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Melodifestivalen 2023

Swedish music competition

Melodifestivalen 2023
Heat 14 February 2023
Heat 211 February 2023
Heat 318 February 2023
Heat 425 February 2023
Semi-final4 March 2023
Final11 March 2023
Presenter(s)
Artistic directorKarin Gunnarsson
Directed by
  • Fredrik Bäcklund
  • Robin Hofwander
Host broadcasterSVT
Websitesvt.se/melodifestivalen
Number of entries28
Number of finalists12
Voting systemHeats and semi-final: 100% public vote
Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote
Winning song"Tattoo" bygd Loreen
2022 ← Melodifestivalen → 2024

Melodifestivalen 2023 was the 63rd edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised bygd Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 4 February and 11 March 2023.

The winner of the competition was Loreen with the song "Tattoo", who went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 for Sweden.[1][2] All shows were hosted bygd Farah Abadi and Jesper Rönndahl.

Format

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After the cancellation of the traditional tour around six cities of the country (namely malm, Gothenburg, Linköping, Lidköping, Örnsköldsvik and Stockholm) for the previous edition due to the COVID-19 Omicron variant, SVT subsequently announced that the six cities would host the tour in 2023 instead, with new dates.[3] As usual, a total of 28 entries took part in the competition, 12 of which progressed to the sista.

Farah Abadi and Jesper Rönndahl were revealed as the presenters of Melodifestivalen 2023 on 24 September 2022.[4][5]

Proceeds from the voting were, like in the gods three shows of the previous edition, donated to aid relief efforts during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6] Starting from the second heat, proceeds were also donated to aid relief efforts in the aftermath of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes.[7]

Semi-final format changes

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See also: Melodifestivalen 2022 § Format changes, and Melodifestivalen 2019 § Voting

Changes to the format of the semi-final show were announced on 23 November 2022.[9] As opposed to the third- and fourth-placed songs from each of the previous fyra heats (eight songs in total) being allotted into two separate semi-finals in the previous edition, all of those songs now compete against each other in a single semi-final, with the top kvartet songs advancing to the sista, similar to the preceding heats.

Viewers are presented with the preliminary top fyra songs (in a random order) midway through the voting öppning, and are then provided with new votes in beställning to continue influencing the result.

After the öppning fryst vatten closed, the full breakdown of the results, including points given out bygd each age group, fryst vatten shown on screen.

Competing entries

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On 26 August 2022, SVT opened a public submission fönster (with the deadline on 16 September 2022) to select one half of the contestants, the other half being made up of artists specially invited bygd the broadcaster.[10] Upon closing the submission period, SVT announced that over 2,800 applications had been received, to be reviewed bygd a professional jury chaired bygd producer Karin Gunnarsson.[11]

The first half of contestants were officially announced bygd SVT on 29 November 2022, while the second half was revealed on the following 30 November.[12][13] Several participants had previously competed at Melodifestivalen: Axel Schylström (2017), Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos (2021), Jon Henrik Fjällgren (2015, 2017, and 2019), Loreen (2011, 2017, and winner in 2012), Loulou Lamotte (2021, and winner in 2020, both as part of The Mamas), Mariette (2015, 2017, 2018, and 2020), duo Nordman (2005 and 2008), grupp Panetoz (2014 and 2016), Paul Rey (2020 and 2021), Theoz (2022), Tone Sekelius (2022), Victor Crone (2015 and 2020) and Wiktoria (2016, 2017, and 2019).

