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Fantasifestivalen 21
FF21
(Official logo)
Dates
Semi-finals 31 August
28 September
5 October
13 October
Second chance 24 October
Final 4 November
Host
Venue Friends Arena
Stockholm, Sweden
Presenter(s) Pär Lernström
Gina Dirawi
(final co-host)
Broadcaster SVT
Voting
Entries 28
System

50% Jury, 50% SMS and telephone voting in the final.

100% SMS and telephone voting in the heats and Second Chance round.
Winner Mahan Moin
"Elysium"
Fantasifestivalen
◄ 20 Eurovision Heart 22 ►

Fantasifestivalen 21 is the 21st edition of the Swedish music competition Fantasifestivalen, which selects Sweden's entry for the North Vision Song Contest 21. The competition is organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and takes place over the period September and October 2016.

For the second consecutive year, the format of the competition consisted of six shows: four semi-final rounds, a second chance round and a final. The 28 competing entries were divided into four semi-finals, with seven compositions in each. From each semifinal, the songs that earn first and second place will qualify directly to the final, while the songs that place third and fourth proceed to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each semifinal become eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries qualify from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12. All six shows are hosted by Pär Lernström, who is joined by Gina Dirawi in the final.

Format

Fantasifestivalen 21, organised by Sveriges Television (SVT), was the second consecutive edition of the contest in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden. The four semi-finals are held at the Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik (31 August), the Scandinavium in Gothenburg (28 September), the Tegera Arena in Leksand (5 October) and the Himmelstalundshallen in Norrköping (13 October). The Second Chance round will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö (24 October) while the final will be held at the Friends Arena (4 November) in Stockholm. Twenty-eight entries compete in the semi-finals, with seven entries taking part in each show. The top two entries from each semi-final advance directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries advance to the Second Chance round. The bottom three entries in each semi-final become eliminated. An additional four entries qualify to the final from the Second Chance round, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to twelve.

Competition Schedule
Show Date City Venue Hosts
Semi-final 1 31 August Malmö Malmö Arena Pär Lernström
Semi-final 2 28 September Örnsköldsvik Fjällräven Center
Semi-final 3 5 October Örebro Conventum Arena
Semi-final 4 13 October Gävle Gavlerinken Arena
Second Chance round 24 October Gothenburg Scandinavium
Final 4 November Stockholm Friends Arena Pär Lernström
Gina Dirawi

Entry selection

Entries for the twentieth competition were chosen by a selection panel from submissions received by SVT through an open call for songs or by SVT via special invitations to artists and songwriters.

Presenters

At a press conference in 2016, Pär Lernström was presented as the main host for all six shows of Fantasifestivalen 21. In the final, Lernström will be joined by co-host Gina Dirawi.

Voting

During the six shows, viewers can cast their votes through telephone, SMS and mobile application voting. For telephone and SMS voting, viewers were able to cast their vote through two different voting lines per voting method: a regular line costing 3.60 SEK and a donation line costing 9.90 SEK of which 8.90 SEK was donated to the charity organisation Radiohjälpen. Up to 20 votes can be cast per phone number per voting line, allowing a single phone number to contribute a maximum of 80 votes in each round of voting. With the mobile application, each device can send up to 5 votes for free per entry. The results of the semi-finals and Second Chance round are determined solely by viewer votes, while in the final, the results a redetermined through a 50/50 combination of viewer votes and the votes of eleven international jury groups.

Competing entries

The twenty-eight competing artists were announced to the public by two teasers beforehand. All artists were announced as solo artists despite having collaborations. The official entrants along with their entries were announced shortly before their semi-finals.

