Third Chance (Melodifestivalen)

Third Chance is a web-contest organized by Sveriges Television.[1] Thirty-two unsuccessful Melodifestivalen entries in the past ten years will have a third opportunity for a spot in the grand final. The third chance procedure is similar to the actual one, there will be four rounds of third chances (four semi-finals), a last chance (second-chance) and the final. There will be ten participants in the grand final. The winner will be decided by internet viewers and an expert jury while the qualifiers from the semi-finals will be decided by the internet viewers only.

First edition (2012)

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The first edition of Third Chance took place in January 2012, when Melodifestivalen 2012 began. Every week fans from Sweden, Europe and the rest of the world could vote their favourite song with 2 winners from each round (total 8 songs) to the finals and 8 songs for a last chance with available 2 spots left for the final.

Semi-final 1

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# Artist Song Year Voting [2] Place Result
Votes Percent.
1 The Attic feat. Therese "The Arrival" 2007 1,001 6.88% 7 Out
2 Patrik Isaksson "Faller du så faller jag" 2006 1,463 10.06% 5 Out
3 Poets "What Difference Does It Make" 2002 2,087 14.35% 3 Last Chance
4 PayTV "Trendy Discoteque" 2004 1,247 8.57% 6 Out
5 Pain of Salvation "Road Salt" 2010 3,492 24.00% 1 Final
6 Dilba "Try Again" 2011 1,904 13.09% 4 Last Chance
7 Eskobar "Hallellujah New World" 2008 398 2.74% 8 Out
8 Velvet "The Queen" 2009 2,965 20.38% 2 Final

Semi-final 2

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# Artist Song Year Voting [3][4] Place Result
Votes Percent.
1 Verona "La Musica" 2007 1,336 7.71% 6 Out
2 Uno & Irma "God Morgon" 2007 994 5.74% 8 Out
3 Anniela "Elektrisk" 2011 1,672 9.65% 4 Last Chance
4 Magnus Carlsson "Live Forever" 2007 4,030 23.26% 1 Final
5 BWO "Gone" 2005 1,162 6.71% 7 Out
6 Andrés Esteche "Just Like A Boomerang" 2003 1,395 8.05% 5 Out
7 Pauline "Sucker For Love" 2010 3,355 19.36% 3 Last Chance
8 Ola "Love in Stereo" 2008 3,385 19.53% 2 Final

Semi-final 3

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# Artist Song Year Voting [5] Place Result
Votes Percent.
1 Bosson "Efharisto" 2004 3,681 18.88% 2 Final
2 Anna Sahlene & Maria Haukaas Storeng “Killing Me Tenderly” 2009 914 4.69% 6 Out
3 Roger Pontare "Silverland" 2006 1,888 9.68% 5 Out
4 Lasse Lindh “Du behöver aldrig mer vara rädd” 2008 776 3.93% 7 Out
5 Christian Walz "Like Suicide" 2011 2,219 11.38% 4 Last Chance
6 Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän "Underbart" 2010 2,511 12.88% 3 Last Chance
7 Maarja-Liis Ilus "He Is Always On My Mind" 2003 235 1.21% 8 Out
8 Loreen "My Heart is Refusing Me" 2011 7,281 37.35% 1 Final

Semi-final 4

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# Artist Song Year Voting [6] Place Result
Votes Percent.
1 Love Generation "Dance Alone" 2011 4 239 31.03% 1 Final
2 Lili & Susie “Show Me Heaven” 2009 2 447 17.91% 2 Final
3 Melody Club "The Hunter" 2011 2 019 14.78% 3 Last Chance
4 Johnson & Häggkvist “One Love” 2008 1 975 14.46% 4 Last Chance
5 Magnus Uggla "För kung och fosterland" 2007 1 805 13.21% 5 Out
6 Autolove "Bulletproof Heart" 2004 487 3.57% 6 Out
7 Josefine Nilsson "Med hjärtats egna ord" 2005 360 2.64% 7 Out
8 Anna Maria Espinosa Innan alla ljusen brunnit ut 2010 328 2.40% 8 Out

Last Chance (Sista chansen)

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# Artist Song Year Voting [7] Place Result
Votes Percent.
1 Dilba "Try Again" 2011 834 9.77% 6 Out
2 Poets “What Difference Does It Make” 2002 496 5.81% 8 Out
3 Anniela "Elektrisk" 2011 725 8.49% 7 Out
4 Pauline “Sucker For Love” 2010 1 530 17.92% 2 Final
5 Christian Walz "Like Suicide" 2011 1 205 14.11% 4 Out
6 Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän "Underbart" 2010 1 335 15.64% 3 Out
7 Johnson & Häggkvist "One Love" 2008 868 10.17% 5 Out
8 Melody Club "The Hunter" 2011 1 545 18.1% 1 Final

Final

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# Artist Song Year Voting Place Result
Votes Percent.
1 Pain of Salvation "Road Salt" 2010 7 959 29.22% 2 Out
2 Velvet "The Queen" 2009 985 3.62% 8 Out
3 Magnus Carlsson "Live Forever" 2007 2 121 7.79% 3 Out
4 Ola "Love in Stereo" 2008 773 2.84% 10 Out
5 Loreen "My Heart is Refusing Me" 2011 9 416 34.57% 1 WINNER
6 Bosson "Efharisto" 2004 1 730 6.35% 4 Out
7 Love Generation "Dance Alone" 2011 1 278 4.69% 5 Out
8 Lili & Susie "Show Me Heaven" 2009 778 2.86% 9 Out
9 Pauline "Sucker for Love" 2010 1 109 4.07% 6 Out
10 Melody Club "The Hunter" 2011 1092 4.01% 7 Out

References

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