Lilla Al-Fadji comes from hip-hop artist Felipe Andres Leiva Wenger, better known as “Fille” in “Ison & Fille”. He co-wrote the song with Edward af Sillén and Daniel Réhn, who both wrote the script for last year’s Melodifestival.
Little Al-Fadji’s performance poses some technical challenges, such as a rotating stage that causes the performer to stumble twice during the genre tightrope.
– I want to convey that life is a challenge for all of us. “Otherwise I’m pretty perfect, so I thought I needed to be a little more likeable,” he told TT.
– I enjoyed being on that stage and somehow felt so at home. As I was leaving, I said to my manager, “Shouldn’t we do this again?”
Second place went to veteran Sanna Nielsen, who received the most votes from the various age groups with the song “Waste your love”.
The evening’s side competition began with Sarah Dawn Finer, who sang “Let freedom rain”, which Hampus Nessvold performed at Melodifestivalen when he was sixteen. Gina Dirawi presented the song as “melody number zero”.
Before the first finalist was announced, Nessvold finally made his appearance as his comedy character Terese at the box office, having made more skits over the first four weeks of this year’s Melodifestival tour – to the cheers of the audience.
Caroline af Ugglas and the song “Please, please” were inducted into the Hall of Fame and af Ugglas was also on stage and performed the 2009 entry.
At the very end of this evening the vote will be completed Two additional finalists advance, advancing from the final qualifying rounds after placing third in their respective heats. The rules surrounding the final qualifier, the former second chance, have been criticized but hopefully everything will become clear in the final half hour of the broadcast.
Those who can advance include Meira Omar, Robin Bengtsson and one of the evening’s participants.
