Melodifestivalen 2020: Here’s Everything You Need To Know Before The Third Semi-Final

The Swedish national final “Melodifestivalen” will continue its journey this week at the COOP Norrbotten Arena in LuleĆ„ that will host the third semi-final of the show.

The Swedish festival will have the same mechanism as in the past few years. 28 artists, already revealed in a special press conference will compete in 4 semi-finals and the Top4 from each semi will continue for the next round. the top 2 will go directly to the final and places 3-4 will continue for the second chance will take place a week before the final (February 29th, 2020). All events will be hosted by Lina Hedlund, Linnea Henriksson, and David Sundin

Sweden’s representative for Rotterdam will be decided on the show’s grand final that will take place on March 7th, 2020 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm.

Let’s get to know this week acts:

Listen to the songs snippets HERE

Song #1 – Mariette – Shout it Out

Written by Thomas G:son, Cassandra Strƶberg, Alex Shield, and, Mariette Hansson

The Swedish singer-songwriter Mariette (Mariette Hansson) is well known by any Melodifestivalen fan. Besides her 4th place on the Swedish idol sixth season in 2009, she has participated in the Melodifestivalen Three times. Mariette debut the contest in 2015 and finished 3rd with “Don’t Stop Believing“. Two years after, in 2017, she went back on the Melfest stage with “A Million Years” placed 4th. on her third try, her entry “For You” finished fifth in the Melodifestivalen 2018 Grand Final.

Among her songwriters stands the Eurovision legendĀ Thomas G:sonĀ that wrote hundreds of entries for the national finals worldwide and many Eurovision hits such asĀ Loreen’sĀ ā€œEuphoriaā€œ,Ā Carola’sĀ ā€œInvincibleā€ and Spain’s 2015 ā€œAmanecerā€ byĀ Edurne.

Mariette – Shout it Out

Lyrics:

When the lights go out
thoughts are coming back to me

Are you happy now
Wonder if you’ve found that missing piece

Everything got stuck inside my head
Way to many things I never said

When the lights go out
thoughts are coming back to me

Half asleep
Half awake
Can’t let go of maybe’s
they get too loud

Half asleep
Half awake
Didn’t mean to let you down

Why keep it in
when you can say it

Why think again
when you can change things

Don’t hold back
Just shout it out

Don’t hold back
Just shout it out

Why make it hard and complicate this
So many hours that you’ll be wasting

Don’t hold back
Just shout it out

Don’t hold back
Just shout it out

Guess you’re getting tired
I’ve been telling you I’m gonna change

Start to sound like lies
But when it gets to good I walk away

Don’t know why it’s hard to find the words
Saying nothing only makes it worse

Want to speak my mind
But what if you’ll turn me down

Just shout it out
Why keep it in when you can say it
Why think again when you can change things

Don’t hold back
Just shout it out

Don’t hold back
Just shout it out

Why make it hard and complicate this
So many hours that you’ll be wasting

Don’t hold back
Just shout it out

Don’t hold back
Just shout it out

Half asleep
Half awake
Can’t let go of maybe’s
they get too loud
Half asleep
Half awake
Didn’t mean to let you down

Why keep it in when you can say it
Why think again when you can change things
You got to shout it out
You got to shout it out loud

Why keep it in
when you can say it

Why think again
when you can change things

Don’t hold back
Just shout it out

Don’t hold back
Just shout it out

Why make it hard and complicate this
So many hours that you’ll be wasting

Don’t hold back
Just shout it out

Don’t hold back
Just shout it out

Song #2 – Albin Johnsen – Livet Bƶrjar Nu

Written by Robin Stjernberg, Albin JohnsƩn, Gino Yonan

Albin Johnsen has previously participated in Melodifestivalen twice, the first time as a songwriter for Victor Crone and Behrang Miri “Det RĆ„r Vi Inte Fƶr“, and the second as both the songwriter and the performer (together with Mattias AndrĆ©asson in “Rik“).

