About this season
Melodifestivalen (direct translation: The Melody Festival) is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The competition is a six part tour (5 heats + the final) with stops in cities across Sweden to determine the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen is also known informally as "Mello", or internationally as "Melfest".
Episodes (6)
1. Semi-final 1
2.0Aired 7 February 2009 • 90 min
The first semi-final was held on 7 February at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.
2. Semi-final 2
2.0Aired 14 February 2009 • 90 min
The second semi-final was held at the Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Skellefteå on 14 February.
3. Semi-final 3
2.0Aired 21 February 2009 • 90 min
The third semi-final was held on 21 February at the Ejendals Arena in Leksand.
4. Semi-final 4
2.0Aired 28 February 2009 • 90 min
The fourth and final semi-final was held on 28 February at the new Malmö Arena in Malmö.
5. Andra Chansen
4.0Aired 7 March 2009 • 93 min
6. Final
2.0Aired 14 March 2009 • 120 min
The final of Melodifestivalen 2009 was held at the Globen arena in Stockholm on 14 March 2009. The favourites to win the contest were Zelmerlöw and Ernman, with the international jury wild card Sofia predicted as most likely to finish last, according to bookmakers.