Melodifestivalen 2015 Explained

Melodifestivalen
Year:	2015
Size:	250px
Final:	14 March 2015
Heat1:	7 February 2015
Heat2:	14 February 2015
Heat3:	21 February 2015
Heat4:	28 February 2015
Second:	7 March 2015
Presenters:	Robin Paulsson Sanna Nielsen
Director:	Robin Hofwander Fredrik Bäcklund
Venue:	Friends Arena Solna, Sweden
Winner:	"Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw
Entries:	28: 7 in each heat; 12 in the final (2 from each heat, 4 from the Second Chance round)

Melodifestivalen 2015 was the Swedish music competition that selected Sweden's 55th entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.^[1] Måns Zelmerlöw won with the song "Heroes". The hosts for the show were Sanna Nielsen (winner of Melodifestivalen 2014) and comedian Robin Paulsson.^{[2] [3]}

For the fourteenth consecutive year, the competition consisted of four heats, a "Second Chance" round, and a final. However, the total number of competing entries was reduced from 32 to 28. The 28 competing entries were divided into four heats, with seven compositions in each. From each semifinal, the songs that earned first and second place went directly to the final, while the songs that placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each semifinal were eliminated from the competition.^[4]

A new rule for the 2015 edition of the competition stipulated that at least 50% of the selected entries were to be written by female composers or lyricists in a full or partial capacity.^{[5] [6]}

Format

Melodifestivalen 2015 was the fourteenth consecutive year in which the competition will take place in different cities across Sweden. The four semifinals were held in Gothenburg (7 February), Malmö (14 February), Östersund (21 February) and Örebro (28 February). The Second Chance round took place in Helsingborg on 7 March while the final in Solna was held on 14 March.^[4]

Schedule and ratings

Show	Date	City	Venue	Viewers	Votes
Heat 1	7 February			3,383,000	1,215,965^[7]
Heat 2	14 February			3,332,000	2,382,636^[8]
Heat 3	21 February			3,145,000	2,865,979^[9]
Heat 4	28 February			3,111,000	2,573,350^[10]
Second Chance	7 March			3,030,000	3,830,306^[11]
Final	14 March			3,736,000	1,555,557^[12]

Competing entries

Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)
Andreas Johnson	"Living to Die"	Andreas Johnson, Bobby Ljunggren, Karl-Ola Kjellholm
Andreas Weise	"Bring Out the Fire"	Henrik Jansson,, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad
Annika Herlitz	"Ett andetag"	Amir Aly, Maciel Numhauser, Robin Abrahamsson, Sharon Dyall, Sharon Vaughn
Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone	"Det rår vi inte för"	Behrang Miri, Albin Johnsén, Måns Zelmerlöw, Tony Nilsson
Caroline Wennergren	"Black Swan"	Nicklas Eklund, Joel DeLuna, Aimee Bobruk
Daniel Gildenlöw	"Pappa"	Daniel Gildenlöw
Dinah Nah	"Make Me (La La La)"	Dinah Nah, Dr. Alban (Alban Nwapa), Jakke Erixson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm
Dolly Style	"Hello Hi"	Emma Nors, Palle Hammarlund, Jimmy Jansson
Ellen Benediktson	"Insomnia"	Ellen Benediktson, Anderz Wrethov
Emelie Irewald	"Där och då med dig"	Emelie Irewald
Eric Saade	"Sting"	Arash Fahmi, Fredrik Kempe, Hamed "K-one" Pirouzpanah, David Kreuger
Hasse Andersson	"Guld och gröna skogar"	Anderz Wrethov, Elin Wrethov, Johan Bejerholm, Johan Deltinger
Isa	"Don't Stop"	Isa Tengblad, Johan Ramström, Gustaf Svenungsson, Magnus Wallin, Oscar Merner
Jessica Andersson	"Can't Hurt Me Now"	Aleena Gibson, Fredrik Thomander
Jon Henrik Fjällgren	"Jag är fri (Manne Leam Frijje)"	Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Erik Holmberg, Tony Malm, Josef Melin
JTR	"Building It Up"	John Andreasson, Tom Lundbäck, Robin Lundbäck, Erik Lewander, Iggy Strange Dahl
Kalle Johansson	"För din skull"	Martin Eriksson, Thomas G:son, Thomas Karlsson
Kristin Amparo	"I See You"	Kristin Amparo, Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger
Linus Svenning	"Forever Starts Today"	Aleena Gibson, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Fredrik Kempe
Magnus Carlsson	"Möt mig i Gamla stan"	Thomas G:son, Lina Eriksson
Marie Bergman & Sanne Salomonsen	"Nonetheless"	Andreas Stone Johansson, Allison Kaplan
Mariette	"Don’t Stop Believing"	Miss Li (Linda Karlsson), Sonny Gustafsson
Midnight Boy	"Don't Say No"	Johan Krafman, Kristofer Östergren, Olle Blomström
Molly Pettersson Hammar	"I'll Be Fine"	Molly Pettersson Hammar, Lisa Desmond, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Gavin Jones
Måns Zelmerlöw	"Heroes"	Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb
Neverstore	"If I Was God For One Day"	Thomas G:son, John Gordon, Jacob Widén
Rickard Söderberg & Elize Ryd	"One By One"	Elize Ryd, Jimmy Jansson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Sharon Vaughn
Samir & Viktor	"Groupie"	Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Maria Smith, Kevin Högdahl, Viktor Thell

