Melodifestivalen 2002
Encyclopedia
| Final: | 1 March 2002 |
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| Presenters: | Kristin Kaspersen Kristin Kaspersen Kristin Kaspersen is a Swedish-Norwegian television host who is currently working for the Swedish media company TV4 Group, which is the owner of the television channel TV4. She is the daughter of Lill-Babs and Kjell Kaspersen and was raised in Stockholm... , Claes Åkesson |
| Venue: | Globen |
| Director: | Marius Bratten |
| Viewing figures (approx): | 3,720,000 |
| Voting: | 50/50 Jury and telephone voting |
| Total number of televotes cast: | 926,318 |
| Winner: | Never Let It Go performed by Afro-Dite Afro-dite Afro-dite is a Swedish pop group made up of three pop singers. The group consists of Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, Gladys del Pilar and Kayo Shekoni. The name is a play on words implying they are beautiful as Greek goddess Aphrodite and being... |
| Winner's result at Eurovision Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition... : |
8th |
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
. It was the 41st time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Växjö
Växjö
Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a...
, Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
, Sundsvall
Sundsvall
-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....
, Falun
Falun
Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...
and a Second Chance round in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. The final was broadcast on SVT1
SVT1
SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...
and Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio AB – Swedish Radio Ltd – is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. The Swedish public-broadcasting system is in many respects modelled after the one used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Radio - like Sveriges Television - shares many characteristics with...
's P4 network. The introduction of the semifinals and the allowance of songs in English resulted in a marked increase in voters.
Results
| # | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Votes | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jury | Public | Total | |||||
| 1 | Afro-Dite Afro-dite Afro-dite is a Swedish pop group made up of three pop singers. The group consists of Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, Gladys del Pilar and Kayo Shekoni. The name is a play on words implying they are beautiful as Greek goddess Aphrodite and being... |
Never Let It Go Never Let It Go "Never Let It Go" was the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The song was a cheery number about a woman dancing the night away with the man she loves. Afro-Dite were a female trio, who bore some resemblance to the popular female R "n" B group, Destiny's Child... |
Marcos Ubeda | 116 | 132 | 248 | 1st |
| 2 | Brandsta City Släckers Brandsta City Släckers Brandsta City Släckers is a Swedish band with some firefighters that became very popular in Sweden.The band sang "Kom och ta mig" in Melodifestivalen 2002 and they also performed in Melodifestivalen 2003 with "15 minuter".... |
Kom och ta mig | Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson | 0 | 88 | 88 | 5th |
| 3 | Javiera Muñoz Javiera Muñoz Javiera Margarita Odija Ubal Muñoz, born May 28, 1980, is a Swedish singer with Chilean-Spanish roots who has participated in Melodifestivalen twice, in 2000 with Varje timma, var minut, and in 2002 with No hay nada más.... |
No hay nada más | Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Javiera Muñoz, Marcos Ubeda | 71 | - | 71 | 6th |
| 4 | Barbados Barbados (band) Barbados is a Swedish dansband, formed in 1992, who have had several Swedish chart successes. The band, with lead singer Magnus Carlsson, became widely known after their second place in Melodifestivalen 2000. The band has replaced lead singer three times. First Magnus Carlsson left the group in... |
Världen utanför | Thomas G:son Thomas G:son Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs... , Calle Kindbom |
46 | 44 | 90 | 4th |
| 5 | Hanna Hedlund Hanna Hedlund Hanna Hedlund is a Swedish singer. Her sister, Lina Hedlund, is also a singer. She lives with Martin Stenmarck who sang the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. They have two children together, Ida and Love.Hanna competed in Melodifestivalen 2000 with the song "Anropar försvunnen"... & Lina Hedlund Lina Hedlund Lina Maria Hedlund is a Swedish singer and current member of the popgroup Alcazar. Lina has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in Melodifestivalen 2002 along with her sister, singer Hanna Hedlund, in Melodifestivalen 2003 as a solo singer, and in Melodifestivalen 2009 and 2010 as... |
Big Time Party | Lotta Ahlin, Tommy Lydell | 43 | - | 43 | 9th |
| 6 | Östen med Resten | Hon kommer med solsken | Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson | 11 | 22 | 33 | 10th |
| 7 | Friends Friends (group) Friends were a Swedish dansband or pop group formed in 1999 and made up of Stefan Brunzell, Tony Haglund, Kristian Hermanson, Nina Inhammar, Kim Kärnfalk and Peter Strandberg. They were put together from auditions on the reality television show Friends på turne , made by Bert Karlsson for TV4... |
The One That You Need | Pontus Assarson, Henrik Sethsson | 46 | - | 46 | 8th |
| 8 | Kikki, Bettan & Lotta Kikki, Bettan & Lotta Kikki, Bettan & Lotta was a Swedish-Norwegian super trio, active 2001-2004 and consisting Kikki Danielsson, Elisabeth "Bettan" Andreassen and Lotta Engberg.-Carrier together:... |
Vem é dé du vill ha Vem é dé du vill ha Vem é dé du vill ha is a pop song in Swedish, written by Thomas G:son and Calle Kindbom. With the song, Kikki, Bettan & Lotta competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2002, where the song finished 3rd... |
Thomas G:son Thomas G:son Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs... |
