Submissions for Melodifestivalen 2023 are now closed and a whopping 2824 songs have been uploaded to the SVT platform. This is the highest figure in ten years! Now the jury, led by competition producer Karin Gunnarsson, will listen to the entries in order to decide which 28 songs will make the cut.
Incredible! Wow. I am so proud to be able to work with Melodifestivalen and that the interest for the competition is increasing. Participating in Melodifestivalen
really has an impact. Many of the competing songs have become big hits. I think this is very exciting for the artists and authors.
Karin Gunnarsson
A total of 28 entries will compete in Melodifestivalen 2023. The selection jury selects 14 songs from the submitted entries and the other 14 entries are selected by SVT during the autumn. Later this fall, it will be announced which songs and artists will compete in Melodifestivalen 2023.
Now the work
begins with listening, sifting and preparing the next step in the selection process to produce a lovely and entertaining lineup. We are really eager to get hold of all the songs.
Karin Gunnarsson
History – number of submitted entries in Melodifestivalen
1995: 981
1996: 1475
1997: 1223
1998: 1121
1999: 1315
2000: 1394
2001: 1567
2002: 1831
2003: 2630
2004: 3228
2005: 3131
2006: 3326
2007: 3234
2008: 3489
2009: 3440
2010: 2860
2011: 3832
2012: 3485
2013: 2549
2014: 2628
2015: 2177
2016: 2450
2017: 2478
2018: 2771
2019: 2295
2020: 2545
2021: 2747
2022: 2530
2023: 2824
The dates and cities of Melodifestivalen 2023 will be
announced soon.
Estonia is opening song submissions for Eesti Laul 2023
later this afternoon to select their entry to the upcoming Eurovision 2023.
No more quarterfinals like last year, we had 40 songs, only 2 semi-finals, and a Grand final. Song Submissions close on 12th October 2022 at 11:00 CET. Songs will be revealed on 4th December 2022.
At the start of November 2022, will tell semi-finalists who will try to represent the nation.
The dates for
the “Eesti Laul 2023” are:
Semi-Final 1: Thursday, 12th January 2023
Semi Final 2: Saturday, 14th January 2023
Grand Final: Saturday, 11th February 2023
The cost of submissions
is 50 euros per Estonian, and 100 euros for foreign, the last week of the submissions doubled the price. Artists must do their own music videos.
The main regulations are:
Submissions must include the final and mastered version of the song.
The maximum song duration is 3
minutes
The lyrics or the songs themselves mustn’t be published before the 4th of December 2022
The date of birth of the performer must be no latar than 19th of May 2007
Up to 6 people will be allowed on stage
Performers can’t compete in a parallel selection process for any other country.
Any performer, writer or composer can submit up to 5 songs for the selection process.
Song’s performers may be citizens, residents, and
non-residents of the Republic of Estonia.
Each song can have up to 1 composer/writer who isn’t an Estonian citizen or Estonian resident.
Each submission must include the lyrics of the song ( + Estonian translatio in case the song isn’t in Estonian), a high quality audio version, a short biography of the performers and promotional photographs of the performers.
The particiapation fee will depend on the time of submission and langauge of the song
From 12
September to 17 October 2022 , €50 for a song in Estonian
From 12 September to 17 October 2022, €100 for a song in a foreign language or a multilingual song
From 17 October (from 12.00) to 20 October 2022 (until 12.00), €100 for a song in Estonian
From 17 October (from 12.00) to 20 October 2022 (until 12.00), €200 for a song in a foreign language or a multilingual song
Professional jury will judge all the submitted songs “blindly” (without knowing who is
standing behind them) and will shortlist up to 20 of them for the semi-finals.
ERR, the Estonian broadcaster, will publish the competing songs by the 3rd of December 2022
The shortlisted artists will have to submit a music video by the 25th of November 2022.
10 songs will compete in each one of the 2 semi-finals. 6 of them will qualify for the final from each semi-final.
The results of each show will be determined by 2 rounds. In the first round,
by a comnibation of 50% jury vote and 50% public vote. In the second round, by the public vote solely.
Tomi Rahula, the chief producer of Eesti Laul, recommends the artists when submitting:
”I’d recommend making a song in your own language, so Estonian, it’s more special and will be more noticeable. Last year I met a lot of artists and songwriters, I recommended that and a
duet, but a male duet – just like Dave & Benton, but I think it’d work. Just look at Italy last year; it was in the top 5. Song of course, must be interesting the winner’s style or come up with something new”
Stefan represented Estonia at Eurovision 2022 with the song ”Hope”. He finished 13th in the grand final:
Where will the Eurovision song be held in 2023?
The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place at the Liverpool Arena next to the River Mersey on Saturday 13 May with Semi-Finals on 9 and 11 May. The BBC, together with the EBU, will organize the event next year in consultation with UA:PBC, Ukraine's public broadcaster.
Who will be in Eurovision 2023?
The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will take place in the Liverpool Arena next to the River Mersey on Saturday 13 May with Semi-Finals on Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 May.
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Why is Eurovision in uk 2023?
Eurovision takes place in Liverpool and in the UK for the first time in 25 as the Ukraine is unable to host the contest due to the Russian invasion of the country. Since the UK's Sam Ryder was a runner up last year to Kalush Orchestra, the competition will be held here.
Who can sing for Eurovision?
The singer/s must be 18 years or older. Composers and song writers may only submit one entry.
