| Melodifestivalen | |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Heat1: | 1 February 2020 |
| Heat2: | 8 February 2020 |
| Heat3: | 15 February 2020 |
| Heat4: | 22 February 2020 |
| Second: | 29 February 2020 |
| Final: | 7 March 2020 |
| Winner: | "Move" by The Mamas |
| Host: | SVT |
| Entries: | 28 |
| Finalists: | 12 |
| Director: | Robin Hofwander Fredrik Bäcklund |
Melodifestivalen 2020 was the 60th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen. The competition was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 1 February and 7 March 2020.[1] The winner of the competition was The Mamas with the song "Move", who would have represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The Mamas were the first band to win since 2007 and the first female act to win since 2014; this is the fourth time in the history of Melodifestivalen that Sweden was unable to send a song to the Eurovision Song Contest (and the first such occurrence since 1976), as the contest itself was cancelled on 18 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
The format of the competition consisted of 6 shows: 4 heat rounds, a second chance round and a final. An initial 28 entries were selected for the competition through three methods: an open call for song submissions, direct invitations to specific artists and songwriters, and a wildcard given to one of the artists that participated in the P4 Nästa competition organised by Sveriges Radio P4. The 28 competing entries were divided into four heats, with seven compositions in each. From each heat, the songs that earn first and second place qualify directly to the final, while the songs that place third and fourth proceed to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each heat were eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries qualified from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12. All 6 shows were hosted by Lina Hedlund, Linnea Henriksson and David Sundin.
Melodifestivalen 2020, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT), was the nineteenth consecutive edition of the contest in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden; this was the last time that the event was held in this format. The four heats were held in the Saab Arena in Linköping (1 February), the Scandinavium in Gothenburg (8 February), the Coop Norrbotten Arena in Luleå (15 February) and the Malmö Arena in Malmö (22 February). The Second Chance round took place in the Stiga Sports Arena in Eskilstuna on 29 February, while the final was held in the Friends Arena in Stockholm on 7 March. A total of 28 entries competed in the heats, with seven entries taking part in each show. The top two entries from each heat advanced directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries advanced to the Second Chance round. The bottom three entries in each heat were eliminated. An additional four entries qualified for the final from the Second Chance round, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12.
| Heat 1 | 1 February 2020 | Linköping | Saab Arena | |
| Heat 2 | 8 February 2020 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | |
| Heat 3 | 15 February 2020 | Luleå | Coop Norrbotten Arena | |
| Heat 4 | 22 February 2020 | Malmö | Malmö Arena | |
| Second Chance | 29 February 2020 | Eskilstuna | Stiga Sports Arena | |
| Final | 7 March 2020 | Stockholm | Friends Arena |
On 3 September 2019, Lina Hedlund, Linnea Henriksson and David Sundin were announced as the presenters of the 60th edition of Melodifestivalen.
The twenty-eight competing entries were announced to the public during a press conference on 26 November 2019. On 2 February 2020, it was announced that Thorsten Flinck would be disqualified from the competition due to the fact that criminal charges of unlawful threat and vandalism had been filed against him.[3] One day later, Jan Johansen was announced as his replacement.[4]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albin Johnsén | "Swedish: Livet börjar nu|i=no" | Robin Stjernberg, Albin Johnsén, Gino Yonan | |