Heats

Heat 1

The results of this heat were contested after the crash of the application.^[13]

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes^[14]			Place	Results
					Total
1	Molly Pettersson Hammar	"I'll Be Fine"	82,807	82,807	6	Out
2	Daniel Gildenlöw	"Pappa"	44,483	44,483	7	Out
3	Rickard Söderberg & Elize Ryd	"One By One"	101,433	27,928	129,361	5	Out
4	Dolly Style	"Hello Hi"	138,255	16,961	155,216	3	Second chance
5	Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone	"Det rår vi inte för"	140,374	8,606	148,980	4	Second chance
6	Jessica Andersson	"Can't Hurt Me Now"	187,686	25,279	212,965	2	Final
7	Eric Saade	"Sting"	413,556	35,324	448,880	1	Final

Heat 2

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes			Place	Results
					Total
1	Linus Svenning	"Forever Starts Today"	357,113	36,156	393,269	4	Second chance
2	Emelie Irewald	"Där och då med dig"	134,638	134,638	6	Out
3	Samir & Viktor	"Groupie"	455,225	19,958	475,183	3	Second chance
4	Neverstore	"If I Was God For One Day"	253,725	12,227	265,952	5	Out
5	Marie Bergman & Sanne Salomonsen	"Nonetheless"	134,427	134,427	7	Out
6	Magnus Carlsson	"Möt mig i Gamla stan"	441,477	34,140	475,617	2	Final
7	Mariette	"Don’t Stop Believing"	472,908	28,219	501,127	1	Final

Heat 3

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes			Place	Results
					Total
1	Ellen Benediktson	"Insomnia"	288,995	9,768	298,763	5	Out
2	Kalle Johansson	"För din skull"	261,572	261,572	6	Out
3	Andreas Weise	"Bring Out the Fire"	419,346	31,577	450,923	3	Second chance
4	Andreas Johnson	"Living to Die"	252,280	252,280	7	Out
5	Isa	"Don't Stop"	499,426	18,978	518,404	2	Final
6	Kristin Amparo	"I See You"	395,936	19,074	415,010	4	Second chance
7	Jon Henrik Fjällgren	"Jag är fri (Manne Leam Frijje)"	593,601	72,716	666,317	1	Final

Heat 4

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes			Place	Results
					Total
1	Midnight Boy	"Don't Say No"	157,793	157,793	7	Out
2	Caroline Wennergren	"Black Swan"	252,405	31,787	284,192	5	Out
3	JTR	"Building It Up"	378,312	7,590	385,902	2	Final
4	Hasse Andersson	"Guld och gröna skogar"	339,263	40,042	379,305	3	Second chance
5	Dinah Nah	"Make Me (La La La)"	356,640	9,438	366,078	4	Second chance
6	Annika Herlitz	"Ett andetag"	226,388	226,388	6	Out
7	Måns Zelmerlöw	"Heroes"	712,652	58,771	771,423	1	Final

Second Chance

The Second Chance (Andra chansen) round was held on 7 March 2015 in Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg. Unlike in the previous editions, four out of eight competing entries were sent to the final this year. The preliminary two-phase voting introduced in 2013 was eliminated, bringing back a duel-only competition. The duels are as follows:

It was announced that Malena Ernman, Melodifestivalen winner and Sweden's representative at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest would join Behrang Miri and Victor Crone on stage to do the opera vocals.^[15]

Duel	Draw	Artist	Song	Votes^[16]	Result
I	1		"Bring Out the Fire"	402,521	Out
	2		"Forever Starts Today"	531,109	Final
II	1		"Guld och gröna skogar"	599,724	Final
	2	Kristin Amparo	"I See You"	441,015	Out
III	1	Dolly Style	"Hello Hi"	404,960	Out
	2		"Make Me (La La La)"	524,887	Final
IV	1	Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone	"Det rår vi inte för"	297,739	Out
	2		"Groupie"	628,022	Final

Final

The grand final of this year's Melodifestivalen was held on 14 March in the 28,000-seat Friends Arena in Solna.^[17] Unlike in the previous editions of Melodifestivalen, twelve songs competed in this year's final, two more than before. Eight finalists were selected during the four-week semi finals and four from the Second Chance round.^[18]

