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Adam's Goodra

This Goodra is a Dragon-type Pokémon owned by Adam Ordeis and is the fourth Pokémon he caught in the Kalos region.

Goodra is one of Adam's most powerful Kalos Pokémon.

## Personality

When Ash and his friends first met it as a Goomy, Goodra was a very friendly Pokémon who would affectionately suck on people's ears.

However, it was a very timid Pokémon and had a phobia towards Fairy and Bug-type Pokémon like Clemont's Dedenne and Ariados.

But despite its timidity, Goodra showed itself capable of performing strong attacks like Bide and would use Rain Dance to increase its strength and abilities.

In further spite of its timidity, as a Goomy, Goodra possessed, and presumably still possesses, a degree of physical durability, easily rebounding from multiple hits as demonstrated on two occasions.

In its initial encounter with Adam, it falls into the latter's face.

When he removes Goomy on his face, he remarks it as slimy due to its appearance.

Goodra and Dedenne became best friends, after he protected it from Team Rocket, while it was still a Goomy.

Also, Goodra is very close friends with its teammates.

Goodra hated being insulted or criticized.

If it thought someone was saying something offensive about it, it would use Rain Dance on them to make them apologize.

Goodra was also resourceful in how it utilized its slimy body: It could use it to deflect attacks from other Pokémon without taking further damage to itself and could utilize the slime for escape purposes, such as when it lubricated Pikachu with it to help it slip through the bars of Team Rocket's metal cage.

After evolving into Sliggoo, Goodra seemed to have more confidence in itself and its abilities: In "Good Friends, Great Training!", it showed no hesitation when it repeatedly tackled a large boulder standing between itself, Wartortle, Raichu, Bonnie, Tierno and Dedenne when they needed to find the others, suggesting that Ash's confidence, courage and concern for others is rubbing off on it.

Sliggoo's power and confidence continued to grow after it evolved into Goodra.

Before leaving Ash it learned two new moves, Dragon Pulse and Ice Beam, but for the most part still relied on Bide as its signature finishing move, such as when it used it to defeat Clemont's Aradios with relative ease.

Before facing down the Florges who'd attacked his homeland and tormented it years ago, Goodra still retained some fear of it.

It shook this fear off when Adam gave it some words of encouragement about how strong it became.

In "Beyond the Rainbow!", Goodra showed itself to be an understanding Pokémon: After the truth behind Florges' actions were revealed, it showed succinct forgiveness for the harm she caused and helped her fend off Team Rocket.

## Known Moves

* Rain Dance
* Bide
* Dragon Breath
* Dragon Pulse
* Ice Beam
Austria in Melodifestivalen 3

Austria took part in the third edition of Melodifestivalen which was hosted by Denmark in Copenhagen with the song “Cry For You”, composed by Florian Gruber. The song was performed by RIAN.

## Before Melodifestivalen

### Wer Singt Für Österreich

#### Semi-final

The semi-final took place on 4 August 2021. Seven entries competed to this round "Cry For You" by RIAN, "Expresso & Tschianti" by Josh, "Hold" by Poptrackers feat. ArianA and "If That's What You Like" by Pænda advanced to the final while the other three failed to qualify. The Austrian Hod announced the results while Mathea performed her Melodifestivalen entry Wollt Dir Nur Sagen that competed in the second edition of the Melodifestivalen, She managed to qualify for the final but at the final she ended last with only 50 points 3 points behind Serbia that placed 11th.

#### Final

The final took place on 14 August 2021. Four entries qualified to the final and the winner, "Cry For You" performed by RIAN, was selected exclusively through a jury voting. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Austrian Melodifestivalen entrant Mathea performed "Wollt Dir Nur Sagen".

## See also

* Austria in Melodifestivalen
* Melodifestivalen 3
Liechtenstein in Melodifestivalen

**Liechtenstein** debuted in the third edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Liechtenstein has one national broadcaster 1 FL TV.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify from the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
Romania in Melodifestivalen 1

Romania took part in the first edition of Melodifestivalen which was hosted by Norway in Oslo. The country was represented by Theo Rose x Kana Jambe & Arabii Lu’ Bursuc with the song "Bravo Lor Au Stil Tiganii". The entry was be selected via a national selection.

## National Selection

The songs and the paritcipants were announed in 19 April, while the National Final took place on the next day of April as well.

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## See also

* Romania in Melodifestivalen
* Melodifestivalen 1
Dylan

**Natasha Woods** (born 2000) better known by her stage name **Dylan** is an English singer and songwriter.

## Career

Natasha Woods AKA Dylan is a new singer who has been discovered by and signed with Grumpy Old Management, best known to a little known artist named Ed Sheeran.