| Amanda Aasa | "Late" | Amanda Aasa, Siri Jansson, Erik Grahn, Alex Shield | |
| Anis don Demina | "Swedish: [[Vem e som oss]]|i=no" | Anderz Wrethov, Loui Maleoko, Johanna Elkesdotter Wrethov, Anis Don Demina, Robin Svensk | |
| Anna Bergendahl | "Kingdom Come" | Bobby Ljunggren,, Erik Bernholm, Anna Bergendahl | |
| Dotter | "Bulletproof" | Dino Medanhodzic, Johanna Jansson, Erik Dahlqvist | |
| Drängarna | "Swedish: [[Piga och dräng]]|i=no" | Anders Wigelius, Robert Norberg, Jimmy Jansson | |
| Ellen Benediktson & Simon Peyron | "Surface" | Paul Rey, Laurell Barker, Anderz Wrethov, Sebastian von Koenigsegg, Ellen Benediktson | |
| Faith Kakembo | "Crying Rivers" | Jörgen Elofsson, Liz Rodrigues | |
| Felix Sandman | "Boys with Emotions" | Tony Ferrari, Parker James, Peter Thomas, Philip Bentley, Nicki Adamsson, Felix Sandman | |
| Frida Öhrn | "We Are One" | Frida Öhrn, Hampus Eurenius, Nicklas Eklund | |
| Hanna Ferm | "Brave" | David Kjellstrand, Jimmy Jansson, Laurell Barker | |
| Jakob Karlberg | "Swedish: Om du tror att jag saknar dig|i=no" | Nanne Grönvall, Isak Hallén, Henrik Moreborg, Jakob Karlberg | |
| Klara Hammarström | "Nobody" | Erik Smaaland, Palle Hammarlund, Klara Hammarström | |
| Linda Bengtzing | "Swedish: Alla mina sorger|i=no" | Yvonne Dahlbom, Jesper Welander, Adam Jönsson, Linda Bengtzing | |
| Malou Prytz | "Ballerina" | Thomas G:son, Peter Boström, Jimmy Jansson | |
| Mariette | "Shout It Out" | Thomas G:son, Cassandra Ströberg, Alex Shield, Mariette Hansson | |
| Méndez feat. Alvaro Estrella | "Spanish; Castilian: [[Vamos Amigos]]|i=no" | Palle Hammarlund, Jimmy Jansson, Jakke Erixson, Leo Mendéz | |
| Mohombi | "Winners" | Jimmy Jansson, Mohombi Moupondo, Palle Hammarlund | |
| Nanne Grönvall | "Carpool Karaoke" | Nanne Grönvall, Peter Grönvall | |
| OVÖ | "Swedish: Inga problem|i=no" | Nicholas Frandsen, Lukas Nathanson, Jean-Willy Akofely, Nickie Osenius Kouakou | |
| Paul Rey | "Talking in My Sleep" | Paul Rey, Lukas Hällgren, Alexander Standal Pavelich | |
| Robin Bengtsson | "Take a Chance" | Jimmy Jansson, Karl-Frederik Reichhardt, Marcus Winther-John | |
| Sonja Aldén | "Swedish: Sluta aldrig gå|i=no" | Bobby Ljunggren, David Lindgren Zacharias, Sonja Aldén | |
| Suzi P | "Moves" | Joy Deb, Suzi Pancekov, Aniela Eklund, Malou Ruotsalainen, Chanel Tukia, Kenny Silverdique | |
| The Mamas | "Move" | Melanie Wehbe, Patrik Jean, Herman Gardarfve | |
| "Swedish: Miraklernas tid|i=no" | Thomas G:son | ||
| Jan Johansen | |||
| Victor Crone | "Troubled Waters" | Dino Medanhodzic, Benjamin Jennebo, Victor Crone | |
| William Stridh | "Swedish: Molnljus|i=no" | Markus Lidén, Christian Holmström, David Kreuger, William Stridh |
The first heat took place on 1 February 2020 in the Saab Arena in Linköping. More than 454,000 SEK was collected for Radiohjälpen.[5] [6]
| Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Mamas | "Move" | 1,370,798 | 86 | 1 | Final | |
| 2 | Suzi P | "Moves" | 582,520 | 13 | 7 | Out | |
| 3 | Robin Bengtsson | "Take a Chance" | 1,267,149 | 84 | 2 | Final | |
| 4 | Malou Prytz | "Ballerina" | 1,146,797 | 58 | 3 | Second Chance | |
| 5 | Ovö | "Swedish: Inga problem|i=no" | 633,485 | 19 | 6 | Out | |
| 6 | Sonja Aldén | "Swedish: Sluta aldrig gå|i=no" | 661,376 | 32 | 5 | Out | |
| 7 | Felix Sandman | "Boys with Emotions" | 1,080,040 | 52 | 4 | Second Chance | |
| Song | Age groups | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1015 | 1629 | 3044 | 4559 | 6074 | 75+ | ||||
| 1 | "Move" | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
| 2 | "Take a Chance" | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
| 3 | "Ballerina" | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
| 4 | "Boys with Emotions" | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |
| 5 | "Swedish: Sluta aldrig gå|i=no" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
| 6 | "Swedish: Inga problem|i=no" | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | "Moves" | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
The second heat took place on 8 February 2020 in the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg.[6]
| Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klara Hammarström | "Nobody" | 951,815 | 40 | 5 | Out | |
| 2 | Jan Johansen | "Swedish: Miraklernas tid|i=no" | 501,335 | 8 | 7 | Out | |
| 3 | Dotter | "Bulletproof" | 1,160,616 | 74 | 2 | Final | |
| 4 | Méndez feat. Alvaro Estrella | "Spanish; Castilian: [[Vamos Amigos]]|i=no" | 1,070,755 | 66 | 3 | Second Chance | |
| 5 | Linda Bengtzing | "Swedish: Alla mina sorger|i=no" | 717,043 | 18 | 6 | Out | |
| 6 | Paul Rey | "Talking in My Sleep" | 1,029,652 | 62 | 4 | Second Chance | |
| 7 | Anna Bergendahl | "Kingdom Come" | 1,140,812 | 76 | 1 | Final | |
| Song | Age groups | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1015 | 1629 | 3044 | 4559 | 6074 | 75+ | ||||
| 1 | "Kingdom Come" | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| 2 | "Bulletproof" | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |
| 3 | "Spanish; Castilian: [[Vamos Amigos]]|i=no" | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
| 4 | "Talking in My Sleep" | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
| 5 | "Nobody" | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | "Swedish: Alla mina sorger|i=no" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | "Swedish: Miraklernas tid|i=no" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
The third heat took place on 15 February 2020 in the Coop Norrbotten Arena in Luleå.[6]
| Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariette | "Shout It Out" | 1,215,521 | 88 | 1 | Final | |
| 2 | Albin Johnsén | "Swedish: Livet börjar nu|i=no" | 470,431 | 9 | 7 | Out | |
| 3 | Drängarna | "Piga och dräng" | 921,811 | 56 | 4 | Second Chance | |
| 4 | Amanda Aasa | "Late" | 534,652 | 18 | 6 | Out | |
| 5 | Anis don Demina | "Vem e som oss" | 1,107,528 | 60 | 3 | Second Chance | |
| 6 | Faith Kakembo | "Crying Rivers" | 733,502 | 51 | 5 | Out | |
| 7 | Mohombi | "Winners" | 1,031,906 | 62 | 2 | Final | |
| Song | Age groups | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1015 | 1629 | 3044 | 4559 | 6074 | 75+ | ||||
| 1 | "Shout It Out" | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
| 2 | "Winners" | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
| 3 | "Vem e som oss" | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | "Piga och dräng" | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| 5 | "Crying Rivers" | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 6 | "Late" | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | "Swedish: Livet börjar nu|i=no" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
The fourth heat took place on 22 February 2020 in the Malmö Arena in Malmö.[6]
| Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frida Öhrn | "We Are One" | 685,633 | 51 | 3 | Second Chance | |
| 2 | William Stridh | "Swedish: Molnljus|i=no" | 700,582 | 36 | 5 | Out | |
| 3 | Nanne Grönvall | "Carpool Karaoke" | 548,116 | 21 | 7 | Out | |
| 4 | Victor Crone | "Troubled Waters" | 1,072,105 | 82 | 2 | Final | |
| 5 | Ellen Benediktson & Simon Peyron | "Surface" | 698,364 | 38 | 4 | Second Chance | |
| 6 | Jakob Karlberg | "Swedish: Om du tror att jag saknar dig|i=no" | 619,888 | 22 | 6 | Out | |
| 7 | Hanna Ferm | "Brave" | 1,174,481 | 94 | 1 | Final | |
| Song | Age groups | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1015 | 1629 | 3044 | 4559 | 6074 | 75+ | ||||
| 1 | "Brave" | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| 2 | "Troubled Waters" | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| 3 | "We Are One" | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
| 4 | "Surface" | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | "Swedish: Molnljus|i=no" | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 6 | "Swedish: Om du tror att jag saknar dig|i=no" | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | "Carpool Karaoke" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
The Second Chance round took place on 29 February 2020 in the Stiga Sports Arena in Eskilstuna. This was the first time in the history of the competition that Eskilstuna hosted a Melodifestivalen round.
