For about a minute, expectant viewers at home on the sofas had to bite their nails a little extra, waiting for the program to pick up again.
- An internal technical error occurred.
The vote was not affected, says Jonna Wennerberg, press officer at Melodifestivalen 2023.
Scoring continued while TV viewers were disconnected, but it was soon clear who had grabbed the top numbers;
finalist Tone Sekelius with the song "Rhythm of my show".