Sveriges 12:a
# Sveriges 12:a

Sveriges 12:a (Swedish pronunciation:; "Sweden's twelve [points]") was a one-off music competition in the Eurovision format, organised and broadcast by the Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). It served as an alternative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was planned to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The competition consisted of a pre-qualifying round on 9 May 2020, hosted by Christer Björkman and David Sundin, and a final on 14 May 2020, hosted by Christer Björkman and Sarah Dawn Finer. Both shows were broadcast live on SVT1, as well as on the streaming platform SVT Play.

## Format

During the pre-qualifying round on 9 May 2020, short clips of all forty-one entries that would have participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 were shown, including the Swedish entry "Move" by the Mamas, despite not being a part of the programme's competitive element. From the remaining forty entries, televoting determined which twenty-five songs would be heard in full during the final on 14 May 2020. Only the Swedish public was able to vote and could do so via the Melodifestivalen app. In the final, which also featured a live performance of "Move" and a new song, "Let It Be", by the Mamas, it was determined which entry would have received Sweden's twelve points, had the Eurovision Song Contest not been cancelled.

### Presenters

The pre-qualifying round was hosted by two presenters: comedian David Sundin, who also co-hosted Melodifestivalen 2020, and singer and television producer Christer Björkman, who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992. The final was hosted by Björkman and singer and television presenter Sarah Dawn Finer, who also co-hosted Melodifestivalen in 2012, 2016 and 2019.

## Participants

### Pre-qualifying round

The pre-qualifying round Inför ESC ("Ahead of the ESC") took place on 9 May 2020 at 21:00 CEST and featured short clips of the following competing entries:

| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language(s) | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 01 | Albania | Arilena Ara | "Fall from the Sky" | English | Non-qualifier |
| 02 | Armenia | Athena Manoukian | "Chains on You" | English | Non-qualifier |
| 03 | Australia | Montaigne | "Don't Break Me" | English | Qualifier |
| 04 | Azerbaijan | Efendi | "Cleopatra" | English | Qualifier |
| 05 | Belgium | Hooverphonic | "Release Me" | English | Qualifier |
| 06 | Bulgaria | Victoria | "Tears Getting Sober" | English | Qualifier |
| 07 | Cyprus | Sandro | "Running" | English | Non-qualifier |
| 08 | Denmark | Ben & Tan | "Yes" | English | Qualifier |
| 09 | Estonia | Uku Suviste | "What Love Is" | English | Qualifier |
| 10 | Finland | Aksel | "Looking Back" | English | Qualifier |
| 11 | France | Tom Leeb | "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" | English, French | Qualifier |
| 12 | Georgia | Tornike Kipiani | "Take Me as I Am" | English | Qualifier |
| 13 | Greece | Stefania | "Supergirl" | English | Qualifier |
| 14 | Ireland | Lesley Roy | "Story of My Life" | English | Qualifier |
| 15 | Iceland | Daði og Gagnamagnið | "Think About Things" | English | Qualifier |
| 16 | Israel | Eden Alene | "Feker libi" (ፍቅር ልቤ) | English, Amharic | Qualifier |
| 17 | Italy | Diodato | "Fai rumore" | Italian | Qualifier |
| 18 | Croatia | Damir Kedžo | "Divlji vjetre" | Croatian | Non-qualifier |
| 19 | Latvia | Samanta Tīna | "Still Breathing" | English | Non-qualifier |
| 20 | Lithuania | The Roop | "On Fire" | English | Qualifier |
| 21 | Malta | Destiny | "All of My Love" | English | Qualifier |
| 22 | Moldova | Natalia Gordienko | "Prison" | English | Non-qualifier |
| 23 | Netherlands | Jeangu Macrooy | "Grow" | English | Qualifier |
| 24 | North Macedonia | Vasil | "You" | English | Non-qualifier |
| 25 | Norway | Ulrikke | "Attention" | English | Qualifier |
| 26 | Poland | Alicja | "Empires" | English | Qualifier |
| 27 | Portugal | Elisa | "Medo de sentir" | Portuguese | Non-qualifier |
| 28 | Romania | Roxen | "Alcohol You" | English | Non-qualifier |
| 29 | Russia | Little Big | "Uno" | English, Spanish | Qualifier |
| 30 | San Marino | Senhit | "Freaky!" | English | Non-qualifier |
| 31 | Switzerland | Gjon's Tears | "Répondez-moi" | French | Qualifier |
| 32 | Serbia | Hurricane | "Hasta la vista" | Serbian | Non-qualifier |
| 33 | Slovenia | Ana Soklič | "Voda" | Slovene | Non-qualifier |
| 34 | Spain | Blas Cantó | "Universo" | Spanish | Qualifier |
| 35 | United Kingdom | James Newman | "My Last Breath" | English | Qualifier |
| 36 | Czech Republic | Benny Cristo | "Kemama" | English | Non-qualifier |
| 37 | Germany | Ben Dolic | "Violent Thing" | English | Qualifier |
| 38 | Ukraine | Go A | "Solovey" (Соловей) | Ukrainian | Non-qualifier |
| 39 | Belarus | VAL | "Da vidna" (Да відна) | Belarusian | Non-qualifier |
| 40 | Austria | Vincent Bueno | "Alive" | English | Qualifier |

### Final

The final took place on 14 May 2020 at 21:00 CEST and featured the twenty-five songs that qualified from the pre-qualifying round.

| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language(s) | Points | Points | Points | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Draw | Country | Artist | Song | Language(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
| 01 | Azerbaijan | Efendi | "Cleopatra" | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 02 | United Kingdom | James Newman | "My Last Breath" | English | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 03 | Denmark | Ben & Tan | "Yes" | English | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 04 | Estonia | Uku Suviste | "What Love Is" | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 05 | Australia | Montaigne | "Don't Break Me" | English | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 06 | Lithuania | The Roop | "On Fire" | English | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| 07 | Netherlands | Jeangu Macrooy | "Grow" | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 08 | Spain | Blas Cantó | "Universo" | Spanish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 09 | Poland | Alicja | "Empires" | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Germany | Ben Dolic | "Violent Thing" | English | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | Belgium | Hooverphonic | "Release Me" | English | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 12 | Iceland | Daði og Gagnamagnið | "Think About Things" | English | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 13 | Norway | Ulrikke | "Attention" | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Ireland | Lesley Roy | "Story of My Life" | English | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 15 | France | Tom Leeb | "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" | English, French | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 16 | Malta | Destiny | "All of My Love" | English | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2 |
| 17 | Finland | Aksel | "Looking Back" | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | Victoria | "Tears Getting Sober" | English | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 19 | Georgia | Tornike Kipiani | "Take Me as I Am" | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 20 | Greece | Stefania | "Supergirl" | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 21 | Switzerland | Gjon's Tears | "Répondez-moi" | French | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| 22 | Austria | Vincent Bueno | "Alive" | English | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 23 | Israel | Eden Alene | "Feker libi" (ፍቅር ልቤ) | English, Amharic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 24 | Italy | Diodato | "Fai rumore" | Italian | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 25 | Russia | Little Big | "Uno" | English, Spanish | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
