One of the winners from last week in Växjö: the lead singer of Dead by April with “Mystery”

Christer Björkman – the producer of the Melodifestivalen and former singer of the 1992 entry “I morgon är en annan dag” and Sarah Dawn Finer, who sang several songs in the past

Andreas Lundsted has been the first on the after show party, a bit disappointed, but he will be back

The star of the night: David Lindgren, one of the big hopes for the first place this year

The Swedish celebrity enjoyed the get together: Tomas Ledin – singer of “Just nu” in 1980 – is also the mentor of David Lindgren, they work together in the same show

Disappointed, but not sad – Sonia Aldén, one of the well established singers in the Melodifestivalen came 6^th

This was his first performance at this festival and probably also his last: Thomas Di Leva

Jon Kleppenes from Top Cats is happy about his 2^nd chance in the “Andra Chansen” show

Two happy winners: David and Ulrik with a glass of champagne

The very famous Swedish composer Bobby Ljungren, who composed more than 40 songs for this festival. Unfortunately, Sonia Aldéns song did not qualify

Full house tonight: the Melodifestivalen is the most watched TV show in Sweden

The Scandinavium in Gothenburg shines in Melodifestivalen colours. It’s also the arena where the 1985 ESC took

The Green room in the Scandinavium

The coolest hairstyles of the night: the Top Cats

Happy faces: David Lindgren has been overwhelmed by the reaction of the audience and his qualification

The Melodifestivalen trophy with all plates of the Swedish winners in history

What a nice couple, the third host Helena Bergström, had other duties in the theatre, as she is a popular actor

The moment of truth: Sarah announced the qualifiers

Thomas Di Leva an old Swedish rock legend, who produced many albums in the past – probably the most curious performance

Timotej gave their second performance in the Melodifestivalen with a folkloristic influenced pop song “Stormande hav” (stormy harbour)