# Melodifestivalen 2019

Melodifestivalen 2019 was the 59th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen and was held from 2 February to 9 March 2019. Presenters were Sarah Dawn Finer, Kodjo Akolor, Marika Carlsson and Eric Saade. Edward af Sillén returned as a consultant and adviser, producing various interval acts for the hosts. The winner of the contest is John Lundvik with the song "Too Late for Love". He represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, finishing in 5th place.

## Format

Melodifestivalen 2019, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT), was the eighteenth consecutive edition of the contest in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden. The four heats were held at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg (2 February), the Malmö Arena in Malmö (9 February), the Tegera Arena in Leksand (16 February) and the Sparbanken Lidköping Arena in Lidköping (23 February). The Second Chance round took place at the Rosvalla Nyköping Eventcenter in Nyköping on 2 March while the final was held at the Friends Arena in Stockholm on 9 March. An initial 28 entries competed in the heats, with seven entries taking part in each show. The top two entries from each heat advanced directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries advanced to the Second Chance round. The bottom three entries in each heat were eliminated after two rounds of voting. An additional four entries qualified for the final from the Second Chance round, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12.
Competition Schedule :
| Show | Date | City | Venue |
| Heat 1 | 2 February 2019 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium |
| Heat 2 | 9 February 2019 | Malmö | Malmö Arena |
| Heat 3 | 16 February 2019 | Leksand | Tegera Arena |
| Heat 4 | 23 February 2019 | Lidköping | Sparbanken Lidköping Arena |
| Second Chance | 2 March 2019 | Nyköping | Rosvalla Nyköping Eventcenter |
| Final | 9 March 2019 | Stockholm | Friends Arena |

### Presenters

In October 2018, Sarah Dawn Finer, Kodjo Akolor, Marika Carlsson and Eric Saade were announced as the presenters for Melodifestivalen.

### Voting

The public vote previously used a simple majority to decide the places, but concerns had been raised over a growing bias through the way votes were cast: that votes cast through the app were giving an unfair weight to younger voters, as older voters tended to cast theirs though the telephone vote. For 2019, SVT changed to a system of eight groups: those using the app voted within one of seven age groups, and telephone votes were in the eighth group.
These groups were weighted equally against each other: for the heats, each group's vote would carry a score of 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1; for the final, 12, 10, 8–1 (thus entries in 11th and 12th receiving no points); for the second chance round, each group gave one point to the most popular entry of each duel. The scores within each round were then added together to decide the places. In the final, to ensure equal weight was given to the public vote and the international jury vote, the number of countries involved was reduced from eleven to eight.
2019's edition also saw an end to voting by SMS, due to a decline in usage.