While there’s not a lot of information about the 19-year-old, according to her Facebook, she is a ‘self-proclaimed, out and proud “indie fuck” with the voice of a bruised, toughened angel.’ Oh, and you’ll never catch her in a skirt. She first started her writing and recording sessions a little over ago during the Easter holidays when she should have been revising for her A-levels. Now that’s pretty badass.

Her second single, ‘Sour Milk’, is a moody, contemporary pop track that is currently playing all week on BBC Radio 1 thanks to BBC Music’s Introducing, so clearly she is a force to be reckoned with! We recommend you start stanning now so you have the ultimate bragging rights of being a fan since the early days.
List of host cities of Melodifestivalen

This page is a **list of cities and venues that have hosted Melodifestivalen**, one or more times. Since the second edition, the host city has customarily been in the winner country of the previous year.

## See also

* List of countries in Melodifestivalen
* List of Melodifestivalen winners
* List of languages in Melodifestivalen
* List of Melodifestivalen presenters
Iceland in Melodifestivalen

**Iceland** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Iceland has one national broadcaster RÚV.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
     *Did not qualify from the heats*
Cyprus in Melodifestivalen

National selection
* 01

**Cyprus** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Cyprus has one national broadcaster CyBC.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
Greece in Melodifestivalen

**Greece** debuted in the second edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Greece has one national broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify for the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

 #03 |  Copenhagen | Konnie Metaxa | "Aman"
Kalimera

* Camille de Moncuit
* Carlo Ciao
* Carlo Grieco
* Gintare Kubiliute
* Sharon Simonetta
* Simone Capurro

"**Kalimera**" (Greek: Καλημέρα; English: Good Morning) is a song by Swiss-Lithuanian singer Ginta. It was chosen to represent Lithuania in Melodifestivalen 4 in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Bulgaria in Melodifestivalen

**Bulgaria** debuted in the third edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Bulgaria has one national broadcaster BNT.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify from the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
Bosnia and Herzegovina in Melodifestivalen

**Bosnia and Herzegovina** debuted in the second edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Bosnia and Herzegovina has one national broadcaster Radio and Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT).

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify from the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
Slovenia in Melodifestivalen

**Slovenia** debuted in the second edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Slovenia has one national broadcaster Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTV SLO).

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify for the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

 #03 |  Copenhagen | KUKLA | "Crne Oči"
Alicja

**Alicja Szemplińska** (born 29 April 2002 in Ciechanów, Poland), more commonly known as **Alicja**, is a Polish singer who won season 10 of *The Voice of Poland* in 2019. The following year, she won Poland's national Eurovision selection competition *Szansa na sukces* with her song "Empires", which she would have performed at the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam on 14 May 2020. On March 18, 2020, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alicja expressed her desire to represent Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

## Discography

### Singles

* "Prawie my" (2019)
* "Empires" (2020)
* "Gdzieś" (2020)
* "Pusto" (2020)
* "Kolęda dla Nieobecnych" (2020)
* "Na Pamięć" (2020)
San Marino in Melodifestivalen

**San Marino** debuted in the second edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

San Marino has one national broadcaster SMRTV.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify from the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

 #03 |  Copenhagen | Michele Bravi | "La Promessa Dell'alba"
Nico Santos

**Nico Wellenbrink** (born 7 January 1993), better known as **Nico Santos**, is a German singer-songwriter. He collaborated with DJ Topic who featured him on vocals for the hit song "Home" in 2016. Santos has a number of solo hit singles, most notably "Rooftop" in 2017 from his debut solo album *Streets of Gold*. He has also authored and produced for a number of German artists including Bushido and Shindy and Mark Forster among others. He currently lives in Berlin.

## Discography

### Albums

 *Streets of Gold* | * Released: 12 October 2018
* Label: Universal Music Group
* Formats: Digital download, streaming
 *Nico Santos* | * Released: 8 May 2020
* Label: Universal Music Group
* Formats: Digital download, streaming

### Singles

#### As featured artist

 2015
 2020

### Songwriting / Producing

 "Roli"
 2017
 "Papa"
Misha Miller

* Pop
* dance-pop
* Singer
* songwriter
* model
* Roton
* Panik Records

**Mihaela Arsene** (born November 13, 1995), better known by her stage name **Misha Miller**, is a Moldovan singer, songwriter and model who now works and lives in Bucharest, Romania.

## Early life and career

Born in Chișinău, Moldova, Misha started singing at the age of 7. In 2015 she moved to study in Bucharest, Romania. There she joined the musical project United by Dreams with whom she made several cover of songs such as Grenade, Crazy in Love, Mirrors and others.

