Melodifestivalen 38

Melodifestivalen 38 is the 2nd edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which selects Sweden's entry for the International Music Festival 38. The competition is organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and takes place over the period March and April 2017.
For the second consecutive year, the format of the competition consisted of six shows: four semi-final rounds, a second chance round and a final. The 28 competing entries were divided into four semi-finals, with seven compositions in each. From each semifinal, the songs that earn first and second place will qualify directly to the final, while the songs that place third and fourth proceed to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each semifinal become eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries qualify from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12. All six shows are hosted by Clara Henry, David Lindgren and Hasse Andersson.
==Format==
Melodifestivalen 38, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT), was the second consecutive edition of the contest in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden. The four semi-finals are held at the Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik (TBA), the Scandinavium in Gothenburg (TBA), the Tegera Arena in Leksand (TBA) and the Himmelstalundshallen in Norrköping (TBA). The Second Chance round will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö (TBA) while the final will be held at the Friends Arena (TBA) in Stockholm. Twenty-eight entries compete in the semi-finals, with seven entries taking part in each show. The top two entries from each semi-final advance directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries advance to the Second Chance round. The bottom three entries in each semi-final become eliminated. An additional four entries qualify to the final from the Second Chance round, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to twelve.
Competition Schedule	Competition Schedule	Competition Schedule	Competition Schedule	Competition Schedule 	Competition Schedule
Show 	Date 	City 	Venue 	Hosts 	
Semi-final 1 	TBA 	Malmö 	Malmö Arena 	Clara HenryDavid LindgrenHasse Andersson	
Semi-final 2 	TBA 	Örnsköldsvik 	Fjällräven Center 	Clara HenryDavid LindgrenHasse Andersson	
Semi-final 3 	TBA 	Örebro 	Conventum Arena 	Clara HenryDavid LindgrenHasse Andersson	
Semi-final 4 	TBA 	Gävle 	Gavlerinken Arena 	Clara HenryDavid LindgrenHasse Andersson	
Second Chance round 	TBA 	Gothenburg 	Scandinavium 	Clara HenryDavid LindgrenHasse Andersson	
Final 	TBA 	Stockholm 	Friends Arena 	Clara HenryDavid LindgrenHasse Andersson	
===Entry selection===
Entries for the twentieth competition were chosen by a selection panel from submissions received by SVT through an open call for songs or by SVT via special invitations to artists and songwriters.
Members of the Selection Panel	Members of the Selection Panel
Name 	Profession
Anna Shimoda 	Editor in chief for Hänt.se, Aller Media
Axel Scholtzé 	Production assistant
Ben Robertson 	Teacher and member of Fantasifestivalen club
Carl-Philip Landin 	Consultant
Cecilia Eriksson 	Student musician
Edin Jusuframic 	Dancer and choreographer
Jan Björkman 	Head of Delegation, Head of Production (SVT)
Ken Olausson 	Engineer and blogger
Kerstin Behrendtz 	Music editor for Sveriges Radio P4
Lisa Arnold 	Dancer
Magnus Rogmark 	Consultant
Mari Hesthammaer 	Music editor for Sveriges Radio P3
Mari Ryberger 	Fantasifestivalen entry producer
Maria Ericson 	Artist manager for Allsång på Skansen, assistant project manager for Fantasifestivalen 20
Martin Glemme 	Marketing and PR
Rickard Keilor 	Programme manager SBS Radio
Robert Sehlberg 	Music director MTG Radio
Simon Grusell 	Student
===Presenters===
At a press conference in 2017, Clara Henry, David Lindgren and Hasse Andersson were presented as the hosts for the six shows.