## Competing entries

The twenty-eight competing entries were announced to the public during a press conference on 27 November 2018.
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
| Andreas Johnson | "Army of Us" | Andreas Johnson, Jimmy Jansson, Sara Ryan, Andreas ”Stone” Johansson, Sebastian Thott |
| Ann-Louise Hanson | "Kärleken finns kvar" | David Lindgren Zacharias, Josefin Glenmark, Olof "Ollie" Olsen |
| Anna Bergendahl | "Ashes to Ashes" | Thomas G:son, Bobby Ljunggren, Erik Bernholm, Anna Bergendahl |
| Anton Hagman | "Känner dig" | Gusten Dahlqvist, Oliver Forsmark, Anton Hagman, Jakob Hjulström |
| Arja Saijonmaa | "Mina fyra årstider" | Göran Sparrdal, Arja Saijonmaa |
| Arvingarna | "I Do" | Nanne Grönvall, Mikael Karlsson, Casper Jarnebrink, Thomas “Plec” Johansson |
| Bishara | "On My Own" | Markus Sepehrmanesh, Benjamin Ingrosso, Robert "Deadbeat" Habolin |
| Dolly Style | "Habibi" | Jimmy Jansson, Palle Hammarlund, Robert Norberg |
| Hanna Ferm & Liamoo | "Hold You" | Jimmy Jansson, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Fredrik Sonefors, Hanna Ferm, Liam Pablito Cacatian Thomassen |
| High15 | "No Drama" | Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Kate Tizzard |
| Jan Malmsjö | "Leva livet" | Anderz Wrethov, Elin Wrethov, Johan Bejerholm, Ari Lehtonen |
| John Lundvik | "Too Late for Love" | John Lundvik, Anderz Wrethov, Andreas “Stone” Johansson |
| Jon Henrik Fjällgren | "Norrsken (Goeksegh)" | Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Niklas Carson Mattsson, Jon Henrik Fjällgren |
| Lina Hedlund | "Victorious" | Melanie Wehbe, Richard Edwards, Dino Medanhodzic, Johanna Jansson |
| Lisa Ajax | "Torn" | Isa Molin |
| Malou Prytz | "I Do Me" | Isa Tengblad, Elvira Anderfjärd, Fanny Arnesson, Adéle Cechal |
| Margaret | "Tempo" | Anderz Wrethov, Jimmy Jansson, Laurell Barker, Sebastian von Koenigsegg |
| Martin Stenmarck | "Låt skiten brinna" | Uno Svenningsson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren |
| Mohombi | "Hello" | Alexandru Florin Cotoi, Thomas G:son, Mohombi Moupondo, Linnea Deb |
| Nano | "Chasing Rivers" | Lise Cabble, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Thomas G:son, Nano Omar |
| Omar Rudberg | "Om om och om igen" | Omar Rudberg, Johan Lindbrandt, Robin Stjernberg, Jens Hult |
| Oscar Enestad | "I Love It" | Emanuel Abrahamsson, Parker James, Oscar Enestad |
| Pagan Fury | "Stormbringer" | Tobias Gustavsson, Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström, Mia Stegmar |
| Rebecka Karlsson | "Who I Am" | Rebecka Karlsson, Anderz Wrethov, Henric Pierroff |
| The Lovers of Valdaro | "Somebody Wants" | Peter Boström, Thomas G:son, Erik Gabriel Høiby |
| Vlad Reiser | "Nakna i regnet" | Lukas Nathansson, John Hårleman, Vladislav Meletjenkov, Chris Enberg |
| Wiktoria | "Not with Me" | Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Wiktoria Johansson |
| Zeana feat. Anis don Demina | "Mina bränder" | Thomas G:son, Jimmy Jansson, Anis Don Demina, Pa Moudou Badjie, Robin Svensk |

## Heats
### Heat 1

The first heat took place on 2 February 2019 at the Scandinavium arena in Gothenburg. A total of 7,158,333 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 573,040 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Televote/App | Televote/App | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Points | Place | Result |
| 1 | Nano | "Chasing Rivers" | 1,096,662 | 54 | 4 | Second chance |
| 2 | High15 | "No Drama" | 814,839 | 19 | 6 | Out |
| 3 | Wiktoria | "Not with Me" | 1,431,954 | 90 | 1 | Final |
| 4 | Zeana feat. Anis don Demina | "Mina bränder" | 980,354 | 38 | 5 | Out |
| 5 | Arja Saijonmaa | "Mina fyra årstider" | 507,727 | 15 | 7 | Out |
| 6 | Mohombi | "Hello" | 1,218,685 | 68 | 2 | Final |
| 7 | Anna Bergendahl | "Ashes to Ashes" | 1,108,102 | 60 | 3 | Second chance |
Detailed televoting results :
| Place | Song | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Tel. |
| Place | Song | 3-9 | 10-15 | 16-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75+ | Tel. |
| 1 | "Not with Me" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 2 | "Hello" | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | "Ashes to Ashes" | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | "Chasing Rivers" | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | "Mina bränder" | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | "No Drama" | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | "Mina fyra årstider" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |

### Heat 2

The second heat took place on 9 February 2019 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö. A total of 6,993,333 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 522,183 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Televote/App | Televote/App | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Points | Place | Result |
| 1 | Andreas Johnson | "Army of Us" | 973,171 | 52 | 4 | Second chance |
| 2 | Malou Prytz | "I Do Me" | 1,233,974 | 76 | 2 | Final |
| 3 | Oscar Enestad | "I Love It" | 739,501 | 15 | 7 | Out |
| 4 | Jan Malmsjö | "Leva livet" | 630,359 | 15 | 6 | Out |
| 5 | Vlad Reiser | "Nakna i regnet" | 991,531 | 52 | 3 | Second chance |
| 6 | Hanna Ferm & Liamoo | "Hold You" | 1,531,720 | 94 | 1 | Final |
| 7 | Margaret | "Tempo" | 892,945 | 40 | 5 | Out |
Detailed televoting results :
| Place | Song | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Tel. |
| Place | Song | 3-9 | 10-15 | 16-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75+ | Tel. |
| 1 | "Hold You" | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | "I Do Me" | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | "Nakna i regnet" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | "Army of Us" | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | "Tempo" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | "Leva livet" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | "I Love It" | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

