SVT issued a press release earlier today, informing us that the Melodifestivalen 2018 artists will be revealed next Tuesday on 28th November.
As usual, there will be a live broadcast of the press conference at 9:30 CET and those who would like to watch it, can follow this link. Accredited media will have a chance for photographs and short interviews with the artists. However, the interviews will not happen during the live broadcast.
So far, one confirmed artist is Stiko Per Larsson (winner of annual competition P4 Nästa) but many others are strongly rumored to participate. Samir & Viktor, Benjamin Ingrosso, Alcazar and Kikki Danielsson are a few of the rumored acts.
Below you can see the dates and cities that Melodifestivalen 2018 will take place with David Lindgren as the host.
- Semifinal 1 – February 3rd, Löfbergs Arena in Karlstad
- Semifinal 2 – February 10th, Scandinavium, ESC 1985 venue, in Gothenburg
- Semifinal 3 – February 17th, Malmö Arena, ESC 2013 venue, in Malmö
- Semifinal 4 – February 25th, Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik
- Second Chance round – March 3rd, Kristianstad Arena in Kristianstad
- Grand Final – March 10th, Friends Arena in Stockholm
One week left before finding out the complete line-up of this year’s Melodifestivalen! Who do you want to see competing? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned for more news!