Melodifestivalen 2008 was the 48th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 9 February and 15 March 2008.
The heats were held between 9 February and 1 March 2008 and at each, the two top placing songs went to the final, while the third and fourth place songs went to the Andra Chansen (Second Chance Round).
[2] Starting in 2004, four out of the 32 participants were selected directly by the contest's producers, in order to increase musical and artistic breadth.
[6] The fourth heat took place on 1 March 2008 at the Telenor Arena in Karlskrona.
[7] The second chance round took place on 8 March 2008 at the Arena Arctica in Kiruna.