Melodifestivalen 2016

Melodifestivalen 2016
Preliminary decision data
country	Sweden
Broadcasting station	, , , ,
Producing broadcaster
place	Semi-finals: Scandinavium , Gothenburg , Malmö Arena , Malmö , Himmelstalundshallen , Norrköping , Gavlerinken Arena , Gävle , Andra Chansen: Halmstad Arena, Halmstad , final: Friends Arena , Solna ( Stockholm )
date	March 12, 2016
Time	8:00 p.m. ( CET )
Duration	approx. 90 & 120 minutes
Number of participants	28
Number of contributions	28
Preliminary rounds	5
Preliminary round dates	Semi-finals: 0 February 6, 2016 February 13, 2016 February 20, 2016 February 27, 2016 Andra Chansen: 0 March 5, 2016
poll	Preliminary rounds: 100% televoting Final: 50% international jury voting, 50% televoting
Pause filler	First semifinals: Gina Dirawi & Petra Mede : Hela Sveriges fest ; Alltär Eurovision fields ; Anna Book: Himmel för två Second semifinals: Gina Diraw & Charlotte Perrelli : Flickorna från Sverige ; Charlotte Perrelli: Här står jag Third semifinals: Henrik Schyffert: Stand-up ; Gina Dirawi: Love Story Fourth semifinals: Gina Dirawi & Sarah Dawn Finer: You och hunt igen ; Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Gina Dirawi & Sarah Dawn Finer: Hela Sveriges sång Andra Chansen : Hasse Andersson : Guld och gröna skogar ; Ola Salo & Peter Jöback: Sing Me Out Finale: Måns Zelmerlöw : Hereos (Real World Version); Anniversary medley
Moderation
First semi-final: Gina Dirawi & Petra Mede Second semi-final: Gina Dirawi Third semi-final: Gina Dirawi & Henrik Schyffert Fourth semi-final: Gina Dirawi & Sarah Dawn Finer Andra Chansen: Gina Dirawi, Ola Salo & Peter Jöback Final: Gina Dirawi & William Spetz

The Melodifestivalen 2016 was the Swedish finals for the Euro Vision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm ( Sweden ). It was the 56th edition of the competition organized by the Swedish broadcaster SVT . The winner of the competition was Frans, who represented Sweden at the ESC with the song If I Were Sorry . He reached fifth place in the final.

format

concept

For the fifteenth time, semi-finals will take place in different locations in Sweden. There are 28 entries, which are divided into 4 semi-finals, so that seven entries are presented per semi-final. In two voting rounds, the spectators decide who qualifies for the final and who can compete again in the Andra Chansen (German: Second Chance). In each semi-final, the first two entries with the most audience votes qualify directly for the final. Those contributions that take third and fourth place appear a second time in the Andra Chansen program. There the candidates then compete against each other in duels and whoever can collect the most audience votes qualifies for the final. In the final there will be 12 performers.

The producer of the Melodifestival 2016 was Christer Björkman .

broadcasts

Gävle Stockholm Norrkoping Gothenburg Halmstad Malmo

Venues of the Melodifestival 2016 (blue marking)

On September 15, 2015, SVT presented the dates and venues of the Melodifestival 2016.

broadcast	Send date	city	venue	spectator	Audience votes (televoting & SMS)	Number of votes
Deltävling 1	0February 6, 2016	Gothenburg	Scandinavium	3,271,000	4,389,687	337.275
Deltävling 2	February 13, 2016	Malmo	Malmo Arena	3,159,000	4,647,934	357.095
Deltävling 3	20th February 2016	Norrkoping	Himmelstalundshallen	3,241,000	4,389,051	335.253
Deltävling 4	February 27, 2016	Gävle	Gavlerinken Arena	3,079,000	4,590,446	369,950
Andra Chansen	05th March 2016	Halmstad	Halmstad Arena	2,921,000	6,059,917	394.226
Finals	March 12, 2016	Stockholm	Friends Arena	3,464,000	12,634,477	642.365
total				19,135,000	36,711,512	2,436,164

Choice of contribution

From September 1st, 9:00 a.m. to September 16, 2015, 8:59 a.m., composers had the opportunity to submit a contribution to SVT. From these 28 contributions will be selected. The selection is made according to the following selection process:

• Half of the entries will be selected by the jury. Among the 100 entries judged by the jury are 5 songs from the submission process by unknown composers. This rule was introduced in 2016.
• The other half of the contributions will be selected at the invitation of SVT. Among them is the winner of the talent show Svensktoppen Nästa 2015.

