Melodifestivalen 03

Melodifestivalen 03 is the third edition of Melodifestivalen, the Swedish preselection for the fifth edition of the World Eurovision Song Contest. It is organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 15 October 2018 till 1 December 2018. The auditions took place from 15 October 2018 till 21 October 2018.

The format of the competition consists of an auditions round with 51 songs, but only 28 songs can go through the 6 live shows: 4 semi-final rounds, a second chance round and a final. The 28 competing entries were divided into four semi-finals, with seven songs in each semi-final. From each semi-final, the songs that earn first and second place qualify directly to the final, while the songs that place third and fourth proceed to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each semi-final will be eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries qualify from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12. All of the 6 liveshows will be hosted by David Lindgren.

In the auditions round every artist is allowed to compete with a maximum of 2 songs. Songs from Melodifestivalen 2018 were not allowed to compete.

Contestants

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