===Voting===
During the six shows, viewers can cast their votes through telephone, SMS and mobile application voting. For telephone and SMS voting, viewers were able to cast their vote through two different voting lines per voting method: a regular line costing 3.60 SEK and a donation line costing 9.90 SEK of which 8.90 SEK was donated to the charity organisation Radiohjälpen. Up to 20 votes can be cast per phone number per voting line, allowing a single phone number to contribute a maximum of 80 votes in each round of voting. With the mobile application, each device can send up to 5 votes for free per entry. The results of the semi-finals and Second Chance round are determined solely by viewer votes, while in the final, the results a redetermined through a 50/50 combination of viewer votes and the votes of eleven international jury groups.
==Competing entries==
The twenty-eight competing artists were announced to the public by two teasers beforehand. All artists were announced as solo artists despite having collaborations. The official entrants along with their entries were announced shortly before their semi-finals.
Artist 	Song (English Translation) 	Songwriter(s)
Ace Wilder 	"Wild Child" 	
Adrijana 	"Amare" 	
Alice 	"Running With Lions" 	
Allyawan 	"Vart har du vart" (Where have you been) 	
Anton Hagman 	"Kiss You Goodbye" 	
Axel Schylström 	"När ingen ser" (When no one is looking) 	
Bella & Filippa 	"Crucified" 	
Benjamin Ingrosso 	"Good Lovin'" 	
Boris René 	"Her Kiss" 	
Charlotte Perelli 	"Mitt liv" (My life) 	
De Vet Du 	"Road Trip" 	
Dinah Nah 	"One More Night" 	
Dismissed 	"Hearts Align" 	
Etzia 	"Up" 	
FO&O 	"Gotta Thing About You" 	
Jasmine Kara 	"Gravity" 	
Johanna Beijbom 	"A.S.A.P." 	
Jon Henrik Fjällgren ft. Aninia	"En värld full av strider" (A world full of battles)	
Krista Siegfrids 	"Snurra min jord" (Spin my world) 	
Les Gordons 	"Bound to Fall" 	
Lisa Ajax 	"I Don't Give A" 	
Mariette 	"A Million Years" 	
Miss Li 	"Aqualung" 	
Nano 	"Hold On" 	
Owe Thörnqvist 	"Boogieman Blues" 	
Roger Pontare 	"Himmel och hav" (Sky and sea) 	
Sara Varga & Juha Mulari 	"Du får inte ändra på mig" (You cannot change me) 	
Wiktoria  	"As I Lay Me Down" 	
==Semi-finals==
As in several previous editions, Melodifestivalen commences with four semi-finals, which determine the eight entries that advance directly to the final and the eight entries that qualify to the Second Chance round. The running order for the semi-finals are announced shortly before the semi-final.
The semi-final results are based solely on viewer votes. Two rounds of voting take place in each semi-final to determine which entries would advance further and which entries would be eliminated. All seven competing entries in each semi-final participate in the first round of voting where the top five advances to the second round, while the bottom two are eliminated. In the second round of voting, the two entries that occupy the first and second places qualify directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries proceed to the Second Chance round. The fifth placed entry is eliminated. All votes from the second round of voting are added to the votes that each entry received from the first round of voting in order to determine the final outcome.
===Semi-final 1===
The first semi-final took place on the 18th April 2017 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö. 
