Melodifestivalen 2018
Melodifestivalen 2018 | |
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country | Sweden |
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place | Semi-finals: Löfbergs Arena , Karlstad Scandinavium , Göteborg Malmö Arena , Malmö Fjällräven Center , Örnsköldsvik Andra Chansen: Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad Final: Friends Arena , Solna ( Stockholm ) |
date | March 10, 2018 |
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: February 3, 2018 February 10, 2018 February 17, 2018 February 24, 2018 Andra Chansen: March 3, 2018 |
poll | Preliminary rounds: 100% televoting Final: 50% international jury voting, 50% televoting |
Opening act | First semifinals: David Lindgren: One Together (music / lyrics: Sunil Munshi, Peter Kvint) Second semifinals: David Lindgren: Stayin 'Alive (music / lyrics: Barry Gibb , Robin Gibb , Ricardo da Force, Kevin O'Toole, Dale Longworth ; Arrangement: Teddy Bears, Jan Lundkvist) Third semi-final: David Lindgren & John Österlund: Livet - En Dröm (music: Sunil Munshi, Jan Lundkvist; text: Sunil Munshi) Fourth semi-final: David Lindgren: This Is Me (music / text: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul; arrangement: Jan Lundkvist) Andra Chansen: David vs. Fab Freddie: Lip Sync Battle Finale: David Lindgren: One Together (Music / Text: Sunil Munshi, Peter Kvint; Remix: mF) |
Pause filler | First semifinal: Ebbot & The Indigo Children feat. Labankören: Sånt är livet (Music: Bill Cook ; Text: Stikkan Anderson ; Arrangement: Ebbot Lundberg) Second semifinals: Petra Marklund : En Tuff Brud I Lyxförpackning (Music / Text: Simon Brehm , Sven Paddork, Gösta Stevens; Arrangement: Petra Marklund , Elias Kapari) Third semi-final: Linnea Henriksson feat. Stor: Mamma är lik sin mamma (Music: Raymond Gilmore, John Madara, David White; Text: Stikkan Anderson ; Arrangement: Linnea Henriksson, Noels Swahn, David Landolf) Fourth semifinals: Cecilia Frode: En man i byrån (Music: Billy Meshel ; Text: Peter Himmelstrand; Arrangement: Jan Lundkvist) Andra Chansen: Maxida Märak: Vill ni se en stjärna (Music: Franz Doelle ; Text: Berco; Arrangement: F. Hultman, E. Eliasson, MAD Fun, Maxida Märak) Finale: Helen Sjöholm & Solala: Vår bästa tid är nu (Music: Jerry Herman ; Text: Ture Rangström ; Arrangement: Solala) ; Caroline af Ugglas & Gränslösa röster: I Can't Go On (Music / Text: David Kreuger, Hamed “K-One” Pirouzpanah, Robin Stjernberg ; arrangement: Sunil Munshi, Peter Kvint) ; David Lindgren: Alla ska få vad de vill |
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The Melodifestivalen 2018 was the Swedish preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon ( Portugal ). It was the 58th edition of the competition organized by the Swedish broadcaster SVT . Benjamin Ingrosso won with the song Dance You Off . He reached seventh place in the final of the ESC.
format
concept
For the sixteenth time the semi-finals took place in different locations in Sweden. There were 28 contributions, which were distributed over four semifinals, so that seven contributions were presented per semifinals. In two voting rounds, the audience decided who qualified for the final and who was allowed to compete again in the Andra Chansen (German: Second Chance). In each semi-final, the first two entries with the most audience votes qualified directly for the final. Those contributions that took third and fourth place appeared a second time on the Andra Chansen program . There the candidates competed against each other in duels and whoever received the most audience votes qualified for the final. Twelve performers appeared in the finale.
As in previous years, the producer of Melodifestival 2018 is Christer Björkman . On November 2, 2017, SVT announced at a press conference that David Lindgren would moderate the shows. He is returning as a moderator after 2017 .
