Tonight, SVT, the Swedish national broadcaster, commenced the broadcasts of Hello Mello, with the first Semi Final.

After tonight’s first Semi Final, two Acts have progressed to the Hello Mello Grand Final. The two Acts to progress are highlighted in bold below:

• Valencia Montpaz
  Dancing All By Myself
  (Malin Johansson, Christian Fast, Johannes Willinder)
• Leon Frohm
  Better Days
  (John-Emil Johansson, Anderz Wrethov, Marcus Winther-John)
• Black Roses (Addapinya Kongyim, Eddie Tanttu, Albin Landersjö, Pavel Volkov)
  Only Strangers
  (Addapinya Kongyim, Eddie Tanttu, Albin Landersjö, Pavel Volkov, Magnus Karlsson, Fredrik Andersson)
• Sora Elding
  Stanna Tiden
  (Ida Schönbeck, Karolina Walker)
• Grannen Måns (Måns Ek)
  Din DJ
  (Sami Rekik, Ali Jammali, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son)

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: SVT