The third installment of Melodifestivalen 2020 is upon us and we all should know how this goes but, just in case you have had brain-fade in the seven days since the last one … we have seven songs going at it to start with, a round of televoting whittles that down to five and then another round weeds the last one out. The top two go through to the final in three week’s time, and the others get one last chance on 29 February.
Just to remind you, Week 1 and Week 2 produced their usual amount of shocks (especially if you are a fan of Felix Sandman … spoiler). Tonight’s lucky contestants to be oggled at by three million Swedes and a gamillion Eurogays fans of the Swedish Eurovision national final were :
| Country | 1st rehearsal (30 min) | Press meet & greet (20 min) |
|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 10:00 – 10:30 | 11:55 – 12:15 |
| Norway | 10:40 – 11:10 | 12:35 – 12:55 |
| Croatia | 11:20 – 11:50 | 13:15 – 13:35 |
| Belgium | 12:00 – 12:30 | 13:55 – 14:15 |
| Break | ||
| Israel | 13:40 – 14:10 | 15:35 – 15:55 |
| Romania | 14:20 – 14:50 | 16:15 – 16:35 |
| Azerbaijan | 15:00 – 15:30 | 16:55 – 17:15 |
| Break | ||
| Ukraine | 16:00 – 16:30 | 17:55 – 18:15 |
| Malta | 16:40 – 17:10 | 18:35 – 18:55 |