On January 23, 2018, SVT announced a rule change for the Melodifestivalen 2018. In the final, the international juries will no longer award 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and points to the performers, but will now award 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 points can be awarded. This rule change enables a more even distribution of points. At the same time, the number of points awarded by the audience was increased from 473 to 638 points in order to increase the influence of the audience vote.
broadcasts
On September 26, 2017, SVT presented the six dates and venues of the Melodifestivalen 2018. The city of Kristianstad hosted the Melodifestivalen for the first time. The first semi-final reached a new record for a Melodifestivalen broadcast with 6,617,451 votes. The first semi-final also reached the highest number of spectators since 2015 and reached 100,000 more spectators than in 2017 . However, the number of viewers fell continuously and reached a new low in the Andra Chansen program . Never before have fewer viewers watched the Andra Chansen show since it was launched .
broadcast | Send date | city | venue | Spectator (SVT1) |
Audience votes (televoting, SMS & app) |
Number of votes |
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Deltävling 1 | 3rd February 2018 | Karlstad | Löfbergs Arena | 3,303,000 | 6,617,451 | 473,599 |
Deltävling 2 | February 10, 2018 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 2,916,000 | 5,880,237 | 434,592 |
Deltävling 3 | 17th February 2018 | Malmo | Malmo Arena | 2,830,000 | 4,800,971 | 387.088 |
Deltävling 4 | February 24, 2018 | Örnsköldsvik | Fjallraven Center | 2,858,000 | 4,866,749 | 381,346 |
Andra Chansen | March 3, 2018 | Kristianstad | Kristianstad Arena | 2,579,000 | 6.007.515 | 406.254 |
Finals | March 10, 2018 | Stockholm | Friends Arena | 3,551,000 | 13,993,975 | 725.799 |
total | 18,037,000 | 42,166,898 | 2,808,678 |
Choice of contribution
From September 1st, 9:00 a.m. to September 18, 2017, 5:59 p.m., composers had the opportunity to submit a contribution to the Swedish television station SVT. From these 28 contributions will be selected. The selection is made according to the following selection process:
- 14 contributions will be selected from all submitted contributions.
- 13 contributions are selected at the invitation of SVT.
- The winner of the P4 Nästa 2017 competition , Stiko Per Larsson, received a starting place for the Melodifestivalen 2018.
As in previous years, at least 50% of all contributions must be written by female composers and 30% sung in Swedish.
According to SVT, a total of 2,771 contributions were submitted. Compared to the previous year, 293 more entries were submitted.
On November 28, 2017, all 28 participants were presented to the public. However, only the performers were presented with the corresponding song titles and authors. SVT published a two and a half minute excerpt of the songs the day before the broadcast. The final version, however, was only heard on the broadcasts.
Moderation
At a press conference on November 2, 2017, David Lindgren was introduced as the moderator of the Melodifestivalen 2018. He moderated the Melodifestivalen for the second time after moderating the show together with Clara Henry and Hasse Andersson in 2017. In addition, David Lindgren had already participated in the competition in 2012, 2013 and 2016 .
Semifinals
First semi-final
The first semi-final (Deltävling 1) took place on February 3, 2018, 8:00 p.m. ( CET ) in the Löfbergs Arena in Karlstad . A total of 6,617,451 audience votes were counted. Never before have so many audience votes been counted during a semi-final. This set the record from last year.
space | Start number | Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
language | Translation (unofficial) |
Audience votes (televoting, SMS & app) |
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Round 1 | round 2 | total | % | |||||||
1. | 7th | Benjamin Ingrosso |
Dance You Off M / T: Benjamin Ingrosso , MAG, Louis Schoorl, K Nita |
English | Dance yourself out | 1,184,738 | 110.417 | 1,295,155 | 19.64% | |
2. | 2 | John Lundvik |
My Turn M / T: Anna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik , Jonas Thander |
English | It's my turn | 1,048,501 | 103.632 | 1,152,133 | 17.47% | |
3. | 3 | Renaida |
All the Feels M / T: Laurell Barker, Jon Hällgren, Peter Barringer, Lukas Hällgren |
English | All of these feelings | 1,037,549 | 89,358 | 1,126,907 | 17.09% | |
4th | 1 | Sigrid Bernson |
Patrick Swayze M / T: Andrej Kamnik, Josefin Glenmark, Peg Parnevik, Sigrid Bernson |
English | - | 951.260 | 92,476 | 1,043,736 | 15.83% | |
5. | 4th | Edward Blom |
Livet på en pinne M / T: Edward Blom , Thomas G: son , Stefan Brunzell, Kent Olsson |
Swedish | Life on the stick | 801.616 | 63,826 | 865,442 | 13.12% | |
6th | 6th | Kamferdrops |
Solen lever kvar hos dig M / T: Herbert Trus, Danne Attlerud, Martin Klaman, Kristoffer Tømmerbakke, Erik Smaaland, Kamferdrops |
Swedish | The sun continues to live with you | 555.778 | - | 555.778 | 8.43% | |
7th | 5 | Kikki Danielsson |
Osby Tennessee M / T: Sulo Karlsson, Kikki Danielsson |
Swedish | - | 555,446 | - | 555.466 | 8.42% |
- Candidate has qualified for the final.