In 2017 Misha collaborated with Manuel Riva and Alex Parker to make her debut in charts with the songs "Sacred Touch" and "Fix Your Heart". In 2018 Misha was the soloist of "Wild Fire", a project by the producers DJ Sava and Vanotek. In June 2019 she collaborated once again with Manuel Riva to bring the "What Mama Said" to life. On 23 November the single peaked on 19th position in Billboard weekly Dance Club Songs chart.

## Singles

#### As lead artist

 "Feel You" (feat NaBBoo)
 "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

#### As featured artist

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Patrisha

**Patricia Lomako**, known professionally as Patrisha (born 12 December 1991 in Jurmala, Latvia) is a Latvian electro-pop singer, songwriter, music composer, and producer with ten years of performing experience and eight years of songwriting and music production. A graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Music (Vocal Performance) from the Academy of Contemporary Music and Higher Certificate in Contemporary Vocal Teaching from VIDLA, she is a seasoned artist.
Seeb

* SeeB
* Simen & Espen (former)
* UMG
* Island
* Universal Norway
* Sky
* Simen Eriksrud
* Espen Berg

**Seeb** (sometimes stylized as **SEEB** or **SeeB**) is a Norwegian EDM record production duo made up of Simen Eriksrud and Espen Berg. Their name is made up of the initials (first letter of given name and surname) of the original duo.

## Career

### Beginnings

Before adopting the name Seeb, Eriksrud and Berg worked together as producers and songwriters for several Norwegian acts including Bertine Zetlitz, D'Sound and Donkeyboy, mostly under the name **Simen & Espen**. They also produced and co-wrote a track on Kiesza's breakthrough album *Sound of a Woman*.

### 2015–present: Breakthrough, *Intro to Seeb* and *Nice to Meet You*

The duo's major international success was for their remix of the song "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" by American singer Mike Posner. The remixed single was released on 24 July 2015. It topped the charts in the Netherlands, Norway, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and Posner's native United States.

Seeb released their debut single "Breathe" on 11 March 2016, featuring Portuguese singer Neev. "What Do You Love", featuring Jacob Banks, was released on 14 October 2016. Both songs are featured on their debut EP *Intro to Seeb*. On 3 March 2017, they released "Under Your Skin", a collaboration with American duo Rock City and Chloe Angelides. Featuring Greg Holden, "Boys in the Street" was released on 2 June 2017. "Rich Love", a collaboration with American pop rock band OneRepublic, was released on 14 July 2017. "Cruel World", a collaboration with Skip Marley, was released on 10 November 2017. They collaborated also with Ocean Park Standoff on the single "Lost Boys (Ocean Park Standoff vs Seeb)", released on 2 February 2018.

On 28 March 2018, the trio announced the release of their second EP *Nice to Meet You*, released on 20 April 2018. The lead single of their EP, titled "Drink About" and featuring Dagny, was released on 6 April 2018.

On 6 December 2018, Seeb released the single "Grip", a collaboration with Bastille.

On 4 April 2019, Seeb released 'Free To Go', featuring Ingrid Helene Håvik of Highasakite. Followed by 'Fade Out' released on 15 May 2019 featuring Olivia O'Brien. Seeb have since released tracks with Justin Jesso, Julie Bergan and American Authors, and remixed tracks for 5 Seconds of Summer and Charli XCX.

In February 2020 Seeb were nominated for the "Pop Group of the Year Award" at the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Awards,Spellemannprisen; however the Award Ceremony has been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Germany in Melodifestivalen

**Germany** has participated in Melodifestivalen three times since their debut in the first edition and has been in the final twice. The country's best result was a second place in the first edition with the song "Play With Fire", sung by Nico Santos. Their worst result was in the first edition finishing seventh in the second semi-final with the song "Dance with Danger", sung by Tim Kamrad. Germany has one national broadcaster NDR.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify from the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
Kazakhstan in Melodifestivalen 3

Kazakhstan took part in the third edition of Melodifestivalen which was hosted by Denmark in Copenhagen with the song "On-Solga", composed by Aigerim Mergenbay. The song was performed by C.C. Tay and Shvringvn.

## Before Melodifestivalen

### Final

The final took place on 19 August 2021. Seven entries competed and the winner, "On-Solga" performed by C.C. Tay & Shvringvn, was selected exclusively through a jury voting.

## See also

* Kazakhstan in Melodifestivalen
* Melodifestivalen 3
France in Melodifestivalen

Internal selection
* 01

**France** has participated in Melodifestivalen four times since their debut in the first edition and has been in the final two times. The country's best result was a fourth place in the third edition with the song "You Killed Me on the Moon", sung by Blow. Their worst result was in the first edition finishing 5th in the first semi final with the song "Petit à petit", sung by Arcadian. France has one national broadcaster France Télévisions.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
     *Did not qualify from the heats*
Isac Elliot

**Isac Elliot Lundén** (born 26 December 2000), professionally known as **Isac Elliot**, is a Finland-Swedish pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. He is best known for his song "New Way Home" and his debut album *Wake Up World* in 2013, both of which gained success in Finland and Norway. The follow-up album *Follow Me* was released in 2014 charting in Finland and Norway.

