Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Sweden selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 by holding an extending national selection, namely Melodifestivalen 2008. A record of 3 489 entries were submitted to the broadcaster SVT

Sveriges Television

Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...

, and 28 were chosen to compete. They were completed with 4 wildcards in the end of December. Melodifestivalen was also this year held on Saturdays, starting with the first of the four semi-finals on 9 February and ending with a final on 15 March. It was the last of the year's national selections, as the official ESC draw was held on 17 March. Four songs progressed from each semi, two to the final and two to the second chance round, where the songs were competing in a knock-out round to gain the last two places in the final.

The final was won by Charlotte Perrelli

Charlotte Perrelli

Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums...

with the song "Hero

Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song)

"Hero" is a 2008 pop song performed by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren. It was rumoured the song was going to be sung by Måns Zelmerlöw, but Charlotte was first choice and finally Charlotte was chosen for the SVT. It won the Melodifestivalen 2008...

", which was written and composed by Fredrik Kempe

Fredrik Kempe

Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco....

and Bobby Ljunggren

Bobby Ljunggren

Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries...

. Sanna Nielsen

Sanna Nielsen

Sanna Viktoria Nielsen is a Swedish singer. She comes from Bromölla in Skåne, Southern Sweden.-Career:At the age of eleven she reached the number one spot on the Svensktoppen Charts with the song "Till en fågel". At that time, she sung with the dansband Mats Elmes. She participated in...

, who was the favourite of televoters, came second, as she did not receive enough points from the 11 juries.

Charlotte Perrelli competed in the second semi-final on 22 May. She did not actually finished among the ten best, but thanks to the new rule that the last finalist will be chosen by the back-up juries, she took the final ticket at the expense of Macedonia

F.Y.R. Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Macedonia selected its entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through a national final at the Skopje Fest 2008 on 23 February 2008.-National final:...

. The actual placement was 12th, 7 points after Macedonia and 2 points after Bulgaria. She was drawn into the 15th spot in the final. Although being one of the heavy favorites before the final, Sweden did not finish higher than 18th, receiving only 47 points.

The commentators for the event for SVT were Kristian Luuk

Kristian Luuk

Ants Robert Kristian Luuk is a Swedish comedian and talk show-host of Estonian descent. A graduate of the Stockholm School of Economics, he is currently working for the broadcaster SVT after previous spells at TV4, ZTV and SR public radio...

and Josef Sterzenbach, with a brief appearance by Carl Bildt

Carl Bildt

, Honorary KCMG is a Swedish politician, diplomat and nobleman. Formerly Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, Bildt has served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 6 October 2006...

in the final. The spokesperson announcing the votes for Sweden was Björn Gustafsson

Björn Gustafsson

Lars Björn Gustafsson is a Swedish comedian and actor. Björn was born in Romelanda, Sweden. He is known from TV-shows such as Parlamentet and Stockholm Live.-Early and personal life:...

Melodifestivalen 2008

Melodifestivalen 2008 was the 47th 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...

, and the selection process for the 48th 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...

.
A new rule—Lex Agnes—went into effect in 2008 calling for each submitted entry to include a document containing all information relevant to the song. It was named after Agnes Carlsson

Agnes Carlsson

Agnes Emilia Carlsson, also known mononymously as Agnes , is a Swedish recording artist. She rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005, the second season of the Swedish Idol series...

, who was disqualified from the 2007 competition for publicly revealing details of her song before the deadline.

Format

Melodifestivalen 2008 included 32 songs split up into four semi-finals with eight participants in each. The semi-finals were held between 9 February and 1 March 2008 and at each, the two top placing songs went to the final, while the third and fourth place songs went to the Andra Chansen (Second Chance Round). At the Andra Chansen, held on 8 March 2008, the eight songs paired off in two rounds with the two winners at the end of the night qualifying for the final. The final was held on 15 March 2008 and included the eight songs from the semi-finals along with the two from the Andra Chansen to make ten songs in all. The winner and selected entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest was then chosen by (insert voting process here).

It was hosted by Kristian Luuk

Kristian Luuk

, who also hosted the 2007 event. Luuk was assisted by Björn Gustafsson

Björn Gustafsson

Lars Björn Gustafsson is a Swedish comedian and actor. Björn was born in Romelanda, Sweden. He is known from TV-shows such as Parlamentet and Stockholm Live.-Early and personal life:...

and Nour El-Refai.

Preselection

The deadline for the submission of songs was 25th September 2007, and 3,434 songs were submitted, a new record. The titles and composers of the 28 semifinalists (excluding the wildcards) were announced on 10 December and 11 December 2007. The wildcards were announced in January 2008.