Draw^[19]	Artist	Song	Juries	Televote/SMS			Total	Place
				Votes	%	Points
1	Samir & Viktor	"Groupie"	29	65,927	4.2%	20	49	8
2	JTR	"Building It Up"	21	14,236	0.9%	4	25	10
3	Dinah Nah	"Make Me (La La La)"	14	28,094	1.8%	8	22	12
4	Jon Henrik Fjällgren	"Jag är fri (Manne Leam Frijje)"	51	288,964	18.6%	88	139	2
5	Jessica Andersson	"Can't Hurt Me Now"	15	25,721	1.7%	8	23	11
6	Måns Zelmerlöw	"Heroes"	122	545,601	35.1%	166	288	1
7	Linus Svenning	"Forever Starts Today"	41	57,838	3.8%	18	59	6
8	Isa	"Don't Stop"	38	60,213	3.9%	18	56	7
9	Magnus Carlsson	"Möt mig i Gamla stan"	10	59,811	3.8%	18	28	9
10	Eric Saade	"Sting"	48	96,237	6.2%	29	77	5
11	Mariette	"Don't Stop Believing"	74	90,749	5.8%	28	102	3
12	Hasse Andersson	"Guld och gröna skogar"	10	222,166	14.3%	68	78	4

Detailed international jury votes^[20]
Draw	Song												Total
														1	"Groupie"			10	4				8	6		1	29
2	"Building It Up"			8		6	6	1					21
3	"Make Me (La La La)"				1			2	10	1			14
4	"Jag är fri (Manne leam frijje)"	8	8	4		2	8			8	1	12	51
5	"Can't Hurt Me Now"	4					1		6		4		15
6	"Heroes"	12	12	12	12	12	12	6	12	12	12	8	122
7	"Forever Starts Today"	2	10	1	6	4	2	4			6	6	41
8	"Don't Stop"		4			10			2	4	8	10	38
9	"Möt mig i Gamla stan"	1	1		8								10
10	"Sting"	10	2	6	2	1	4	10	1	10		2	48
11	"Don't Stop Believing"	6	6	2	10	8	10	12	4	2	10	4	74
12	"Guld och gröna skogar"							8			2		10

External links

• Melodifestivalen Official Site
• Reports and pics of Melodifestivalen

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eurovision Sweden: SVT confirms participation in Eurovision 2015. esctoday.com. 29 September 2014.
2. Web site: Sanna Nielsen och Robin Paulsson – programledare för Melodifestivalen 2015. svt.se. 29 September 2014. sv.
3. Web site: Sanna Nielsen och Robin Paulsson leder Melodifestivalen. Dagens Media. 29 September 2014. sv.
4. Web site: Sweden's Melodifestivalen dates, changes and presenters announced. 29 September 2014. European Broadcasting Union. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150331164404/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=a_bigger_final_for_swedens_melodifestivalen. 31 March 2015.
5. Web site: Nu är det dags att skriva låtar till Melodifestivalen 2015. Sveriges Television. 14 March 2015. 24 June 2014. sv.
6. Web site: Rekordmånga låtar tävlar i Svensktoppen nästa . Sveriges Radio . 14 March 2015 . 8 April 2014 . sv . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011518/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=3147&artikel=5831725 . 13 May 2014 .
7. Web site: Petersson. Emma. Eric Saade och Jessica Andersson är i final i Melodifestivalen 2015. SVT. 7 February 2015. sv.
8. Web site: Petersson. Emma. Mariette och Magnus Carlsson är i final i Melodifestivalen 2015. SVT. 14 February 2015. sv.
9. Web site: Petersson. Emma. Jon Henrik Fjällgren och Isa är i final i Melodifestivalen 2015. SVT. 21 February 2015. sv.
10. Web site: Petersson. Emma. JTR och Måns Zelmerlöw är i final i Melodifestivalen 2015. SVT. 28 February 2015. sv.
11. Web site: Petersson. Emma. Linus Svenning, Hasse Andersson, Dinah Nah och Samir & Viktor är i final i Melodifestivalen 2015. SVT. 7 March 2015. sv.
12. Web site: Petersson. Emma. Måns Zelmerlöw är vinnaren i Melodifestivalen 2015. SVT. 14 March 2015. sv.
13. Web site: Melodifestivalen app crashes, Christer Björkman responds. 8 February 2015.
14. Web site: Svenska folkets röster. hjärtröster, telefon och SMS. 17 March 2015. Sveriges Television. 2. sv.
15. Web site: Sweden: Former winners return to Melodifestivalen for Andra chansen. escxtra.com. 4 March 2015. escXtra.com. 4 March 2015.
16. Web site: Alla röstningssiffror Melodifestivalen 2016. svt.se. Sveriges Television. 16 March 2016. sv. 16 March 2016.
17. Web site: Stockholm: All about the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. SVT.
18. Web site: Här är artisterna som är i final i Melodifestivalen 2015. svt.se/Melodifestivalen. SVT. sv.
19. Web site: Escudero. Victor M.. Sweden: Melodifestivalen final line-up complete. eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 8 March 2015. 7 March 2015.
20. Web site: Valiente. Adrián. 8 March 2015. Sweden: International juries for this year's MF final revealed.. 9 March 2015. esc-plus.com. ESC+Plus.