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Melodifestivalen 2012 
Semi-final(s) 4 February 2012
11 February 2012
18 February 2012
25 February 2012Second Chance 3 March 2011 Final 10 March 2012 Presenter(s) Gina Dirawi
Sarah Dawn Finer
Helena BergströmBroadcaster SVT Venue Globen, Stockholm, Sweden Winning song TBD Voting system 50% Jury, 50% SMS and telephone voting in the final.
100% SMS and telephone voting in the semi-finals and Second Chace round.Number of entries 32: 8 in each semi-final; 10 in the final (2 from each semi-final, 2 from the Second Chance round) Melodifestivalen ◄2011 
2013►Melodifestivalen 2012 is a Swedish song contest that will be held between 4 February and 10 March 2012. It will select Sweden's 52nd song 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 are allowed on stage, while only persons of 16 years or over would be eligible. However, in accordance with Eurovision rules, only six people are allowed on stage for the Swedish entry at Eurovision. The main singer(s) has to perform vocals live on stage, however other backing vocals could be pre-recorded along with the song's backing track.
On 20 June, 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 and 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 is that Christer Björkman is promoted from event producer to executive producer of Melodifestivalen 2012. However, all songs will be presented by Sveriges Television (SVT) during October-December 2011.
For the web competition, authors could upload their audio file on SVT's website between 1–20 September 2011. There were a separation 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]
Contents
Format
The 2012 edition of Melodifestivalen will be similar to the previous ten year's arrangement, with four semi-finals, a second-chance round and a grand final. The four semi-finals will be held in Växjö (4 February), Gothenburg (11 February), Leksand (18 February) and Malmö (25 February). The Second chance round will be held in Nyköping on 3 March while the final in Stockholm will be held on 10 March.[5] SVT will present the competing songs during October–December 2011.
Schedule
Date City Venue Heat 4 February Växjö VIDA Arena Semi-final 1 11 February Gothenburg Scandinavium Semi-final 2 18 February Leksand Tegera Arena Semi-final 3 25 February Malmö Malmö Arena Semi-final 4 3 March Nyköping Nyköping Eventcenter Second chance
(Andra chansen)10 March Stockholm Globen Final Changes[5]
- In the web wildcard contest, it is only the song and not the artist who competes.
- The entries must be at least two minutes long.
- Foreign authors may submit entries to both the web wildcard contest and Melodifestivalen, but they must have at least one Swedish author.
Web wildcard
As in 2010 and 2011 contest, SVT will held a web wildcard contest. SVT have chose to do this for the public to receive a place in the competition. However, the difference from last year that it is only one entry from the public that will be chosen, instead of two entries. From 1–20 September, musicians with no previous music contract could submit songs to the SVT Melodifestivalen website. The contest will begin on 3 October and end on 7 November.
Unlike the two previous years, it is from now on only the song and not the artist (in combination with the song) that will compete. In addition, the requirement of video for the song is abolished. Since the winning song will not have an artist, it's SVT (in consultation with the winning song's authors) who decides which artist or group will 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.[6]
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 the SVT's rules. However, on 14 October 2011, SVT disqualified the replaced song "No Games" by Leslie Tay. "No Games" is disqualifed due to the author has released music through a commercial record companies, in violation of the rules. The songs which have been disqualified are:[7][8]
- "Set me free" - Trison (was not replaced).
- "Mary doesn't care" - My Niece (replaced by "She Is Love" - Fredrik Sjöstedt).
- "Stars might shine" - Albin Loán (replaced by "No Games" - Chris Mhina).
- "Fine" - My Niece (replaced by "Kärleken ler" - Ricky och Ronny).
- "No Games" - Chris Mhina (replaced by "Jag kommer ut" - San Francisco).
Roules
- Only non-established artists and songwriters can submit entries to the web wildcard contest.
- Authors who compete must not have had the musical works published previously (prior to 1 October 2011).
- During the contest, contestants entries only be published on the Melodifestivalen website. Authors must not publish entries to other websites in video format. The exception is that you link the song from SVT Play to other websites.
- SVT has the right to deny entries to compete for the audio file has bad sound quality.
- SVT has the right to deny grants to race, if the content is considered offensive or violates the regular contest 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:[9]
- Monday 10 October 2011 - Heat 1 (completed)
- Monday 17 October 2011 - Heat 2 (completed)
- Monday 24 October 2011 - Heat 3 (completed)
- Monday 31 October 2011 - Heat 4 (completed)
- Monday 7 November 2011 - Final (completed)
Heat 1
Draw Song
(English translation)Artist Songwriter(s) Result Notes 1"Set Me Free"TrisonTony Andersson, Martin JohanssonDisqualified[7] 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[10] 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[10] 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[11] 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[11] 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[12] 2 "She Is Love" Fredrik Sjöstedt Fredrik Sjöstedt 4 Replaced song,[7]
Eliminated3 "I Didn't Wanna Say Goodbye" Elin Jakobsson Jozsef Nemeth 6 Eliminated 4 "Ingenting, ingen"
(Nothing, no one)Caroline Coquard Caroline Coquard 1 Winner[12] 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,[8]
EliminatedHeat 4
Draw Song
(English translation)Artist Songwriter(s) Result Notes 1 "Need To Know" Bowties Erik Andergren, Erik Källner 1 Winner[13] 2 "Kärleken ler"
(Love smiles)Ricky & Ronny Ronny Andersson 8 Replaced song[7]
Eliminated3 "Forever By Your Side" Trison Tony Andersson, Martin Johansson 1 Winner[13] 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 7 November, 2011. It was live broadcasted 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:[13]
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.