Schedule

Date	City	Venue	Notes
9 February	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...	Scandinavium Scandinavium Scandinavium is the primary indoor sports and event arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. Construction on Scandinavium began in 1969 after decades of setbacks, the arena was built in time for the 350th year anniversary celebration of the City of Gothenburg and was inaugurated on May 18, 1971.Scandinavium...	Semifinal 1
16 February	Västerås Västerås Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...	ABB Arena Nord	Semifinal 2
23 February	Linköping Linköping Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...	Cloetta Center Cloetta Center Cloetta Center is an arena in Linköping, Sweden. It opened in 2004 and holds 8,500 people during sport events and 11,500 during concerts. On its opening it became the new home ice for the ice hockey team Linköpings HC, replacing Stångebro Ishall....	Semifinal 3
1 March	Karlskrona Karlskrona Karlskrona is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 35,212 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Sweden's only remaining naval base and the headquarters of the...	Telenor Arena	Semifinal 4
8 March	Kiruna Kiruna Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...	Arena Arctica Arena Arctica Arena Arctica is a hangar in Kiruna Airport for fixed-wing aircraft and events in Kiruna, Sweden. The arena hosted the Second chance round of Melodifestivalen 2008.- Other websites :*...	Second Chance
15 March	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...	Globen	Final

Semi-finals

The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2008 began on 9 February 2008. There were five semifinals in 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...

, Västerås

Västerås

Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...

, Linköping

Linköping

Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...

, Karlskrona

Karlskrona

Karlskrona is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 35,212 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Sweden's only remaining naval base and the headquarters of the...

and Kiruna

Kiruna

Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...

(Andra Chansen) leading up to the final at the Globen on 15 March 2008. Nearly four million votes were cast in total, raising over 5.7 million kronor

Swedish krona

The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...

(€

Euro

The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...

605,000) for charity.

In the four semi-finals, the top two songs of the eight competing went directly through to the final. The third and fourth-placed songs went to the Andra Chansen round. Two rounds of televoting selected the qualifiers, the first round selectiong the top five songs with the second round choosing the two finalists and two songs to go to the Andra Chansen round.

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final of Melodifestivalen was held at the Scandinavium

Scandinavium

Scandinavium is the primary indoor sports and event arena in Gothenburg, Sweden. Construction on Scandinavium began in 1969 after decades of setbacks, the arena was built in time for the 350th year anniversary celebration of the City of Gothenburg and was inaugurated on May 18, 1971.Scandinavium...

in Gothenburg

Gothenburg

on 9 February 2008. Eight songs in total competed, seven songs which had been submitted to SVT, along with one of the four wildcards.

The two songs that progressed automatically to the final were "Thank You" by Amy Diamond

Amy Diamond

Amy Diamond is a Swedish pop singer, actress and television presenter. She is known for her single "What's in It for Me" and album This Is Me Now which were released when she was 12 years old. The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the most-played song in Poland...

, the wildcard, and "I Love Europe" by Christer Sjögren

Christer Sjögren

Christer Sjögren, born April 6, 1950 in Hagfors, Sweden, is a Swedish dansband and rock singer. Most people know him as the singer in the Swedish dansband Vikingarna.By mid 1978 he became a member of Vikingarna, earlier he sang in the band Pelles Orkester....

. The two songs that passed to the Andra Chansen round were "Line of Fire" by E-Type & The Poodles

The Poodles

The Poodles are a glam metal/heavy metal band from Sweden.They are best known for their hits "Metal Will Stand Tall" and "Night of Passion", the latter of which was played in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 2006....

and "Visst finns mirakel" by Suzzie Tapper.

#	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Votes		Position	Results
#	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Round 1	Round 2	Position	Results
1	E-Type & The Poodles The Poodles The Poodles are a glam metal/heavy metal band from Sweden.They are best known for their hits "Metal Will Stand Tall" and "Night of Passion", the latter of which was played in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 2006....	"Line of Fire"	Martin Eriksson (m & l), Jakob Samuelsson (m & l)	46 333	56 105	3	*Andra Chansen*
2	Face-84	"Alla gamla x"	Lars Diedricson Lars Diedricson Lars "Dille" Diedricson is a Swedish songwriter living in Skara. He was a member of the band Snowstorm when it was founded 1976.-References:... (m), Martin Hedström (m), Wille Crafoord (l)	13 626		8	Out
3	Velvet Velvet (singer) Jenny Marielle Pettersson , professionally known as Velvet is a Swedish dance-pop singer. She has released two albums since her 2005 debut in the music industry and her first eight singles have all achieved a top twenty peak on the Swedish Singles Chart.-Early life:Velvet moved from Helsingborg to...	"Déjà vu"	Niclas Molinder (m & l), Joacim Persson (m & l), Pelle Ankarberg (m & l), Niko Valsamidis (m & l), Fredrik Larsson Fredrik Larsson For the Swedish musician who gained fame through YouTube, see FreddeGredde.Fredrik Larsson is the current bass guitarist of the Swedish power metal band Hammerfall, which he left in 1997, but rejoined in 2007... (m & l), David Jassy (m & l)	25 451	31 047	5	Out
4	Brandur Brandur Enni Brandur Helgason Enni , is a singer and songwriter, he also plays guitar, trumpet, piano and flugelhorn. In August 2006 Brandur moved to Sweden, where he studied music for two years at the Music Production Academy "Musikmakarna"...	"Lullaby"	Henrik Wikström (m), Kristian Lagerström (l)	18 727		7	Out
5	Michael Michailoff	"That's Love"	Michael Michailoff (m & l), Joakim Övrenius (m & l), Patric Jonsson (m & l)	23 198		6	Out
6	Amy Diamond Amy Diamond Amy Diamond is a Swedish pop singer, actress and television presenter. She is known for her single "What's in It for Me" and album This Is Me Now which were released when she was 12 years old. The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the most-played song in Poland...	"Thank You"	Sandra Nordström (m & l), Mathias Venge (m & l), Peter Wennerberg (m & l)	79 075	96 508	1	Wildcard *Final*
7	Suzzie Tapper	"Visst finns mirakel"	Amir Aly (m), Maciel Numhauser (m), Robin Abrahamsson (m), Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... (m), Suzzie Tapper (l)	24 469	32 130	4	*Andra Chansen*
8	Christer Sjögren Christer Sjögren Christer Sjögren, born April 6, 1950 in Hagfors, Sweden, is a Swedish dansband and rock singer. Most people know him as the singer in the Swedish dansband Vikingarna.By mid 1978 he became a member of Vikingarna, earlier he sang in the band Pelles Orkester....	"I Love Europe"	Torgny Söderberg Torgny Söderberg Sten Torgny Söderberg is a Swedish songwriter. He has worked a lot together with Lena Philipsson and written schlager songs such as 100%, Kärleken är evig and Diggi-loo diggi-ley. Diggi-loo diggi-ley won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1984 and even the Eurovision Song Contest 1984.- References :... (m), Magnus Johansson (m), Ingela "Pling" Forsman Ingela Forsman Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: Bra vibrationer , Se på mej and Kärleken är... (l)	71 396	81 471	2	*Final*