His co-writer for “Livet Bƶrjar Nu” is Robin Stjernberg who won the Melodifestivalen in 2013 and later on came 14th in Malmƶ’s Eurovision Song Contest with the song “You”

Albin Johnsen – Livet bƶrjar nu

Lyrics:

Samma tankar
Samma tvivel
Och samma tur

Snurrat hjulet
men lyckades inte ta mig ur
Men det var dƄ

Samma smƤrta
Samma sorger
Och samma svek

Leva livet var verkligen inte nƄgon lek
Men det var dƄ

Det hƤr Ƥr mitt liv
Men jag har levt som det kommer fler

FrƄn och med nu sƄ ska varje dag fƄ betyda mer
Mycket mer

Livet bƶrjar
Varje gƄng du gƄr i bitar
Och du lyckas ƤndƄ skratta med
Fƶr du har slutat tvivla

Livet bƶrjar
NƤr du Ƥr pƄ sista slaget
Och det kƤnns som luften tagit slut
Men hittar andetaget

Livet bƶrjar
nu

Nya drƶmmar
Nya smƤllar
Och nio liv

Jag har landat och jag Ƥr redo fƶr nƤsta giv
Vad det Ƥn Ƥr
Vad det Ƥn Ƥr

Det hƤr Ƥr mitt liv
Men jag har levt som det kommer fler
FrƄn och med nu sƄ ska varje dag fƄ betyda mer
Mycket mer

Livet bƶrjar
Varje gƄng du gƄr i bitar
Och du lyckas ƤndƄ skratta med
Fƶr du har slutat tvivla

Livet bƶrjar
NƤr du Ƥr pƄ sista slaget
Och det kƤnns som luften tagit slut
Men hittar andetaget

Livet bƶrjar
nu

Livet bƶrjar
Varje gƄng du gƄr i bitar
Och du lyckas ƤndƄ skratta med
Fƶr du har slutat tvivla

Livet bƶrjar
NƤr du Ƥr pƄ sista slaget
Och det kƤnns som luften tagit slut
Men hittar andetaget
hittar andetaget
Livet bƶrjar
Livet bƶrjar nu
Livet bƶrjar
nu

Song #3 – DrƤngarna – Piga och drƤng

Written by Anders Wigelius, Robert Norberg, and Jimmy JanssonĀ 

DrƤngarna (The Farmhands) is a Swedish rock-pop band that was formed in 1995 and consists today of Starke Mange (Mange Olsson), Sunna-Robert (Robert ƅhlin), Olav i Fossen (Olav Fossheim) and, Trygga RƤkan (Anders Wigelius).Ā  The band’s most famous song is “Vill du bli min fru” from 1995 that sold around 35,000 copies.

One of the song composersĀ Jimmy JanssonĀ has participated himself three times on Melodifestivalen singing ā€What Difference Does It Make?ā€ as a part of the band ā€œPoetsā€ in 2002, ā€Vi kan gungaā€ in 2005, and ā€œAmandaā€ in 2007

DrƤngarna – Piga och drƤng

Lyrics:

Jag har haft span pƄ dig
Under kvƤllens dans

Sett ditt vackra leende
och velat stiga fram

Jag kan va den du vill
Och gƶra vad som helst

Fƶr dig finns inga grƤnser
jag kan till och med bli frƤlst

Ta pƄ mig
Rƶr pƄ mig
Ge mig vad jag tƄl
Jag Ƥr allt fƶr Ƥrlig fƶr att kunna spela svƄr

Kasta mig
Hit och dit
PƄ en sommarƤng
Fƶr om du blir min piga kommer jag att bli din drƤng

Jag kommer bli din drƤng
Om du blir min piga kommer jag att bli din drƤng

Natten Ƥr varm och het
Du Ƥr likasƄ
Jag skulle vilja svalka mig i dina ƶgon blƄ

Milde tid vad du Ƥr fin
DƤr du stƄr och ler
Jag tar av mig mƶssan knƤpper hƤnderna och ber

Ta pƄ mig
Rƶr pƄ mig
Ge mig vad jag tƄl
Jag Ƥr allt fƶr Ƥrlig fƶr att kunna spela svƄr

Kasta mig
Hit och dit
PƄ en sommarƤng
Fƶr om du blir min piga kommer jag att bli din drƤng

