Melodifestivalen 2007
Melodifestivalen 2007 was the selection for the 47th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 46th time that this system of picking a song has been used. Five heats took place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and a Second Chance round in Nyköping. The final was broadcast on SVT1, SVT Europa, YLE FST5 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The pre-contest favourites were The Ark, with The Worrying Kind[1] and they won, scoring the highest marks with both juries and televoters. The Ark also received the highest number of televotes a song had ever achieved in Melodifestivalen at the time, beating Carola's record from Melodifestivalen 2006. The record was later broken by Loreen at Melodifestivalen 2012.
| Melodifestivalen 2007 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Heat 1 | 3 February 2007 |
| Heat 2 | 10 February 2007 |
| Heat 3 | 17 February 2007 |
| Heat 4 | 24 February 2007 |
| Second chance | 3 March 2007 |
| Final | 10 March 2007 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presenter(s) | Kristian Luuk |
| Directed by | Daniel Jelinek |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 32: 8 in each heat; 10 in the final (2 from each heat, 2 from the Second Chance round.) |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 50% Jury, 50% SMS and telephone voting 11 juries give 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points to their seven favourite songs. People can vote by televote or SMS. Televoting gives 11, 22, 44, 66, 88, 110 and 132 points to the seven most popular songs. |
| Winning song | "The Worrying Kind" by The Ark |
Heats
The heats for Melodifestivalen 2007 began on 3 February 2007. There were five heats in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and Nyköping (second chance round) leading up to the final at the Globen on 10 March 2007.
Preselection
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 heatists (the exceptions being the wildcards) were announced on October 10, 2006. "More Than A Girl", composed by Ulf Lindström, Agnes Carlsson and Johan Ekhé was disqualified on October 13, 2006, as Carlsson had publicly stated that she had composed the song, which could have affected the impartiality of the jury . "Alla kan bli stjärnor" was disqualified on October 16, 2006, as one of the composers, Sebastian Fronda, refused to sing the song in the competition . The two disqualified songs were replaced by "Allt vi en gång trodde på" and "Cara mia". On 1 November 2006, Kristian Luuk was confirmed as host for all six rounds of the competition. The performers of the first 28 selected songs were announced on 28 November 2006. The wildcards were announced on 26 December 2006 – they were Uno & Irma, The Ark, Sebastian Karlsson and Magnus Uggla.
Changes to Second Chance round
On 15 August 2006 SVT announced that the Second Chance round, which had traditionally taken place on the Sunday after the last heat, would be turned into a full Saturday night show,. This means that Melodifestivalen 2007 was a six-week competition, rather than the five-week event it had been in recent years.
As well as turning the Second Chance round into a main show in an arena, the voting for it was also changed. A knock-out system was introduced where each of the eight artists were split into four groups of two, and the voters voted for their favourite in each pair. The four winners went through to a second round, where they were paired off again, and the winners of each pairing went through to the final.
Heat 1 – Jönköping
The first heat of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Kinnarps Arena in Jönköping on 3 February 2007.
| # | Artist | Song (Translation) |
Composers | Televotes | Total Votes |
Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Elin Lanto | "Money" | Lasse Anderson | 20,960 | 32,121 | 53,081 | 4th |
| 2 | Andersson & Gibson | "Anything But You" | Aleena Gibson, Stefan Andersson | 17,610 | 24,984 | 42,594 | 5th |
| 3 | Anna Book | "Samba Sambero" | Thomas G:son | 44,039 | 65,184 | 109,223 | 1st |
| 4 | Addis Black Widow | "Clubbin'" | Armias Mamo, Dianne Wiston | 3,717 | – | 3,717 | 8th |
| 5 | Andreas Lundstedt | "Move" | Andreas Lundstedt, Johan Röhr | 17,145 | – | 17,145 | 6th |
| 6 | Tommy Nilsson | "Jag tror på människan" (I believe in mankind) |
Johan Stentorp, Lasse Andersson, Tommy Nilsson | 34,098 | 42,442 | 76,540 | 2nd |
| 7 | Sofia | "Hypnotized" | Sofia Berntson, Dimitri Stassos, Jason Gill | 16,695 | – | 16,695 | 7th |
| 8 | Uno & Irma | "God morgon" (Good morning) | Uno Svenningsson, Staffan Hellstrand | 26,680 | 31,919 | 58,599 | 3rd |
Heat 2 – Gothenburg
The second heat of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Scandinavium in Gothenburg on 10 February 2007.
