Melodifestivalen 2015
Melodifestivalen 2015 was the Swedish music competition that selected Sweden's 55th entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Måns Zelmerlöw won with the song "Heroes". The hosts for the show were Sanna Nielsen and comedian Robin Paulsson.
For the fourteenth consecutive year, the competition consisted of four semi-finals, a "Second Chance" round, and a final. However, the total number of competing entries was reduced from 32 to 28. The 28 competing entries were divided into four semi-finals, with seven compositions in each. From each semifinal, the songs that earned first and second place went directly to the final, while the songs that placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance semi-final. The bottom three songs in each semifinal were eliminated from the competition.
A new rule for the 2015 edition of the competition stipulated that at least 50% of the selected entries were to be written by female composers or lyricists in a full or partial capacity.
Format
Melodifestivalen 2015 was the fourteenth consecutive year in which the competition will take place in different cities across Sweden. The four semifinals were held in Gothenburg, Malmö, Östersund and Örebro. The Second Chance round took place in Helsingborg on 7 March while the final in Solna was held on 14 March.Schedule and ratings
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
The results of this semi-final were contest after the crash of the application.Semi-final 2
Semi-final 3
Semi-final 4
Second Chance
The Second Chance ' round was held on 7 March 2015 in Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg. Unlike in the previous editions, four out of eight competing entries were sent to the final this year. The preliminary two-phase voting introduced in 2013 was eliminated, bringing back a duel-only competition. The duels are as follows:It was announced that Malena Ernman, Melodifestivalen winner and Sweden's representative at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest would join Behrang Miri and Victor Crone on stage to do the opera vocals.
| Duel | Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Result |
| I | 1 | Andreas Weise | "Bring Out the Fire" | 402,521 | Out |
| I | 2 | Linus Svenning | "Forever Starts Today" | 531,109 | Final |
| II | 1 | Hasse Andersson | "Guld och gröna skogar" ' | 599,724 | Final |
| II | 2 | Kristin Amparo | "I See You" | 441,015 | Out |
| III | 1 | Dolly Style | "Hello Hi" | 404,960 | Out |
| III | 2 | Dinah Nah | "Make Me " | 524,887 | Final |
| IV | 1 | Behrang Miri feat. Victor Crone | "Det rår vi inte för" | 297,739 | Out |
| IV | 2 | Samir & Viktor | "Groupie" | 628,022 | Final |
Final
The grand final of this year's Melodifestivalen was held on 14 March in the 28,000-seat Friends Arena in Solna.Unlike in the previous editions of Melodifestivalen, twelve songs competed in this year's final, two more than before. Eight finalists were selected during the four-week semi finals and four from the Second Chance round.
| Draw | Artist | Song ' | Songwriter |
| 1 | Samir & Viktor | "Groupie" | Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Maria Smith, Kevin Högdahl, Viktor Thell |
| 2 | JTR | "Building It Up" | John Andreasson, Tom Lundbäck, Robin Lundbäck, Erik Lewander, Iggy Strange Dahl |
| 3 | Dinah Nah | "Make Me " | Dinah Nah, Dr. Alban, Jakke Erixson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm |
| 4 | Jon Henrik Fjällgren | "Jag är fri " ' | Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Erik Holmberg, Tony Malm, Josef Melin |
| 5 | Jessica Andersson | "Can't Hurt Me Now" | Aleena Gibson, Fredrik Thomander |
| 6 | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb |
| 7 | Linus Svenning | "Forever Starts Today" | Aleena Gibson, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Fredrik Kempe |
| 8 | Isa | "Don't Stop" | Isa Tengblad, Johan Ramström, Gustaf Svenungsson, Magnus Wallin, Oscar Merner |
| 9 | Magnus Carlsson | "Möt mig i Gamla stan" ' | , Lina Eriksson |
| 10 | Eric Saade | "Sting" | Arash Fahmi, Fredrik Kempe, Hamed "K-one" Pirouzpanah, David Kreuger |
| 11 | Mariette | "Don't Stop Believing" | Miss Li, Sonny Gustafsson |
| 12 | Hasse Andersson | "Guld och gröna skogar" ' | Anderz Wrethov, Elin Wrethov, Johan Bejerholm, Johan Deltinger |