Melodifestivalen 2007
| Melodifestivalen 2007 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semi-final | 3 February 2007 10 February 2007 17 February 2007 24 February 2007 |
| Second chance | 3 March 2007 |
| Final | 10 March 2007 |
| Venue | Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presenter(s) | Kristian Luuk |
| Directed by | Sven Stojanovic |
| Interval act | Melodifestivalen musical |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 32: 8 in each semi-final; 10 in the final (2 from each semi-final, 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 |
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 semifinals 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.
Semifinals[]
The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2007 began on 3 February 2007. 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.
Preselection[]
The deadline for the submission of songs was 19 September 2006, and 3,234 songs were submitted [1], 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. "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 [2]. "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 [3]. 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 semifinal, would be turned into a full Saturday night show [4]. This means that Melodifestivalen 2007 will be a six-week competition, rather than the five-week event it has been in recent years.
As well as turning the Second Chance round into a main show in an arena, the voting for it has also been changed. A knock-out system will be introduced whereby each of the eight artists are split into four groups of two, and the voters can vote for their favourite in each pair. The four winners go through to a second round, where they will be paired off again, with the winners of each pairing going through to the final.
Semifinal 1 – Jönköping[]
The first semifinal 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 |
Semifinal 2 – Gothenburg[]
The second semifinal 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 Ryd�� |
"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 |
Semifinal 3 – Örnsköldsvik[]
The third semifinal 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 |
Semifinal 4 – Gävle[]
The fourth semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Läkerol Arena in Gävle on 24 February 2007.
| # | Artist | Song (Translation) |
Composers | Televotes | Total Votes |
Place | |
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| 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[]
ESC history[]
Melodifestivalen[]
Sister contests[]
Norway - Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Denmark - Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Finland - Euroviisut 2007
Iceland - Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007
References[]
- ^ The Ark for Helsinki? Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine esctoday.com
External links[]
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