# Melodifestivalen 2015

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

| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
| Andreas Johnson | "Living to Die" | Andreas Johnson, Bobby Ljunggren, Karl-Ola Kjellholm |
| Andreas Weise | "Bring Out the Fire" | Henrik Jansson, Thomas G:son, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad |
| Annika Herlitz | "Ett andetag" | Amir Aly, Maciel Numhauser, Robin Abrahamsson, Sharon Dyall, Sharon Vaughn |
| Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone | "Det rår vi inte för" | Behrang Miri, Albin Johnsén, Måns Zelmerlöw, Tony Nilsson |
| Caroline Wennergren | "Black Swan" | Nicklas Eklund, Joel DeLuna, Aimee Bobruk |
| Daniel Gildenlöw | "Pappa" | Daniel Gildenlöw |
| Dinah Nah | "Make Me (La La La)" | Dinah Nah, Dr. Alban (Alban Nwapa), Jakke Erixson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm |
| Dolly Style | "Hello Hi" | Emma Nors, Palle Hammarlund, Jimmy Jansson |
| Ellen Benediktson | "Insomnia" | Ellen Benediktson, Anderz Wrethov |
| Emelie Irewald | "Där och då med dig" | Emelie Irewald |
| Eric Saade | "Sting" | Arash Fahmi, Fredrik Kempe, Hamed "K-one" Pirouzpanah, David Kreuger |
| Hasse Andersson | "Guld och gröna skogar" | Anderz Wrethov, Elin Wrethov, Johan Bejerholm, Johan Deltinger |
| Isa | "Don't Stop" | Isa Tengblad, Johan Ramström, Gustaf Svenungsson, Magnus Wallin, Oscar Merner |
| Jessica Andersson | "Can't Hurt Me Now" | Aleena Gibson, Fredrik Thomander |
| Jon Henrik Fjällgren | "Jag är fri (Manne Leam Frijje)" | Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Erik Holmberg, Tony Malm, Josef Melin |
| JTR | "Building It Up" | John Andreasson, Tom Lundbäck, Robin Lundbäck, Erik Lewander, Iggy Strange Dahl |
| Kalle Johansson | "För din skull" | Martin Eriksson, Thomas G:son, Thomas Karlsson |
| Kristin Amparo | "I See You" | Kristin Amparo, Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger |
| Linus Svenning | "Forever Starts Today" | Aleena Gibson, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Fredrik Kempe |
| Magnus Carlsson | "Möt mig i Gamla stan" | Thomas G:son, Lina Eriksson |
| Marie Bergman & Sanne Salomonsen | "Nonetheless" | Andreas Stone Johansson, Allison Kaplan |
| Mariette | "Don’t Stop Believing" | Miss Li (Linda Karlsson), Sonny Gustafsson |
| Midnight Boy | "Don't Say No" | Johan Krafman, Kristofer Östergren, Olle Blomström |
| Molly Pettersson Hammar | "I'll Be Fine" | Molly Pettersson Hammar, Lisa Desmond, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Gavin Jones |
| Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb |
| Neverstore | "If I Was God For One Day" | Thomas G:son, John Gordon, Jacob Widén |
| Rickard Söderberg & Elize Ryd | "One By One" | Elize Ryd, Jimmy Jansson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Sharon Vaughn |
| Samir & 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.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Votes | Place | Results |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Place | Results |
| 1 | Molly Pettersson Hammar | "I'll Be Fine" | 82,807 | — | 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 | 129,361 | 5 | Out |
| 4 | Dolly Style | "Hello Hi" | 138,255 | 16,961 | 155,216 | 3 | 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

| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Votes | Place | Results |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Place | Results |
| 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 | — | 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 | — | 134,427 | 7 | Out |
| 6 | Magnus Carlsson | "Möt mig i Gamla stan" | 441,477 | 34,140 | 475,617 | 2 | Final |
| 7 | Mariette | "Don’t Stop Believing" | 472,908 | 28,219 | 501,127 | 1 | Final |

### Heat 3

| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Votes | Place | Results |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Place | Results |
| 1 | Ellen Benediktson | "Insomnia" | 288,995 | 9,768 | 298,763 | 5 | Out |
| 2 | Kalle Johansson | "För din skull" | 261,572 | — | 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 | — | 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

| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Votes | Votes | Place | Results |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | Place | Results |
| 1 | Midnight Boy | "Don't Say No" | 157,793 | — | 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 | — | 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 2009 Eurovision Song Contest would join Behrang Miri and Victor Crone on stage to do the opera vocals.
| Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Result |
| I | 1 | Andreas Weise | "Bring Out the Fire" | 402,521 | Out |
| I | 2 | Linus Svenning | "Forever Starts Today" | 531,109 | Final |
| II | 1 | Hasse Andersson | "Guld och gröna skogar" | 599,724 | Final |
| II | 2 | Kristin Amparo | "I See You" | 441,015 | Out |
| III | 1 | Dolly Style | "Hello Hi" | 404,960 | Out |
| III | 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 |
| IV | 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.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Juries | Televote/SMS | Televote/SMS | Televote/SMS | Total | Place |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Juries | Votes | % | Points | Total | Place |
| 1 | Samir & Viktor | "Groupie" | 29 | 65,927 | 4.2% | 20 | 49 | 8 |
| 2 | JTR | "Building It Up" | 21 | 14,236 | 0.9% | 4 | 25 | 10 |
| 3 | Dinah Nah | "Make Me (La La La)" | 14 | 28,094 | 1.8% | 8 | 22 | 12 |
| 4 | Jon Henrik Fjällgren | "Jag är fri (Manne Leam Frijje)" | 51 | 288,964 | 18.6% | 88 | 139 | 2 |
| 5 | Jessica Andersson | "Can't Hurt Me Now" | 15 | 25,721 | 1.7% | 8 | 23 | 11 |
| 6 | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | 122 | 545,601 | 35.1% | 166 | 288 | 1 |
| 7 | Linus Svenning | "Forever Starts Today" | 41 | 57,838 | 3.8% | 18 | 59 | 6 |
| 8 | Isa | "Don't Stop" | 38 | 60,213 | 3.9% | 18 | 56 | 7 |
| 9 | Magnus Carlsson | "Möt mig i Gamla stan" | 10 | 59,811 | 3.8% | 18 | 28 | 9 |
| 10 | Eric Saade | "Sting" | 48 | 96,237 | 6.2% | 29 | 77 | 5 |
| 11 | Mariette | "Don't Stop Believing" | 74 | 90,749 | 5.8% | 28 | 102 | 3 |
| 12 | Hasse Andersson | "Guld och gröna skogar" | 10 | 222,166 | 14.3% | 68 | 78 | 4 |
Detailed international jury votes :
| Draw | Song | | | | | | | | | | | | Total |
| Draw | 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 |