Melodifestivalen 2014 was the Swedish music competition which selected Sweden's 54th entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Sanna Nielsen won the competition with the song "Undo". This was one of the closest results in Melodifestivalen history, as Nielsen beat her nearest rival, Ace Wilder, by only two points.

For the thirteenth consecutive year, the competition consisted of four heats, a "Second Chance" round, and a final. A total of 32 entries were divided into four heats, with eight compositions in each. From each semifinal, the songs that won first and second place went directly to the final, while the songs that placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance heat. The bottom four songs in each semifinal were eliminated from the competition. As in 2013, half of the competing entries were chosen by a selection panel from the received submissions, while the other half was selected through an invitation process by SVT. A new rule for the 2014 competition stipulated that at least 20% of the selected entries were to be written by female composers/lyricists in a full or partial capacity.

Format Melodifestivalen 2014 was the thirteenth consecutive year in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden. The four semifinals were held in Malmö (1 February), Linköping (8 February), Gothenburg (15 February) and Örnsköldsvik (22 February). The Second Chance round was held in Lidköping on 1 March, while the final in Solna was held on 8 March. Starting order is set.

Schedule Date City Venue Tickets Heat 1 February Malmö Malmö Arena 15,500 Heat 1 8 February Linköping Cloetta Center 11,500 Heat 2 15 February Gothenburg Scandinavium 14,000 Heat 3 22 February Örnsköldsvik Fjällräven Center 10,000 Heat 4 1 March Lidköping Sparbanken Lidköping Arena 12,500 Second chance (Andra chansen) 8 March Solna Friends Arena 27,000 Final

Heats

Heat 1 Artist Song (English translation)Songwriter(s) Votes Place ResultTotal 1Yohio"To the End"Andreas Johnson, Johan Lyander, Peter Kvint, Yohio55,82661,393117,219 1 Final 2Mahan Moin "Aleo"Mahan Moin, Anderz Wrethov 6,943 —6,943 7 Out 3Linus Svenning "Bröder" (Brothers)Fredrik Kempe 29,464 31,26860,732 4Second Chance 4Elisa Lindström "Casanova"Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren, Jimmy Jansson 18,143 19,17137,314 5 Out 5Alvaro Estrella "Bedroom"Jakke Erixson, Jon Bordon, Loren Francis, Kristofer Östergren 14,386 —14,386 6 Out 6Ellen Benediktson"Songbird"Sharon Vaughn, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren43,61955,82599,444 2 Final 7Sylvester Schlegel"Bygdens son" (The district's son)Sylvester Schlegel5,934—5,9348Out 8Helena Paparizou "Survivor"Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Sharon Vaughn 32,141 38,29770,438 3Second Chance

Heat 2

Artist Song(English translation)Songwriter(s) Votes Place ResultTotal 1J.E.M "Love Trigger"Thomas G:son, Peter Boström, Julimar "J-Son" Santos18,79026,87245,662 4Second Chance 2The Refreshments "Hallelujah"Joakim Arnell18,41719,23437,651 5Out 3Manda "Glow"Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Melanie Wehbe, Charlie Mason10,964—10,964 8Out 4Panetoz "Efter solsken" (After sunshine)Johan Hirvi, Mats Lie Skåre, Nebeyu Baheru, Njol Badjie, Pa Modou Badjie25,98631,41557,401 2Final 5Pink Pistols "I Am Somebody"Joakim Törnqvist, Nestor Geli, Per Ivar Hed, Susie Päivärinta, Tord Bäckström11,435—11,435 7Out 6Sanna Nielsen "Undo"Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah52,54257,050109,592 1Final 7Little Great Things "Set Yourself Free" Charlie Grönvall, Cristoffer Wernqvist, Felix Grönvall, Adam Dahlström15,183—15,183 6Out 8Martin Stenmarck "När änglarna går hem" (When the angels go home)Andreas Öhrn, Alexander Bard, Martin Stenmarck, Peter Boström20,98130,91651,897 3Second Chance

Heat 3 Artist Song (English translation)Songwriter(s) Votes Place ResultTotal 1Outtrigger "Echo"Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Outtrigger 18,713 19,87338,586 4Second Chance 2Eko "Red"Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Anna Lidman, Hannes Lundberg, Michael Ottosson 9,053 —9,053 8 Out 3Oscar Zia"Yes We Can"Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah29,79030,94560,735 1 Final 4Shirley Clamp "Burning Alive"Bobby Ljunggren, Marcos Ubeda, Sharon Vaughn, Henrik Wikström 12,617 —12,617 6 Out 5State of Drama "All We Are"Göran Werner, Sanken Sandqvist, Emil Gullhamn, Sebastian Hallifax 24,262 18,58142,843 3Second Chance 6CajsaStina Åkerström "En enkel sång" (A simple song)CajsaStina Åkerström 10,789 —10,789 7 Out 7Ace Wilder"Busy Doin' Nothin'"Ace Wilder, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb19,10524,59943,704 2 Final 8Dr. Alban & Jessica Folcker"Around the World"Dr. Alban, Jakke Erixson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm18,04119,68937,7305Out

