Saturday, August 24 is the national final of P4 Nästa. This contest is organized by Swedish radio and is broadcast live on P4. Eight entries will compete. P4 Nästa is aimed at both new and established songwriters and artists from all over Sweden and focuses on newly written and recorded material.
This year, over 1,260 songs from all over Sweden have been submitted to compete. Sweden’s Radio organizes 25 P4 channels local finals. Of the 25 local winners, a jury then selects eight finalists who will compete in the live-stream national final in Linköping.
The eight competition entries and guest artists will be announced at the beginning of August.
The song that wins P4 Next is played regularly during a period in Sweden’s largest radio channel, P4. One of the eight national finalists will be offered a place in the 2020 Melodifestivalen. This is not necessarily the winner of the contest. This was the case in 2019 when the Lovers of Valdarro were selected to win the spot for Melodifestivalen. The artist will then release a new song that will be eligible to compete in Melodifestivalen.
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