### Heat 3

The third heat took place on 16 February 2019 at the Tegera Arena in Leksand. A total of 6,305,045 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 662,869 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Televote/App | Televote/App | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Points | Place | Result |
| 1 | The Lovers of Valdaro | "Somebody Wants" | 637,917 | 13 | 7 | Out |
| 2 | Dolly Style | "Habibi" | 819,062 | 40 | 5 | Out |
| 3 | Martin Stenmarck | "Låt skiten brinna" | 862,017 | 46 | 4 | Second chance |
| 4 | Lina Hedlund | "Victorious" | 1,051,399 | 76 | 2 | Final |
| 5 | Omar Rudberg | "Om om och om igen" | 722,215 | 19 | 6 | Out |
| 6 | Rebecka Karlsson | "Who I Am" | 1,059,419 | 70 | 3 | Second chance |
| 7 | Jon Henrik Fjällgren | "Norrsken (Goeksegh)" | 1,112,548 | 80 | 1 | Final |
Detailed televoting results :
| Place | Song | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Tel. |
| Place | Song | 3-9 | 10-15 | 16-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75+ | Tel. |
| 1 | "Norrsken (Goeksegh)" | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | "Victorious" | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | "Who I Am" | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | "Låt skiten brinna" | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | "Habibi" | 12 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | "Om om och om igen" | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | "Somebody Wants" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

### Heat 4

The fourth heat took place on 23 February 2019 at the Sparbanken Lidköping Arena in Lidköping. A total of 6,810,817 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 905,041 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Televote/App | Televote/App | Place | Result |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Points | Place | Result |
| 1 | Pagan Fury | "Stormbringer" | 579,502 | 18 | 7 | Out |
| 2 | Anton Hagman | "Känner dig" | 601,113 | 21 | 6 | Out |
| 3 | Lisa Ajax | "Torn" | 1,166,263 | 56 | 3 | Second chance |
| 4 | Arvingarna | "I Do" | 895,957 | 54 | 4 | Second chance |
| 5 | Bishara | "On My Own" | 1,497,326 | 84 | 2 | Final |
| 6 | Ann-Louise Hanson | "Kärleken finns kvar" | 583,995 | 25 | 5 | Out |
| 7 | John Lundvik | "Too Late for Love" | 1,465,231 | 86 | 1 | Final |
Detailed televoting results :
| Place | Song | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Tel. |
| Place | Song | 3-9 | 10-15 | 16-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75+ | Tel. |
| 1 | "Too Late for Love" | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2 | "On My Own" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | "Torn" | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | "I Do" | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | "Kärleken finns kvar" | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | "Känner dig" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | "Stormbringer" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

## Second Chance

The Second Chance round took place on 2 March 2019 at the Rosvalla Nyköping Eventcenter in Nyköping. A total of 7,244,085 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 949,238 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.
| Duel | R/O | Artist | Song | Televote/App | Televote/App | Result |
| Duel | R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Points | Result |
| I | 1 | Andreas Johnson | "Army of Us" | 693,105 | 0 | Out |
| I | 2 | Anna Bergendahl | "Ashes to Ashes" | 1,174,531 | 8 | Final |
| II | 1 | Vlad Reiser | "Nakna i regnet" | 713,742 | 1 | Out |
| II | 2 | Nano | "Chasing Rivers" | 1,147,998 | 7 | Final |
| III | 1 | Martin Stenmarck | "Låt skiten brinna" | 671,850 | 1 | Out |
| III | 2 | Lisa Ajax | "Torn" | 1,116,086 | 7 | Final |
| IV | 1 | Rebecka Karlsson | "Who I Am" | 793,704 | 2 | Out |
| IV | 2 | Arvingarna | "I Do" | 933,069 | 6 | Final |
Detailed televoting results :
| Duel | Place | Song | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Tel. | Total |
| Duel | Place | Song | 3-9 | 10-15 | 16-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75+ | Tel. | Total |
| I | 1 | "Ashes to Ashes" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| I | 2 | "Army of Us" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| II | 1 | "Chasing Rivers" | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| II | 2 | "Nakna i regnet" | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| III | 1 | "Torn" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| III | 2 | "Låt skiten brinna" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| IV | 1 | "I Do" | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| IV | 2 | "Who I Am" | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

