Third Chance is a web-contest organized by Sveriges Television.[1] 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.
| Artist | Song | Year | Voting [2] | Place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent. | ||||||
| 1 | "The Arrival" | 2007 | 1,001 | 6.88% | 7 | Out | |
| 2 | "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 | "Hallellujah New World" | 2008 | 398 | 2.74% | 8 | Out | |
| 8 | Velvet | "The Queen" | 2009 | 2,965 | 20.38% | 2 | Final |
| Artist | Song | Year | Voting [3] [4] | Place | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent. | |||||||
| 1 | "La Musica" | 2007 | 1,336 | 7.71% | 6 | Out | ||
| 2 | "God Morgon" | 2007 | 994 | 5.74% | 8 | Out | ||
| 3 | "Elektrisk" | 2011 | 1,672 | 9.65% | 4 | Last Chance | ||
| 4 | Magnus Carlsson | "Live Forever" | 2007 | 4,030 | 23.26% | 1 | Final | |
| 5 | "Gone" | 2005 | 1,162 | 6.71% | 7 | Out | ||
| 6 | Andrés Esteche | "Just Like A Boomerang" | 2003 | 1,395 | 8.05% | 5 | Out | |
| 7 | "Sucker For Love" | 2010 | 3,355 | 19.36% | 3 | Last Chance | ||
| 8 | Ola | "Love in Stereo" | 2008 | 3,385 | 19.53% | 2 | Final | |
| Artist | Song | Year | Voting [5] | Place | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent. | |||||||
| 1 | Bosson | "Efharisto" | 2004 | 3,681 | 18.88% | 2 | Final | |
| 2 | “Killing Me Tenderly” | 2009 | 914 | 4.69% | 6 | Out | ||
| 3 | "Silverland" | 2006 | 1,888 | 9.68% | 5 | Out | ||
| 4 | “Du behöver aldrig mer vara rädd” | 2008 | 776 | 3.93% | 7 | Out | ||
| 5 | "Like Suicide" | 2011 | 2,219 | 11.38% | 4 | Last Chance | ||
| 6 | "Underbart" | 2010 | 2,511 | 12.88% | 3 | Last Chance | ||
| 7 | "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 | |
| Artist | Song | Year | Voting [6] | Place | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent. | |||||||
| 1 | Love Generation | "Dance Alone" | 2011 | 4 239 | 31.03% | 1 | Final | |
| 2 | Lili & Susie | “Show Me Heaven” | 2009 | 2 447 | 17.91% | 2 | Final | |
| 3 | "The Hunter" | 2011 | 2 019 | 14.78% | 3 | Last Chance | ||
| 4 | “One Love” | 2008 | 1 975 | 14.46% | 4 | Last Chance | ||
| 5 | "För kung och fosterland" | 2007 | 1 805 | 13.21% | 5 | Out | ||
| 6 | "Bulletproof Heart" | 2004 | 487 | 3.57% | 6 | Out | ||
| 7 | "Med hjärtats egna ord" | 2005 | 360 | 2.64% | 7 | Out | ||
| 8 | Innan alla ljusen brunnit ut | 2010 | 328 | 2.40% | 8 | Out | ||
| Artist | Song | Year | Voting [7] | Place | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent. | |||||||
| 1 | "Try Again" | 2011 | 834 | 9.77% | 6 | Out | ||
| 2 | “What Difference Does It Make” | 2002 | 496 | 5.81% | 8 | Out | ||
| 3 | "Elektrisk" | 2011 | 725 | 8.49% | 7 | Out | ||
| 4 | Pauline | “Sucker For Love” | 2010 | 1 530 | 17.92% | 2 | Final | |
| 5 | "Like Suicide" | 2011 | 1 205 | 14.11% | 4 | Out | ||
| 6 | "Underbart" | 2010 | 1 335 | 15.64% | 3 | Out | ||
| 7 | "One Love" | 2008 | 868 | 10.17% | 5 | Out | ||
| 8 | Melody Club | "The Hunter" | 2011 | 1 545 | 18.1% | 1 | Final | |
| Artist | Song | Year | Voting | Place | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent. | |||||||
| 1 | "Road Salt" | 2010 | 7 959 | 29.22% | 2 | Out | ||
| 2 | "The Queen" | 2009 | 985 | 3.62% | 8 | Out | ||
| 3 | "Live Forever" | 2007 | 2 121 | 7.79% | 3 | Out | ||
| 4 | "Love in Stereo" | 2008 | 773 | 2.84% | 10 | Out | ||
| 5 | "My Heart is Refusing Me" | 2011 | 9 416 | 34.57% | 1 | WINNER | ||
| 6 | "Efharisto" | 2004 | 1 730 | 6.35% | 4 | Out | ||
| 7 | "Dance Alone" | 2011 | 1 278 | 4.69% | 5 | Out | ||
| 8 | "Show Me Heaven" | 2009 | 778 | 2.86% | 9 | Out | ||
| 9 | "Sucker for Love" | 2010 | 1 109 | 4.07% | 6 | Out | ||
| 10 | "The Hunter" | 2011 | 1092 | 4.01% | 7 | Out | ||