## Music career

### 2012: Career beginnings

Elliot was a member of the boy choir Cantores Minores and appeared in the Svenska Teatern musicals *Cabaret* and *Kristina från Duvemåla*. His song "Pop Goes My Heart" was heard in the film *Ella ja kaverit* (2012).

### 2013–present: *Wake Up World* and *Follow Me*

Isac Elliot's debut single “New Way Home” was released on 14 February 2013. The single peaked at number one on the Official Finnish Singles Chart and at number 14 in Norway. Elliot's debut album *Wake Up World*, produced by Joonas Angeria, was released 24 May 2013, and peaked at number one on the Finnish albums chart.

In March 2013, he was included in the future stars section of *Billboard'*s "Next Big Sound" list in the 11th place. The documentary *Dream Big – The Movie* about Elliot's career was released in cinemas on 14 February 2014.

Elliot's second studio album *Follow Me* was released on 7 November 2014. The album was recorded in Helsinki, London, Stockholm and Los Angeles with producers Jonas W. Karlsson, Axel Ehnström, Victor Thell and Kevin Högdahl. Following the release of *Follow Me*, Elliot also embarked on a "Save a Girl" tour in the end of November 2014.

In May 2016, he was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on NBC's *Today* show hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb and broadcast nationally in the United States where he performed live his song "What About Me".

## Personal life

Isac Elliot is Finland-Swedish. He is the son of Fredrik "Fredi" Lundén, the lead singer for the band The Capital Beat.

## Discography

### Studio albums

 *Wake Up World* | * Released: 24 May 2013
* Label: Sony Music Entertainment
* Formats: CD, digital download
 *Follow Me* | * Released: 7 November 2014
* Label: Sony Music Entertainment
* Formats: CD, digital download
* Label: Sony Music Entertainment
* Formats: CD, digital download

### Extended plays

 *A Little More* | * Released: 8 July 2016
* Label: Sony Music Entertainment
* Formats: CD, digital download
Latvia in Melodifestivalen

**Latvia** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify from the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

 #03 |  Copenhagen | Laura Rizzotto | "Red Flags"
Melodifestivalen 5

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**Participation map**
* Participating countries     Did not qualify from the semi final     Countries that participated in the past but not this edition
 System

**Melodifestivalen 5** was the fifth edition of the Melodifestivalen. The contest took place in Denmark, after Saveus won the fourth edition with the song "Traitors". It was the second time that Denmark hosted the contest.

The format of the competition consisted of 6 shows: 4 semi-final rounds, a second chance round and a final. The 37 competing countries were divided into four semi-finals, with nine compositions in each, except the first semi final. From each semi-final, the songs that earned first, second, third and fourth place qualified directly to the final, while the songs that placed fifth proceeded to the Second Chance round. The songs that placed from the sixth to tenth place in each semi-final were eliminated from the competition. Only one entry qualified from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to twenty.

Forty countries participated in the edition including Croatia that made its debut appearance with Israel, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Poland, and Serbia returning. Albania, Belarus, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Malta and North Macedonia announced their withdrawal from the fifth edition.

## Semi-final allocation draw

The draw that determined the semi-final allocation was held on TBA February 2022. The thirty-seven countries were divided into five pots, based on their geographical place. Each time a country was drawn from the pot, its semi-final was determined.

The five pots were the following:

* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Montenegro
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Switzerland
* Finland
* Iceland
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Norway
* Sweden
* Germany
* Ireland
* Luxembourg
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* United Kingdom
* France
* Israel
* Italy
* Portugal
* Spain
* Turkey
* Azerbaijan
* Kazakhstan
* Moldova
* Poland
* Romania
* Russia
* Ukraine

### Other countries

*Further information: List of countries in Melodifestivalen*
Countries that are active members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) are also eligible to participate in Melodifestivalen. As in every edition, an invitation to all the members have been sent in order to confirm whether they will participate or not.
Azerbaijan in Melodifestivalen

**Azerbaijan** debuted in the fourth edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Azerbaijan has one national broadcaster AzTV.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

