Fact: They compete in the final
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2. Tone Sekelius: “Rhythm of my show”
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3. Mariette: “One day”
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4. Marcus & Martinus: “Air”
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5. Panetoz: “On my way”
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6. Maria Sur: “Never give up”
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7. Smash Into Pieces: “Six Feet Under”
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8. Kiana: “Where did you go”
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9. Nordman: “Let go of all sorrows”
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10. Loreen: “Tattoo”
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11. Theoz: “More of You”
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12. Paul Rey: “Royals”
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Via the semi-final, Nordman has now reached the final of Melodifestivalen. It is the third time the band has gone this far and the best has been a sixth place.
“We kick on when the audience is there and it’s a lively, wonderful atmosphere,” says Mats Wester.
The duo has, without their own knowledge, hunted down a lot of the younger target group that is hooked on their music.
— They call me and sing “Let go of all sorrows” on the answering machine. You can’t always answer when it rings, but it’s cute of course, says Mats Wester and pokes Håkan Hemlin because his number is secret.
— They may not want you to answer. They might want to call and tell you that they can become new singers in Nordman, says Hemlin.
Loreen seeks contact with the audience before her performance. Makes faces
Loreen also tells TT that she feels a lot of audience contact. Especially during the few minutes when she gets ready to perform “Tattoo” and places herself between the two large plates on stage.
— Something happens in me when there are people in the arena, when it’s full. You can see the smiles and I’ve done something now that I’m lying there on stage. If I make eye contact with someone, I make a little grimace and get a little grimace back. It’s a rush of happiness, she says.
Several of the artists have complained about the dry air inside the arena, which has led to voice problems. Smash Into Pieces singer Chris Adam has caught a cold and has been banned from speaking until the finale night.
— It has been a concern for us, but we are backing Adam and letting him rest and recover. I think that paid off tonight, he set the tone well. We will continue to back him, says Benjamin Jennebo.
Per Bergquist fills in:
“We’ll even put him to bed tonight, then we’ll throw him out on the bus again,” he says with a laugh, referring to the fact that the band is actually out on their European tour.
The band went directly to the final from the last competition in Malmö and has experienced great love from viewers and audiences inside the arenas. Despite a crass singer, they don’t feel particularly nervous about what’s to come.
— I actually feel quite a lot of calm. It felt like the sub-competition, there it felt more new, now we know what we have to do, says Per Bergquist.
— We haven’t had time to feel the effects yet, it will come after, it will be post-traumatic happiness. Tagged is probably the right word, says Benjamin Jennebo.
Panetoz made people stand up and dance.Standed in the stands
Even Panetoz testifies to the happiness of being able to meet an almost full audience in the Friends Arena – many of whom, at the band’s request, stood up in the rows of benches.
— We missed the audience and the people in here yesterday when there were empty rehearsals, it wasn’t the same, says Daniel Nzinga.
— Now they stood up exactly as we wanted. Long after we had left the stage, a lot of people were up in the stands singing our song, says Nebeyu Baheru.
The band, like Nordman, has taken a detour via the semi-finals and therefore had the opportunity to sharpen the number extra.
“It went exactly as we planned, but of course we can always turn up the energy a little,” says Daniel Nzinga.
Njol Badjie says that the band didn’t give it their all during the genre rep but saved themselves for the big televised finale.
— We’re holding back a bit for tomorrow. Should we discharge 100 percent now, then it’s a bit tricky.
Daniel Nzinga fills in:
— Today it was 99 percent, it will be 99.5 on the general rope in the afternoon and then 100 percent when the time comes.
Loreen is not known for holding back and the singer says that she always comes out regardless of how many people are in the audience.
— Every shot is equally important, it’s like it’s the last thing I do. It’s not like I’m waiting to energize, there’s no middle ground for me. If there are two people sitting in the audience looking at me, then I have to do my thing.