Swedish media have been speculating in which names would be participating at the 2013 Melodifestival. Fans have been following it closely - and today the broadcaster then revealed half of the names in with a chance to represent their country on homefield at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö in May.
The names revealed few minutes ago on a press conference are:
Preliminary heat 1:
Title: Burning Flags
Singer: Cookies N Beans
Songwriter: Fredrik Kempe
Title: Gosa
Singer: Mary N'diaye
Songwriter: Johan Åsgärde, Mattias Frändå, Mary N'diaye
Title: Heartbreak Hotel
Singer: YOHIO
Songwriter: Johan Fransson, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson, Henrik Göranson, YOHIO
Title: Paris
Singer: Jay-Jay Johansson
Songwriter: Jay-Jay Johansson
Title: Porslin
Singer: Anna Järvinen
Songwriter: Björn Olsson, Martin Elisson
Title: Skyline
Singer: David Lindgren
Songwriter: Fernando Fuentes, Henrik Nordenback, Christian Fast
Title: Vi kommer aldrig att förlora
Singer: Eric Gadd
Songwriter: Eric Gadd, Thomas Stenström, Jacob Olofsson
Title: We're Still Kids
Singer: Michael Feiner & Caisa
Songwriter: Michael Feiner, Caisa Ahlroth
Preliminary heat 2:
Title: Annelie
Singer: Joacim Cans
Songwriter: Joacim Cans
Title: Begging
Singer: Anton Ewald
Songwriter: Fredrik Kempe, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad
Title: Copacabanana
Singer: Sean Banan
Songwriter: Sean Banan, Ola Lindholm, Hans Blomberg, Joakim Larsson
Title: En förlorad sommar
Singer: Rikard Wolff
Songwriter: Tomas Andersson Wij
Title: Hello Goodbye
Singer: Erik Segerstedt & Tone Damli
Songwriter: Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Måns Zelmerlöw
Title: Make Me No 1
Singer: Felicia Olsson
Songwriter: Amir Aly, Henrik Wikström, Ingela Pling Forsman, Maria Haukaas Mittet
Title: On Top Of The World
Singer: Pernilla Wahlgren, Hanna Hedlund, Jenny Silver
Songwriter: Peter Boström, Thomas G:son
Title: Only The Dead Fish Follow The Stream
Singer: Louise Hoffsten
Songwriter: Louise Hoffsten, Sandra Bjurman, Stefan Örn
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