Today, the Swedish broadcast SVT finalised the full list of artists competing in this year's Melodifestivalen with the remainder to be announced tomorrow.
Melodifestivalen is the six-week show that will determine who will represent Sweden at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool.
"It is happening", this were the words from the biggest news today, Loreen the Eurovision 2012 winner, is making a return to Melodifestivalen. She simply started her message with
Loreen previously returned in 2017 but failed to make the final. She will be hoping she can return to the Eurovision stage just over a decade since her triumph in Baku with 'Euphoria'.
She will compete in heat 4 with 'Tattoo'.
Also in the mix is former Eurovision artist Victor Crone. Victor competed for Estonia at Eurovision 2019 with 'Storm' finishing 20th on the night. He competed at Melfest in 2020 with 'Troubled Waters' placing 9th in the final.
The artists competing in heat 1 are:
Rejhan
Loulou Lamotte
Eva Rydberg and Ewa Roos
Tone Sekelius
Victor Crone
Elov & Beny
Jon Henrik Fjällgren & Arc North feat. Adam Woods
Many fans will be familiar with Jon Henrik Fjällgren who has competed at Melodifestivalen three times where he has finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
Eva Rydberg and Ewa Roos are also cult favourites after their song 'Rena rama ding dong' made it out of the semi-finals in 2021.
The artists competing in heat 2 are:
Wiktoria
Eden
Uje Brandelius
THEOZ
Maria Sur
Tennessee Tears
Panetoz
Wiktoria has also competed at Melodifestivalen three times making the final each occasion with 4th place in 2016 her best result.
Maria Sur is from Ukraine and moved to Sweden this year following the war in her country.
The artists competing in heat 3 are:
Marcus & Martinus
Melanie Wehb
Ida-Lova
Paul Rey
Nordman
Laurell
Casanovas
Many will recognise Paul Rey who has competed at Melfest twice before in 2020 and 2021 with 'Talking in My Sleep' and 'The Missing Piece' making the final on both occasions.
Laurell is Laurell Barker who is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has written six Eurovision entries including 'She Got Me', 'El Diablo' and 'Bigger Than Us'.
The artists competing in heat 4 are:
Signe & Hjördis
Axel Schylström
Emil Henrohn
Mariette
Smash Into Pieces
Loreen
Kiana
Many will know Mariette who has competed at Melfest four times, making the final on every occasion.
Melodifestivalen will start on Saturday 4 February 2023 (Sunday 5 February Australian time) with the Grand Final to take place on Saturday 11 March 2023 (Sunday 12 March Australian time).
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