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C.C. Tay

**Aigerim Mergenbay** (Kazakh: Әйгерім Мергенбай; born on April 18, 2000), known professionally as **C. C. TAY**, is a Kazakhstani singer and actress who is among the top five popstars of Kazakhstan. At the age of 5 years, she became the winner of the music contest “Aigölek” (Kazakh: Айгөлек). In 2018, she was invited to perform her debut single “Mümkin emes” (Kazakh: Мүмкін емес) in the gala concert at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Her first album "Tusimde Korem" reached number 3 on the iTunes Chart in Kazakhstan. The album track "Nege" was later used as the soundtrack of the web series "Suikimdi Stories". In 2018, she played the main role in Bayan Yessentayeva’s film “Sisitay.”. She represented Kazakhstan in Melodifestivalen 3 in Copenhagen, Denmark with the song "On-Solga" alongside with the Kazakh sound producer Shvringvn.
Moldova in Melodifestivalen

**Moldova** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Moldova has one national broadcaster TRM.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify from the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

 #02 |  Lillehammer | Sasha Lopez feat. Bruja | "Overdose"
Switzerland in Melodifestivalen

Internal selection
* 01

**Switzerland** has participated in Melodifestivalen three times since their debut in the first edition and has been in the top ten two times. The country's best result was a third place in the third edition with the song "Dynamite", sung by Ilira and Vize. Their worst result was a sixth place in the first edition with the song "Bella Bella", sung by Luca Hänni. Switzerland has one national broadcaster SRG SSR.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
Emma Heesters

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**Emma Heesters** is a singer, songwriter, performer and the most followed musical YouTuber in Holland. Emma started her career uploading cover songs to YouTube and soon earned a devoted following of millions of fans all over the world tuning in to watch her weekly uploads.

## Career

Throughout 2019, Emma collaborated with and supported Boyce Avenue on their European tour, teamed up with Kurt Hugo Schneider several times, performed at VidCon in the US and UK, appeared on Holland's most viewed TV show 'Beste Zangers' and went Platinum with her debut release from the show 'Pa Olvidarte' which is now counting at more than 50M streams, having topped the Dutch charts at #2 and remained in the charts for 13 weeks. Ultimately, Emma was named Holland’s first winner of the MTV’s Push Award in November 2019. 2020 has seen Emma Heesters named by Top40.NL as the most successful Dutch artist of the year so far, and she has released another hit collaboration with Kris Kross Amsterdam called 'Loop Niet Weg', which peaked at #4 in the official charts, shortly followed by winning the Social Star Award at the Zapp Live Awards. In November 2020, Emma was named winner of MTV EMA's Best Dutch Act, setting her up for an even bigger year in 2021.
Norway in Melodifestivalen

National selection
* 01

**Norway** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify from the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
Albania in Melodifestivalen

**Albania** debuted in the third edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Albania has one national broadcaster RTSH.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Entry selected but did not compete*

 #04 | Arilena Ara feat. Dafina Zeqiri | "Thirr Policine"
Poland in Melodifestivalen

**Poland** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify for the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

 #02 |  Lillehammer | Sobel | "Fiołkowe Pole"
 #03 |  Copenhagen | Young Leosia feat. Żabson | "Jungle Girl"
Kazakhstan in Melodifestivalen

**Kazakhstan** debuted in the second edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Kazakhstan has one national broadcaster Khabar Agency.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify for the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

 #03 |  Copenhagen | C.C. Tay feat. Shvringvn | "On-Solga"
RIAN

**Florian Gruber** better known by his stage name **RIAN** is a German singer and songwriter, based in Austria.

## Career

The first signs were already there on RIAN´s debut single “Belong to You”. RIAN is a musician who has everything he needs to make it to the top. So we can look forward to the young songwriter’s first work. Will he be able to maintain the quality of the single over a whole record? He can. What RIAN delivers on his self-titled debut album, which was released on “Wohnzimmer Records”, is a collection of powerful pop songs, all of which are potential radio hits.

While listening to this debut, one thing is immediately clear: This is someone who is ambitious, knows what he wants, and is shooting for the top. RIAN, the stage name of musician Florian Gruber, has delivered a remarkable songwriting performance on his debut album. The 22-year-old, who has already opened for the German singer and songwriter Max Giesinger, found just the right tone that is both captivating and international. If you didn’t know that you were dealing with an Austrian artist, you would be inclined to mistake him for an Anglo-Saxon act. But the man comes from Carinthia and has set out from there to conquer the pop world.
Luxembourg in Melodifestivalen

**Luxembourg** debuted in the second edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Luxembourg has one national broadcaster RTL.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Entry selected but did not compete*

 #04 | Charles | "Far Gone"
Belgium in Melodifestivalen

**Belgium** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Belgium has one national broadcaster VRT.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify from the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
Latvia in Melodifestivalen 3

* Brandon Sheare
* Laura De Carvalho Rizzoto
* Mike MacAllister

Latvia took part in the third edition of Melodifestivalen which was hosted by Denmark in Copenhagen with the song "Red Flags", composed by Brandon Sheare, Laura De Carvalho Rizzoto, Mike MacAllister. The song was performed by Laura Rizzotto.

