Felicia Olsson returned to Melodifestivalen with a song more contemporary than her prior effort but sadly wasn't rewarded for her revamp in approach. The song was a mixture of both contemporary and slightly throwback styles to resonate with many young adults who remember the abundance of soulful pop-diva power-ballads of the early to mid noughties. Felicia's staging and camera work could've benefited from a more impactful design that would've had more power and connection between her and the audience. Still, overall an improvement from her prior entry.

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Semi-final 4 saw several more artists compete for another shot at impressing the Swedish public with their artistic talents. Elias Abbas was the biggest shock of the night, as his charismatic performance only managed to come fifth overall. Felix Sandman won a qualification to the Andra Chansen round, a respectable result for his new solo endeavor. Rolandz brought every ounce of his Swedish comedy skills and managed to qualify direct alongside contest veteran Mariette. Olivia Eliasson managed to nab the other Andra Chansen qualification spot, while Felicia Olsson sadly was not able to improve on her previous non-qualification in 2013.

Watch our press-conference interviews with various semi-final 4 contestants here:

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Felicia Olsson's last run in Melodifestivalen came in 2013 when she finished a respectable fifth in her highly competitive semi-final with her song "Make Me No. 1". This time around, her song has a more modern flair to the production thanks to the work of famed composer Joy Deb. "Break That Chain" is a love-letter to the pop-diva ballads of the noughties. Her staging has been worked on famed artistic director Rickard Engförs. Whether this will be the relaunch of Felicia's pop career remains yet to be seen. Since her last run in the contest, she has become certified as a teacher in elementary school.

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SVT held it's artists-announcement press conference and now the fan circles can begin speculating on who will rise to the top of this year's Melodifestivalen.

The line-up of artists, their songs, and composers are as follows:

Semi-final 1 (Karlstad)

• Renaida "All the Feels" (Written by: Laurell Barker, Jon Hällgren, Peter Barringer, Lukas Hällgren)
• Benjamin Ingrosso "Dance You Off" (Written by: Benjamin Ingrosso, MAG, Louis Schoorl, K Nita)
• Edward Blom "Livet på en pinne" (Written by: Edward Blom, Thomas G:son, Stefan Brunzell, Kent Olsson)
• John Lundvik "My Turn" (Written by: Anna-Klara Folin, John Lundvik, Jonas Thander)
• Kikki Danielsson "Osby Tennessee" (Written by: Sulo Karlsson, Kikki Danielsson)
• Sigrid Bernson "Patrick Swayze" (Written by: Andrej Kamnik, Josefin Glenmark, Peg Parnevik, Sigrid Bernson)
• Kamferdrops "Solen lever kvar hos dig" (Written by: Herbert Trus, Danne Attlerud, Martin Klaman, Kristoffer Tømmerbakke, Erik Smaaland, Kamferdrops)

Semi-final 2 (Göteborg)

• Ida Redig "Allting som vi sa" (Written by: Yvonne Dahlbom, Jesper Welander, Ida Redig)
• Jonas Gardell "Det finns en väg" (Written by: Calle Kindbom, Jonas Gardell, Mats Tärnfors)
• Margaret "In My Cabana" (Written by: Anderz Wrethov, Linnea Deb, Arash Labaf, Robert Uhlman)
• Liamoo "Last Breath" (Written by: Liam Cacatian Thomassen, Morten Thorhauge, Peter Bjørnskov, Lene Dissing)
• Samir & Viktor "Shuffla" (Written by: Andreas "Stone" Johansson, Denniz Jamm, Costa Leon, Samir Badran, Viktor Frisk)
• Mimi Werner "Songburning" (Written by: Gören Werner, Mimi Werner, Niki Niki, Carl Varga, Johan Åsgärde, Oliver Lundström)
• Stiko Per Larsson "Titta vi flyger" (Written by: Stiko Per Larsson, Emil Rotsjö)

Semi-final 3 (Malmö)

• Martin Almgren "A Bitter Lullaby" (Written by: Josefin Glenmark, Märta Grauers)
• Dotter "Cry" (Written by: Linnea Deb, Peter Boström, Thomas G:son, Johanna "Dotter" Jansson)
• Moncho "Cuba Libre" (Written by: Jimmy Jansson, David Strääf, Markus Videsäter, Axel Schylström, Moncho)
• Mendez "Everyday" (Written by: Leopoldo Mendez, Jimmy Jansson, Palle Hammarlund)
• Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän "Min dröm" (Written by: Thomas G:son, Alexzandra Wickman)
• Jessica Andersson "Party Voice" (Written by: Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Niklas Carson Mattsson, Jessica Andersson)
• Barbi Escobar "Stark" (Written by: Barbi Escobar, Costa Leon, Andreas ”Stone” Johansson)

Semi-final 4 (Örnsköldsvik)

• Felicia Olsson "Break That Chain" (Written by: Bobby Ljunggren, Kristian Lagerström, Henrik Wikström, Joy Deb)
• Felix Sandman "Every Single Day" (Written by: Noah Conrad, Tony Ferrari, Parker James, Jake Torry, Felix Sandman)
• Mariette "For You" (Written by: Jörgen Elofsson)
• Rolandz "Fuldans" (Written by: Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Robert Gustafsson, Regina Hedman)
• Emmi Christensson "Icarus" (Written by: Thomas G:son, Christian Schneider, Andreas Hedlund, Sara Biglert)
• Elias Abbas "Mitt paradis" (Written by: Anderz Wrethov, Hamed “K-One” Pirouzpanah, Sami Rekik)
• Olivia "Never Learn" (Written by: Anton Ewald, Jonas Wallin, Trond Smeplass)

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