19,009 7 Out
6 Axel Algmark "Kyss mig" (Kiss me) Axel Algmark (m/l), Mattias Frändå (m/l), Jonathan Magnussen (m/l) 31,193 — 31,193 6 Out
7 Lisa Miskovsky "Why Start a Fire?" Lisa Miskovsky (m/l), Aleksander With (m/l), Bernt Rune Stray (m/l),
Berent Philip Moe (m/l) 		49,690 52,390 102,080 2 Final
8 Danny Saucedo "Amazing" Danny Saucedo (m/l), Peter Boström (m/l), Figge Boström (m/l) 121,954 101,273 223,227 1 Final

Second Chance

The Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round was held on 3 March in Rosvalla Nyköping Eventcenter. Eight acts qualified for this round from the semi-finals - the songs that placed 3rd and 4th. A duel format was used, with each song battling against another in order to remain in the contest, and qualify for the final on 10 March. However, this year SVT changed the duel meetings. 2007-2011 the duel meetings were determined before the contest began, which meant that SVT decided how the eight songs would be met. This year SVT held a draw before Second Chance began. The four songs which came 3rd were in one pot, and the four songs which came 4th were in one other pot. Then SVT drew the duel meetings. The rule was that a 3rd and 4th from the same semi-final could not meet in a quarterfinal duel.[19]

Qualified for Second Chance

SF Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Duel
1 Sean Banan "Sean den förste Banan"
(Sean the First Banan)[A] 		Sean Simadi (Sean Banan) (m/l), Joakim Larsson (m/l),
Hans Blomberg (m/l), Mårten Andersson (m/l) 		4
Thorsten Flinck &
Revolutionsorkestern 		"Jag reser mig igen"
(I rise again) 		Thomas G:son (m/l), Ted Ström (m/l) 3
2 Timoteij "Stormande hav"
(Storming sea) 		Kristian Lagerström (m/l), Johan Fjellström (m/l), Stina Engelbrecht (m/l),
Jens Engelbrecht (m/l) 		2
Top Cats "Baby doll" Mårten Eriksson (m/l), Lina Eriksson (m/l), Susie Päivärinta (m/l) 1
3 Andreas Johnson "Lovelight" Andreas Johnson (m/l), Peter Kvint (m/l) 2
Youngblood "Youngblood" Fredrik Kempe (m/l), David Kreuger (m/l) 4
4 Dynazty "Land Of Broken Dreams" Thomas G:son (m/l), Thomas "Plec" Johansson (m/l) 1
Lotta Engberg &
Christer Sjögren 		"Don't Let Me Down" Lasse Holm, Lars "Dille" Diedricson (m/l) 3

The cup

Quarterfinals Semifinals Qualifiers
         
SF
4 		Dynazty
"Land of Broken Dreams" 		46,666
SF
2 		Top Cats
"Baby Doll" 		75,114
SF
2 		Top Cats
"Baby Doll" 		98,782
SF
2 		Timoteij
"Stormande hav" 		54,788
SF
3 		Andreas Johnson
"Lovelight" 		60,969
SF
2 		Timoteij
"Stormande hav" 		69,883
SF
2 		Top Cats
"Baby Doll" 		To final
SF
1 		Thorsten Flinck &
Revolutionsorkestern
"Jag reser mig igen" 		To final
SF
1 		Thorsten Flinck &
Revolutionsorkestern
"Jag reser mig igen" 		109,526
SF
4 		Lotta Engberg &
Christer Sjögren
"Don't Let Me Down" 		79,235
SF
1 		Thorsten Flinck &
Revolutionsorkestern
"Jag reser mig igen" 		196,014
SF
1 		Sean Banan
"Sean den förste Banan" 		111,443
SF
1 		Sean Banan
"Sean den förste Banan" 		138,034
SF
3 		Youngblood
"Youngblood" 		63,984

Final

The final of Melodifestivalen 2012 was held on 10 March 2012 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The two winners from each of the four semi-finals and the two Second chance winners qualified for the final, a total of 10 songs. The winner was decided by a mix of televoting/SMS voting and jury voting.

On 3 March 2011, SVT announced the 11 international groups that made up the jury vote.[20] Each jury group gives their points as follows: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points.

The votes from the Swedish public were calculated the same way as the previous year. The points given to each song from televoting were a percentage of 473 points (equally the same total as the combined jury vote). For example, if a song had received 10% of the vote, then it would have received 47 points. If two songs had ended up at the same position, the people’s votes would have overrule the jury.