Entries
32 songs will compete in Melodifestivalen 2012. 16 of them will be selected from a public call for songs, in which public songwriters and artists could send in songs to SVT, until the 20 September 2011. The format for the contest will remain the same from last year's, the same format that was introduced in 2002. The 32 songs will be presented over four semi-finals. A public televote will be held to select two songs to progress directly to the final, with the 3rd and 4th 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 will present the artist to the songs. The songs in the table have yet no artist and/or has not been assigned a semi-final:
Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Music (m), Lyrics (l) or Music and lyrics (m/l)? "Allting blir bra igen" Michael Sideridis (m/l) ? "Don't Let Me Down" Lasse Holm, Lars "Dille" Diedricson (m/l) ? "Förlåt mig" Mattias Andréasson (m/l) ? "Goosebumps" Hanna Lindblad (m/l), Linda Sundblad (m/l), Tony Nilsson (m/l) Maria BenHajji "I mina drömmar" Nanna Sveinsdóttir (l), Thomas Cars (m) ? "Just A Little Bit" Nadir Khayat (RedOne) & RedOne Team (m/l) ? "Land Of Broken Dreams" Thomas G:son (m/l), Thomas "Plec" Johansson (m/l) ? "Lovelight" Andreas Johnson (m/l), Peter Kvint (m/l) ? "Mirakel" Fredrik Andersson (m), Björn Ranelid (l) ? "Sanningen" Michael Clauss (m/l), Martin Bjelke (m/l) ? "The Girl" Fredrik Kempe (m/l), Alexander Johnsson (m/l) ? "To the Sky" Fernando Fuentes (m/l), Tony Nilsson (m/l), Danny Saucedo (m/l), Peter Boström (m/l), Figge Boström (m/l) ? "Kyss mig" Axel Algmark (m/l), Mattias Frändå (m/l), Jonathan Magnussen (m/l) ? "Why Am I Crying" Molly Sandén (m/l), Aleena Gibson (m/l), Windy Wagner (m/l) ? "Why Start A Fire" Lisa Miskovsky (m/l), Aleksander With (m/l), Bernt Rune Stray (m/l), Berent Philip Moe (m/l) ? "Youngblood" Fredrik Kempe (m/l), David Krüger (m/l) 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 Novemeber 2011, the first 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.[14] 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.
The rules for the semi-finals are not yet revealed. However, the winner and runner-up in each semi-final goes to the final, and the songs on third and fourth place will go to the Second chance-round. The remaining songs on 5th to 8th place will be eliminated from the competition.
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final will be held on 4 February 2012 in VIDA Arena, Växjö.[14]
The songs are presented in alphabetical order, due to SVT have not yet revealed the draw.# Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) 1 Loreen "Euphoria" Thomas G:son (m/l), Peter Boström (m/l) 2 The Moniker "I Want To Be Chris Isaak
(This Is Just the Beginning)"Daniel Karlsson (The Moniker) (m/l) 3 Thorsten Flinck &
Revolutionsorkestern"Jag reser mig igen" Thomas G:son (m/l), Ted Ström (m/l) 4 Dead by April "Mystery" Pontus Hjelm (m/l) 5 Abalone Dots "På väg" Rebecka Hjukström (m/l), Sophia Hogman (m/l), Louise Holmer (m/l), Viktor Källgren (m/l) 6 Marie Serneholt "Salt & Pepper" Lina Eriksson (m/l), Mårten Eriksson (m/l), Figge Boström (m/l) 7 Sean Banan "Sean Den Förste Banan" Sean Simadi (Sean Banan) (m/l), Joakim Larsson (m/l), Hans Blomberg (m/l), Mårten Andersson (m/l) 8 Afro-Dite "The Boy Can Dance" Figge Boström (m/l), Catrine Loqvist (m/l), Johan Lindman (m/l) Semi-final 2
The second semi-final will be held on 11 February 2012 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg.[14]
The songs are presented in alphabetical order, due to SVT have not yet revealed the draw.# Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) 1 Andreas Lundstedt "Aldrig" Niclas Lundin (m/l), Maria Marcus (m/l), Randy Goodrum (m/l) 2 Top Cats "Baby Doll" Mårten Eriksson (m/l), Lina Eriksson (m/l), Susie Päivärinta (m/l) 3 Mimi Oh "Det går för långsamt" Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad (m/l), Niclas Lundin (m/l) 4 Thomas Di Leva "Ge aldrig upp" Thomas Di Leva (m/l) 5 Sonja Aldén "I din himmel" Sonja Aldén (m/l), Bobby Ljunggren (m/l), Peter Boström (m/l) 6 David Lindgren "Shout It Out" Fernando Fuentes (m/l), Tony Nilsson (m/l) 7 Ulrik Munther "Soldiers" Ulrik Munther (m/l), Johan Åberg (m/l), Linnea Deb (m/l), Joy Deb (m/l), David Jackson (m/l) 8 Timoteij "Stormande hav" Kristian Lagerström (m/l), Johan Fjellström (m/l), Stina Engelbrecht (m/l), Jens Engelbrecht (m/l) Semi-final 3
The third semi-final will be held on 18 February 2012 in Tegera Arena, Leksand.
The songs are presented in alphabetical order, due to SVT have not yet revealed the draw.# Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Semi-final 4
The fourth semi-final will be held on 25 February 2012 in Malmö Arena, Malmö.
The songs are presented in alphabetical order, due to SVT have not yet revealed the draw.# Artist Song Lyrics (l) / Music (m) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 References
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