Sweden's national final to choose its Eurovision entry will start on the 4th February. Over 4 weeks 32 acts will compete, 8 in each Deltävling (heat). Two acts from each heat will go through to the final and two will go through to the second chance round 'Andra Chansen'. In the 5th week the Andra Chansen show will choose 2 of the second chance acts to go through to the final, making up the 10 acts that will compete in the Melodifestivalen final that will take place 10th March 2012 in the Globe Arena, Stockholm.
So far only the artist, title and composer of each entry has been revealed. We'll be introducing the artists heat by heat. To start with here's a little more about the artists in heat 1.
Deltävling 1
