Only once has Sweden missed the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. The pressure is therefore great on Felicia to deliver. In the first semi-final, she is the second artist to perform.
Her stage show has changed a bit since Melodifestivalen, mostly the parts where she is surrounded by lasers, which have become even more advanced. At one point it looks as if she is controlling the laser beams with her hand movements and at another point white laser beams form a cage around her on stage.
Crashed in the odds
Overall, Felicia has plummeted in the odds from seventh to tenth place in the competition, which she is not happy about.
"It sucks," she told Aftonbladet.
The big favorite, Finland, with Finnish-Swedish violinist Linda Lampenius and singer Pete Parkkonen, is the top pick in this year's starting field. They also start as number seven in the first semi-final with their entry "Liekinheitin".
Lampenius has already claimed a partial victory, as she is allowed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to play her violin live - unlike Alexander Rybak when he won in 2009.
“Historic” decision
Since 1998, live instruments have not been allowed on the Eurovision stage because it is considered too time-consuming to tune the instruments and install microphones. Lampenius has called the decision “historic.”
The second biggest competitor in the semi-final is Greece's Akylas with "Ferto". The song is humorous and "ferto" means roughly "come here with it" in Swedish. In the lyrics, Akylas lists many things he wants someone to provide, such as sushi, a gold watch and fast cars.
They compete in the first semi-final:
Moldova: Satoshi – "Long live Moldova!"
Sweden: Felicia – "My system"
Croatia: Lelek – "Andromeda"
Greece: Akylas – "Ferto"
Portugal: Bandidos do Cante – "Pink"
Georgia: Bzikebi – "On replay"
Italy: Sal Da Vinci – "Per semper sì"
Finland: Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen – "Liekinheitin"
Montenegro: Tamara Zivković – "Nova zora"
Estonia: Vanilla Ninja – "Too epic to be true"
Israel: Noam Bettan – "Michelle"
Germany: Sarah Engels – "Fire"
Belgium: Essyla – "Dancing on the ice"
Lithuania: Lion Ceccah – "Sólo quiero más"
San Marino: Late Hit – "Superstar"
Poland: Alicja – "Pray"