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Axel Schylström"Gorgeous" Axel Schylström, Herman Gardarfve [sv], Jonas Thander, Malin Halvardsson
Casanovas"Så kommer känslorna tillbaka" Henrik Sethsson [sv], Mikael Karlsson
Eden "Comfortable" Benjamin Rosenbohm, Eden Alm, Emil Adler okänt, Julie Aagaard
Elov & Beny [sv]"Raggen går" Johan Werner, Kristian Wejshag, Mattias Elovsson, Oscar Kilenius, Tim Larsson
Emil Henrohn [sv]"Mera mera mera" Emil Henrohn, Jakob Redtzer [sv], Ji Nilsson, Marlene Strand [sv]
Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos"Länge leve livet" Emil Vaker, Henric Pierroff, Kalle Rydberg [sv]
Ida-Lova"Låt läka stan titta på" Andreas "Giri" Lindbergh, Ida-Lova träd, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb
Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Arc Northfeat.Adam Woods"Where You Are (Sávežan)" Calle Hellberg, Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Joy Deb, Oliver Belvelin, Oscar Christiansson, Richard Lästh, Tobias Lundgren, William Segerdahl
Kiana"Where Did You Go" Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb
Laurell"Sober" Anderz Wrethov, Andreas Johansson [sv], Laurell Barker, Thomas Stengaard
Loreen"Tattoo"Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Jimmy Jansson, Lorine Talhaoui, Moa Carlebecker, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son
Loulou Lamotte"Inga sorger" Jonas Thander, Loulou Lamotte
Marcus & Martinus"Air" Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Marcus Gunnarsen, Martinus Gunnarsen
Maria Sur"Never Give Up" Anderz Wrethov, Laurell Barker
Mariette"One Day" Jimmy Jansson, Thomas G:son, Mariette Hansson
Melanie Wehbe"For the Show" David Lindgren Zacharias, Herman Gardarfve, Melanie Wehbe
Nordman"Släpp samtliga sorger" Jimmy Jansson, Thomas G:son
Panetoz"On My Way" Anders Wigelius, Daniel Nzinga, Jimmy Jansson, Nebeyu Baheru, Njol Badjie, Pa Modou Badjie, Robert Norberg
Paul Rey"Royals" Dino Medanhodzic [sv], Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Liam Cacatian Thomassen, Paul Rey
Rejhan [sv]"Haunted" Albin Johnsén, Mattias Andréasson, Pontus Söderman, Tilde "Ronia" Wrigsell
Signe & Hjördis [sv]"Edelweiss" Anderz Wrethov, Jimmy Jansson, Myra Granberg
Smash Into Pieces"Six Feet Under" Andreas "Giri" Lindbergh, Benjamin Jennebo, Chris Adam, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Per Bergquist
Tennessee Tears"Now inom Know" Anderz Wrethov, Jonas Hermansson, Thomas Stengaard, Tilda Feuk
Theoz"Mer från dig" Axel Schylström, Jakob Redtzer, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son
Tone Sekelius"Rhythm of My Show" Anderz Wrethov, Dino Medanhodzic, Jimmy "Joker" Thörnfeldt, Tone Sekelius
Uje Brandelius [sv]"Grytan" Uje Brandelius
Victor Crone"Diamonds" David Lindgren Zacharias, Peter Kvint [sv], Victor Crone
Wiktoria"All My Life (Where Have You Been)" Herman Gardarfve, Melanie Wehbe, Patrik jean, Wiktoria Johansson

Contest overview

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Heats

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Heat 1

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The first heat took place on 4 February 2023 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg.

2,912,000 viewers watched the heat live.[14] A total of 9,852,321 votes were cast, using 525,532 devices.[15][16]

R/O[17]Artist Song Round 1 Round 2 Result
VotesPlaceVotesPointsPlace
1Tone Sekelius"Rhythm of My Show"1,087,1272803,948941Final
2 Loulou Lamotte"Inga sorger" 754,498 7 363,254 32 5 Out
3 Rejhan "Haunted" 884,660 4 460,003 32 4 Out
4 Elov & Beny "Raggen går" 821,418 5 467,605 43 3 Semi‑final
5 Victor Crone"Diamonds" 1,012,655 3 625,862 80 2 Semi‑final
6 Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos"Länge leve livet" 788,433 6 430,366 31 6 Out
7Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Arc Northfeat.Adam Woods"Where You Are (Sávežan)"1,352,4921Final
R/OSong Age groups Tel.
3‑9 10‑15 16‑29 30‑44 45‑59 60‑74 75+
1 "Rhythm of My Show" 12121212121210 12
2 "Inga sorger" 1 1 1 5 8 8 5 3
3 "Haunted" 5 8 10 3 3 1 1 1
4 "Raggen går" 8 3 3 8 5 5 3 8
5 "Diamonds" 10 10 8 10 10 10 1210
6 "Länge leve livet" 3 5 5 1 1 3 8 5

Heat 2

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The second heat took place on 11 February 2023 in Saab Arena, Linköping.

