Anywhere else 2.549 songs sent to the national final would be a huge amount but in Sweden it's actually the lowest since 2002! And a drop of 936 since last year. But maybe it only means those unlucky ones that have sent their songs year after year, again and again have finally decided to give up? Or did simply Thomas G:son give up after winning, too, and didn't send in his usual about a zillion songs? :-)
Seriously, all that matters here of course is the quality, not the quantity like in many other things in life, too.
Now the SVT jury will pick up 16 songs for the semifinals, one of them at least must come from the so called amateur selection (647 songs in total). Svensktoppen selection winner Terese Fredenwal has already her place secured and the remaining 15 places will be filled by SVT as they please; among the songs sent in or by inviting artists and songwriters directly to make the usual 32 semifinalists.
The song titles and their writers will be published by the end of October and then starts the game called "Name the artist" for real.... The first of them is already out: newcomers Panetoz, Robin Stjenberg, Mange Makers, Jay Smith, Mariett Hanson, Highlights, Larz Kristerz, Andreas Weise and veterans Sean Banan, Kalle Moraeus, Patrik Isakson, Cecilia Wennersten, David Lindgren, Youngblood, Swingfly, Ulrik Munther, Top Cats, The Poodles, ex-E.M.D:s Mattias Andreasson and Erik Segerstedt (where is Danny?), Cookies 'n Beans, Sara Löfgren and real Eurovision veterans Tommy Körberg and Arvingarna. And Norwegian Tone Damli who recently dueted with Eric Saade... But this list will surely change before the names are out but some of them will surely be there...
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