34 | 66 | 100 | 3rd |
| 9 | Jan Johansen | Sista andetaget | Thomas Thörnholm, Dan Attlerud | 54 | 11 | 65 | 7th |
| 10 | Mendez DJ Méndez Leopoldo Méndez Alcayaga is a Chilean-Swedish DJ, singer and producer, known by his stage name Méndez, formerly DJ Méndez. He won the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica Awards for Best Southwest New Artist.-Early life:... |
Adrenaline | Robert Wåtz, Rasmus Lindwall, Leopoldo Mendez DJ Méndez Leopoldo Méndez Alcayaga is a Chilean-Swedish DJ, singer and producer, known by his stage name Méndez, formerly DJ Méndez. He won the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica Awards for Best Southwest New Artist.-Early life:... , Patrik Henzel, Pablo Cepada |
52 | 110 | 162 | 2nd |
Juries
| Song | Luleå Luleå - Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden.... |
Umeå Umeå - Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport... |
Sundsvall Sundsvall -External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall.... |
Falun Falun Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County... |
Karlstad Karlstad Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants... |
Örebro Örebro -Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions.... |
Norrköping Norrköping Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest... |
Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area... |
Växjö Växjö Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a... |
Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never Let It Go | 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 116 |
| Kom och ta mig | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| No hay nada más | 8 | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 71 |
| Världen utanför | - | 12 | - | - | 8 | 6 | 8 | - | 6 | - | 6 | 46 |
| Big Time Party | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 43 |
| Hon kommer med solsken | 4 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 |
| The One That You Need | 6 | 10 | 1 | 6 | - | 8 | 4 | 8 | - | 1 | 2 | 46 |
| Vem é dé du vill ha | - | 4 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 34 |
| Sista andetaget | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 54 |
| Adrenaline | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | - | 52 |
Televotes
| Song | Jury | No. of televotes | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never Let It Go | 116 | (17.5%) | 132 | 248 |
| Kom och ta mig | 0 | (15.9%) | 88 | 88 |
| No hay nada más | 71 | (4.3%) | - | 71 |
| Världen utanför | 46 | (10.2%) | 44 | 90 |
| Big Time Party | 43 | (2.1%) | - | 43 |
| Hon kommer med solsken | 11 | (6.4%) | 22 | 33 |
| The One That You Need | 46 | (6.3%) | - | 46 |
| Vem é dé du vill ha | 34 | (14.7%) | 66 | 100 |
| Sista andetaget | 54 | (6.3%) | 11 | 65 |
| Adrenaline | 52 | (16.1%) | 110 | 162 |
Returning artists
| Artist | Previous year(s) |
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| Tom Nordahl | 2000 Melodifestivalen 2000 Melodifestivalen 2000 was the selection for the 40th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 39th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1394 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network... |
| Javiera Muñoz Javiera Muñoz Javiera Margarita Odija Ubal Muñoz, born May 28, 1980, is a Swedish singer with Chilean-Spanish roots who has participated in Melodifestivalen twice, in 2000 with Varje timma, var minut, and in 2002 with No hay nada más.... |
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| Hanna Hedlund Hanna Hedlund Hanna Hedlund is a Swedish singer. Her sister, Lina Hedlund, is also a singer. She lives with Martin Stenmarck who sang the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. They have two children together, Ida and Love.Hanna competed in Melodifestivalen 2000 with the song "Anropar försvunnen"... |
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| Barbados Barbados (band) Barbados is a Swedish dansband, formed in 1992, who have had several Swedish chart successes. The band, with lead singer Magnus Carlsson, became widely known after their second place in Melodifestivalen 2000. The band has replaced lead singer three times. First Magnus Carlsson left the group in... |
2000 Melodifestivalen 2000 Melodifestivalen 2000 was the selection for the 40th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 39th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1394 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network... , 2001 Melodifestivalen 2001 Melodifestivalen 2001 was the selection for the 41st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1567 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... |
| Friends Friends (group) Friends were a Swedish dansband or pop group formed in 1999 and made up of Stefan Brunzell, Tony Haglund, Kristian Hermanson, Nina Inhammar, Kim Kärnfalk and Peter Strandberg. They were put together from auditions on the reality television show Friends på turne , made by Bert Karlsson for TV4... |
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| Ann-Louise Hanson Ann-Louise Hanson Ann-Louise Hanson is a Swedish singer and has been involved in the music industry for over 40 years.Many of her solo recordings from the 1960s feature Bruno Glenmarks Orkester and, following their marriage, Ann-Louise and Bruno Glenmark formed the group Glenmarks with Bruno's niece Karin and... |
