John Lundvik and Malou Prytz reported for the Melodifestivalen 2022
Four more acts have been reported for Melodifestivalen 2022. These include previous winners in 2019 John Lundvik and previous Mello Act Malou Prytz. The Swedish TikTok star is also on the list Theoz and singer-songwriter Cazzi Opeia.
Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet has worked with its sources to produce names for acts that appear to be part of the Melodifestivalen 2022.
John Lundvik longs to return to the Melodifestivalen
John Lundvik previously won the Melodifestivalen 2019 and represented Sweden in Eurovision the same year. Now the “Too Late for Love” singer wants to return to Mello. Aftonbladet‘s source says he is eager to return to the Melfest scene.
This would be John’s third appearance on Mello. He made his debut in 2018 with the ballad “My Turn”, and finished third in the grand final.
The following year he competed with “Too Late For Love” who won the competition and took him to represent Sweden in Tel Aviv. That same year, he also wrote Britain’s Eurovision entry “Bigger”, performed by Michael Rice.
Malou Prytz will make her third appearance
Another artist who will make his third appearance at the Melodifestivalen is Malou Prytz. The young singer debuted in 2019, 16 years old, with the optimistic pop song “I Do Me” which made it to the grand finale. In 2020, she returned with the uplifting song “Ballerina”, which was released in second chance round.
TikTok star Theoz ready to make his Mello debut
The Swedish TikTok star Theodor “Theoz” Haraldsson will do his Melodifestivalen. The young star has had his sights set on Melfest for a while now, but has recently reached the minimum age of 16. Previously, he managed to make an appearance as a dancer in the background LEDs in Samir & Viktor’s song from 2017 “Shuffle”.
Theoz is known for his popular TikTok channel, with over two million followers, but he also focuses on music. In 2018, Thoz had a summer hit with him “Hot” (“Warm”). Recently he has been watching the Swedish pop classic “Attach to a feeling” and the Swedish version of K / DA’s “More”.
BTS songwriter Cazzi Opeia makes her Melfest debut
The fantastic singer-songwriter Cazzi Opeia will also make his debut at the Melodifestivalen. Also known as Moa Carlebecker, she has previously won the Music Publishers Award as Newcomer of the Year and twice as International Success of the Year.
She is part of the songwriting duo Sunshine, who have written songs for international artists including K-pop superstars BTS.
Cazzi Opeia will make his Melodifestivalen debut as an artist. Aftonbladet’s source says that she has a “really strong song”.
Melodifestivalen 2022: What we know so far
The Melodifestivalen tour is intended to return in 2022. The semi-finals will take place in Malmö on 5 February 2022, and the grand final will take place in its usual home at Friends Arena in Stockholm on 12 March. The shows – which will take place in six cities and towns around Sweden – will also have a live audience. Tickets will be released on November 8.
Melfest 2022 will be the host Oscar Zia. The triple Melodifestivalen participant and one of the hosts in 2021 will be the main host this season, but he will also be joined by other stars who have not yet been named.
According to Aftonbladet, we already know of six acts for the Melodifestvialen 2022. They are Robin Bengtsson, Liamoo, Klara Hammarström, Alvaro Estrella, Angelino, Lance Hedman, John Lundvik, Malou Prytz, Theoz and Cazzi Opeia
The confirmed line-up of the Melodifestivalen 2022 is expected to be announced at the end of November.
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