As in the previous year , at least 50% of all contributions had to be co-written by female composers. The final list of participants was published on November 30th at a press conference.

According to SVT, a total of 2,450 songs were submitted, 468 of them by composers who have not yet published their works. Compared to the previous year, 273 more entries were submitted.

Semifinals

First semi-final

Scandinavium

The first semi-final (Deltävling 1) took place on February 6, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. ( CET ) in the Scandinavium in Gothenburg and was moderated by Gina Dirawi and Petra Mede.

On February 4, 2016, the title Himmel för två by Anna Book was disqualified because it showed too strong musical similarity to the title Taking care of a broken heart by Felicia Dunaf . This was performed in 2014 at the Moldovan preliminary decision, O melodie pentru Europa 2014, and according to the authors, it was published by the broadcaster Teleradio-Moldova (TRM) without their knowledge . There was no substitute for the disqualified. Anna Book still presented her title out of competition.

With more than 4 audience votes, the first semi-final received more ratings than ever before in a semi-final. About 75% of Swedish television viewers watched the first program.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	Audience votes (televoting, SMS & app)				image
						Round 1	round 2	total	%
1.	6th	Robin Bengtsson	Constellation Prize M: Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Martin Eriksson ; T: Mark Hole	English	-	836,672	112,863	949,535	21.66%
2.	7th	Ace Wilder	Don't Worry M / T: Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Ace Wilder , Behshad Ashnai	English	Do not worry	772.879	099,797	872.676	19.91%
3.	1	Samir & Viktor	Bada nakna M / T: Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Anderz Wrethov	Swedish	Bathe naked	752.994	077.908	830.852	18.96%
4th	4th	Albin Johnsén & Mattias Andréasson	Rik M / T: Albin Johnsén, Mattias Andréasson	Swedish	rich	725.693	061.166	786.859	17.95%
5.	3	Mimi Werner	Ain't No Good M / T: Mimi Werner, Göran Werner, Marcus Svedin, Jason Saenz	English	I'm not good	617.265	017,180	684.445	15.62%
6th	2	Pernilla Andersson	Mitt guld M: Pernilla Andersson , Fredrik Rönnqvist; T: Pernilla Andersson	Swedish	My gold	285.740	-	285.740	05.90%
-	5	Anna Book	Himmel för två M: Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson, Larry Forsberg; T: Camilla Läckberg	Swedish	Heaven for two	disqualification

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

 The candidate qualified for the Andra Chansen.

Second semi-final

Malmo Arena

The second semi-final (Deltävling 2) took place on February 13, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. ( CET ) in the Malmö Arena in Malmö and was moderated by Gina Dirawi alone, as Charlotte Perrelli violated the rules by one at the time of the competition Signed advertising contract. However, she appeared at the opening and as a break filler. 4,647,934 audience votes went in the second semifinals. A new record to date for a semi-final of the Melodifestivalens.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	Audience votes (televoting, SMS & app)				image
						Round 1	round 2	total	%
1.	7th	Viktoria	Save Me M / T: Jens Siverstedt , Lauren Dyson, Jonas Wallin	English	save me	832.355	91,684	924.003	19.93%
2.	1	David Lindgren	We Are Your Tomorrow M / T: Anderz Wrethov, Sharon Vaughn, Gustav Efraimsson	English	We are your morning	807.520	64,752	872.272	18.81%
3.	4th	Isa	I Will Wait M / T: Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Nikki Flores	English	I'll wait	768.203	63,393	849,596	18.32%
4th	3	Molly Pettersson Hammar	Hunger M / T: Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Lisa Desmond, Molly Pettersson Hammar	English	-	657.452	46.011	707.463	15.17%
5.	5	Krista Siegfrids	Faller M / T: Krista Siegfrids , Gabriel Alares, Magnus Wallin, Gustaf Svenungsson	Swedish	Falling	452301	36,341	488,642	10.54%
6th	2	Victor and Natten	100% M / T: Dag Lundberg, Melker, Jesper Lundh	Swedish	-	427.891	-	427.891	09.23%
7th	6th	Patrik Isaksson, Tommy Nilsson & Uno Svenningsson	Håll mitt hjärta hårt M / T: Patrik Isaksson, Tommy Nilsson , Uno Svenningsson	Swedish	Hold on to my heart	371.290	-	371.290	08.01%