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	Result
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Total	Place	Result
1 	Boris René 	"Her Kiss" 	 	 	Out
2 	Adrijana 	"Amare" 	 	1/2 	Grand Final
3 	Dinah Nah 	"One More Night"	 	3/4 	Andra Chansen
4 	De Vet Du 	"Road Trip" 	 	 	Out
5 	Charlotte Perelli	"Mitt liv" 	 	 	Out
6 	Ace Wilder 	"Wild Child" 	 	1/2 	Grand Final
7 	Nano 	"Hold On" 	 	3/4 	Andra Chansen
===Semi-final 2===
The second semi-final took place on April 28 at the Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	Result
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Total	Place	Result
1 	Mariette 	"A Million Years" 	 	1/2 	Grand Final
2 	Roger Pontare 	"Himmel och hav" 	 	3/4 	Andra Chansen
3 	Etzia 	"Up" 	 	 	Out
4 	Allyawan 	"Vart har du vart"	 	 	Out
5 	Dismissed 	"Hearts Align" 	 	3/4 	Andra Chansen
6 	Lisa Ajax 	"I Don't Give A" 	 	1/2 	Grand Final
7 	Benjamin Ingrosso	"Good Lovin'" 	 	 	Out
===Semi-final 3===
The third semi-final took place on April 29 at the Conventum Arena in Örebro.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	Result
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Total	Place	Result
1 	Johanna Beijbom 	"A.S.A.P." 	 	 	Out
2 	Krista Siegfrids	"Snurra min jord" 	 	1/2 	Grand Final
3 	Anton Hagman 	"Kiss You Goodbye" 	 	 	Out
4 	Jasmine Kara 	"Gravity" 	 	1/2 	Grand Final
5 	Owe Thörnqvist 	"Boogieman Blues" 	 	 	Out
6 	Bella & Filippa 	"Crucified" 	 	3/4 	Andra Chansen
7 	FO&O 	"Gotta Thing About You"	 	3/4 	Andra Chansen
===Semi-final 4===
The fourth semi-final took place on May 5 at the Gavlerinken Arena in Gävle. 
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Votes	Place	Result
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Total	Place	Result
1 	Jon Henrik Fjällgren ft. Aninia	"En värld full av strider"	 	1/2 	Grand Final
2 	Alice 	"Running With Lions" 	 	1/2 	Grand Final
3 	Les Gordons 	"Bound To Fall" 	 	 	
4 	Wiktoria 	"As I Lay Me Down" 	 	3/4 	Andra Chansen
5 	Axel Schylström 	"När ingen ser" 	 	 	
6 	Sara Varga & Juha Muhari 	"Du får inte ändra på mig"	 	 	
7 	Miss Li 	"Aqualung" 	 	3/4 	Andra Chansen
==Second Chance round==
The second chance round took place on May 7 at the Gothenburg in Scandinavium
Duel	Draw	Artist 	Song 	Votes	Result
I 	1 	Dinah Nah 	"One More Night" 	TBA 	Finalist
I 	2 	Miss Li 	"Aqualung" 	TBA 	Non-finalist
II 	1 	Wiktoria 	"As I Lay Me Down" 	TBA 	Finalist
II 	2 	Nano 	"Hold On" 	TBA 	Non-finalist
III 	1 	FO&O 	"Gotta Thing About You"	TBA 	Non-finalist
III 	2 	Dismissed 	"Hearts Align" 	TBA 	Finalist
IV 	1 	Roger Pontare 	"Himmel Och Hav" 	TBA 	Non-finalist
IV 	2 	Bella & Filippa	"Crucified" 	TBA 	Finalist
==Final==
The final of Melodifestivalen 38 was held on TBA at the Friends Arena in Stockholm. Twelve songs competed — two qualifiers from each of the four preceding semi-finals and four qualifiers from the Second Chance round. A mix of televoting/SMS voting and international jury voting selected the winner.
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Juries	Televote/SMS/App	Televote/SMS/App	Televote/SMS/App	Total	Place
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Juries	Votes 	Percentage 	Points 	Total	Place
1 	Wiktoria 	"As I Lay Me Down" 	 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Krista Siegfrids 	"Snurra Min Jord" 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Dismissed 	"Hearts Align" 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Alice 	"Running With Lions" 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Adrijana 	"Amare" 	 	 	 	 	 	
6 	Ace Wilder 	"Wild Child" 	 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Jasmine Kara 	"Gravity" 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Jon Henrik Fjällgren ft. Aninia	"En Värld Full Av Strider"	 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Mariette 	"A Million Years" 	 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Dinah Nah 	"One More Night" 	 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Bella & Filippa 	"Crucified" 	 	 	 	 	 	
12 	Lisa Ajax 	"I Don't Give A" 	 	 	 	 	 	
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