SWEDEN – Due to pandemic precautions, SVT will not hold the usual Melodifestivalen tour around six different Swedish cities. Instead, all shows will be held at Stockholm’s Annexet hall, one of the venues in Stockholm Globe City (in which the host venue of Eurovision 2000 and 2016, the Ericsson Globe, is located). The shows will not have a live audience.

On 4 January 2021, the presenters of the 61st edition of Melodifestivalen were announced. Christer Björkman, Melodifestivalen’s contest producer for the past 20 years and head of the Swedish delegation at the Eurovision Song Contest, will serve as the main presenter for all six shows.

Björkman will be joined by guest co-hosts during each show: Lena Philipsson (semi-final 1), Oscar Zia and Anis Don Demina (semi-final 2), Jason Diakité (semi-final 3), Per Andersson and Pernilla Wahlgren (semi-final 4), Shirley Clamp (Second Chance round), Shima Niavarani and Måns Zelmerlöw (final).

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Jason Diakité will join Christer Björkman to host the third semi-final in Sweden’s Melodifestivalen, held in Stockholm. As always, viewers will be able to vote for their favourites, with the top two acts qualifying directly to the grand final. Two further acts will then progress to the Andra Chansen round.

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Detailed results can be found here

• Charlotte Perrelli – “Still Young” ✓
• Emil Assergård – “Om allting skiter sig”
• Klara Hammarström – “Beat of Broken Hearts” (second chance)
• Mustasch – “Contagious”
• Elisa – “Den du är”
• Alvaro Estrella – “Baila Baila” (second chance)
• Tusse – “Voices”  ✓