Semi-final 3
The third semi-final was held on 21 February at the Ejendals Arena in Leksand.
The first act on stage was Velvet, performing "The Queen". Velvet begins the performance in a gigantic pink dress, which opens up to reveal seven backing dancers in Commedia dell'arte dress. The stage was filled with smoke and shone pink. Second on stage was Rigo & The Topaz Sound feat. Red Fox with "I Got U". The song mixes Motown with modern elements, with all on stage dressed as such, wearing red and white suits and dresses. The stage was filled to capacity, with two lead singers, a pianist, drummer, guitarist, saxophonist and two female backing singers. The next act on stage was Molly Sandén, who represented Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2006 with "Det finaste någon kan få". At Melodifestivalen she performed "Så vill stjärnorna" (We will have the stars). The 16-year-old performed the emotional ballad alone on stage, dressed in an elegant white dress, while screens in the background showed shining stars. The fourth act on stage was boyband E.M.D., performing "Baby Goodbye". The boys performed the energetic pop song in black tuxedos, and were joined on stage by four male backing dancers, also in black tuxedos.
Next on stage was Mikael Rickfors with "Du vinner över mig!" (You win me over!), a rock/pop song. Rickfors, dressed in a black and navy blue suit, was joined by an all-female backing band, dressed in black, while blue light filled the stage during the performance. Maja Gullstrand was next on stage, singing "Här för mig själv" (Here for myself). Gullstrand performed in a short white dress, and joined on stage by a group of backing dancers in minimalistic black suits and dresses, while colourful bubbles were shown on the backing screens. The penultimate act of the night was Sofia with "Alla" (Άλλα; Other), an ethno pop song with rock elements, performed in Greek. Sofia, dressed in black, was joined on stage by two male violinists in black, as well as four women playing large transparent drums on stage, while the stage was filled with colourful light. The last act on stage was three-time participants BWO performing "You're Not Alone", a sentimental electric ballad. The band, consisting of Martin Rolinski on vocals and Alexander Bard and Marina Schiptjenko on keyboards, were dressed in futuristic space suits in grey and yello. They were joined on stage by five backing dancers, also dressed in the same styles, using light skicts during the performance. Images of comets passing throung space were also shown on the backing screens.
Velvet, Sofia and Maja Gullstrand were knocked out after the first round of televoting, receiving the least votes. Mikael Rickfors joined them after the second round, also receiving the least votes. The four remaining acts passed through to the duels.
| # | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Velvet | "The Queen" | Tony Nilsson (m & l), Henrik Janson (m & l) | 15 985 | — | 6 | Out |
| 2 | Rigo & The Topaz Sound feat. Red Fox | "I Got U" | Rodrigo Pencheff (m & l), Tobias Karlsson (m) | 18 515 | 38 078 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 3 | Molly Sandén | "Så vill stjärnorna" (So the stars want) |
Bobby Ljunggren (m), Marcos Ubeda (m), Ingela "Pling" Forsman (l) | 29 523 | 55 713 | 3 | Final |
| 4 | E.M.D. | "Baby Goodbye" | Erik Segerstedt (m & l), Mattias Andréasson (m & l), Danny Saucedo (m & l), Oscar Görres (m & l) |
65 234 | 127 990 | 1 | Wildcard Final |
| 5 | Mikael Rickfors | "Du vinner över mig!" | Thomas G:son (m & l) | 17 785 | 36 284 | 5 | Out |
| 6 | Maja Gullstrand | "Här för mig själv" (Here by my self) |
Thomas G:son (m & l), Marcos Ubeda (m & l) | 10 568 | — | 8 | Out |
| 7 | Sofia | "Alla" (Other) |
Dimitri Stassos (m), Henrik Wikström (m), Irini Michas (m), Nina Karolidou (l) | 14 782 | — | 7 | International Jury |
| 8 | BWO | "You're Not Alone" | Fredrik Kempe (m & l), Alexander Bard (m & l), Anders Hansson (m & l) | 41 082 | 80 414 | 2 | Second Chance |
In the duels Rigo & The Topaz Sound feat. Red Fox battled E.M.D., with E.M.D. winning the more votes and progressing to the final. BWO took on Molly Sandén for the place in the final as well, with Sandén coming out on top.
| Duels | To Final | |||||
| Rigo & The Topaz Sound feat. Red Fox - "I Got You" | 39 124 | |||||
| E.M.D. - "Baby Goodbye" | 116 034 | |||||
| E.M.D. - "Baby Goodbye" | ||||||
| Molly Sandén - "Så vill stjärnorna" | ||||||
| BWO - "You're Not Alone" | 66 108 | |||||
| Molly Sandén - "Så vill stjärnorna" | 85 886 | |||||
691,238 votes were cast for the third semi-final, with 1,053,643kr being donated to SVT's Radiohjälpen from the calls.
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