## Before Melodifestivalen

### Final

The final took place on 18 August 2021. Three entries competed and the winner, "Red Flags" performed by Laura Rizzotto, was selected exclusively through a jury voting. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Latvian Eurovision entrant Markus Riva and Samanta Tīna performed "Man Nesanāk".

## See also

* Latvia in Melodifestivalen
* Melodifestivalen 3
List of countries in Melodifestivalen

Fifty-four countries have participated in the Melodifestivalen since it started in 2021. Of these, two have won the contest. The contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), is held between members of the Union. Broadcasters from different countries submit songs to the event, and cast votes to determine the most popular in the competition.

Participation in the contest is primarily open to all active member broadcasters of the EBU. To be an active member, broadcasters must be a member of the European Broadcasting Union, or be in a Council of Europe member country. Eligibility to participate is not determined by geographic inclusion within the continent of Europe, despite the "Euro" in "Europa" — nor does it have a direct connection with the European Union. Several countries geographically outside the boundaries of Europe have competed: Israel, Cyprus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Morocco and Australia.

## Participants

The following table lists the countries that have participated in the contest at least once. Shading indicates countries that have withdrawn from the contest.

### Table key

     *Withdrawn* – Countries who have participated in the past but have withdrawn.

## See also

* List of Melodifestivalen winners
* List of host cities of Melodifestivalen
* List of languages in Melodifestivalen
* List of Melodifestivalen presenters
Ireland in Melodifestivalen

**Ireland** debuted in the second edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Ireland has one national broadcaster RTÉ.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify for the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

 #03 |  Copenhagen | Phantoms feat. Vanessa Hudgens | "Lay With Me"
Portugal in Melodifestivalen

**Portugal** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Portugal has one national broadcaster RTP.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
     *Did not qualify from the heats*
Ulrikke

**Ulrikke Brandstorp** (born 13 July 1995), also known simply as **Ulrikke**, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and musical actress. She is known for participating in the Norwegian singing competitions Idol (2013), The Voice (2015), Template: III (2018) and most recently, in 2020, as a participant of the TV show Maskarama.

## Career

She participated in Melodi Grand Prix 2017, in which she finished in fourth place with the song "Places". In 2019, she played the role of Liesl in the musical The Sound of Music, performed in the Folketeateret in Oslo. In 2020, she won Melodi Grand Prix 2020 with the song "Attention", and was supposed to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, before the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She was offered a direct entry to the finals of Melodi Grand Prix 2021 but declined the offer to compete in 2021. She instead returned as a guest, performing a new version of "Attention" and latest single "Falling Apart" at the final.

On December 12, 2020, Brandstorp was named the winner of Maskorama, the Norwegian version of The Masked Singer broadcast on NRK1. She performed under the name "Trollet".

She will represent Norway in the First edition of Melodivesivalen with her song "Falling Apart".
Leaderboard

Fifty-four countries have participated in the Melodifestivalen since it started in 2021. Of these, two have won the contest. The contest, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), is held between members of the Union. Broadcasters from different countries submit songs to the event, a0 cast votes to determine the most popular in the competition.

## See also

* List of Melodifestivalen winners
* List of host cities of Melodifestivalen
* List of countries in Melodifestivalen
* List of languages in Melodifestivalen
* List of Melodifestivalen presenters
Russia in Melodifestivalen

**Russia** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Russia has one national broadcaster Channel One.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify from the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*
Cultist Jon

Cultist Jon is one of the very first Jon's from within the Jon Zone, he is very direct and quiet on decisions. He had been forgotten about since he disappeared into the Unknown after feuding with Judge Jon. There Cultist Jon has plotted for years and used the Forced Alibi Technique to create more Jon's forming the Pre-Citadel of Jon's with himself as the head. His presence became known once the Citadel of Jon's overthrew the Council of Jon's in 2020. Now Cultist Jon rules like a dictator while the others watch, his biggest motive is to build an Army of Jon's to invade the Unknown and evict Judge Jon. Cultist Jon has never felt more pleased.
Arcadian

**Arcadian** is a French-Swiss pop group, active from 2015 to 2020. They made a name for themselves by publishing covers on the Internet and their participation in the fifth season of the TV-hook The Voice: The Most Beautiful Voice. The group is composed of the French Yoann Pinna, born on April 29, 1994; Florentin Cabezon, born December 16, 1992 and cousin of Camille Lou; and The Swiss Jérôme Achermann, born on 29 June 1993.

