Small rule adjustments were done in the 2009 Melodifestivalen with the introduction of an international jury and sing-offs already in the Semi-Finals. After the eight songs were performed, people could phone in for their favourite. Five of the songs made it to the second round of voting, but only four of them met in two sing-offs - the ones with more televotes then progressed to the final (qualifiers in bold):
Nina Söderquist - Tick Tock
Jonathan Fagerlund - Welcome To My Life
Shirley Clamp - Med Hjärtat Fylld Av Ljus
Scotts - Jag Tror På Oss
Emilia - You're My World
Alcazar - Stay The Night
Caroline Af Ugglas - Snälla, Snälla
Marie Serneholt - Disconnect Me
Scotts and Caroline af Ugglas will have another chance to qualify in the so-called Second Chance round which will take place on the 7th of March in Norrköpping. Caroline af Ugglas was also the international jury's choice. The international jury will pick three more songs in the next three Semi-Finals and will ultimately decide about the 11th song for the final in Stockholm.
