On February 4th the first Swedish semi final kicks off with debutant Sean Banan. The honour of closing the fourth semi final is veteran Danny Saucedo. This year, 14 of the 32 songs have Swedish lyrics which is an unusually high number.
This is the running order for Melodifestivalen 2012:
Semi final 1
February 4th, Växjö
1. Sean Banan- Sean Den Förste Banan
2. Abalone Dots- På väg
3. The Moniker – I Want To Be Chris Isaak (This Is Just The Beginning)
4. Afro-Dite – The Boy Can Dance
5. Dead by April – Mystery
6. Marie Serneholt – Salt & Pepper
7. Thorsten Flinck och Revolutionsorkestern- Jag reser mig igen
8. Loreen – Euphoria
Semi final 2
February 11th, Gothenburg
1. Ulrik Munther – Soldiers
2. Top Cats – Baby Doll
3. Sonja Aldén – I din himmel
4. Andreas Lundstedt – Aldrig aldrig
5. Timoteij – Stormande hav
6. David Lindgren – Shout It Out
7. Mimi Oh – Det går för långsamt
8. Thomas Di Leva – Ge aldrig upp
Semi final 3
February 18th, Leksand
1. Youngblood – Youngblood
2. Maria BenHajji – I mina drömmar
3. Mattias Andréasson – Förlåt mig
4. Love Generation – Just A Little Bit
5. Carolina Wallin Pérez – Sanningen
6. Andreas Johnson – Lovelight
7. Molly Sandén – Why Am I Crying
8. Björn Ranelid feat. Sara Li – Mirakel
Semi final 4
February 25th, Malmö
1. Charlotte Perrelli – The Girl
2. OPA! – Allting blir bra igen
3. Dynazty – Land of Broken Dreams
4. Lotta Engberg och Christer Sjögren – Don’t Let Me Down
5. Hanna Lindblad – Goosebumps
6. Axel Algmark – Kyss mig
7. Lisa Miskovsky – Why Start A Fire
8. Danny Saucedo – Amazing