Christer Björkman has just announced the running order for Melodifestivalen 2017 from a live feed on Facebook, assisted by Clara Henry, who will be one of the three hosts for the national selection.
The running order is as following:
Semi-final 1, Göteborg 4 Febuary:
1. Boris René – ”Her Kiss”
2. Adrijana – ”Amare”
3. Dinah Nah – ”One More Night”
4. De Vet Du – ”Road Trip”
5. Charlotte Perrelli – ”Mitt liv”
6. Ace Wilder – ”Wild Child”
7. Nano – ”Hold On”
Semi-final 2, Malmö 11 February:
1. Mariette – ”A Million Years”
2. Roger Pontare – ”Himmel och hav”
3. Etzia – ”Up”
4. Allyawan – ”Vart haru varit”
5. Dismissed – ”Hearts Align”
6. Lisa Ajax – ”I Don’t Give A”
7. Benjamin Ingrosso – ”Good Lovin’”
Semi-final 3, Växjö 18 February:
1. Robin Bengtsson – ”I Can’t Go On”
2. Krista Siegfrids – ”Snurra min jord”
3. Anton Hagman – ”Kiss You Goodbye”
4. Jasmine Kara – ”Gravity”
5. Owe Thörnqvist – ”Boogieman Blues”
6. Bella & Filippa – ”Crucified”
7. The Fooo Conspiracy – ”Gotta Thing About You”
Semi-final 4, Skellefteå 25 February:
1. Jon Henrik Fjällgren feat. Aninia – ”En värld full av strider (Vearelde gusnie jeenh vigkieh)”
2. Alice – ”Running with Lions”
3. Les Gordons – ”Bound To Fall”
4. Wiktoria – ”As I Lay Me Down”
5. Axel Schylström – ”När ingen ser”
6. Sara Varga och Juha Mulari – ”Du får inte ändra på mig”
7. Loreen – ”Statements”
Christer explained he’s opening the festival with Boris René because it’s a fun, warm song and that’s how he would like the contest to start. It’s a positive song, something to kick off the party with! The same semi-final is being closed by Nano, who is singing a ballad. A song that is unusual for Melodifestivalen, Christer says. He placed it there exactly because he wants to see how the people react to such a song, he wants to surprise with him as an ”underdog” at this position. He placed Loreen last in the last semi-final because he knows there are expectations about her and people are curious as to what she has in store this time, so he keeps her for last.
In making this running order, Christer has listened to his own gut feeling a lot and tried to variate in both the size of the stage show and the vibe a particular song gives, so the viewers get a good show!
Melodifestivalen kicks off on Saturday the 4th of February and will be hosted by Clara Henry, David Lindgren and Hasse Andersson.