Artist Song (English Translation) Songwriter(s)
Alexandra Joner feat. Mohombi "Bottoms Up" Erik Smaaland, Mohombi Moupondo, Kristoffer Tømmerbakke, Kim-Erik Pedersen
Amy Deasismont "Forgive" Amy Deasismont, Tony Nilsson, Mirja Breitholtz, Mutt Lange
Arion feat. Elize Ryd "At the Break of Dawn" Arion, Elize Ryd
Audrey X "Club of Jaded Hearts" Audrey X
Big Wild feat. Tove Styrke "Aftergold" Jackson Steel
Boris René "Mon Amour" (My Love) Tim Larsson, Boris René, Tobias Lundgren
Fernando Fuentes "The Other Side" Fernando Fuentes, Tony Nilsson, Olav Fossheim
Günther & The Sunshine Girls "No Pantalones" (No Pants) George Shahin, Jerry Neij, Mats Söderlund, Ralph Bergvall
Hannie "Irresistible" Hannie Brithen, Kamilla Bayrak, Kristoffer Nilsson
Ida Hallquist "Hideout" Ida Hallquist
Isle Of You "50+1" Ida Johansson, Elina Danielsson, Johan Ramström, Patrik Magnusson
Jennifer Brown "In i himlen" (Into the Sky) Jennifer Brown, Alessandra Günthardt, Nicolas Günthardt
Lea "Leva Life" (Living life) Lea, Max Björk, Sebastian Lestapiert
Lisa Ajax "Love Me Wicked" Jimmy Jansson, Nea Nelson, Palle Hammarlund
Mahan Moin "Elysium" Mahan Moin, Frida Molander, Christian Rabb
MY "Invincible" My Helmner, Daniel Lancaster, Michael Duce, Daniel Goudie, Ashley Hamilton
Nasco Brothers "Sing Along" Emil Johansson, Marcus Håkansson, Eric Johansson, Johan Randén
Natali Felicia "Easy Ride" Natali Felicia, Andreas Grube, Johannes Berglund
Normandie "Believe" Philip Strand, Håkan Almbladh, John Löfgren, Jesper Malmberg
Oscar Zia "I Want You" Jasmine Andersson, Benjamin Ingrosso, Hampus Lindvall, Jacob Criborn, Leonard Scheja
Panetoz "Om" (If) Panetoz, Fredrik Bodström, Figge Boström, Mats Tärnfors
Pawl "Lost" Paul Najjar, Adam Ben Yahia, Julian Challis
Peg Parnevik "We Are (Ziggy & Carola)" Peg Parnevik, Erik Lewander, Josefin Glenmark
Robin Bengtsson "Stevie Wonder" Gabriel Alares, Robin Bengtsson, Jimmy Jansson
Sara Löfgren "När mörkret faller" (When darkness falls) Peter Wennerberg, Mathias Venge, Gabriella Jangefeldt, Sara Löfgren, Sharon Vaughn
Sara Sangfelt "Love Me" Sara Sangfelt, Benny Jansson, Joel DeLuna, Nicklas Eklund
Solence "Breaking the Silence" Markus Videsäter, David Strääf, Jonas Nolér, Johan Swärd, David Vikingsson
Vox Archangeli "Alleluia Raphael" Peter Nordahl, Moh Denebi

Semi-finals

As in several previous editions, Fantasifestivalen commences with four semi-finals, which determine the eight entries that advance directly to the final and the eight entries that qualify to the Second Chance round. The running order for the semi-finals are announced shortly before the semi-final.

The semi-final results are based solely on viewer votes. Two rounds of voting take place in each semi-final to determine which entries would advance further and which entries would be eliminated. All seven competing entries in each semi-final participate in the first round of voting where the top five advances to the second round, while the bottom two are eliminated. In the second round of voting, the two entries that occupy the first and second places qualify directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries proceed to the Second Chance round. The fifth placed entry is eliminated. All votes from the second round of voting are added to the votes that each entry received from the first round of voting in order to determine the final outcome.

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on the 31st August 2016 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, hosted by Pär Lernström. "Elysium" by Mahan Moin and "Stevie Wonder" by Robin Bengtsson qualified for the final, while "Club of Jaded Hearts" by Audrey X and "At the Break of Dawn" by Arion feat. Elize Ryd qualified to Andra Chansen.

Draw Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Panetoz "Om" 219 219 7 Out
2 Jennifer Brown "In i himlen" 236 139 375 5 Out
3 Audrey X "Club of Jaded Hearts" 244 136 380 4 Second Chance
4 Arion feat. Elize Ryd "At the Break of Dawn" 257 164 421 3 Second Chance
5 Lea "Leva Life" 229 229 6 Out
6 Mahan Moin "Elysium" 318 259 577 1 Final
7 Robin Bengtsson "Stevie Wonder" 265 172 437 2 Final

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 28 September 2016 at the Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik, hosted by Pär Lernström. "Invincible" by MY and "Love Me" by Sara Sangfelt qualified for the final, while "Easy Ride" by Natali Felicia and "I Want You" by Oscar Zia qualified to Andra Chansen.

Draw Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Peg Parnevik "We Are (Ziggy & Carola)" 210 210 6 Out
2 Natali Felicia "Easy Ride" 216 153 369 4 Second Chance
3 MY "Invincible" 232 175 407 2 Final
4 Boris René "Mon Amour" 217 145 362 5 Out
5 Sara Sangfelt "Love Me" 246 235 481 1 Final
6 Vox Archangeli "Alleluia Raphael" 169 169 7 Out
7 Oscar Zia "I Want You" 218 162 380 3 Second Chance

Semi-final 3

The third semi-final took place on 5 October 2016 at the Conventum Arena in Örebro, hosted by Pär Lernström. "Breaking the Silence" by Solence and "Irresistible" by Hannie qualified for the final, while "50+1" by Isle of You and "No Pantalones" by Günther & The Sunshine Girls qualified to Andra Chansen.