In 2015, members of Arcadian are in a flat on 8th arrondissement of Paris, that's when they started working together. They played on Line 2 of the metro, in various bars of the capital and frequently in the one that gradually became their headquarters: the Social Square in the third arrondissement of Paris.

They gradually found their style and posted several covers videos on YouTube. It is during a rehearsal for a concert that they are spotted by a team of TF1 who offers them to audition for season 5 of The Voice: The Most Beautiful Voice in 2016.
Serbia in Melodifestivalen

Internal selection
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**Serbia** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

 #02 |  Lillehammer | Nina Todorović | "Fali Tren"
 #03 |  Copenhagen | Lorens | "Just Because"
AVEC

**Miriam Hufnagl**, better known by her stage name **AVEC**, is an Austrian singer-songwriter from Upper Austria, Austria. She represented Austria at the first edition of Melodifestivalen, held in Oslo, Norway.

## Career

AVEC appeared seemingly out of nowhere in 2015. With the release of her debut EP “Heartbeats”, the young Upper Austrian has bridged the gap between writing heartfelt lyrics and experimenting with textural sounds. Distancing herself from negative life experiences, AVEC simultaneously shared her own creative story through the powerful portrayal of human life and emotions through her music. Although inspired by the likes of Bon Iver, John Mayer, The Lumineers, Oscar and the Wolf, Kings of Leon, Daughter, RYX, AVEC succeeds in creating her own language, where her imagination and ideas come together in her music. Her sound is melancholic but hopeful.

While her roundly praised debut “What If We Never Forget” predominantly displayed a youthful sense of melancholy, her latest work “Heaven/Hell” shows signs of growth in a number of areas. The last few years of being in the spotlight, spending time on the road and making numerous international festival appearances have shaped AVEC, and her music has audibly grown up, too. Her song “Granny” has been streamed on Spotify almost 6 million times since it launched.

In 2018 AVEC played at various showcase festivals in Europe, including the internationally acclaimed Great Escape Festival in Brighton. In September 2018 she was nominated for the first Music Moves Europe Talent Awards and later announced as a winner in the genre Singer/Songwriter.

The jury explained that “her songwriting is stylish and intriguing, never obvious, although it is so difficult to compete with a musical genre frequented by unattainable models.” In January 2019, AVEC received the award and performed at the Music Moves Europe Talent Award Night as well as during Eurosonic Noorderslag Festival 2019. Furthermore she has been selected as NASOM “New Austrian Sound of Music” act 2020-21.
Netherlands in Melodifestivalen 3

Netherlands took part in the third edition of Melodifestivalen which was hosted by Denmark in Copenhagen.

## National Selection

The songs and the paritcipants were announed in 5th of August, while the National Final took place on 14th of August. The winning song was "Throw Me a Line".

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## See also

* Netherlands in Melodifestivalen
* Melodifestivalen 3
Hungary in Melodifestivalen

**Hungary** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Hungary has one national broadcaster Duna (TV channel).

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify for the final*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

 #02 |  Lillehammer | Ali Bakgor feat. Kallay Saunders | "Ocean"
Czech Republic in Melodifestivalen

**Czech Republic** debuted in the fourth edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Czech Republic has one national broadcaster ČT.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

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Finland in Melodifestivalen

**Finland** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Finland has one national broadcaster Yle.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Directly to the final*
     *Did not qualify from the second chance*
     *Did not qualify for the semi-finals*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

 #02 |  Lillehammer | Krista Siegfrids | "Be Real"
Cyprus in Melodifestivalen 1

* Antonella Cuellar
* Manolo Vega Sosa

Cyprus took part in the first edition of Melodifestivalen which was hosted by Norway in Oslo. The country was represented by Antonella with the song "Balkan". The entry was be selected via a national selection.

## National Selection

The songs and the paritcipants were announed in 17 April, while the National Final took place on the next day of April as well.

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## See also

* Cyprus in Melodifestivalen
* Melodifestivalen 1
Stalin's Big Guns

### Briefing

> *31st August, 1941 · Ino, Finland. 4th Army Corps. The Finnish army is advancing towards Leningrad. At Ino station, Soviet troops are stranded because the railroad is blocked by a sabotaged locomotive. Among the stranded units are two railway guns and crew. They are supposed to withdraw from the front, but their movement orders have arrived too late. Then, the Finns arrive, and the station becomes the scene of a bitter struggle. In this mission, you will be in charge of the attack. Use your tactical skill to break the Soviet defensive perimeter. Make sure you take those railway guns intact, we could use them very well!*
>
>

### Objectives

#### **Main**

1. Push inland towards the railway line
2. Drive the enemy off the railway and capture the remaining railway gun.
3. Drive the soviets from the village with the help of the railway gun.
4. Defend the railway gun from any enemy counter-attacks.
5. Defeat the enemy amphibious attack.
IZARO

**Izaro Andres** (Mallabia, Spain), artistically known as **IZARO**, is a Spanish singer.

## Career

Izaro Andrés was born in Malla bia, Bizkaia. She began her studies in San Sebastián but interrupted them to go to the United States. On her return, and combining with the publication of her first songs, graduated in Communication at the University of Deusto in 2016.