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

 The candidate qualified for the Andra Chansen.

Third semi-final

Himmelstalundshallen

The third semi-final (Deltävling 3) took place on February 20, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. ( CET ) in the Himmelstalundshallen in Norrköping . It was moderated by Gina Dirawi and Henrik Schyffert.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	Audience votes (televoting, SMS & app)				image
						Round 1	round 2	total	%
1.	5	Lisa Ajax	My Heart Wants Me Dead M / T: Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Nikki Flores, Sara Forsberg	English	My heart wants me dead	880.118	68,760	948.878	21.68%
2.	7th	Oscar Zia	Human M / T: Oscar Zia , Victor Thell, Maria Smith	English	human	791.989	78,463	870.452	19.89%
3.	6th	Boris René	Put Your Love on Me M / T: Boris René, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson	English	Put your love on me	598,521	57,891	656.412	15.00%
4th	1	SaRaha	Kizunguzungu M / T: Anderz Wrethov, Sara "SaRaha" Larsson , Arash Labaf	Swedish	dizziness	506.273	66,361	572,634	13.08%
5.	3	SMILO	Weight of the World M / T: Arvid Ångström, Dennis Babic, Oscar Berglund Juhola, Anton Göransson, Robin Danielsson	English	Weight of the world	524.216	37.007	561.223	12.82%
6th	2	Swingfly feat. Helena Gutarra	You Carved Your Name M: Andreas Kleerup , Jocke Åhlund; T: Jocke Åhlund	English	You carved your name	441.040	-	441.040	09.39%
7th	4th	After Dark	Kom ut som en stjärna M: Lina Eriksson, Kent Olsson, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson, Larry Forsberg; T: Calle Kindbom, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson, Larry Forsberg	English	Come out like a star	335,959	-	335,959	08.13%

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

 The candidate qualified for the Andra Chansen.

Fourth semi-final

Gavlerinken Arena

The fourth semi-final (Deltävling 4) took place on February 27, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. ( CET ) in the Gavlerinken Arena in Gävle and was moderated by Gina Dirawi and Sarah Dawn Finer.

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	Audience votes (televoting, SMS & app)				image
						Round 1	round 2	total	%
1.	5	Frans	If I Were Sorry M / T: Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson, Frans Jeppsson-Wall	English	If I was sorry	870.725	147,443	1,018,168	22.23%
2.	7th	Molly Sandén	Youniverse M: Molly Sandén , Danny Saucedo , John Alexis; T: Molly Sandén , Danny Saucedo	English	-	852.284	085.091	0937.735	20.47%
3.	6th	Panetoz	Håll om mig hårt M / T: Jimmy Jansson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Jakke Erixson, Njol Ismail Badjie, Pa Modou Badjie, Nebeyu Baheru	Swedish	Hold me tight	766.466	067,674	0834.160	18.22%
4th	2	Dolly style	Rollercoaster M: Thomas G: son , Peter Boström; T: Thomas G: son , Peter Boström, Alexandra Salomonsson	English	Roller coaster	563,559	033,537	0597.096	13.04%
5.	1	Eclipse	Runaways M / T: Erik Mårtensson	English	Runaway	462.162	057,294	0516.456	11.28%
6th	3	Martin Stenmarck	You tar mig tillbaks M / T: David Stenmarck	Swedish	You take me back	345,313	-	0345,313	07.54%
7th	4th	Linda Bengtzing	Killer Girl M: Mattias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin; T: Mattias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin, Linda Bengtzing , Dag Öhrlund	Swedish	Killer girl	330,615	-	0330,615	07.22%

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

 The candidate qualified for the Andra Chansen.