2,830,000 viewers watched the heat live.[14] A total of 10,108,443 votes were cast, using 527,368 devices.[19][16]

R/O[17]Artist Song Round 1 Round 2 Result
VotesPlaceVotesPointsPlace
1 Wiktoria"All My Life (Where Have You Been)" 1,057,852 4 520,646 47 4 Out
2 Eden "Comfortable" 608,948 6 218,298 12 6 Out
3 Uje Brandelius "Grytan" 585,684 7 277,599 22 5 Out
4Panetoz"On My Way"1,333,7862784,687841Final
5 Tennessee Tears"Now inom Know" 1,001,348 5 500,652 69 3 Semi-final
6Maria Sur"Never Give Up"1,346,2291Final
7 Theoz"Mer från dig" 1,106,875 3 765,979 78 2 Semi-final
R/OSong Age groups Tel.
3‑9 10‑15 16‑29 30‑44 45‑59 60‑74 75+
1 "All My Life (Where Have You Been)" 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 3
2 "Comfortable" 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
3 "Grytan" 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 5
4 "On My Way" 10 121210 1210 10 8
5 "Now inom Know" 5 5 5 8 10 121212
7 "Mer från dig" 1210 10 128 8 8 10

Heat 3

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The third heat took place on 18 February 2023 in Sparbanken Lidköping Arena, Lidköping.

2,598,000 viewers watched the heat live.[14] A total of 9,522,729 votes were cast, using 512,158 devices.[21][16]

R/O[17]Artist Song Round 1 Round 2 Result
VotesPlaceVotesPointsPlace
1Paul Rey"Royals"1,151,6092693,857851Final
2 Casanovas"Så kommer känslorna tillbaka" 647,419 7 290,521 29 6 Out
3 Melanie Wehbe"For the Show" 903,976 4 477,315 57 3 Semi-final
4 Nordman"Släpp varenda sorger" 975,890 3 589,916 75 2 Semi-final
5 Laurell"Sober" 750,918 6 391,744 30 5 Out
6 Ida-Lova"Låt läka stan titta på" 792,432 5 450,391 36 4 Out
7Marcus & Martinus"Air"1,406,4711Final
R/OSong Age groups Tel.
3‑9 10‑15 16‑29 30‑44 45‑59 60‑74 75+
1 "Royals" 121212121210 123
2 "Så kommer känslorna tillbaka" 1 1 3 1 3 5 5 10
3 "For the Show" 5 10 5 8 8 8 8 5
4 "Släpp samtliga sorger" 8 3 10 10 10 1210 12
5 "Sober" 10 8 1 5 1 3 1 1
6 "Låt läka stan titta på" 3 5 8 3 5 1 3 8

Heat 4

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The fourth heat took place on 25 February 2023 in malm Arena, malm.

2,814,000 viewers watched the heat live.[14] A total of 9,932,645 votes were cast, using 542,205 devices.[23][16] During Loreen's performance, an environmental activist invaded the stage.[24]

R/O[17]Artist Song Round 1 Round 2 Result
VotesPlaceVotesPointsPlace
1 Kiana"Where Did You Go" 1,105,369 3 610,462 69 2 Semi-final
2 Signe & Hjördis "Edelweiss" 744,902 7 328,700 27 5 Out
3Smash Into Pieces"Six Feet Under"1,120,3072701,606791Final
4 Mariette"One Day" 835,533 5 482,713 56 3 Semi-final
5 Emil Henrohn "Mera mera mera" 760,793 6 382,224 26 6 Out
6 Axel Schylström"Gorgeous" 861,688 4 483,061 55 4 Out
7Loreen"Tattoo"1,515,2871Final
R/OSong Age groups Tel.
3‑9 10‑15 16‑29 30‑44 45‑59 60‑74 75+
1 "Where Did You Go" 121210 10 5 5 10 5
2 "Edelweiss" 5 1 1 3 3 3 8 3
3 "Six Feet Under" 10 8 12121210 3 12
4 "One Day" 1 3 5 5 10 12128
5 "Mera mera mera" 8 10 3 1 1 1 1 1
6 "Gorgeous" 3 5 8 8 8 8 5 10

