Melodifestivalen 2015
| Melodifestivalen 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final 1 | 7 February 2015 |
| Semi-final 2 | 14 February 2015 |
| Semi-final 3 | 21 February 2015 |
| Semi-final 4 | 28 February 2015 |
| Second chance | 7 March 2015 |
| Final | 14 March 2015 |
| Host | |
| Venue |
Friends Arena , Sweden |
| Presenter(s) |
Robin Paulsson Sanna Nielsen |
| 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.Måns Zelmerlöw won with the song "Heroes". The hosts for the show were Sanna Nielsen (winner of Melodifestivalen 2014) and comedian Robin Paulsson.
For the fourteenth consecutive year, the competition consisted four semi-finals, 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 semi-finals, 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 the Second Chance semi-final. The bottom three songs in each semifinal were eliminated from the competition.
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/lyricists in a full or partial capacity.
Melodifestivalen 2015 was the fourteenth consecutive year in which the competition will take place in different cities across Sweden. The four semifinals were held in Gothenburg (7 February), Malmö (14 February), Östersund (21 February) and Örebro (28 February). The Second Chance round took place in Helsingborg on 7 March while the final in was held on 14 March.
The results of this semi-final were contest after the crash of the application.
The Second Chance (Andra chansen) round was held on 7 March 2015 in Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg. Unlike in the previous editions, four out of eight competing entries were sent to the final this year. The preliminary two-phase voting introduced in 2013 was eliminated, bringing a duel-only competition back. The duels are as follows:
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