## Final

The Final took place on 9 March 2019 at Friends Arena in Stockholm. A total of 15,757,707 votes were cast throughout the show with a total of 4,273,096 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.
| R/O | Artist | Song | Juries | Public | Total | Place |
| 1 | Jon Henrik Fjällgren | "Norrsken (Goeksegh)" | 19 | 55 | 74 | 4 |
| 2 | Lisa Ajax | "Torn" | 39 | 23 | 62 | 9 |
| 3 | Mohombi | "Hello" | 32 | 42 | 74 | 5 |
| 4 | Lina Hedlund | "Victorious" | 32 | 8 | 40 | 11 |
| 5 | Bishara | "On My Own" | 38 | 69 | 107 | 2 |
| 6 | Anna Bergendahl | "Ashes to Ashes" | 20 | 36 | 56 | 10 |
| 7 | Nano | "Chasing Rivers" | 54 | 10 | 64 | 8 |
| 8 | Hanna Ferm & Liamoo | "Hold You" | 48 | 59 | 107 | 3 |
| 9 | Malou Prytz | "I Do Me" | 23 | 12 | 35 | 12 |
| 10 | John Lundvik | "Too Late for Love" | 96 | 85 | 181 | 1 |
| 11 | Wiktoria | "Not with Me" | 36 | 28 | 64 | 6 |
| 12 | Arvingarna | "I Do" | 27 | 37 | 64 | 7 |
Detailed International Jury Votes :
| R/O | Song | | | | | | | | | Total |
| 1 | "Norrsken (Goeksegh)" | 1 | | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 8 | | 19 |
| 2 | "Torn" | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 39 |
| 3 | "Hello" | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | | 4 | 5 | 32 |
| 4 | "Victorious" | 3 | 8 | | 4 | | 4 | 3 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | "On My Own" | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | | 1 | 38 |
| 6 | "Ashes to Ashes" | | | | 2 | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 7 | "Chasing Rivers" | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 54 |
| 8 | "Hold You" | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 48 |
| 9 | "I Do Me" | 4 | 5 | 5 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | "Too Late for Love" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 96 |
| 11 | "Not with Me" | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | | 4 | 36 |
| 12 | "I Do" | | 7 | 4 | | 3 | 3 | 10 | | 27 |
| International Jury Spokespersons |||||||||||
| – Carla Bugalho – Marvin Dietmann – Paul Clarke – Evi Papamichael – Bruno Berberes – Krista Siegfrids – Simon Proctor – Dana International |||||||||||
Detailed televoting results :
| R/O | Song | Votes | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Age groups | Tel. | Total |
| R/O | Song | Votes | 3-9 | 10-15 | 16-29 | 30-44 | 45-59 | 60-74 | 75+ | Tel. | Total |
| 1 | "Norrsken (Goeksegh)" | 1,398,299 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 55 |
| 2 | "Torn" | 1,164,997 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | 3 | | 23 |
| 3 | "Hello" | 1,349,171 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 42 |
| 4 | "Victorious" | 883,187 | 2 | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | 8 |
| 5 | "On My Own" | 1,719,337 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 69 |
| 6 | "Ashes to Ashes" | 1,143,408 | | | | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | "Chasing Rivers" | 951,266 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | "Hold You" | 1,592,988 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 59 |
| 9 | "I Do Me" | 1,010,600 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | "Too Late for Love" | 2,211,811 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 85 |
| 11 | "Not with Me" | 1,173,276 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | "I Do" | 1,159,367 | | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 |

## Gallery
### Heat 1

* Nano - "Chasing Rivers"
* High15 - "No Drama"
* Wiktoria - "Not With Me"
* Zeana feat. Anis Don Demina - "Mina bränder"
* Arja Saijonmaa - "Mina fyra årstider"
* Mohombi - "Hello"
* Anna Bergendahl - "Ashes to Ashes"

### Heat 2

* Andreas Johnsson - "Army of Us"
* Malou Prytz - "I Do Me"
* Oscar Enestad - "I Love It"
* Jan Malmsjö - "Leva livet"
* Vlad Reiser - "Nakna i regnet"
* Hanna Ferm & LIAMOO - "Hold You"
* Margaret - "Tempo"

### Heat 3

* The Lovers of Valdaro - "Somebody Wants"
* Dolly Style - "Habibi"
* Martin Stenmarck - "Låt skiten brinna"
* Lina Hedlund - "Victorious"
* Omar Rundberg - "Om om och om igen"
* Rebecka Karlsson - "Who I Am"
* Jon Henrik Fjällgren - "Norrsken (Goeksegh)"

### Heat 4

* Pagan Fury - "Stormbringer"
* Anton Hagman - "Känner dig"
* Lisa Ajax - "Torn"
* Arvingarna - "I Do"
* Bishara - "On My Own"
* Ann-Louise Hansson - "Kärleken finns kvar"
* John Lundvik - "Too Late for Love"