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The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2007 will begin on 3 February 2007. There will be five semifinals in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and Nyköping (second chance round) leading up to the final at the Stockholm Globe Arena on 10 March, 2007. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location in Sweden Jönköping [jÅ“ncøːpiÅ‹] is a town in the province of SmÃ¥land in southern Sweden with 81,000 inhabitants, located at 57°47′N 14°12′E. The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipality (pop. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: ) ) is a city and municipality in the province Västergötland on the west-coast of Sweden. ... Örnsköldsvik (pronounced Orn-pholds-vik) is a city and a 6,418. ... Gävle [jÉ›vlÉ™] is a Swedish city in east central Sweden with 81,000 inhabitants, and the seat of Gävle Municipality (pop. ... Nyköping is a Municipality in Södermanland County, in central Sweden. ... The Stockholm Globe Arena The Stockholm Globe Arena or, in Swedish, Globen (The Globe) is an arena in Stockholm, Sweden. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ...

Preselection

The deadline for the submission of songs was 19 September, 2006, and 3,234 songs were submitted [1], falling short of the 2006 record. The titles and composers of the 28 semifinalists (the exceptions being the wildcards) were announced on October 10, 2006. September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... The final of Melodifestivalen 2006 will take place after a series of semifinals over the four weeks beforehand. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ...

Changes to Second Chance round

On 15 August 2006 SVT announced that the Second Chance round, which had traditionally taken place on the Sunday after the last semifinal, would be turned into a full Saturday night show [2]. This means that Melodifestivalen 2007 will be a five-week competition, rather than the month-long event it has been in recent years. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sveriges Television (SVT) is a national publicly-funded television broadcaster based in Sweden. ...

As well as turning the Second Chance round into a main show in an arena, the voting for it has also been changed. A knock-out system will be introduced whereby each of the eight artists are split into four groups of two, and the voters can vote for their favourite in each pair. The four winners go through to a second round, where they will be paired off again, with the winners of each pairing going through to the final.

Dates and venues

The venues and dates were announced on 6 September, 2006. September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ...

• Kinnarps Arena, Jonköping - 3 February
• Scandinavium, Gothenburg - 10 February
• Swedbank Arena, Örnsköldsvik - 17 February
• Läkerol Arena, Gävle - 24 February
• Rosvalla Eventcenter, Nyköping - 3 March (second chance)
• Globe Arena, Stockholm - 10 March (final)

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Participants

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Possible participants

• Andreas Johnson ("A Little Bit Of Love")
• Sarah Dawn Finer ("I Remember Love")
• Nanne Grönvall ("Jag måste kyssa dig")
• Tommy Nilsson ("Jag tror på människan")
• Caroline af Ugglas ("Tror på dig")
• Sanna Nielsen ("Vågar du, vågar jag")
• Elias
• Johan Becker
• Niclas Wahlgren
• Alex Falk
• Kurt Olsson
• Brandsta City Släckers
• Drängarna
• Fredrik von Gerber