Andra Chansen

Halmstad Arena

The broadcast Andra chansen (German: Second Chance) took place on March 5, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. ( CET ) in the Halmstad Arena in Halmstad . Here eight artists sang in four duels for a place in the final. The show was moderated by Gina Dirawi, Ola Salo and Peter Jöback.

A new record was set with over 6 million viewer votes. Until then, so many votes had been received in the context of the Andra chansen round and in a selection broadcast by the Melodifestivalen. A year later, at the finale of the Melodifestival 2017, even more votes were received.

duel	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	Audience votes (televoting, SMS & app)
				be right	%
1	1	Panetoz	Håll om mig hårt M / T: Jimmy Jansson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Jakke Erixson, Njol Ismail Badjie, Pa Modou Badjie, Nebeyu Baheru	965.823	65.71%
	2	Molly Pettersson Hammar	Hunger M / T: Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Lisa Desmond, Molly Pettersson Hammar	503 953	34.29%
2	1	Albin Johnsén & Mattias Andréasson	Rik M / T: Albin Johnsén, Mattias Andréasson	735.852	46.79%
	2	Boris René	Put Your Love on Me M / T: Boris René, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson	836.686	53.21%
3	1	Isa	I Will Wait M / T: Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Nikki Flores	763,862	49.64%
	2	SaRaha	Kizunguzungu M / T: Anderz Wrethov, Sara "SaRaha" Larsson , Arash Labaf	775.093	50.36%
4th	1	Dolly style	Rollercoaster M: Thomas G: son , Peter Boström; T: Thomas G: son , Peter Boström, Alexandra Salomonsson	571.216	38.63%
	2	Samir & Viktor	Bada nakna M / T: Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Anderz Wrethov	907.432	61.37%

 Candidate has qualified for the final.

final

Friends Arena

The composers of the winning title If I Were Sorry
(Oscar Fogelström, Fredrik Andersson, Frans Jeppsson-Wall , Michael Saxell)

The finals took place on March 12, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. ( CET ) in the 33,000-seat Friends Arena in Solna ( Stockholm ). The show was moderated by Gina Dirawi and William Spetz. In the jury vote, Oscar Zia was ahead with 89 points, before Frans emerged as the winner of the audience vote. 14.4% of the audience voted for him, so he achieved a total of 156 points in the overall ranking. He will represent the host country Sweden in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

During the voting phase, last year's winner of the Melodifestival, Måns Zelmerlöw , performed a new version of his winning song Heroes . Together with a children's choir, he presented a new arrangement by the Swedish composer Moh Denebi.

Furthermore, former participants of the Melodifestivalen presented the songs they performed with at the time. These included: Adrenaline (2002; DJ Méndez), Don't Stop Believing ( 2015 ; Mariette), Kom (2010; Timoteij ), Kom och ta mig (2002; Brandsta City Släckers), Bröder (2014, Linus Svenning ), Moving On (2009; Sarah Dawn Finer ), Live Forever (2007; Magnus Carlsson ), Snälla snälla (2009, Caroline af Ugglas), Sing For Me (2006; Andreas Johnson ), Håll om mig (2005; Nanne Grönvall), Begging (2013; Anton Ewald ), Vem é dé du vill ha (2002; Kikki, Bettan & Lotta ), Lay Your Love on Me (2008; BWO ), Hero (2008; Charlotte Perrelli ) and La dolce vita (2004; After Dark ).

