| Melodifestivalen 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Heat 1 | 2 February 2013 |
| Heat 2 | 9 February 2013 |
| Heat 3 | 16 February 2013 |
| Heat 4 | 23 February 2013 |
| Second chance | 2 March 2013 |
| Final | 9 March 2013 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Friends Arena Solna, Sweden |
| Presenter(s) | Gina Dirawi Danny Saucedo |
| Directed by | Daniel Jelinek Mikael Olander |
| Website | svt |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 32: 8 in each heat; 10 in the final (2 from each heat, 2 from the Second Chance round) |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 50% Jury, 50% SMS and telephone voting in the final. 100% SMS and telephone voting in the heats and Second Chance round. |
| Winning song | "You" by Robin Stjernberg |
Melodifestivalen 2013 was the Swedish music competition that selected the 53rd Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Robin Stjernberg's song "You" won the final, and became the first Second Chance song to win the Melodifestivalen final.
The final took place at the Friends Arena on 9 March 2013.[1] For the twelfth consecutive year, the competition consisted of four heats, a "second chance" round, and a final. A total of 32 competing entries were divided into four heats, with eight compositions in each.[2] From each heat, the songs that earned first and second place went directly to the final, while the songs that were placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance heat. The bottom four songs in each heat were eliminated from the competition. This year the selection process for the 32 songs was slightly modified from the previous year by removing the web wildcard round and allowing the selection panel to decide on the finalist in the newcomer block of submissions. In addition, the winning artist of Svensktoppen nästa, a music competition organized by Sveriges Radio P4, automatically qualified to submit an entry for Melodifestivalen.[3] Further changes included modification to the Second Chance round that removed one tier of duels.[4]
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- ^ "Inbjudan till Melodifestivalen 2013" (PDF) (in Swedish). SVT. 25 June 2012.
- ^ Bokholm, Mirja (25 June 2012). "Välkommen att tävla om en plats i Melodifestivalen 2013" (in Swedish). SVT.
- ^ Dahlander, Gustav (12 December 2012). "Ändring i Melodifestivalen 2013 – nu ska orättvisorna bort från Andra Chansen" (in Swedish). SVT.