Draw Artist Song
(English translation)		 Lyrics (l) / Music (m) Votes Place
Juries Viewers Total
1 David Lindgren "Shout It Out" Fernando Fuentes (m/l), Tony Nilsson (m/l) 65 23 88 4th
2 Thorsten Flinck & Revolutionsorkestern "Jag reser mig igen"
(I Rise Again)		 Thomas G:son (m/l), Ted Ström (m/l) 3 40 43 8th
3 Dead by April "Mystery" Pontus Hjelm (m/l) 25 27 52 7th
4 Lisa Miskovsky "Why Start a Fire?" Lisa Miskovsky (m/l), Aleksander With (m/l), Bernt Rune Stray (m/l),
Berent Philip Moe (m/l) 		21 18 39 9th
5 Top Cats "Baby Doll" Mårten Eriksson (m/l), Lina Eriksson (m/l), Susie Päivärinta (m/l) 35 33 68 6th
6 Loreen "Euphoria" Thomas G:son (m/l), Peter Boström (m/l) 114 154 268 1st
7 Ulrik Munther "Soldiers" Ulrik Munther (m/l), Johan Aberg (m/l), Linnea Deb (m/l),
Joy Deb (m/l), David Jackson (m/l) 		62 26 88 3rd
8 Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li "Mirakel" (Miracle) Fredrik Andersson (m), Björn Ranelid (l) 1 24 25 10th
9 Molly Sandén "Why Am I Crying?" Molly Sandén (m/l), Aleena Gibson (m/l),
Windy Wagner (m/l) 		55 22 77 5th
10 Danny Saucedo "Amazing" Danny Saucedo (m/l), Peter Boström (m/l), Figge Boström (m/l) 92 106 198 2nd

Juries

Song Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina United Kingdom Estonia France Cyprus Republic of Ireland Malta Norway Germany Ukraine Total
"Shout It Out" 10 10 8 2 2 8 - 12 10 2 1 65
"Jag reser mig igen" - 2- - - - - - 1 - - 3
"Mystery" - 8 - 1 6 1 4 - 4 1 - 25
"Why Start a Fire?" 4 4 1 - 1 - 2 1 6 - 2 21
"Baby Doll" 1 - 4 8 - 4 6 2 - 6 4 35
"Euphoria" 6 126 12 10 12 12 10 12 12 10 114
"Soldiers" 2 - 10 6 4 6 8 8 - 10 8 62
"Mirakel" - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1
"Why Am I Crying?" 8 6 2 4 8 10 1 4 2 4 6 55
"Amazing" 12 - 12 10 12 2 10 6 8 8 12 92

Jury spokespersons (in order of appearances):

Televotes

Song Jury No. of televotes (%) Points Total
"Shout It Out" 65 102,308 (5.0%) 23 88
"Jag reser mig igen" 3 172,715 (8.4%) 40 43
"Mystery" 25 119,473 (5.8%) 27 52
"Why Start a Fire?" 21 77,559 (3.8%) 18 39
"Baby Doll" 35 142,688 (7.0%) 33 68
"Euphoria" 114 670,551 (32.7%) 154 268
"Soldiers" 62 112,025 (5.5%) 26 88
"Mirakel" 1 103,200 (5.0%) 24 25
"Why Am I Crying?" 55 94,525 (4.6%) 22 77
"Amazing" 92 458,388 (22.3%) 106 198

Tredje Chansen

Tredje Chansen (Third Chance) is a web-contest organized by Sveriges Television.[21] Thirty-two unsuccessful Melodifestivalen entries in the past ten years will have a third opportunity for a spot in the grand final. The third chance procedure is similar to the actual one, there will be four rounds of third chances (four semi-finals), a last chance (second-chance) and the final. There will be ten participants in the grand final. The winner will be decided by internet viewers and an expert jury while the qualifiers from the semi-finals will be decided by the internet viewers only.

The first edition of Third Chance took place in January 2012, when Melodifestivalen 2012 began. Every week fans from Sweden, Europe and the rest of the world could vote their favourite song with 2 winners from each round (total 8 songs) to the finals and 8 songs for a last chance with available 2 spots left for the final.