Heat 4 Artist Song (English translation)Songwriter(s) Votes Place ResultTotal 1Alcazar"Blame It on the Disco"Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah42,06155,39297,453 1 Final 2I.D.A "Fight Me If You Dare"Albin Nicklasson, Nicklas Laine, Louise Frick Sveen 10,578 —10,578 6 Out 3Janet Leon "Hollow"Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Jimmy Jansson, Louise Winter 8,307 —8,307 8 Out 4Ammotrack "Raise Your Hands"Jari Kujansuu, Thomas Johansson, Calle Kindbom, Mikael de Bruin 20,425 21,20241,627 4Second Chance 5Josef Johansson "Hela natten" (All night)Peter Boström, Thomas G:son, Josef Johansson, Peo Thyrén 9,953 —9,953 7 Out 6Linda Bengtzing"Ta mig" (Take me)Nicke Borg, Jojo Borg Larsson15,23915,86131,1005Out 7Ellinore Holmer "En himmelsk sång" (A heavenly song)Ellinore Holmer, Vanna Rosenberg, Åsa Schmalenbach, Josefina Sanner, Henrik Wikström, Amir Aly 21,411 24,46545,876 3Second Chance 8Anton Ewald"Natural"John Lundvik39,10532,57071,675 2 Final

Second Chance

The Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round was held on 1 March in Sparbanken Lidköping Arena, Lidköping.

First Round Artist Song Votes Place ResultTotal 1Ammotrack "Raise Your Hands" 16,998 —16,998 8Out 2Linus Svenning"Bröder"45,65749,29594,952 1 Second Round 3J.E.M "Love Trigger" 28,626 —28,626 6 Out 4State of Drama "All We Are" 29,352 22,15051,502 5 Out 5Ellinore Holmer"En himmelsk sång" 17,685—17,6857Out 6Martin Stenmarck "När änglarna går hem" 30,681 26,36657,047 4 Second Round 7Helena Paparizou"Survivor"47,16144,41191,572 2 Second Round 8Outtrigger "Echo" 33,876 27,08360,959 3Second Round

Second Round Duel Artist Song Votes ResultI 1Outtrigger "Echo"51,627Out 2 Helena Paparizou "Survivor" 123,859 FinalII 1 Linus Svenning "Bröder" 77,706 Final 2Martin Stenmarck "När änglarna går hem" 71,844Out

Final

The final of Melodifestivalen 2014 took place on 8 March 2014 at the Friends Arena in Solna. The 10 songs that qualified for the finals had either accomplished being the top two in their respective semifinal, or qualified from the Second Chance round. ArtistSongJuriesTelevote/SMS/AppTotalPlaceVotesPercentagePoints 1Anton Ewald "Natural" 435,2083.0% 14 1810 2Ellen Benediktson "Songbird" 3175,7486.4% 30 617 3Alcazar "Blame It on the Disco" 62120,65410.1% 48 1103 4Oscar Zia "Yes We Can" 3252,8444.3% 21 538 5Linus Svenning "Bröder" 4693,9747.9% 37 835 6Helena Paparizou"Survivor" 5767,3665.6% 27 844 7Yohio "To the End" 39109,3639.3% 43 826 8Sanna Nielsen "Undo"90307,78825.8%1222121 9Panetoz "Efter solsken" 1545,6143.8% 18 339 10Ace Wilder"Busy Doin' Nothin'"97283,83123.8%1132102

+ Detailed International Jury Votes Song Total 1 "Natural" 1 2 1 4 2 "Songbird" 4 1 4 6 10 2 2 2 31 3 "Blame It on the Disco" 12 8 8 10 6 6 12 62 4 "Yes We Can" 1 1 4 8 4 6 8 32 5 "Bröder" 2 12 6 12 2 1 10 1 46 6"Survivor" 8 246 6212 2 1 10 457 7"To the End" 10 8 2 4 1 4 6 4 39 8"Undo" 6 6 10 10 10 810 4 8 12690 9 "Efter solsken" 4 1 2 8 15 10"Busy Doin' Nothin'"12 10 8 1212 1 121281097

Ratings Show Date Viewers VotesSemifinal 1 1 February 2014 3,405,000 415,421Semifinal 2 8 February 2014 3,070,000 342,567Semifinal 3 15 February 2014 3,050,000 258,030Semifinal 4 22 February 2014 3,165,000 318,155 Second Chance 1 March 2014 2,740,000 746,752 Final 8 March 2014 3,302,000 1,192,390

References

External links Melodifestivalen Official Site