Melodifestivalen 2018: Interview with Samir and Viktor

Samir and Viktor (2018) "Shuffla"

Melodifestivalen is Sweden's national televised music competition to find the best new song of the year. The winner of the competition then goes on to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. Twenty-eight acts go through four Semi Finals and a Second Chance round before the top twelve go into the Grand Final of Melodifestivalen 2018, held once again at the Friends Arena in Solna (near Stockholm) in front of a live audience of almost 30000 spectators, plus millions of TV viewers both in Sweden and abroad.

Since 2009, Radio International has been present each year at the Melodifestivalen Grand Final rehearsals and interviews the artists, the producer and the hosts.

In this clip, we talk to Samir and Viktor, starting in seventh position in the running order of the Melodifestivalen Final 2018 with the song "Shuffla". This is Samir and Viktor's third participation in Melodifestivalen as they debuted in 2015 with the song "Groupie" and in 2016 with the song "Bada Nakna" and now in 2018 "Shuffla". We spoke to Samir and Viktor during the rehearsals on 08 March 2018.

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The twelve acts that made it into the 2018 Final were:

1.
Mendez
Everyday
Melodivestifalen 2018 Final, Sweden, Song Number 1

2.
Renaida
All the feels
Melodivestifalen 2018 Final, Sweden, Song Number 2

3.
Martin Almgren
A bitter lullaby
Melodivestifalen 2018 Final, Sweden, Song Number 3

4.
John Lundvik
My turn
Melodivestifalen 2018 Final, Sweden, Song Number 4

5.
Jessica Andersson
Party voice
Melodivestifalen 2018 Final, Sweden, Song Number 5

6.
LIAMOO
Last breath
Melodivestifalen 2018 Final, Sweden, Song Number 6

7.
Samir & Viktor
Shuffla
Melodivestifalen 2018 Final, Sweden, Song Number 7

8.
Mariette
For you
Melodivestifalen 2018 Final, Sweden, Song Number 8

9.
Felix Sandman
Every single day
Melodivestifalen 2018 Final, Sweden, Song Number 9

10.
Margaret
In my cabana
Melodivestifalen 2018 Final, Sweden, Song Number 10

11.
Benjamin Ingrosso
Dance you off
Melodivestifalen 2018 Final, Sweden, Song Number 11

12.
Rolandz
Fuldans
Melodivestifalen 2018 Final, Sweden, Song Number 12


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