Jag kommer bli din drƤng
Om du blir min piga kommer jag att bli din drƤng

Sommarnatten skriker vƄra namn
Ɩver Ƥngarna hƶrs ljuden komma fram

Alla sjunger drƤngarnas refrƤng
Fƶr om du blir min piga kommer jag att bli din drƤng

Ta pƄ mig
Rƶr pƄ mig
Ge mig vad jag tƄl
Jag Ƥr allt fƶr Ƥrlig fƶr att kunna spela svƄr

Kasta mig
Hit och dit
PƄ en sommarƤng
Fƶr om du blir min piga kommer jag att bli din drƤng

Jag kommer bli din drƤng
Om du blir min piga kommer jag att bli din drƤng

Vi dansar
vi sjunger
Till drƤngarnas refrƤng
Fƶr om du blir min piga kommer jag att bli din drƤng

Vi dansar
vi sjunger
Till drƤngarnas refrƤng
Fƶr om du blir min piga kommer jag att bli din drƤng
Om du blir min piga kommer jag att bli din drƤng

Song #4 – Amanda Aasa – Late

Written by Amanda Aasa, Siri Jansson, Erik Grahn, and Alex Shield

Amanda was the first artist confirmed for Melfest2020. Last August, Amanda has won a wildcard ticket for Melodifestivalen on the Radio pre-contest “P4 NƤsta” with her song “GĆ„ Hem”.Ā  She is also known for participating in the Swedish reality show “Idol 2014”.

Amanda will debut Melfest with the entry “Late” she wrote together with “GĆ„ Hem” co-writers Siri Jansson, Erik Grahn and Melfest 2008 participant Alex Shield (Den fƶrsta svalan)

Amanda Aasa – Late

Lyrics:

Du sa
Kommer nog inte
ƄndĆ„ kommer du nu

Du sa
Vill ingenting men
SĆ„ som jag minns det

FƄr jag lƄna dina klƤder
Och alla frƄgar vad vi Ƥr
och vad vi sagt

SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Jag borde klaga

SĆ„ dum
Och sluta svara
ha

Du ringer fƶr late och du vet det
Tillslut kan jag se’re

SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Men fƶr late

SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Jag borde klaga

SĆ„ dum
Och sluta svara

FƶrstƄr det fƶr late
och fƶrsent att
Jag Ƥr investerad

SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Men fƶr late

Du sa
HƄller det inne
Har fungerat fƶrut

Du sa
StƤll inte till det
Som om jag ville

Men jag Ƥr lugn
vi ses vƤl sen

NƤr du vill hit
tillbaks igen

Fƶr jag har lƄnat dina klƤder
Och alla frƄgar vad vi Ƥr
och vad vi sagt

SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Jag borde klaga

SĆ„ dum
Och sluta svara

Du ringer fƶr late och du vet det
Tillslut kan jag se’re

SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Men fƶr late

SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Jag borde klaga

SĆ„ dum
Och sluta svara

FƶrstƄr det fƶr late och fƶrsent att
Jag Ƥr investerad

SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Men fƶr late

Jag hoppas ingenting
Men hoppas allting ƤndƄ

Du lovar ingenting
SƄ sluta lova det dƄ

Jag hoppas ingenting
Men hoppas allting ƤndƄ

Du lovar ingenting
Ingenting
Ingenting

SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Jag borde klaga

SĆ„ dum
Och sluta svara

Du ringer fƶr late och du vet det
Tillslut kan jag se’re

SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Men fƶr late

SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Jag borde klaga

SĆ„ dum
Och sluta svara

FƶrstƄr det fƶr late och fƶrsent att
Jag Ƥr investerad

SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Men fƶr late
Du ringer fƶr late och du vet det
Tillslut kan jag se’re
SĆ„ dum
Jag vet
Men fƶr late

Song #5 – Anis Don Demina – Vem Ƥr som oss

Written by Anderz Wrethov, Johanna Elkesdotter Wrethov, Anis Don Demina, and Robin Svensk

The Famous DJ Anis Don Demina appeared in Melodifestivalen twice. his debut appearance was in 2018 when he played the saxophone behind Samir & Viktor as they sing “Shuffla” and finished 4th.Ā  A year later, in 2019,Ā  he returned as an artist together with Zeana as a featured artist for “Mina brƤnder“.