## Musical trajectory

The first song she composed and with which she became known was Paradise , she published it on YouTube, she sang in bars until in 2016, thanks to a crowdfunding campaign , her first LP Om came out in 2017 with songs in Basque, English and Spanish. That same year she released a collection of EPs in Basque under the name Hankapuntetan (on tiptoe) with songs like Errefuxiatuena that she sings with Mikel Urdangarin. In February 2018s she released her second album with the title Eason at the Arriaga Theater in Bilbao, her new work has been awarded the Musika Bulegoa Prize. Her work, Limones en Invierno, was published in 2020 with 10 multilingual songs; In the theme and video clip Invierno a la vista has the collaboration of the musician Xoel López.
List of Melodifestivalen winners

Two songs have won the Melodifestivalen. The contest has been held once in about one or two months since its debut in April 2021. The contest's winner has been determined using a basic voting method; awarding points to countries by juries and/or televoters. The country awarded the most points is declared the winner.

## See also

* List of countries in Melodifestivalen
* List of host cities of Melodifestivalen
* List of languages in Melodifestivalen
* List of Melodifestivalen presenters
Armenia in Melodifestivalen

**Armenia** debuted in the first edition of Melodifestivalen.

## History

Armenia has one national broadcaster AMPTV.

## Contestants & Results

Table key
     *Winner*
     *Second place*
     *Third place*
     *Last place*
     *Did not qualify to the final*
     *Did not compete or was disqualified*

 #04 |  Stockholm | Iveta Mukuchyan | "Tur Patjar"
Under Water

* Miriam Hufnagl
* Andreas Häuserer

"**Under Water**" is a song by Austrian singer AVEC. It was chosen to represent Austria in Melodifestivalen 1 in Oslo, Norway. The ORF Broadcaster tho announced that the country will select their entry via a national selection. "Under Water" was in the list of the participants but it finished third.
Germany in Melodifestivalen 3

* Nico Santos
* Joe Walter
* Pascal 'Kalli' Reinhardt
* Tobias Topic

Germany took part in the third edition of Melodifestivalen which was hosted by Denmark in Copenhagen with the song "Like I Love You", composed by Nico Santos, Joe Walter, Pascal 'Kalli' Reinhardt andTobias Topic. The song was performed by Nico Santos.

## Before Melodifestivalen

### Final

The final took place on 19 August 2021. Seven entries competed and the winner, "Like I Love You" performed by Nico Santos, was selected exclusively through a jury voting.

## See also

* Germany in Melodifestivalen
* Melodifestivalen 3
Clash at Narva

### Briefing

> *March 10th, 1944 · West of Narva. Strachwitz Battle Group. The German army is on the retreat everywhere. In the aftermath of the Kursk battles and Operation Kutuzov, the front line is shifting west so rapidly the Germans can only hope the 'Panther Stellung' will stem the red tide. Army Group North takes up positions on the west bank of the Narva river. In march the situation changes dramatically when the Soviets break through south- west of Narva. A large-scale Soviet attack by the 59th army into the flank of the German 43rd corps threatens to cut the supply line and isolate the city of Narva. In this mission, you are in charge of units within the defensive line. The front is quiet and the enemy seems passive. Send out a scout squad to find information. Go behind the lines to snatch whatever information or maps you can get, then return to HQ. Use the information you get back to issue orders, either for defense or counterattack. In any case, you will be in charge and you have no time to waste. Good luck!*
>
>

### Objectives

#### **Main**

1. Obtain soviet strategic documents.
2. Deliver the documents to our command.
3. Defend from the soviet assault.
4. Fall back to the second line!
5. Push back the enemy and secure the region.
IBE

**Ibe Wuyts** (born 12 January 2002) better known by his stage name **IBE** is a Belgian singer and songwriter.

## Career

The Belgian singer broke through when he took part in The Voice Van Vlaanderen. He won this singing competition at the age of 17 and five days later he released his first single ‘Table Of Fools’.

Before his The Voice participation, he won an Ed Sheeran cover competition hosted by Studio Brussel. He also likes covering songs, preferably from Ed Sheeran, Lewis Capaldi, George Ezra or KALEO.

He’s had the opportunity to perform at the well known Rock Werchter Festival in 2019.