1963 Melodifestivalen 1963 Melodifestivalen 1963 was the selection for the sixth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the fifth time that this system of picking a song had been used. One singer performed the song with a large orchestra and one with a smaller orchestra. 816 songs were submitted to... , 1966 Melodifestivalen 1966 Melodifestivalen 1966 was the selection for the eighth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the seventh time that this system of picking a song had been used. 898 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , 1967 Melodifestivalen 1967 Melodifestivalen 1967 was the selection for the ninth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the eighth time that this system of picking a song had been used. Approximately 1800 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , 1969 Melodifestivalen 1969 Melodifestivalen 1969 was the selection for the 11th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 10th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 2402 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio... , 1973 Melodifestivalen 1973 Melodifestivalen 1973 was the selection for the 14th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 13th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SVT for the competition... and 1974 Melodifestivalen 1974 Melodifestivalen 1974 was the selection for the 15th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 14th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SR for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio... with Glenmarks, 1975 Melodifestivalen 1975 Melodifestivalen 1975 was the selection for the 16th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 15th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SVT for the competition... with Glemarks and Hadar Kronberg, 1982 Melodifestivalen 1982 Melodifestivalen 1982 was the selection for the 22nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 21st time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , 1983 Melodifestivalen 1983 Melodifestivalen 1983 was the selection for the 23rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 22nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not... with John Ballard |
| Towe Jaarnek Towe Jaarnek Towe Jaarnek, born 13 June 1965, is a Swedish singer. At the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1991, she sang the song Ett liv med dig, which finished 2nd. In 1992 she sang a duet with the Swedish singer Peter Jöback. The song was More Than a Game, which was the official song for the 1992 European Football... |
1991 Melodifestivalen 1991 Melodifestivalen 1991 was the selection for the 31st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 30th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1323 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV2 and Sveriges Radio's P3 network... |
| Date | 2001 Melodifestivalen 2001 Melodifestivalen 2001 was the selection for the 41st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1567 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... |
| Arvingarna Arvingarna Arvingarna is a Swedish dansband, which was formed in 1989 and which competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 1993, 1995, 1999 and 2002. In 1993 they won with the song '"Eloise" and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, where the song finished 7th.The band's name refers to... |
1993 Melodifestivalen 1993 Melodifestivalen 1993 was the selection for the 33rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 32nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1569 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , 1995 Melodifestivalen 1995 Melodifestivalen 1995 was the selection for the 35th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 34th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 986 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , 1999 Melodifestivalen 1999 Melodifestivalen 1999 was the selection for the 39th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 38th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1315 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network... |
| Sylvia Vrethammar Sylvia Vrethammar Sylvia Vrethammar , is a Swedish singer of popular music, standards and jazz. She is the daughter of Harald Vrethammar, an education official, and Britta Vrethammar, a musical education teacher, specializing in the piano... |
1971 Melodifestivalen 1971 Melodifestivalen 1971 was the selection for the 12th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 11th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1164 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. There were five semifinals during the Hylands hörna programme.... with Family Four Family Four Family Four were a Swedish pop group who recorded during the 1960s and 1970s. They were made up of Berdnt Öst, Marie Bergman, Agnetha Munther and Pierre Isacsson. They won Melodifestivalen twice, in 1971 with "Vita vidder" and in 1972 with "Härliga sommardag". They went on to represent Sweden in... , 1972 Melodifestivalen 1972 Melodifestivalen 1972 was the selection for the 13th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 12th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Approximately 1000 songs were submitted to Sveriges Radio for the competition... , 1974 Melodifestivalen 1974 Melodifestivalen 1974 was the selection for the 15th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 14th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SR for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio... with Göran Fristorp |
| Kikki Danielsson Kikki Danielsson Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She is also famous for yodeling in some songs. Kikki Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until... |
