Melodifestivalen 2015 was the Swedish music competition that selected Sweden's 55th entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Måns Zelmerlöw won with the song "Heroes". The hosts for the show were Sanna Nielsen (winner of Melodifestivalen 2014) and comedian Robin Paulsson.
For the fourteenth consecutive year, the competition consisted of four heats, a "Second Chance" round, and a final. However, the total number of competing entries was reduced from 32 to 28. The 28 competing entries were divided into four heats, with seven compositions in each. From each semifinal, the songs that earned first and second place went directly to the final, while the songs that placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each semifinal were eliminated from the competition.
A new rule for the 2015 edition of the competition stipulated that at least 50% of the selected entries were to be written by female composers or lyricists in a full or partial capacity.
Format Melodifestivalen 2015 was the fourteenth consecutive year in which the competition will take place in different cities across Sweden. The four semifinals were held in Gothenburg (7 February), Malmö (14 February), Östersund (21 February) and Örebro (28 February). The Second Chance round took place in Helsingborg on 7 March while the final in Solna was held on 14 March.
Schedule and ratings Show Date City Venue Viewers Votes Heat 1 7 February Gothenburg Scandinavium 3,383,000 1,215,965 Heat 2 14 February Malmö Malmö Arena 3,332,000 2,382,636 Heat 3 21 February Östersund Östersund Arena 3,145,000 2,865,979 Heat 4 28 February Örebro Conventum Arena 3,111,000 2,573,350 Second Chance 7 March Helsingborg Helsingborg Arena 3,030,000 3,830,306 Final 14 March Solna Friends Arena 3,736,000 1,555,557
Competing entries ArtistSongSongwriter(s) Andreas Johnson "Living to Die" Andreas Johnson, Bobby Ljunggren, Karl-Ola KjellholmAndreas Weise"Bring Out the Fire"Henrik Jansson, Thomas G:son, Anton Malmberg Hård af SegerstadAnnika Herlitz"Ett andetag"Amir Aly, Maciel Numhauser, Robin Abrahamsson, Sharon Dyall, Sharon VaughnBehrang Miri feat. Victor Crone"Det rår vi inte för"Behrang Miri, Albin Johnsén, Måns Zelmerlöw, Tony NilssonCaroline Wennergren"Black Swan"Nicklas Eklund, Joel DeLuna, Aimee BobrukDaniel Gildenlöw"Pappa"Daniel GildenlöwDinah Nah"Make Me (La La La)"Dinah Nah, Dr. Alban (Alban Nwapa), Jakke Erixson, Karl-Ola KjellholmDolly Style"Hello Hi"Emma Nors, Palle Hammarlund, Jimmy JanssonEllen Benediktson"Insomnia"Ellen Benediktson, Anderz WrethovEmelie Irewald"Där och då med dig"Emelie IrewaldEric Saade"Sting"Arash Fahmi, Fredrik Kempe, Hamed "K-one" Pirouzpanah, David KreugerHasse Andersson"Guld och gröna skogar"Anderz Wrethov, Elin Wrethov, Johan Bejerholm, Johan DeltingerIsa"Don't Stop"Isa Tengblad, Johan Ramström, Gustaf Svenungsson, Magnus Wallin, Oscar MernerJessica Andersson"Can't Hurt Me Now"Aleena Gibson, Fredrik ThomanderJon Henrik Fjällgren"Jag är fri (Manne Leam Frijje)"Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Erik Holmberg, Tony Malm, Josef MelinJTR"Building It Up"John Andreasson, Tom Lundbäck, Robin Lundbäck, Erik Lewander, Iggy Strange DahlKalle Johansson"För din skull"Martin Eriksson, Thomas G:son, Thomas KarlssonKristin Amparo"I See You"Kristin Amparo, Fredrik Kempe, David KreugerLinus Svenning"Forever Starts Today"Aleena Gibson, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Fredrik KempeMagnus Carlsson"Möt mig i Gamla stan"Thomas G:son, Lina ErikssonMarie Bergman & Sanne Salomonsen"Nonetheless"Andreas Stone Johansson, Allison KaplanMariette"Don’t Stop Believing"Miss Li (Linda Karlsson), Sonny GustafssonMidnight Boy"Don't Say No"Johan Krafman, Kristofer Östergren, Olle BlomströmMolly Pettersson Hammar"I'll Be Fine"Molly Pettersson Hammar, Lisa Desmond, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Gavin JonesMåns Zelmerlöw"Heroes"Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea DebNeverstore"If I Was God For One Day"Thomas G:son, John Gordon, Jacob WidénRickard Söderberg & Elize Ryd"One By One"Elize Ryd, Jimmy Jansson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Sharon VaughnSamir & Viktor"Groupie"Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Maria Smith, Kevin Högdahl, Viktor Thell
Heats Heat 1 The results of this heat were contested after the crash of the application.