Draw Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Solence "Breaking the Silence" 201 116 317 2 Final
2 Isle of You "50+1" 201 89 290 4 Second Chance
3 Pawl "Lost" 198 78 276 5 Out
4 Sara Löfgren "När mörkret faller" 180 180 6 Out
5 Big Wild feat. Tove Styrke "Aftergold" 179 179 7 Out
6 Hannie "Irresistible" 239 150 389 1 Final
7 Günther & The Sunshine Girls "No Pantalones" 206 89 295 3 Second Chance

Semi-final 4

The fourth semi-final took place on 13 October 2016 at the Gavlerinken Arena in Gävle, hosted by Pär Lernström. "Believe" by Normandie and "Bottoms Up" by Alexandra Joner feat. Mohombi qualified for the final, while "Love Me Wicked" by Lisa Ajax and "Hideout" by Ida Hallquist qualified to Andra Chansen.

Draw Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Fernando Fuentes "The Other Side" 151 151 6 Out
2 Nasco Brothers "Sing Along" 144 144 7 Out
3 Lisa Ajax "Love Me Wicked" 197 133 330 4 Second Chance
4 Normandie "Believe" 202 135 337 2 Final
5 Ida Hallquist "Hideout" 210 125 335 3 Second Chance
6 Amy Deasismont "Forgive" 190 121 311 5 Out
7 Alexandra Joner feat. Mohombi "Bottoms Up" 206 153 359 1 Final

Second Chance round

The second chance round took place on 24 October 2016 at the Gothenburg in Scandinavium, hosted by Pär Lernström. "Hideout" by Ida Hallquist, "Easy Ride" by Natali Felicia, "At the Break of Dawn" by Arion feat. Elize Ryd and "Love Me Wicked" by Lisa Ajax qualified for the final.

Duel Draw Artist Song Votes Result
I 1 Audrey X "Club of Jaded Hearts" 90,714 Out
2 Ida Hallquist "Hideout" 139,286 Final
II 1 Natali Felicia "Easy Ride" 123,506 Final
2 Günther & The Sunshine Girls "No Pantalones" 106,494 Out
III 1 Isle of You "50+1" 80,933 Out
2 Arion feat. Elize Ryd "At the Break of Dawn" 149,067 Final
IV 1 Oscar Zia "I Want You" 92,342 Out
2 Lisa Ajax "Love Me Wicked" 137,658 Final

Final

The final of Fantasifestivalen 21 was held on 4 November 2016 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, hosted by Pär Lernström and Gina Dirawi. Twelve songs competed — two qualifiers from each of the four preceding semi-finals and four qualifiers from the Second Chance round. A mix of televoting/SMS voting and international jury voting selected the winner.

Draw Artist Song Juries Televote/SMS/App Total Place
Votes Percentage Points
1 Sara Sangfelt "Love Me" 33 1,034,755 9.34% 44 77 6
2 Arion feat. Elize Ryd "At the Break of Dawn" 38 1,076,520 9.72% 46 84 4
3 Natali Felicia "Easy Ride" 16 798,068 7.20% 34 50 12
4 MY "Invincible" 52 817,891 7.39% 35 87 3
5 Robin Bengtsson "Stevie Wonder" 36 825,013 7.45% 35 71 8
6 Ida Hallquist "Hideout" 46 1,104,274 9.97% 47 93 2
7 Normandie "Believe" 29 1,029,092 9.29% 44 73 7
8 Mahan Moin "Elysium" 92 1,119,169 10.11% 48 140 1
9 Lisa Ajax "Love Me Wicked" 45 832,473 7.52% 36 81 5
10 Alexandra Joner feat. Mohombi "Bottoms Up" 29 842,617 7.61% 36 65 9
11 Hannie "Irresistible" 26 880,681 7.95% 38 64 10
12 Solence "Breaking the Silence" 31 713,963 6.45% 30 61 11
Detailed International Jury Votes
Draw Song Flag of Italy Flag of Norway Flag of Ukraine Flag of Poland Flag of Azerbaijan Flag of San Marino Flag of Malta Flag of Belarus Flag of Faroe Islands Flag of Germany Flag of Latvia Total
1 "Love Me" 10 12 2 6 1 1 1 33
2 "At the Break of Dawn" 4 6 8 4 10 6 38
3 "Easy Ride" 4 4 8 16
4 "Invincible" 8 6 6 2 12 8 10 52
5 "Stevie Wonder" 8 12 4 12 36
6 "Hideout" 2 2 10 10 10 8 4 46
7 "Believe" 2 8 4 12 2 1 29
8 "Elysium" 12 10 8 4 12 12 8 4 10 12 92
9 "Love Me Wicked" 10 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 8 45
10 "Bottoms Up" 12 1 10 2 2 2 29
11 "Irresistible" 1 1 6 2 4 8 4 26
12 "Breaking the Silence" 6 10 1 12 2 31
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