- The candidate qualified for the Andra Chansen.
Second semi-final
The second semi-final (Deltävling 2) took place on February 10, 2018, 8 p.m. (CET) in the Scandinavium in Gothenburg .
space | Start number | Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
language | Translation (unofficial) |
Audience votes (televoting, SMS & app) |
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Round 1 | round 2 | total | % | |||||||
1. | 1 | Samir & Viktor |
Shuffla M / T: Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Denniz Jamm, Costa Leon, Samir Badran, Viktor Frisk |
Swedish | - | 1,166,434 | 70 629 | 1,237,063 | 21.09% | |
2. | 7th | LIAMOO |
Last Breath M / T: Liam Cacatian Thomassen , Morten Thorhauge, Peter Bjørnskov, Lene Dissing |
English | Last breath | 1,051,127 | 100.136 | 1,151,263 | 19.63% | |
3. | 4th | Margaret |
In My Cabana M / T: Anderz Wrethov, Linnea Deb, Arash Labaf , Robert Uhlmann |
English | In my cabana | 805.016 | 60.198 | 865.214 | 14.75% | |
4th | 6th | Mimi Werner |
Songburning M / T: Göran Werner, Mimi Werner, Niki Niki, Carl Varga, Johan Åsgärde, Oliver Lundström |
English | Burn songs | 744.801 | 67,923 | 812.724 | 13.86% | |
5. | 2 | Ida Redig |
Allting som vi sa M / T: Yvonne Dahlbom, Jesper Welander, Ida Redig |
Swedish | Everything as we said | 721.817 | 57,707 | 779 524 | 13.29% | |
6th | 5 | Stiko Per Larsson |
Titta vi flyger M / T: Stiko Per Larsson, Emil Rotsjö |
Swedish | Look we're flying | 529 194 | - | 529 194 | 9.02% | |
7th | 3 | Jonas Gardell |
Det finns en väg M / T: Calle Kindbom, Jonas Gardell, Mats Tärnfors |
Swedish | There is a way | 490 911 | - | 490 911 | 8.37% |
- Candidate has qualified for the final.
- The candidate qualified for the Andra Chansen.
Third semi-final
The third semi-final (Deltävling 3) will take place on February 17, 2018, 8:00 p.m. (CET) in the Malmö Arena in Malmö .
space | Start number | Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
language | Translation (unofficial) |
Audience votes (televoting, SMS & app) |
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Round 1 | round 2 | total | % | |||||||
1. | 1 | Martin Almgren |
A Bitter Lullaby M / T: Josefin Glenmark, Märta Grauers |
English | A bitter lullaby | 850.684 | 93,848 | 944,532 | 19.76% | |
2. | 4th | Jessica Andersson |
Party Voice M: Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Niklas Carson Mattsson; T: Fredrik Kempe, Jessica Andersson |
English | Celebratory voice | 788.787 | 102.041 | 890.828 | 18.64% | |
3. | 7th | Mendez |
Everyday M / T: Leopoldo Mendez, Jimmy Jansson, Palle Hammarlund |
Spanish , English | Every day | 701.557 | 91,553 | 793.110 | 16.59% | |
4th | 3 | Moncho |
Cuba Libre M / T: Jimmy Jansson, David Strääf, Markus Videsäter, Axel Schylström, Moncho Monserrat |
Swedish | - | 569.210 | 46,859 | 616.069 | 12.89% | |
5. | 5 | Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän |
Min dröm M / T: Thomas G: son , Alexzandra Wickman |
Swedish | my dream | 537.891 | 5,589 | 596.480 | 12.48% | |
6th | 6th | yolk |
Cry M / T: Linnea Deb, Peter Boström, Thomas G: son , Johanna "Dotter" Jansson |
English | Wines | 511.718 | - | 511.718 | 10.71% | |
7th | 2 | Barbi Escobar |
Strong M / T: Barbi Escobar, Costa Leon, Andreas "Stone" Johansson |
Swedish | Strong | 426,768 | - | 426,768 | 8.93% |
- Candidate has qualified for the final.
- The candidate qualified for the Andra Chansen.