A new record was set with 12,643,477 audience votes. Until then, never before had so many viewers voted in a final or a broadcast of the Melodifestivalen. A year later, at the finale of the Melodifestival 2017 , even more votes were received.

space	Start number	Interpreter	song	language	AU	BY	BA	CY	EE	FR	IL	IT	NL	NO	SI	Overall jury	Audience votes (televoting, SMS & app)			total
																	be right	%	Points
01.	10	Frans	If I Were Sorry M / T: Oscar Fogelström, Michael Saxell, Fredrik Andersson, Frans Jeppsson Wall	English	-	-	12	12	12	12	8th	10	10	6th	6th	88	1,815,697	14.4%	68	156
02.	05	Oscar Zia	Human M / T: Oscar Zia , Victor Thell, Maria Smith	English	10	12	10	10	6th	2	10	8th	1	10	10	89	1,150,943	9.1%	43	132
03.	06th	Ace Wilder	Don't Worry M / T: Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Ace Wilder , Behshad Ashnai	English	12	8th	8th	2	8th	1	4th	12	12	4th	12	83	933.756	7.4%	35	118
04th	011	Viktoria	Save Me M / T: Jens Siverstedt , Lauren Dyson, Jonas Wallin	English	8th	10	2	1	-	8th	12	2	6th	12	8th	69	1,206,130	9.5%	45	114
05.	07th	Robin Bengtsson	Constellation Prize M: Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Martin Eriksson ; T: Mark Hole	English	4th	-	4th	8th	1	10	-	4th	8th	1	-	40	1,142,783	9.0%	43	083
06th	08th	Molly Sandén	Youniverse M: Molly Sandén , Danny Saucedo , John Alexis; T: Molly Sandén , Danny Saucedo	English	6th	2	6th	4th	10	-	-	1	2	8th	-	39	988.640	7.8%	37	076
07th	02	Lisa Ajax	My Heart Wants Me Dead M / T: Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Anton Hård af Segerstad, Nikki Flores, Sara Forsberg	English	2	6th	-	-	2	6th	-	6th	-	-	1	23	876.209	6.9%	33	056
08th.	01	Panetoz	Håll om mig hårt M / T: Jimmy Jansson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Jakke Erixson, Njol Ismail Badjie, Pa Modou Badjie, Nebeyu Baheru	Swedish	-	-	-	6th	-	4th	-	-	-	2	2	14th	1,033,326	8.2%	39	053
09.	04th	SaRaha	Kizunguzungu M / T: Anderz Wrethov, Sara "SaRaha" Larsson , Arash Labaf	Swedish	1	-	-	-	4th	-	6th	-	-	-	-	11	971.097	7.7%	36	047
10.	09	Boris René	Put Your Love on Me M / T: Boris René, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson	English	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	4th	-	-	06th	931.166	7.4%	35	041
11.	03	David Lindgren	We Are Your Tomorrow M / T: Anderz Wrethov, Sharon Vaughn, Gustav Efraimsson	English	-	4th	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	4th	11	739.125	5.9%	28	039
12.	012	Samir & Viktor	Bada nakna M / T: Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Anderz Wrethov	Swedish	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	00	845.605	6.7%	31	031
Jury points speaker
- Stephanie Werrett - Olga Salamakha - Dejan Kukrić - Klitos Klitou - Mart Normet - Bruno Berberes - Tali Eshkoli - Nicola Caligiore - Daniël Dekker - Stig Karlsen - Maja Keuc

transmission

All six shows in the competition were broadcast live on TV on SVT 1 , SVT World and Finland's Swedish-language TV channel Yle Fem, as well as on the streaming service SVT Play . The shows were broadcast on Sveriges Radio P4 with commentary by Carolina Norén and Ronnie Ritterland. The final broadcast was also broadcast on SVT 24 using sign language and via the SVT 360 mobile application, which allowed users to watch the final in a 360 degree format from the front row of the Friends Arena. The final was broadcast live outside of Sweden and Finland on the Norwegian television station NRK3 and the Icelandic television station Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV).

