Sweden: First Melodifestivalen 2019 participant found
The duo "The Lovers Of Valdaro" is pre-qualified for Melodifestivalen 2019, picked by a jury at P4 Nästa. The band "Spring City" won the competition
The duo "The Lovers Of Valdaro" got the first tickets for Melodifestivalen 2019 in Sweden, after Saturday's "P4 Nästa" held in Sweden.
Eight finalists were competing, and the girl group "Spring City" won P4 Nästa, but it was the duo "The Lovers Of Valdaro" from Stockholm (Erik Gabriel Høiby and Adam Warhester) who was picked by the jury to compete in Melodifestivalen 2019.
They will now work on a song for the Swedish selection, as the song can not be performed or published before 1 September 2018.
P4 Nästa 2018 – Finalists
- Beside The Bridge – "Cool Kid"
- Spring City – "Back On Our Streets" (winner of P4 Nästa)
- The Lovers Of Valdaro – "Lost Forever" (chosen for Melodifestivalen 2019)
- Patricia Birgersso – "Här Och Nu"
- Ewelina Westin – "Fading Light"
- Josias Andersson – "En Kort Sekund"
- Amandine X – "Beautiful Mess"
- Jahr – "Magic"
P4 Nästa
P4 Nästa is a talent competition giving upcoming artists a chance to kickstart their careers. It is run by the national Swedish Radio (Sveriges Radio) across 25 districts. A jury selected the eight finalists.
The winner was chosen by the radio listeners and a jury. The listeners have had the opportunity to vote via SMS from 5 to 25 August 2018.
The last years, the jury has picked one of the finalists to participate in the coming Melodifestivalen.
The final was hosted by Titti Schultz and Josefin Johansson live from Crusellhallen in Linköping, Sweden.
Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest
Since 1958 Sweden has participated 58 times in Eurovision Song Contest with great succes. They have won the contest 6 times:
- 1974: Abba - "Waterloo"
- 1984: Herreys - "Diggi-loo Diggy-ley"
- 1991: Carola - "Fångad Av En Stormvind"
- 1999: Charlotte Nilsson - "Take Me To Your Heaven"
- 2012: Loreen - "Euphoria"
- 2015: Måns Zelmerlöw - "Heroes"
They came last two times (1963 and 1977), and since the introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004 Sweden managed to qualify for the Grand Final 14 out of 15 times! (only skipped the qualification in 2010).