| # | Artist | Song (Translation) |
Composers | Televotes | Total Votes |
Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Regina Lund | "Rainbow Star" | Fredrik Kempe, Bobby Ljunggren, Regina Lund | 7,188 | – | 7,188 | 8th |
| 2 | Marie Lindberg | "Trying to Recall" | Marie Lindberg | 52,041 | 81,441 | 133,482 | 2nd |
| 3 | Jimmy Jansson | "Amanda" | Thomas G:son, Jimmy Jansson | 34,291 | 38,447 | 72,738 | 3rd |
| 4 | Cosmo4 | "What's Your Name" | Niklas Edberger, Henrik Wikström, Kent Olsson | 17,648 | 20,549 | 38,197 | 5th |
| 5 | Lustans Lakejer | "Allt vi en gång trodde på" (Everything we once believed in) |
Johan Kinde | 8,808 | – | 8,808 | 7th |
| 6 | Jessica Andersson | "Kom" (Come) | Robert Wåtz, Rasmus Lindwall, Lina Eriksson, Mårten Eriksson | 20,808 | 27,575 | 48,383 | 4th |
| 7 | Svante Thuresson & Anne-Lie Rydé |
"Första gången" (The first time) | Bobby Ljunggren, Dan Sundqvist, Sonja Aldén | 12,965 | – | 12,965 | 6th |
| 8 | The Ark | "The Worrying Kind" | Ola Salo | 81,793 | 104,065 | 185,858 | 1st |
Heat 3 – Örnsköldsvik
The third heat of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Swedbank Arena in Örnsköldsvik on 17 February 2007.
| # | Artist | Song (Translation) |
Composers | Televotes | Total Votes |
Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Cara Mia" | Fredrik Kempe, Henrik Wikström | 52,975 | 85,623 | 138,598 | 1st |
| 2 | MissMatch | "Drop Dead" | Marit Woody, Stefan Woody, Figge Boström, Felix Persson, Mära Grauers | 7,062 | – | 7,062 | 8th |
| 3 | Magnus Carlsson | "Live Forever" | Thomas Thörnholm, Michael Clauss, Danne Attlerud | 44,193 | 56,692 | 100,885 | 5th |
| 4 | Sheida | "I mina drömmar" (In my dreams) | Ulrika Bodén, Niklas Rosvall, Rostam Mirlashari | 15,839 | – | 15,839 | 6th |
| 5 | The Attic feat. Therese | "The Arrival" | Michael Feiner, Eric Amarillo | 10,960 | – | 10,960 | 7th |
| 6 | Sebastian Karlsson | "When The Night Comes Falling" | Sebastian Karlsson, Peter Kvint | 50,136 | 70,760 | 120,896 | 2nd |
| 7 | Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" (Because you exist) |
Sonja Aldén, Bobby Ljunggren | 38,530 | 58,529 | 97,059 | 4th |
| 8 | Nanne | "Jag måste kyssa dig" (I must kiss you) |
Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Nanne Grönvall, Peter Grönvall | 61,051 | 65,791 | 126,842 | 3rd |
Heat 4 – Gävle
The fourth heat of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Läkerol Arena in Gävle on 24 February 2007.
| # | Artist | Song (Translation) |
Composers | Televotes | Total Votes |
Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Magnus Uggla | "För kung och fosterland" (For king and motherland) |
Magnus Uggla, Anders Henriksson | 39,159 | 46,239 | 85,398 | 3rd |
| 2 | Emile Azar | "Vi hade nåt" (We had something) | Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson | 17,388 | – | 17,388 | 7th |
| 3 | Sanna Nielsen | "Vågar du, vågar jag" (If you dare, I dare) | Fredrik Kempe, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström | 32,092 | 43,882 | 75,974 | 4th |
| 4 | Caroline af Ugglas | "Tror på dig" (Believe in you) | Heinz Liljedahl, Caroline af Ugglas, Mattias Torell | 26,926 | – | 26,926 | 6th |
| 5 | After Dark | "(Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer" ((Oh) When you take it into your own hands) |
Kent Olsson, Henrik Wikström | 35,877 | 40,651 | 76,528 | 5th |
| 6 | Sarah Dawn Finer | "I Remember Love" | Peter Hallström, Sarah Dawn Finer | 54,395 | 85,587 | 139,982 | 2nd |
| 7 | Verona | "La musica" | Robert Rydholm, Johan Fjellström, Joakim Udd, Karl Eurén | 16,516 | – | 16,516 | 8th |
| 8 | Andreas Johnson | "A Little Bit of Love" | Andreas Johnson, Peter Kvint | 95,969 | 111,662 | 207,631 | 1st |
Second Chance – Nyköping
The second chance round of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Rosvalla Eventcenter in Nyköping on 3 March 2007.
