 There were five semifinals in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and Nyköping (second chance round) leading up to the final at the Globen on 10 March 2007.The deadline for the submission of songs was 19 September 2006, and 3,234 songs were submitted , falling short of the 2006 record.The titles and composers of the 28 semifinalists (the exceptions being the wildcards) were announced on October 10, 2006.