this The next edition of Melodifestivalen Sweden continues to take steps forward with the intense interest of the music industry. Public channel SVT closed the period of receiving a song for its legendary pre-selection for Eurovision last Thursday. Highest number since 2013 with 2824 songsas described in a press release.
“Absolutely amazing! Wow. I’m so proud to be able to work with Melodifestivalen and interest in the competition is growing. Participating in Melodifestivalen really has an impact. Many of the apps have turned into huge successes. I think this is very exciting for artists and writers,” says Karin Gunnarsson, head of the Swedish format.
“The work now begins with listening, screening, and preparing for the next step in the selection process to create a great, successful and enjoyable roster. We look forward to receiving all the inputs,” Gunnarsson adds in this press release.
Of the 2,824 bids, only 28 will compete in Melodifestivalen 2023. The selection jury will select 14 songs from the submitted works, while the other 14 works will be selected by Sweden’s SVT this fall. Then it will be announced which songs and artists will compete in the next issue of the Swedish pre-selection for Eurovision.
Among the other conditions included in the principles of the music competition, SVT was looking for songs between 2 and 3 minutes performed in any language.despite the intention Allocate 10 nominations for compositions written in Swedish. Foreign writers also had the opportunity to participate in the competition, as long as they were part of a Swedish-born artist team.
With this new step, Sweden will try to regain its seventh and historic victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. After many problems with the organization of the competition during rehearsals in Turin 2022, Cornelia Jakobs placed fourth in the grand final with 438 points for the song ‘Bring me closer’, the best position in the Scandinavian country since 2015. .
Source: Informacion