Fourth semi-final
The fourth semi-final (Deltävling 4) will take place on February 24, 2018, 8:00 p.m. (CET) at the Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik .
space | Start number | Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
language | Translation (unofficial) |
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Round 1 | round 2 | total | % | |||||||
1. | 7th | Mariette |
For You M / T: Jörgen Elofsson |
English | To you | 816.976 | 84,609 | 901.585 | 18.57% | |
2. | 4th | Rolandz |
Fuldans M / T: Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Robert Gustafsson |
Swedish | - | 737.996 | 80.005 | 818.001 | 16.85% | |
3. | 6th | Felix Sandman |
Every single day M / T: Noah Conrad, Tony Ferrari, Parker James Nornes, Jake Torry, Felix Sandman |
English | Every single day | 693.167 | 70.118 | 763.285 | 15.72% | |
4th | 5 | Olivia Eliasson |
Never Learn M / T: Jonas Wallin, Astrid S , Anton Ewald |
English | Never learn | 601.932 | 46,425 | 648.357 | 13.36% | |
5. | 2 | Elias Abbas |
Mitt paradis M / T: Anderz Wrethov, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah, Sami Rekik |
Swedish | My paradise | 605,644 | 39,845 | 645.489 | 13.30% | |
6th | 1 | Emmi Christensson |
Icarus M / T: Thomas G: son , Christian Schneider, Andreas Hedlund, Sara Biglert |
English | Icarus | 541.494 | - | 541.494 | 11.15% | |
7th | 3 | Felicia Olsson |
Break that chain M / T: Bobby Ljunggren, Kristian Lagerström, Henrik Wikström, Joy Deb |
English | Break this chain | 536.504 | - | 536.504 | 11.05% |
- Candidate has qualified for the final.
- The candidate qualified for the Andra Chansen.
Andra Chansen
The program Andra Chansen (German: Second Chance) took place on March 3, 2018, 8:00 p.m. ( CET ) in the Kristianstad Arena in Kristianstad .
duel | Start number | Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
Audience votes (televoting, SMS & app) |
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be right | % | ||||
1 | 1 | Margaret |
In My Cabana M / T: Anderz Wrethov, Linnea Deb, Arash Labaf, Robert Uhlmann |
877.351 | 59.27% |
2 | Moncho |
Cuba Libre M / T: Jimmy Jansson, David Strääf, Markus Videsäter, Axel Schylström, Moncho Monserrat |
602.941 | 40.73% | |
2 | 1 | Renaida |
All the Feels M / T: Laurell Barker, Jon Hällgren, Peter Barringer, Lukas Hällgren |
884.188 | 56.43% |
2 | Olivia Eliasson |
Never Learn M / T: Jonas Wallin, Astrid S , Anton Ewald |
682.201 | 43.57% | |
3 | 1 | Felix Sandman |
Every Single Day M / T: Noah Conrad, Tony Ferrari, Parker James Nornes, Jake Torry, Felix Sandman |
868.152 | 59.81% |
2 | Mimi Werner |
Songburning M / T: Göran Werner, Mimi Werner, Niki Niki, Carl Varga, Johan Åsgärde, Oliver Lundström |
583,305 | 40.19% | |
4th | 1 | Sigrid Bernson |
Patrick Swayze M / T: Andrej Kamnik, Josefin Glenmark, Peg Parnevik, Sigrid Bernson |
741.226 | 49.13% |
2 | Mendez |
Everyday M / T: Leopoldo Mendez, Jimmy Jansson, Palle Hammarlund |
767,551 | 50.87% |
- Candidate has qualified for the final.
final
The finals took place on March 10, 2018, 8:00 p.m. ( CET ) in the 30,000-seat Friends Arena in Solna ( Stockholm ). In the final, Benjamin Ingrosso prevailed with his song Dance You Off , after which he won the jury and televoting. Måns Zelmerlöw last succeeded in doing this in 2015 . He will represent Sweden in the second semi-final of the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon.
Moderator David Lingren opened the finale with the song One Together , which he sang at the beginning of the first semifinals. The singer Reinaida performed her song a second time after she had technical problems in the first appearance.
During the voting phase, Helen Sjöholm & Solala presented the song V år bästa tid är nutrat . The singer Caroline af Ugglas performed with the Gränslösa röster choir and sang her own version of the winning song I Can't Go On , with which Robin Bengtsson won the 2017 Melodifestivalen .
For the first time, the juries awarded 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 12 points. The audience gave 638 instead of 473 points.
With 3,551,000 spectators, the final achieved the lowest number of spectators since measurements began in 1993. A new all-time record was set with 13,993,975 spectator votes. Never before have so many viewers voted in a final or a broadcast of the Melodifestivalen.