Semi-Final 1

# Artist Song Year Voting [22] Place Result
Votes Percent.
1 The Attic feat. Therese "The Arrival" 2007 1,001 6.88% 7 Out
2 Patrik Isaksson "Faller du så faller jag" 2006 1,463 10.06% 5 Out
3 Poets "What Difference Does It Make" 2002 2,087 14.35% 3 Last Chance
4 PayTV "Trendy Discoteque" 2004 1,247 8.57% 6 Out
5 Pain of Salvation "Road Salt" 2010 3,492 24.00% 1 Final
6 Dilba "Try Again" 2011 1,904 13.09% 4 Last Chance
7 Eskobar "Hallellujah New World" 2008 398 2.74% 8 Out
8 Velvet "The Queen" 2009 2,965 20.38% 2 Final

Semi-Final 2

# Artist Song Year Voting [23][24] Place Result
Votes Percent.
1 Verona "La Musica" 2007 1,336 7.71% 6 Out
2 Uno & Irma "God Morgon" 2007 994 5.74% 8 Out
3 Anniela "Elektrisk" 2011 1,672 9.65% 4 Last Chance
4 Magnus Carlsson "Live Forever" 2007 4,030 23.26% 1 Final
5 BWO "Gone" 2005 1,162 6.71% 7 Out
6 Andrés Esteche "Just Like A Boomerang" 2003 1,395 8.05% 5 Out
7 Pauline "Sucker For Love" 2010 3,355 19.36% 3 Last Chance
8 Ola "Love in Stereo" 2008 3,385 19.53% 2 Final

Semi-Final 3

# Artist Song Year Voting [25] Place Result
Votes Percent.
1 Bosson "Efharisto" 2004 3,681 18.88% 2 Final
2 Anna Sahlene & Maria Haukaas Storeng "Killing Me Tenderly" 2009 914 4.69% 6 Out
3 Roger Pontare "Silverland" 2006 1,888 9.68% 5 Out
4 Lasse Lindh "Du behöver aldrig mer vara rädd" 2008 776 3.93% 7 Out
5 Christian Walz "Like Suicide" 2011 2,219 11.38% 4 Last Chance
6 Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän "Underbart" 2010 2,511 12.88% 3 Last Chance
7 Maarja-Liis Ilus "He Is Always On My Mind" 2003 235 1.21% 8 Out
8 Loreen "My Heart Is Refusing Me" 2011 7,281 37.35% 1 Final

Semi-Final 4

# Artist Song Year Voting [26] Place Result
Votes Percent.
1 Love Generation "Dance Alone" 2011 4 239 31.03% 1 Final
8 Lili & Susie "Show Me Heaven" 2009 2 447 17.91% 2 Final
4 Melody Club "The Hunter" 2011 2 019 14.78% 3 Last Chance
5 Johnson & Häggkvist "One Love" 2008 1 975 14.46% 4 Last Chance
3 Magnus Uggla "För kung och fosterland" 2007 1 805 13.21% 5 Out
6 Autolove "Bulletproof Heart" 2004 487 3.57% 6 Out
2 Josefine Nilsson "Med hjärtats egna ord" 2005 360 2.64% 7 Out
7 Anna Maria Espinosa Innan alla ljusen brunnit ut 2010 328 2.40% 8 Out

Last Chance (Sista chansen)

# Artist Song Year Voting [27] Place Result
Votes Percent.
1 Dilba "Try Again" 2011 834 9.77% 6 Out
2 Poets "What Difference Does It Make" 2002 496 5.81% 8 Out
3 Anniela "Elektrisk" 2011 725 8.49% 7 Out
4 Pauline "Sucker For Love" 2010 1 530 17.92% 2 Final
5 Christian Walz "Like Suicide" 2011 1 205 14.11% 4 Out
6 Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän "Underbart" 2010 1 335 15.64% 3 Out
7 Johnson & Häggkvist "One Love" 2008 868 10.17% 5 Out
8 Melody Club "The Hunter" 2011 1 545 18.1% 1 Final

Final

# Artist Song Year Voting Place Result
Votes Percent.
1 Pain of Salvation "Road Salt" 2010 7 959 29.22% 2 Out
2 Velvet "The Queen" 2009 985 3.62% 8 Out
3 Magnus Carlsson "Live Forever" 2007 2 121 7.79% 3 Out
4 Ola "Love in Stereo" 2008 773 2.84% 10 Out
5 Loreen "My Heart Is Refusing Me" 2011 9 416 34.57% 1 Winner
6 Bosson "Efharisto" 2004 1 730 6.35% 4 Out
7 Love Generation "Dance Alone" 2011 1 278 4.69% 5 Out
8 Lili & Susie "Show Me Heaven" 2009 778 2.86% 9 Out
9 Pauline "Sucker for Love" 2010 1 109 4.07% 6 Out
10 Melody Club "The Hunter" 2011 1092 4.01% 7 Out

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  23. ↑ Magnus Carlsson och Ola till Tredje chansen-final (Swedish)
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