For the second year in a row, Paul Rey has moved on to Second Chance at the Melodifestivalen.

But this year, the upload has not been the best.

- My wife was in the kitchen fixing her lunch.

She was telling something and I could not focus at all on what she was saying.

I lay down in bed and noticed that as soon as I turned around I just had to run and vomit, says Paul Rey to SVT News.

He continues:

- I got nervous right away.

I thought hell.

You still have to be healthy before you leave, the competition is on Saturday and it was Tuesday.

Missed the genre rep

That Tuesday afternoon followed a number of hours that you probably do not want to hear any details about.

At the same time, there was full activity at the Melodifestival production.

It was decided that Paul Rey could not participate in Thursday's genre rehearsal.

And it was decided that his stage performance from the competition would be shown on Saturday if he does not have time to recover.

Can affect the song

What caused everything is unclear.

But already on Tuesday night, Paul Rey began to feel better.

Everything has now been resolved so that he will be able to be in place in the Annex during the rehearsals on Friday.

But some concerns remain.

When SVT Nyheter talks to him on Thursday afternoon, he still has not tried to sing.

It is still unclear how this will affect the voice on Saturday.

- It is possible that it does.

Much of the bottom in one's voice comes from using the stomach so I do not know, maybe.

But I really hope not.

Would it have been better for you if they had used the old recording anyway?

- In a way absolutely.

It's definitely safer considering I'm very happy with how it went last time.

But I think it feels fairer to get there and we both drive live.

And then it has the potential to be even better, if I put the song and all the changes will be good.

Until Saturday, Paul Rey plans to make some minor changes to his number.

It is changes in the light that he hopes will make the number look better.