Melodifestivalen 2008 semifinals

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The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2008 began on 9 February 2008. There were five semifinals in Göteborg, Västerås, Linköping, Karlskrona and Kiruna (second chance round) leading up to the final at the Stockholm Globe Arena on 15 March 2008. Nearly four million votes were cast in total, raising over 5.7 million kronor (€605,000) for charity.

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[edit] Preselection

The deadline for the submission of songs was 25 September 2007, and 3,434 songs were submitted, a new record.[1] The titles and composers of the 28 semifinalists (excluding the wildcards) were announced on 10 December and 11 December 2007.[2] The wildcards were announced in January 2008.[3]

[edit] Semifinal 1

Semifinal 1
Date: 9 February 2008
Presenter: Kristian Luuk
Venue: Scandinavium, Göteborg
Voting: Telephone/SMS voting
Interval Act: Björn Gustafsson
Total number of televotes cast: 600,084
Viewing figures (approx): 3,240,000[4]
Qualifiers: I Love Europe performed by Christer Sjögren, Thank You performed by Amy Diamond
Second Chance: Line of Fire performed by E-Type & The Poodles, Visst finns mirakel performed by Suzzie Tapper
# Artist Song Translation Televotes Place
Round 1 Round 2
1 E-Type & The Poodles Line of Fire - 46,333 56,105 3rd
2 Face-84 Alla gamla X All old exes 13,626 - 8th
3 Velvet Deja vû - 25,451 31,047 5th
4 Brandur Lullaby - 18,727 - 7th
5 Michael Michailoff That's Love - 23,198 - 6th
6 Amy Diamond Thank You - 79,075 96,508 1st
7 Suzzie Tapper Visst finns mirakel Of course there are miracles 24,469 32,130 4th
8 Christer Sjögren I Love Europe - 71,396 81,471 2nd

[edit] Artists' official websites

[edit] Semifinal 2

Semifinal 2
Date: 16 February 2008
Presenter: Kristian Luuk
Venue: ABB Arena Nord, Västerås
Voting: Telephone/SMS voting
Interval Act: TBC
Total number of televotes cast: 752,537
Viewing figures (approx): 3,340,000[4]
Qualifiers: Empty Room performed by Sanna Nielsen, Just A Minute performed by Rongedal
Second Chance: Love in Stereo performed by Ola, One Love performed by Johnson & Häggkvist
# Artist Song Translation Televotes Place
Round 1 Round 2
1 Ola Love in Stereo - 39,972 52,615 4th
2 Lasse Lindh Du behöver aldrig mer vara rädd You don't need to be afraid any more 15,396 - 6th
3 The Nicole Razborka - 6,121 - 8th
4 Alexander Schöld Den första svalan The first swallow 13,352 - 7th
5 Rongedal Just a Minute - 68,121 94,101 2nd
6 Sanna Nielsen Empty Room - 102,390 126,356 1st
7 Andra Generationen Kebabpizza slivovitza Kebab-pizza, Slivovitza[5] 33,011 43,509 5th
8 Johnson & Häggkvist One Love - 77,778 79,106 3rd

[edit] Artists' official websites

[edit] Semifinal 3

Semifinal 3
Date: 23 February 2008
Presenter: Kristian Luuk
Venue: Cloetta Center, Linköping
Voting: Telephone/SMS voting
Interval Act: TBC
Total number of televotes cast: 437,744
Viewing figures (approx): 3,110,000[4]
Qualifiers: Lay Your Love on Me performed by BWO, Upp och hoppa performed by Frida feat. Headline
Second Chance: Smiling in Love performed by Caracola, When you Need Me performed by Thérèse Andersson
# Artist Song Translation Televotes Place
Round 1 Round 2
1 BWO Lay Your Love on Me - 58,136 82,381 1st
2 Mikey Huskić Izdajice (Never Fall in Love) - 11,721 - 7th
3 Frida feat. Headline Upp och hoppa Up and jump 27,675 40,852 2nd
4 Thérèse Andersson When you Need Me - 25,034 33,849 4th
5 Patrik Isaksson & Band Under mitt tunna skinn Under my thin skin 26,056 33,808 5th
6 Caracola Smiling in Love - 31,652 35,491 3rd
7 Ainbusk Jag saknar dig ibland Sometimes I miss you 18,249 - 6th
8 Eskobar Hallelujah New World - 11,672 - 8th

[edit] Artists' official websites

[edit] Semifinal 4

Semifinal 4
Date: 1 March 2008
Presenter: Kristian Luuk
Venue: Rosenholm Arena, Karlskrona
Voting: Telephone/SMS voting
Interval Act: TBC
Total number of televotes cast: 701,978
Viewing figures (approx): 3,410,000[4]
Qualifiers: Hur svårt kan det va? performed by Linda Bengtzing, Hero performed by Charlotte Perrelli
Second Chance: I lågornas sken performed by Nordman, That is Where I'll Go performed by Sibel
# Artist Song Translation Televotes Place
Round 1 Round 2
1 Niklas Strömstedt För många ord om kärlek Too many words about love 13,067 - 8th
2 Calaisa If I Could - 30,124 47,846 5th
3 Daniel Mitsogiannis Pame (Πάμε) Let's go (Greek) 20,432 - 7th
4 Linda Bengtzing Hur svårt kan det va? How hard can it be? 53,813 70,571 2nd
5 Nordman I lågornas sken In the fire's flame 39,019 58,673 4th
6 Sibel That's Where I'll Go - 46,289 59,030 3rd
7 Fronda Ingen mår så bra som jag No one feels as good as me 25,234 - 6th
8 Charlotte Perrelli Hero - 98,666 137,738 1st

[edit] Artists' official websites

[edit] Second Chance round

Second Chance Round
Date: 8 March 2008
Presenter: Kristian Luuk
Venue: Arena Arctica, Kiruna
Voting: Telephone/SMS voting
Total number of televotes cast: 1,464,000
Viewing figures (approx): 3,090,000
Qualifiers: I lågornas sken performed by Nordman, That is Where I'll Go performed by Sibel
Main article: Melodifestivalen#Semifinals and Second Chance

The third- and fourth-placed songs in each semifinal perform in the Second Chance round. Eight songs perform, paired off against each other. The winners of the first two pairings compete against each other in the first final, while the winners of the other two compete in the second. The winners of the two final pairings go through to the final.

Round 1 Round 2 Qualifiers
                   
         
  Line of Fire   87,002
 
  That is Where I'll Go   103,007  
  That is Where I'll Go   137,065
 
    Love in Stereo   103,824  
  Love in Stereo   78,477
 
  Smiling in Love   51,038  
  That is Where I'll Go
 
    I lågornas sken
  I lågornas sken   316,118
 
  One Love   202,353  
  I lågornas sken   166,735
 
    Visst finns mirakel   88,075  
  When You Need Me   57,335
  Visst finns mirakel   73,120  

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ ESCtoday.com. 3434 songs submitted for Melodifestivalen. Retrieved on 29 December 2007.
  2. ^ ESCtoday.com. Melodifestivalen line-up complete. Retrieved on 29 December 2007.
  3. ^ ESCtoday.com. The full MF running order. Retrieved on 15 January 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d Viewing figures. ESC.info.se. Retrieved on 21 March 2008.
  5. ^ Slivovitza is a type of brandy drank in Serbian culture.

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