STOCKHOLM - Reading yesterday's Aftonbladet made Thomas Hall, project leader for Melodifestivalen song contest at SVT, bounce with excitement. "It would be a breach of duty not calling Gessle," Hall says to Aftonbladet. Gessle's song would in that case be one of the four "jokers" - songs that don't have to be selected by the jury.

  "It's important to point out that the song is the crucial thing, not the fame of the songwriter," Hall states. "We will contact Per and have a constructive meeting. It would certainly be a feather in our cap to have him participate."

• Aftonbladet article (In Swedish)
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