| # | Artist | Song (Translation) |
Composers | Televotes | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 1 | Elin Lanto | "Money" | Lasse Andersson | 31,924 | – | Out |
| 2 | Jessica Andersson | "Kom" (Come) | Robert Wåtz, Rasmus Lindwall, Lina Eriksson, Mårten Eriksson | 39,683 | 45,046 | Out |
| 3 | Jimmy Jansson | "Amanda" | Thomas G:son, Jimmy Jansson | 81,699 | – | Out |
| 4 | Sanna Nielsen | "Vågar du, vågar jag" (If you dare, I dare) | Fredrik Kempe, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström | 100,358 | 105,980 | Finalist |
| 5 | Uno & Irma | "God morgon" (Good morning) | Uno Svenningsson, Staffan Hellstrand | 44,527 | – | Out |
| 6 | Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" (Because you exist) | Sonja Aldén, Bobby Ljunggren | 70,863 | 143,980 | Finalist |
| 7 | Nanne | "Jag måste kyssa dig" (I must kiss you) | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Nanne Grönvall, Peter Grönvall | 118,217 | – | Out |
| 8 | Magnus Uggla | "För kung och fosterland" (For king and motherland) | Magnus Uggla, Anders Henriksson | 149,331 | 142,540 | Out |
Duels
| First Round | Second Round | Finalists | ||||||||||||
| "Money" | 31,924 | |||||||||||||
| "Kom" | 39,683 | |||||||||||||
| "Kom" | 45,046 | |||||||||||||
| "Vågar du, vågar jag" | 105,980 | |||||||||||||
| "Amanda" | 81,699 | |||||||||||||
| "Vågar du, vågar jag" | 100,358 | |||||||||||||
| "Vågar du, vågar jag" | Finalist | |||||||||||||
| "För att du finns" | Finalist | |||||||||||||
| "God morgon" | 44,527 | |||||||||||||
| "För att du finns" | 70,863 | |||||||||||||
| "För att du finns" | 143,980 | |||||||||||||
| "För kung och fosterland" | 142,540 | |||||||||||||
| "Jag måste kyssa dig" | 118,217 | |||||||||||||
| "För kung och fosterland" | 149,331 | |||||||||||||
Final – Stockholm
The final of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Globen in Stockholm on 10 March 2007.
| # | Artist | Song (Translation) |
Composers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Johnson | "A Little Bit of Love" | Andreas Johnson, Peter Kvint |
| 2 | Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" (Because you exist) | Sonja Aldén, Bobby Ljunggren |
| 3 | Anna Book | "Samba Sambero" | Thomas G:son |
| 4 | Sebastian Karlsson | "When The Night Comes Falling" | Sebastian Karlsson, Peter Kvint |
| 5 | Marie Lindberg | "Trying to Recall" | Marie Lindberg |
| 6 | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Cara Mia" | Fredrik Kempe, Henrik Wikström |
| 7 | Tommy Nilsson | "Jag tror på människan" (I believe in mankind) | Johan Stentorp, Lasse Andersson, Tommy Nilsson |
| 8 | Sanna Nielsen | "Vågar du, vågar jag" (If you dare, I dare) | Fredrik Kempe, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström |
| 9 | Sarah Dawn Finer | "I Remember Love" | Peter Hallström, Sarah Dawn Finer |
| 10 | The Ark | "The Worrying Kind" | Ola Salo |
Results
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| 1 | "A Little Bit of Love" | 1 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 101 | 371,222 | 17,9% | 88 | 189 | 2nd |
| 2 | "För att du finns" | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 128,806 | 6,2% | 22 | 62 | 6th |
| 3 | "Samba Sambero" | 1 | 1 | 42,205 | 2,0% | 0 | 1 | 9th | ||||||||||
| 4 | "When The Night Comes Falling" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 86,861 | 4,2% | 0 | 39 | 8th | ||
| 5 | "Trying to Recall" | 4 | 4 | 228,422 | 11,0% | 66 | 70 | 5th | ||||||||||
| 6 | "Cara Mia" | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 61 | 402,133 | 19,4% | 110 | 171 | 3rd |
| 7 | "Jag tror på människan" | 0 | 50,850 | 2,5% | 0 | 0 | 10th | |||||||||||
| 8 | "Vågar du, vågar jag" | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 113,012 | 5,5% | 11 | 44 | 7th |
| 9 | "I Remember Love" | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 78 | 157,227 | 7,6% | 44 | 122 | 4th |
| 10 | "The Worrying Kind" | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 116 | 492,180 | 23,7% | 132 | 248 | 1st |
See also
Melodifestivalen
Sister contests
References
- The Ark for Helsinki? Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine esctoday.com
External links
- (in Swedish) Melodifestivalen official site
- (in Swedish) Gylleneskor.se: Melodifestivalen 2007
- (in Swedish) ESCSweden.com
- (in English) esc.info.se
- (in English) Eurovision Song Contest National Finals