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Sweden: Videos of all the finalists in Melodifestivalen 2016
Watch all the performances of the finalists in Melodifestivalen 2016, and see the duels for the "Second chance"
Melodifestivalen 2016 – Finalists
- Robin Bengtsson – "Constellation Price" (deltävling 1)
- Ace Wilder – "Don't Worry" (deltävling 1)
- David Lindgren – "We are Your Tomorrow" (deltävling 2)
- Wiktoria – "Save Me" (deltävling 2)
- Oscar Zia – "Human" (deltävling 3)
- Lisa Ajax – "My Heart Wants Me Dead" (deltävling 3)
- Molly Sandén – "Youniverse" (deltävling 4)
- Frans – "If I Were Sorry" (deltävling 4)
Melodifestivalen 2016 – Second Chance
5 March 2016
Duel 1:
- Panetoz – "Håll om mig hårt"
- Molly Pettersson Hammar – "Hunger"
Duel 2:
- Albin och Mattias – "Rik"
- Boris René – "Put your love on me"
Duel 3:
- Isa – "I will wait"
- SaRaha – "Kizunguzungu"
Duel 4:
- Dolly Style – "Rollercoaster"
- Samir & Viktor – "Bada nakna"
Melodifestivalen 2016
6 February: Melodifestivalen Deltävling 1, Gothenburg(Scandinavium)13 February: Melodifestivalen Deltävling 2, Malmö(Malmö Arena)20 February: Melodifestivalen Deltävling 3, Norrköping (Himmelstalundshallen)27 February: Melodifestivalen Deltävling 4, Gävle(Gavlerinken Arena)- 5 March: Melodifestivalen Second Chance, Halmstad (Halmstad Arena)
- 12 March: Melodifestivalen Final, Stockholm (Friends Arena)
All the shows are hosted by Gina Dirawi accompanied by various guest hosts.
The format for Melodifestivalen 2016 is the same as last year:
Each of the 4 heats qualified 2 songs directly to the final
Each of the 4 heats qualified 2 songs to the "second chance"-show
In the "second chance" 4 songs will be selected for the final
Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest
Since 1958 Sweden has participated 55 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 11 out of 12 times! (only skipped the qualification in 2010).