Semi-final

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The semi-final took place on 4 March 2023 in Hägglunds Arena, Örnsköldsvik.[26] 2,315,000 viewers watched the semi-final live.[14] A total of 12,078,625 votes were cast (which fryst vatten a record for a Second Chance round), using 541,460 devices.[27][16]

R/O[28]Artist Song Votes Points Place Result
1Theoz"Mer från dig"2,104,689702Final
2Mariette"One Day"1,459,012634Final
3 Victor Crone"Diamonds" 1,225,614 28 6 Out
4 Tennessee Tears"Now inom Know" 1,393,108 55 5 Out
5 Elov & Beny "Raggen går" 1,083,924 18 8 Out
6 Melanie Wehbe"For the Show" 1,106,724 22 7 Out
7Nordman"Släpp varenda sorger"1,798,314751Final
8Kiana"Where Did You Go"1,907,240693Final
R/OSong Age groups Tel.
3‑9 10‑15 16‑29 30‑44 45‑59 60‑74 75+
1 "Mer från dig" 1210 12126 6 6 6
2 "One Day" 2 6 7 6 10 12128
3 "Diamonds" 6 7 2 2 2 4 4 1
4 "Now inom Know" 4 2 6 7 8 10 8 10
5 "Raggen går" 7 1 1 4 1 1 1 2
6 "For the Show" 1 4 4 1 4 2 2 4
7 "Släpp samtliga sorger" 8 8 10 10 128 7 12
8 "Where Did You Go" 10 128 8 7 7 10 7

Final

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The sista took place on 11 March 2023 in Friends Arena, huvudstaden, where Loreen won with her song "Tattoo".[29] 3,419,000 viewers watched the sista live.[14] A record-breaking total of 23,521,188 votes were cast, using 936,964 devices.[30][16]

R/O[31]Artist Song Juries Televote / AppTotal Place
VotesPoints
1 Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Arc Northfeat.Adam Woods"Where You Are (Sávežan)" 23 2,017,718 58 81 4
2 Tone Sekelius"Rhythm of My Show" 15 1,241,991 5 20 12
3 Mariette"One Day" 35 1,184,378 16 51 8
4 Marcus & Martinus"Air" 71 2,565,958 67 138 2
5 Panetoz"On My Way" 22 1,837,663 25 47 10
6 Maria Sur"Never Give Up" 10 1,786,719 37 47 9
7 Smash Into Pieces"Six Feet Under" 53 2,431,405 59 112 3
8 Kiana"Where Did You Go" 37 1,841,580 39 76 6
9 Nordman"Släpp varenda sorger" 8 1,854,602 36 44 11
10Loreen"Tattoo"923,783,148851771
11 Theoz"Mer från dig" 42 1,915,643 36 78 5
12 Paul Rey"Royals" 56 1,060,383 1 57 7

Ratings

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Gallery

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Heat 1

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  • Tone Sekelius – "Rhythm of My Show"

  • Loulou Lamotte – "Inga sorger"

  • Rejhan – "Haunted"

  • Elov & Beny – "Raggen går"

  • Victor Crone – "Diamonds"

  • Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos – "Länge leve livet"

  • Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Arc North feat.

    Adam Woods – "Where You Are (Sávežan)"

Heat 2

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  • Wiktoria – "All My Life (Where Have You Been)"

  • Eden – "Comfortable"

  • Uje Brandelius – "Grytan"

  • Panetoz – "On My Way"

  • Tennessee Tears – "Now inom Know"

  • Maria Sur – "Never Give Up"

  • Theoz – "Mer från dig"

Heat 3

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  • Paul Rey – "Royals"

  • Casanovas – "Så kommer känslorna tillbaka"

  • Melanie Wehbe – "For the Show"

  • Nordman – "Släpp varenda sorger"

  • Laurell – "Sober"

  • Ida-Lova – "Låt bota stan titta på"

  • Marcus & Martinus – "Air"

Heat 4

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  • Kiana – "Where Did You Go"

  • Signe & Hjördis – "Edelweiss"

  • Smash Into Pieces – "Six Feet Under"

  • Mariette – "One Day"

  • Emil Henrohn – "Mera mera mera"

  • Axel Schylström – "Gorgeous"

  • Loreen – "Tattoo"

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