broadcast	Send date	Channel	Candidates
Deltävling 1	February 6, 2016, 8:00 p.m.	,  ,  ,  ,  (Comment: Carolina Norén & Ronnie Ritterland)	07th
Deltävling 2	February 13, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Deltävling 3	February 20, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Deltävling 4	February 27, 2016, 8:00 p.m.
Andra Chansen	March 5, 2016, 8:00 p.m.		08th
Finals	March 12, 2016, 8:00 p.m.	SVT 24 (sign language) ,  SVT 360,  ,  ,  (Comment: Carolina Norén & Ronnie Ritterland) ,	12

Web links

Commons : Melodifestivalen 2016  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Swedish preliminary decision website (Swedish)

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 2016
• Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Rules Melodifestivalen 2016
2. ↑ http://esctoday.com/105651/sweden-melodifestivalen-dates-released/
3. ^ Sveriges Television : History: Så många har röstat i Melodifestivalen sedan 2015. In: blogg.svt.se. February 8, 2020, accessed April 17, 2020 (Swedish). 
4. ↑ 3.2 miljoner såg Melodifestivalen ( Swedish ) DA. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
5. ↑ Emma Petersson: Ace Wilder and Robin Bengtsson är i final i Melodifestivalen 2016 ( Swedish ) SVT . Retrieved February 6, 2016.
6. ↑ Full luggage tv-helg för SVT och TV4 ( Swedish ) TT. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
7. ↑ Emma Petersson: David Lindgren och Wiktoria är i final i Melodifestivalen 2016 ( Swedish ) SVT . Retrieved February 13, 2016.
8. ↑ Tv-toppen: Melodifestivalen regerar ( Swedish ) Sydsvenskan . February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
9. ↑ Emma Petersson: Oscar Zia och Lisa Ajax är i final i Melodifestivalen 2016 ( Swedish ) SVT . Retrieved February 28, 2016.
10. ↑ TV-toppen: Tre miljoner såg "Mello" ( Swedish ) Sydsvenskan . February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
11. ↑ Emma Petersson: Molly Sandén och Frans är i final i Melodifestivalen 2016 ( Swedish ) SVT . Retrieved February 28, 2016.
12. ↑ Två miljoner såg "Mästarnas mästare" ( Swedish ) Sydsvenskan . March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
13. ↑ Emma Petersson: Panetoz, SaRaha, Boris René och Samir & Viktor är i final i Melodifestivalen 2016 ( Swedish ) SVT . Retrieved March 5, 2016.
14. ↑ Två miljoner såg "Mästarnas mästare" ( Swedish ) Sydsvenskan . March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
15. ↑ Emma Petersson: Frans Jeppsson Wall med "If I Were Sorry" är vinnaren i Melodifestivalen 2016 ( Swedish ) SVT . Retrieved March 14, 2016.
16. ↑ Ny rule i Melodifestivalen 2016: Så förändras Allmänhetens tävling
17. ↑ LIVE blog: Melodifestivalen kick-off on Saturday at 8 p.m. ( Memento of the original from February 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
18. ↑ Anna Books bidrag ”Himmel för två” diskvalificeras från Melodifestivalen 2016
19. ↑ LIVE blog: Melodifestivalen kick-off on Saturday at 8 p.m. ( Memento of the original from February 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
20. ↑ Svenska folkets roaster. hjärtröster, phone and SMS. (PDF) In: Sveriges Television . March 16, 2016, p. 1 , accessed March 16, 2016 (Swedish). 
21. ↑ Pär Källman: Melodifestivalen 2016: Så blir startordningen i Andra chansen. In: svt.se. SVT , February 27, 2016, accessed February 28, 2016 (Swedish). 
22. ↑ Saga Palmér: Ny teknik ska ta publiken närmare artisterna i finalen av Melodifestivalen 2016 ( Swedish ) Sveriges Television . March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
23. ↑ Melodifestivalen 2016: Final - teckentolkat ( Swedish ) Alla TV Kanaler. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
24. ↑ Söngvakeppni sænska sjónvarpsins ( Icelandic ) RÚV . Retrieved March 9, 2016.
25. ↑ Melodifestivalen-final 2016 ( Norwegian ) NRK . Retrieved March 12, 2016.