Sweden Melodifestivalen 2022: Bergendahl, Sekelius, Theoz and Cazzi Opeia to the Final
Tonight the Semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2022 took place in Stockholm, Sweden. Eight acts performed live, and four qualified to the final: Anna Bergendahl, Tone Sekelius, Theoz and Cazzi Opeia
This years Melodifestivalen continued tonight with the fifth show directly from Stockholm, Sweden.
The Semi-final (previous "Second Chance") had eight contestants competing in two groups. The best two from each group qualified for next Saturday's Final of Melodifestivalen 2022.
Melodifestivalen 2022 – Semi-final
Group 1
Group 2
The detailed voting and points from the Semi-final will be revealed after the Final of Melodifestivalen 2022.
The lineup for next Saturday's Final of Melodifestivalen 2022 is now complete:
Melodifestivalen 2022 – Final
Running order
Melodifestivalen 2022
The 2022 edition of Melodivestivalen will be different in terms of shows as the 6 week tour has been scrapped due to COVID-19, just like last year. All six shows are broadcast from Stockholm, with the first three shows took place at Avicii Arena (former Globen Arena), where Eurovision 2000 and 2016 was held. The last three shows are aired from Friends Arena.
5 February:Deltävling 112 February:Deltävling 219 February:Deltävling 326 February: Deltävling 4- 5 March: Semi-final
- 12 March: Final
All the shows are hosted by Oscar Zia.
The format for Melodifestivalen 2022 is almost the same as in previous years meaning that in each of the 4 heats (deltävling), there were 2 songs that qualified directly to the final and another 2 songs qualified to the Semi-final (previous "Second Chance"). At the Semi-final, the 8 songs were split in two groups, and the best 2 songs from each group qualified for the Final.
Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest
Since 1958 Sweden has participated 60 times in Eurovision Song Contest with great success. 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 16 out of 17 times! (only failed the qualification in 2010)