Anderz Wrethov that co-wrote the song with Johanna Elkesdotter Wrethov and Anis is also behind 2 of the biggest Eurovision hits of the last years: John Lundvik’s “Too Late for Love” came 5th at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, and Eleni Foureiro‘s “Fuego” that almost won Lisbon’s grand final and finished second.

Anis Don Demina – Vem Ƥr som oss

Lyrics:

Yo
Shuuu

Alltid nƄn som tittar snett
Vill aldrig att man hittar rƤtt

Lagt tid blod tƄrar svett
Tar ingen skit bror det e vƄrat sƤtt

Gjort allt jag kan fƶr att gƶra mamma stolt
Folk med negativitet bror vi kastar dom

Fƶrst snacka dom skit men nu fattar dom
Och sjunger med i allt som vi rappar om

SƄ lƄt dom titta pƄ dig
Ja dom kan dƶma dig

FortsƤtt vara du
Jag lovar att det lƶnar sig

LƄt dom titta bror
det dƶdar inga drƶmmar nej
SƄ lƄt dom hƶra dig bror

Vi siktar hƶgt hƶgt
och duckar lƄgt
Fƶr ingen annan kommer nƄnsin bli som oss

Vi lyfter upp upp
och vi gƄr loss

SƄ alla shurdas Ƥr ni med
vem e som oss
Vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss

SƤg mig
vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss
Shu shu

Dom sƤger sky’s the limit
ƤndƄ vandrar folk pƄ mƄnen

SĆ„ nu siktar vi mot toppen
lƤgger siktet ƶver molnen

Har du en drƶm fƄr du jaga den
Och om drƶmmen Ƥr paj fƄr du laga den

Har du ingen drƶm fƄr du skapa en
Och sƤtta stop fƶr dom som vill skada den

SƄ lƄt dom titta pƄ dig
Ja dom kan dƶma dig

FortsƤtt vara du
Jag lovar att det lƶnar sig

LƄt dom titta bror
det dƶdar inga drƶmmar nej
SƄ lƄt dom hƶra dig bror

Vi siktar hƶgt hƶgt
och duckar lƄgt
Fƶr ingen annan kommer nƄnsin bli som oss

Vi lyfter upp upp
och vi gƄr loss

SƄ alla shurdas Ƥr ni med
vem e som oss
Vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss

Ett tvƄ tre kƶr
Shu shu
vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss
SƄ alla shurdas Ƥr ni med vem e som oss

Shurda
Vi siktar hƶgt och vi duckar lƄgt
Kommer alltid va den som dom kom ihƄg

Vi siktar nu och vi pricka vƄrt
Vi hƄller huvudet hƶgt aldrig ligga lƄgt

Vem e som oss
Vem e som vi
Vem e som dig
Vem som ni

Har alltid min rygg nƤr vi flyger fƶrbi
Vem e som oss

Vi siktar hƶgt hƶgt
och duckar lƄgt
Fƶr ingen annan kommer nƄnsin bli som oss

Vi lyfter upp upp och vi gƄr loss
SƄ alla shurdas Ƥr ni med
vem e som oss

Vi siktar hƶgt hƶgt och duckar lƄgt
Fƶr ingen annan kommer nƄnsin bli som oss

Vi lyfter upp upp
och vi gƄr loss

SƄ alla shurdas Ƥr ni med
vem e som oss
Vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss

Shu shu
vem e som oss
Shu shu
vem e som oss
SƄ alla shurdas Ƥr ni med vem e som oss
Shout out till Janne
Malmsjƶ alltsƄ inte dig biatch

Song #6 – Faith Kakembo – Crying Rivers

Written by Jƶrgen Elofsson and Liz Rodrigues

Melfest fans may remember Faith began for her participation in last year ‘P4 NƤsta” withĀ  “Through Fire and Rain“.Ā  She began her musical career as a singer in church choirs. this will be her first appearance on the Melodifestivalen stage