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1. | 11 | Benjamin Ingrosso |
Dance You Off M / T: Benjamin Ingrosso , MAG, Louis Schoorl, K Nita |
English | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8th | 4th | 12 | 10 | 12 | 114 | 1,469,808 | 10.5% | 67 | 181 |
2. | 9 | Felix Sandman |
Every Single Day M / T: Noah Conrad, Tony Ferrari, Parker James Nornes, Jake Torry, Felix Sandman |
English | 6th | 1 | 12 | 8th | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7th | 6th | 12 | 10 | 94 | 1,401,767 | 10% | 64 | 158 |
3. | 4th | John Lundvik |
My Turn M / T: Anna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik , Jonas Thander |
English | 7th | 3 | 8th | 6th | 4th | 8th | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4th | 1 | 66 | 1,349,766 | 9.6% | 62 | 128 |
4th | 7th | Samir & Viktor |
Shuffla M / T: Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Denniz Jamm, Costa Leon, Samir Badran, Viktor Frisk |
Swedish | 5 | 6th | 5 | 10 | 6th | - | 1 | 12 | 4th | - | 5 | 54 | 1,314,016 | 9.4% | 60 | 114 |
5. | 8th | Mariette |
For You M / T: Jörgen Elofsson |
English | 4th | 7th | 6th | 5 | 8th | 5 | 7th | 2 | 10 | 2 | 8th | 64 | 1,080,546 | 7.7% | 49 | 113 |
6th | 6th | LIAMOO |
Last Breath M / T: Liam Cacatian Thomassen , Morten Thorhauge, Peter Bjørnskov, Lene Dissing |
English | 8th | 4th | 4th | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7th | 7th | 7th | 52 | 1,071,247 | 8.4% | 53 | 105 |
7th | 10 | Margaret |
In My Cabana M / T: Anderz Wrethov, Linnea Deb, Arash Labaf, Robert Uhlmann |
English | 12 | 10 | 7th | 3 | 7th | - | 5 | 8th | 3 | 3 | 4th | 62 | 904.893 | 6.5% | 41 | 103 |
8th. | 3 | Martin Almgren |
A Bitter Lullaby M / T: Josefin Glenmark, Märta Grauers |
English | 2 | 8th | 3 | 2 | - | 7th | 6th | 6th | 1 | 6th | 2 | 43 | 899.049 | 6.4% | 41 | 84 |
9. | 2 | Renaida |
All the Feels M / T: Laurell Barker, Jon Hällgren, Peter Barringer, Lukas Hällgren |
English | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 6th | - | - | 8th | 8th | 3 | 30th | 1,116,740 | 8th % | 51 | 81 |
10. | 12 | Rolandz |
Fuldans M / T: Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Robert Gustafsson |
Swedish | - | 2 | 2 | 4th | 1 | 4th | 3 | 1 | - | - | 6th | 24 | 1,124,955 | 8th % | 51 | 75 |
11. | 5 | Jessica Andersson |
Party Voice M: Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Niklas Carson Mattsson; T: Fredrik Kempe, Jessica Andersson |
English | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7th | 3 | 3 | 4th | 3 | - | - | 6th | 33 | 809.292 | 5.8% | 37 | 70 |
12. | 1 | Mendez |
Everyday M / T: Leopoldo Mendez, Jimmy Jansson, Palle Hammarlund |
English | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1,351,896 | 9.7% | 62 | 64 |
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Web links
- Swedish preliminary decision website (Swedish)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nu är det clear vem som ska leda Melodifestivalen. In: svt.se. November 2, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2017 (Swedish).
- ↑ Stratos Agadellis: Sweden: Melodifestivalen Voting Changed To Give The Public More Power. In: eurovoix.com. January 23, 2018, accessed March 9, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Alistair Brown: Sweden: Dates and Locations confirmed for Melodifestivalen 2018. In: eurovoix.com. September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Gustav Dahlander: Tittarsiffrorna för Melodifestivalen 2018: Så många såg Benjamin Ingrosso vinna finalen. In: svt.se . March 13, 2018, accessed March 13, 2018 (Swedish).
- ^ Sveriges Television : History: Så många har röstat i Melodifestivalen sedan 2015. In: blogg.svt.se. February 8, 2020, accessed February 9, 2020 (Swedish).
- ↑ Invitation to the 2018 Melodifestival
- ↑ a b c d e Stratos Agadellis: Sweden: Here are the Melodifestivalen 2018 participants! In: esctoday.com. November 28, 2017, accessed November 28, 2017 .
- ↑ Stratos Agadellis: Här är startordningen i Melodifestivalen 2018. In: svt.se. January 11, 2018, accessed January 11, 2018 (Swedish).
- ↑ a b c d e f Melodifestivalen 2018 Svenska folkets röster, hjärtröster, phone and SMS. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: Sveriges Television . March 14, 2018, archived from the original on March 28, 2018 ; Retrieved March 14, 2018 (Swedish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.