| Melodifestivalen 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Heat 1 | 7 February 2015 |
| Heat 2 | 14 February 2015 |
| Heat 3 | 21 February 2015 |
| Heat 4 | 28 February 2015 |
| Second chance | 7 March 2015 |
| Final | 14 March 2015 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Friends Arena Solna, Sweden |
| Presenter(s) | Robin Paulsson Sanna Nielsen |
| Directed by | Robin Hofwander Fredrik Bäcklund |
| Website | svt |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 28: 7 in each heat; 12 in the final (2 from each heat, 4 from the Second Chance round) |
| Vote | |
| Winning song | "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw |
Melodifestivalen 2015 was the Swedish music competition that selected Sweden's 55th entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015.[1] Måns Zelmerlöw won with the song "Heroes". The hosts for the show were Sanna Nielsen (winner of Melodifestivalen 2014) and comedian Robin Paulsson.[2][3]
For the fourteenth consecutive year, the competition consisted of four heats, 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 heats, 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 round. The bottom three songs in each semifinal were eliminated from the competition.[4]
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.[5][6]
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- ^ "Sanna Nielsen och Robin Paulsson leder Melodifestivalen". Dagens Media (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Sweden's Melodifestivalen dates, changes and presenters announced". European Broadcasting Union. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Nu är det dags att skriva låtar till Melodifestivalen 2015" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Rekordmånga låtar tävlar i Svensktoppen nästa" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.