Welcome back to ESCBubble’s live-blog for the third heat of Melodifestivalen 2022!
We’re unfortunately still living with COVID-19 so broadcaster SVT have amended the plans. The traditional tour to several cities around Sweden for the various shows will not be happening this year either. Instead this show will take place at the Avicii Arena (formerly called Globen) in Stockholm.

This year, all shows will be hosted by the guy who impressed as one of the hosts alongside Christer Björkman: it’s Oscar Zia! Oscar will know exactly what the contestants are going through as he has been there three time before. He was called in as a side-kick in Behran Miri’s ‘Jalla Dansa Sawa’ (alongside LouLou Lamotte, who would go on to be a member of Melfest winners The Mamas!), competed solo in 2014 with ‘Yes We Can’ finishing 8th, but it went even better two years later when he almost won, ending up second ultimately, with the anthemic ‘Human’!

This is the running order for tonight’s contestants:

1. Cazzi Opeia – I Can’t Get Enough
2. Lancelot – Lyckligt slut
3. Lisa Miskovsky – Best to Come
4. Tribe Friday – Shut Me Up
5. Faith Kakembo – Freedom
6. Linda Bengtzing – Fyrfaldigt Hurra!
7. Anders Bagge – Bigger Than the Universe

You can watch tonight’s show on SVT Play and ofcourse follow it with us in our live-blog below!