1978 Melodifestivalen 1978 Melodifestivalen 1978 was the selection for the 18th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 17th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 58 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio... with Wizex Wizex Wizex is a Swedish "dansband", formed in Osby, Sweden in 1973, with Kikki Danielsson as singer. The band has since had several front singers.Wizex finished 2nd in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978.... , 1980 Melodifestivalen 1980 Melodifestivalen 1980 was the selection for the 20th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 19th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 120 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , 1981 Melodifestivalen 1981 Melodifestivalen 1981 was the selection for the 21st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 20th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio... , 1982 Melodifestivalen 1982 Melodifestivalen 1982 was the selection for the 22nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 21st time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... with Chips Chips (band) Chips was a Swedish country and pop group, formed in 1979 by Kikki Danielsson and Lasse Holm, and split in 1983.Chips finished 4th in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980 with the song "Mycke' mycke' mer", with Lars Westman, Lisa Magnusson, Mats Rådberg and Monica Silverstrand as background singers... , 1983 Melodifestivalen 1983 Melodifestivalen 1983 was the selection for the 23rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 22nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not... , 1985 Melodifestivalen 1985 Melodifestivalen 1985 was the selection for the 25th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 24th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio. The... , 1992 Melodifestivalen 1992 Melodifestivalen 1992 was the selection for the 32nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 31st time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1544 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on Kanal 1 and Sveriges Radio's P3 network... |
| Elisabeth Andreassen Elisabeth Andreassen Elisabeth Gunilla Andreassen - also known as just "Bettan" - is a Swedish-Norwegian singer who has finished both first and second in the Eurovision Song Contest.... |
1981 Melodifestivalen 1981 Melodifestivalen 1981 was the selection for the 21st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 20th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio... , 1982 Melodifestivalen 1982 Melodifestivalen 1982 was the selection for the 22nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 21st time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... with Chips Chips (band) Chips was a Swedish country and pop group, formed in 1979 by Kikki Danielsson and Lasse Holm, and split in 1983.Chips finished 4th in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980 with the song "Mycke' mycke' mer", with Lars Westman, Lisa Magnusson, Mats Rådberg and Monica Silverstrand as background singers... , 1984 Melodifestivalen 1984 Melodifestivalen 1984 was the selection for the 24th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 23rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio... , 1990 Melodifestivalen 1990 Melodifestivalen 1990 was the contest for selection of the 30th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 29th time that this method of picking a song had been used. 1223 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... |
| Lotta Engberg Lotta Engberg -External links:* *... |
1984 Melodifestivalen 1984 Melodifestivalen 1984 was the selection for the 24th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 23rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio... with Göran Folkestad Göran Folkestad Göran Folkestad, born 1952, is a Swedish songwriter and singer. He is professor of music pedagogy at Malmö Academy of Music. He has competed three times in Melodifestivalen during the 1980s, with the songs:... , 1987 Melodifestivalen 1987 Melodifestivalen 1987 was the selection for the 27th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 26th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1502 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV2 and was not broadcast on radio... , 1988 Melodifestivalen 1988 Melodifestivalen 1988 was the selection for the 28th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 27th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1100 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... with Triple & Touch Triple & Touch Triple & Touch is a song and entertainment duo from Gothenburg, Sweden, consisting of Ken Wennerholm and Göran Rudbo... , 1990 Melodifestivalen 1990 Melodifestivalen 1990 was the contest for selection of the 30th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 29th time that this method of picking a song had been used. 1223 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , 1996 Melodifestivalen 1996 Melodifestivalen 1996 was the selection for the 36th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 35th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1323 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... |
| Jan Johansen | 1995 Melodifestivalen 1995 Melodifestivalen 1995 was the selection for the 35th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 34th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 986 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , 2001 Melodifestivalen 2001 Melodifestivalen 2001 was the selection for the 41st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1567 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 2002Eurovision Song Contest 2002The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place on 25 May 2002 at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song ContestSweden in the Eurovision Song ContestSweden has participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 51 times since their debut in 1958. Since 1959, the Swedish representative has been chosen through an annual televised competition, known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. Three times – 1964, 1970, and 1976 – Sweden didn't participate...
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002Sweden's pre-selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2002, Melodifestivalen 2002 was held on March 1 2002 at Globen in Stockholm. However, there had for the first time been four semifinals around the country in various ice hockey arenas. A second chance heat had also been held. In total, 32 songs...