The penultimate national final of the year, Melodifestivalen 2023, concluded in the massive Friends Arena in Solna. As usual, it was the climax of a six week Swedish selection for Swedish people that just happens to be attached to the Eurovision Song Contest – exactly as it should be in my opinion.
There was, though, only one question on everybody’s lips. Would THEOZ win? *checks notes* – sorry. I meant would LOREEN continue her seemingly unstoppable march towards the title.
Well after the jury and televote the results were:
| Song | Performer(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Psn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where You Are (Sávežan) | Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Arc North feat. Adam Woods | 33 | 58 | 81 | 4 |
| Rhythm of My Show | Tone Sekelius | 15 | 5 | 20 | 12 |
| One Day | Mariette | 35 | 16 | 51 | 8 |
| Air | Marcus & Martinus | 71 | 67 | 138 | 2 |
| On My Way | Panetoz | 22 | 25 | 47 | 10 |
| Never Give Up | Maria Sur | 10 | 37 | 47 | 9 |
| Six Feet Under | Smash Into Pieces | 53 | 59 | 112 | 3 |
| Where Did You Go | Kiana | 37 | 39 | 76 | 6 |
| Släpp alla sorger | Nordman | 8 | 36 | 44 | 11 |
| Tattoo | Loreen | 92 | 85 | 177 | 1 |
| Mer av dig | Theoz | 42 | 36 | 78 | 5 |
| Royals | Paul Rey | 56 | 1 | 57 | 7 |
So to the surprise of literally no one, she’s fooled the Swedes and Europe again – Loreen gets to have another go at mumbling her way through a Eurovision with a song that really isn’t the second coming – thankfully her Breville sandwich toaster that weighs in at an astonishing 1.8 tonnes will not be going to Liverpool – but strap in and do what I did and pour yourself a triple brandy Europe, because the world and his wife will tell you repeatedly that Sweden have now won the Eurovision.
They haven’t – there are still 35 other contenders… and Spain.
Fully agree
So. Any decent songs this year? Besides Spain? Nope.