Sweden: Tone Sekelius returns, two more debutants add to the lineup for Melodifestivalen 2023! – Eurovision News | music
A few moments ago, the Swedish newspaper The evening paper revealed three more acts, who will join the line-up of Melodifestivalen 2023.
Tone Sekelius
Tone Sekeliusfollowing her success this year with her song “My way“, is keen to join the show for next year as well, showing that she wasn’t a one hit wonder. According to Aftonbladet’s sources, the song is really strong and can probably surprise the audience.
Kiana Blanckert
Kiana was born in February 2007 in Australia and moved to Sweden when she was only 2 years old. She will turn 16 in time next year, to make her debut in the competition by fulfilling Melodifestivalen’s age rules which state that you must be 16 by the day Sweden competes in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Kiana became famous with her participation in TV4 talent show Talent 2o21where she placed in the top 3. Kiana was a contestant at Talang 2021 with another rumored Melodifestivalen 2023 contestant, Rejhan Bellani.
Reyhan Bellani
Rejhan, also participated last year in Talang, together with Kiana. According to information to Aftonbladet, Rejhan will work together with the artist-songwriter-producer duo Albin Johnsén and Mattias Andreasson, but it is still unclear if they wrote his competition entry. Rejhan is 16 years old, which makes him and Kiana two of next year’s youngest participants in Melodifestivalen.
The artists who seem to be confirmed for Melodifestivalen 2023
- Norwegian
- Loulou Lamotte
- Victoria Johansson
- Marcus & Martinus
- Emil Henrohn
- Theosis
- Melanie Wehbe
- “Crush to pieces”
- Panetoz
- Tennessee Tears
- Elov & Beny
- Paul Ray
- Maris Sur
- Ida-Lova
- Victor Crone
- Loreen
- Eva Rydberg & Ewa Roos
- Axel Schylström
- Laurell Barker
- Tone Sekelius
- Kiana Blanckert
- Reyhan Bellani
As expected, SVT will announce the complete artist lineup for Melodifestivalen 2023 during digital press conferences on November 29 and 30.
Date for Melodifestivalen 2023
- Heat 1: Gothenburg – Saturday 4 February 2023 (Scandinavium)
- Heat 2: Linköping – Saturday 11 February 2023 (Saab Arena)
- Heat 3: Lidköping – Saturday 18 February 2023 (Sparbanken Arena)
- Heat 4: Malmö – Saturday 25 February 2023 (Malmö Arena)
- Semi-final: Örnsköldsvik – Saturday 4 March 2023 (Hägglunds Arena)
- Final: Stockholm – Saturday 11 March 2023 (Friends Arena)
We remind you that Melodifestivalen 2023 is scheduled to take place between February 4 and March 11, while SVT has received 2824 songs. The list of participants will be published in November or December and will be hosted Jesper Rönndahl and Farah Abadi.
Melodifestivalen 2022 was won by Cornelia Jacobs with the song “Hold me closer”, represents Sweden in Eurovision 2022 and comes 4th with 438 points.
Source: The evening paper
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