One of the song’s writers Jƶrgen Elofsson is beyond Mariette‘s entry for Melfest 2018 “For You”

Faith Kakembo – Crying Rivers

Lyrics:

Stop crying rivers over me
Deserts can’t be oceans
Can’t change what is will be
So stop crying rivers over me

You know love’s the motion
That circles to the sea

So stop crying rivers over me
Save them for ones who
Really do deserve them

Save for the times when
Someone needs to see them
I know that you can’t help it
But you don’t need to waste them

Oh, baby can’t you see
Stop crying rivers over me
You know love’s a motion

Goes where it wants to be
So stop crying rivers

Stop crying rivers over me
Save them for ones who
Really do deserve them

Save for the times when
Someone needs to see them

I know that you can’t help it
But you don’t need to waste them

Can’t you see
stop crying rivers over me
stop crying rivers over me
Stop crying
Stop crying
You know I don’t deserve them
So baby please don’t waste them
Stop crying rivers over me

Song #7 – Mohombi – Winners

Written by Jimmy Jansson, Mohombi, and Palle Hammarlund

It is not really “Melodifestivalen” in case you have no “Mohombi” in it. the Swedish singer Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo started his career with his brother Djo Moupondo in the dancehall band Avalon. together they debut the Melodifestivalen in 2005 with the song “Big Up” and finished 6th in semi-final 2 . as the group broke apart in 2008, his solo career continued to expand beyond Sweden’s borders, and he even won the “Best Latin Album” award in the American Grammy for his participation on Pitbull’s album DALE. Mohombi returned to the Melfest stage in 2019 as a solo artist and sang “Hello” and finished 5th in the final.

Palle Hammarlund that co-wrote the song together with Mohombi and Jimmy Jansson also wrote the previously 2020 entries “Nobodyā€ by Klara Hammarstrƶm and Mendez‘s ā€Vamos Amigosā€ taken from last week’s second semi-final.

Mohombi – Winners

Lyrics:

I was lonely
Broken down
Nothing good ever came to me easy
Then you came into my life

Turn the darkness into light
Like an eagle that fly for the first time
You took me to the other side

So why give my heart
Let down my gard
and show you my scars
Just to give up nah now baby

Still not too late
Don’t let it be your
greatest mistake

Without you I’m just a dreamer
Dreamer

Together we stand like winners
Winners

I’m loosing without you
Dreamer
Dreamer

Together we save the world
save the world

When you fall I’ll be the one
To make sure that you don’t hit the ground
Always gonna be around

Won’t be sunny all the time
But we’ll make it thru all ups and downs yeah
Promise it will be alright

So why give my heart
Let down my gard
and show you my scars
Just to give up nah now baby

Still not too late
Don’t let it be your
greatest mistake

Without you I’m just a dreamer
Dreamer

Together we stand like winners
Winners

I’m loosing without you
Dreamer
Dreamer

Together we save the world
save the world

Together we stand like winners
Winners

Still not too late
Don’t let it be your
Greatest mistake

Without you I’m just a dreamer
Dreamer

Together we stand like winners
Winners

I’m loosing without you
Dreamer
Dreamer

Together we save the world
save the world

Dreamer
dreamer
Together we stand like winners
winners
Without you I’m just a dreamer

Sweden’s journey will continue across the country every Saturday until the grand final on March 9th.

  • Semi-Final 4 – Malmƶ, Malmƶ Arena (February 22nd, 2020)
  • Anrda Chansen – Eskilstuna, Stiga Sports Arena (February 29th, 2020)
  • Final – Stockholm, Friends Arena (March 7th, 2020)

All shows will be broadcast live onĀ SVT Play. right after each semi-final, the studio version of the entries ranked 7 to 3 will be released on the digital platforms.Ā  You can follow ESCBEAT playlist here:

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Sweden will participate in the first half of the first Semifinal 2 on May 12th. Last year, John Lundvik represented Sweden in Tel-Aviv and finished 5th in the grand final with “Too Late for Love”

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