Artist Song Votes Place Results Total 1 Molly Pettersson Hammar "I'll Be Fine" 82,807 align="center" rowspan="2" 82,807 6 Out 2 Daniel Gildenlöw "Pappa" 44,483 44,483 7 Out 3 Rickard Söderberg & Elize Ryd "One By One" 101,433 27,928 129,3615 Out 4 Dolly Style "Hello Hi" 138,255 16,961 155,2163 Second chance 5 Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone "Det rår vi inte för" 140,374 8,606 148,980 4 Second chance 6 Jessica Andersson "Can't Hurt Me Now" 187,686 25,279 212,965 2 Final 7 Eric Saade "Sting" 413,556 35,324 448,880 1 Final
Heat 2 Artist Song Votes Place Results Total 1 Linus Svenning "Forever Starts Today" 357,113 36,156 393,269 4 Second chance 2 Emelie Irewald "Där och då med dig" 134,638 align="center" 134,638 6 Out 3 Samir & Viktor "Groupie" 455,225 19,958 475,183 3 Second chance 4 Neverstore "If I Was God For One Day" 253,725 12,227 265,952 5 Out 5 Marie Bergman & Sanne Salomonsen "Nonetheless" 134,427 align="center" 134,427 7 Out 6 Magnus Carlsson "Möt mig i Gamla stan" 441,477 34,140 475,6172 Final 7 Mariette "Don’t Stop Believing" 472,908 28,219 501,127 1 Final
Heat 3 Artist Song Votes Place Results Total 1 Ellen Benediktson "Insomnia" 288,995 9,768 298,763 5 Out 2 Kalle Johansson "För din skull" 261,572 align="center" 261,572 6 Out 3 Andreas Weise "Bring Out the Fire" 419,346 31,577 450,923 3 Second chance 4 Andreas Johnson "Living to Die" 252,280 align="center" 252,280 7 Out 5 Isa "Don't Stop" 499,426 18,978 518,404 2 Final 6 Kristin Amparo "I See You" 395,936 19,074 415,010 4 Second chance 7 Jon Henrik Fjällgren "Jag är fri (Manne Leam Frijje)" 593,601 72,716 666,317 1 Final
Heat 4 Artist Song Votes Place Results Total 1 Midnight Boy "Don't Say No" 157,793 align="center" 157,793 7 Out 2 Caroline Wennergren "Black Swan" 252,405 31,787 284,192 5 Out 3 JTR "Building It Up" 378,312 7,590 385,902 2 Final 4 Hasse Andersson "Guld och gröna skogar" 339,263 40,042 379,305 3 Second chance 5 Dinah Nah "Make Me (La La La)" 356,640 9,438 366,078 4 Second chance 6 Annika Herlitz "Ett andetag" 226,388 align="center" 226,388 6 Out 7 Måns Zelmerlöw "Heroes" 712,652 58,771 771,423 1 Final
Second Chance The Second Chance (Andra chansen) round was held on 7 March 2015 in Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg. Unlike in the previous editions, four out of eight competing entries were sent to the final this year. The preliminary two-phase voting introduced in 2013 was eliminated, bringing back a duel-only competition. The duels are as follows:
It was announced that Malena Ernman, Melodifestivalen winner and Sweden's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 would join Behrang Miri and Victor Crone on stage to do the opera vocals.
Duel Artist Song Votes Result I 1 Andreas Weise "Bring Out the Fire" 402,521 Out 2 Linus Svenning "Forever Starts Today" 531,109 Final II 1 Hasse Andersson "Guld och gröna skogar" 599,724 Final 2 Kristin Amparo "I See You" 441,015 Out III 1 Dolly Style "Hello Hi" 404,960 Out 2 Dinah Nah "Make Me (La La La)" 524,887 Final IV 1 Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone "Det rår vi inte för" 297,739 Out 2 Samir & Viktor "Groupie" 628,022 Final
Final The grand final of this year's Melodifestivalen was held on 14 March in the 28,000-seat Friends Arena in Solna. Unlike in the previous editions of Melodifestivalen, twelve songs competed in this year's final, two more than before. Eight finalists were selected during the four-week semi finals and four from the Second Chance round.
ArtistSongJuriesTelevote/SMSTotalPlaceVotes%Points 1 Samir & Viktor "Groupie" 2965,9274.2%20498 2 JTR "Building It Up" 2114,2360.9%42510 3 Dinah Nah "Make Me (La La La)" 1428,0941.8%82212 4 Jon Henrik Fjällgren "Jag är fri (Manne Leam Frijje)" 51288,96418.6%881392 5 Jessica Andersson "Can't Hurt Me Now" 1525,7211.7%82311 6 Måns Zelmerlöw "Heroes" 122545,60135.1%1662881 7 Linus Svenning "Forever Starts Today" 4157,8383.8%18596 8 Isa "Don't Stop" 3860,2133.9%18567 9 Magnus Carlsson "Möt mig i Gamla stan"1059,8113.8%18289 10 Eric Saade "Sting" 4896,2376.2%29775 11 Mariette "Don't Stop Believing" 7490,7495.8%281023 12 Hasse Andersson "Guld och gröna skogar" 10222,16614.3%68784 + Detailed international jury votes Song Total 1 "Groupie" 10 4 8 6 1 29 2 "Building It Up" 8 6 6 1 21 3 "Make Me (La La La)" 1 2 10 1 14 4 "Jag är fri (Manne leam frijje)" 8 8 4 2 8 8 1 12 51 5 "Can't Hurt Me Now" 4 1 6 4 15 6 "Heroes" 12 12 12 12 12 12 6 12 12 12 8 122 7 "Forever Starts Today" 2 10 1 6 4 2 4 6 6 41 8 "Don't Stop" 4 10 2 4 8 10 38 9 "Möt mig i Gamla stan" 1 1 8 10 10 "Sting" 10 2 6 2 1 4 10 1 10 2 48 11 "Don't Stop Believing" 6 6 2 10 8 10 12 4 2 10 4 74 12 "Guld och gröna skogar" 8 2 10
References
External links Melodifestivalen Official Site