| Duel | Artist | Song | Votes | Points | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | Anis don Demina | "Vem e som oss" | 937,009 | 7 | Final |
| 2 | Ellen Benediktson & Simon Peyron | "Surface" | 566,544 | 1 | Out | |
| II | 1 | Malou Prytz | "Ballerina" | 833,780 | 3 | Out |
| 2 | Paul Rey | "Talking in My Sleep" | 810,439 | 5 | Final | |
| III | 1 | Felix Sandman | "Boys with Emotions" | 793,582 | 4 | Final |
| 2 | Frida Öhrn | "We Are One" | 550,632 | 4 | Out | |
| IV | 1 | Méndez feat. Alvaro Estrella | "Spanish; Castilian: [[Vamos Amigos]]|i=no" | 805,286 | 4 | Final |
| 2 | Drängarna | "Swedish: [[Piga och dräng]]|i=no" | 685,762 | 4 | Out |
| Place | Song | Age groups | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1015 | 1629 | 3044 | 4559 | 6074 | 75+ | ||||
| I | 1 | "Vem e som oss" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | "Surface" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| II | 1 | "Ballerina" | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | "Talking in My Sleep" | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| III | 1 | "Boys with Emotions" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | "We Are One" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| IV | 1 | "Spanish; Castilian: Vamos Amigos|i=no" | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | "Piga och dräng" | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
The final took place on 7 March 2020 in the Friends Arena in Stockholm.
| Artist | Song | Juries | Televote/App | Total | Place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | |||||||
| 1 | Victor Crone | "Troubled Waters" | 19 | 1,058,691 | 38 | 57 | 9 | |
| 2 | Paul Rey | "Talking in My Sleep" | 35 | 1,086,230 | 33 | 68 | 6 | |
| 3 | The Mamas | "Move" | 65 | 1,610,446 | 72 | 137 | 1 | |
| 4 | Mohombi | "Winners" | 20 | 787,224 | 6 | 26 | 12 | |
| 5 | Hanna Ferm | "Brave" | 25 | 1,335,870 | 69 | 94 | 4 | |
| 6 | Méndez feat. Alvaro Estrella | "Spanish; Castilian: [[Vamos Amigos]]|i=no" | 19 | 882,046 | 21 | 40 | 11 | |
| 7 | Dotter | "Bulletproof" | 65 | 1,489,636 | 71 | 136 | 2 | |
| 8 | Robin Bengtsson | "Take a Chance" | 35 | 891,620 | 28 | 63 | 8 | |
| 9 | Mariette | "Shout It Out" | 42 | 719,420 | 9 | 51 | 10 | |
| 10 | Felix Sandman | "Boys with Emotions" | 53 | 827,809 | 14 | 67 | 7 | |
| 11 | Anna Bergendahl | "Kingdom Come" | 46 | 1,244,146 | 61 | 107 | 3 | |
| 12 | Anis don Demina | "Swedish: [[Vem e som oss]]|i=no" | 40 | 1,168,875 | 42 | 82 | 5 | |
| Song |  |  |  |  |  | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Troubled Waters" | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 2 | "Talking in My Sleep" | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 35 | |||
| 3 | "Move" | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 65 | |
| 4 | "Winners" | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | ||||
| 5 | "Brave" | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 6 | "Spanish; Castilian: [[Vamos Amigos]]|i=no" | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 | |||
| 7 | "Bulletproof" | 10 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 65 | |
| 8 | "Take a Chance" | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 35 | ||
| 9 | "Shout It Out" | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 42 | |||
| 10 | "Boys with Emotions" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 53 | ||
| 11 | "Kingdom Come" | 12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 46 | ||
| 12 | "Swedish: [[Vem e som oss]]|i=no" | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 40 | |||
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| Song | Age groups | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1015 | 1629 | 3044 | 4559 | 6074 | 75+ | |||||
| 1 | "Troubled Waters" | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 38 | |
| 2 | "Talking in My Sleep" | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 33 | |
| 3 | "Move" | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 72 | |
| 4 | "Winners" | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 5 | "Brave" | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 69 | |
| 6 | "Spanish; Castilian: [[Vamos Amigos]]|i=no" | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |||
| 7 | "Bulletproof" | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 71 | |
| 8 | "Take a Chance" | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 28 | |
| 9 | "Shout It Out" | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| 10 | "Boys with Emotions" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 11 | "Kingdom Come" | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 61 | |||
| 12 | "Vem e som oss" | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 42 | ||
SVT issued a Q&A section on its official website to address concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19.[8] On 3 March, four days before the Melodifestivalen final, Swedish radio station Sveriges Radio (SR) reported over 200 confirmed cases within Sweden.[9]
The questions and answers are related to safety measures and the number of participants. 27,000 audience members, including international audience members, were anticipated.[10] This number did not include the audience for the two dress rehearsals or any personnel. SVT stated on the Q&A page that it did not plan to establish checkpoints or other containment measures.[11]
– Marvin Dietmann
– Anush Ter-Ghukasyan
– Paul Clarke