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final was held on 16 February 2008, at the ABB Arena Nord in Västerås

Västerås

Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...

. Again eight songs competed in total, seven songs which had been submitted to SVT and one of the four wildcards.

The two songs that progressed automatically to the final were "Empty Room" by Sanna Nielsen

Sanna Nielsen

and "Just a Minute" by Rongedal. The two songs that passed to the Andra Chansen round were "One Love

One Love (Johnson & Häggkvist song)

One Love is a song by Swedish singers Carola Häggkvist & Andreas Johnson. It was their Melodifestivalen 2008 entry, but failed in "Andra Chansen", the Second Chance round.-Release history:-External links:*...

" by Andreas Johnson

Andreas Johnson

Andreas Johnson is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:...

& Carola Häggkvist

Carola Häggkvist

Carola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music...

, the wildcard, and "Love in Stereo" by Ola Svensson

Ola Svensson

Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden...

#	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Votes		Position	Results
#	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Round 1	Round 2	Position	Results
1	Ola Ola Svensson Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden...	"Love in Stereo"	Tony Nilsson Tony Nilsson Tonny Nilsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter . He is signed to Peermusic label. Tony is living with artist and fellow songwriter Mirja Breitholtz.... (m & l), Mirja Breitholtz Mirja Breitholtz Mirja Breitholtz is a Swedish songwriter. She has also taken some television roles. She is living with artist and fellow songwriter Tony Nilsson.A composer of songs. she has contributed to a string of hits by well-known Swedish artists... (m & l)	39 972	52 615	4	*Andra Chansen*
2	Lasse Lindh Lasse Lindh Lasse Lindh is a Swedish indie pop musician. His debut album, Bra, came out on EMI in 1998, and featured three charting singles in Sweden. Lindh began singing in English for his second album, You Wake Up at Sea Tac Lasse Lindh is a Swedish indie pop musician. His debut album, Bra, came out on EMI...	"Du behöver aldrig mer vara rädd"	Lasse Lindh Lasse Lindh Lasse Lindh is a Swedish indie pop musician. His debut album, Bra, came out on EMI in 1998, and featured three charting singles in Sweden. Lindh began singing in English for his second album, You Wake Up at Sea Tac Lasse Lindh is a Swedish indie pop musician. His debut album, Bra, came out on EMI... (m & l)	15 396		6	Out
3	The Nicole	"Razborka"	Nicole Fuentes (m & l), Tord Bäckström (m & l), Stefan Åberg (m & l)	6 121		8	Out
4	Alexander Schöld	"Den första svalan"	Fredrik Thomander Fredrik Thomander Fredrik Thomander is a Swedish songwriter/producer born in Varberg, March 15, 1971. He along with friend Anders Wikström own the Epicentre production company in Sweden... (m), Anders Wikström (m), Ingela "Pling" Forsman Ingela Forsman Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: Bra vibrationer , Se på mej and Kärleken är... (l)	13 352		7	Out
5	Rongedal	"Just a Minute"	Amir Aly (m), Henrik Wikström (m), Magnus Rongedal (m & l), Henrik Rongedal (m & l)	68 121	94 101	2	*Final*
6	Sanna Nielsen Sanna Nielsen Sanna Viktoria Nielsen is a Swedish singer. She comes from Bromölla in Skåne, Southern Sweden.-Career:At the age of eleven she reached the number one spot on the Svensktoppen Charts with the song "Till en fågel". At that time, she sung with the dansband Mats Elmes. She participated in...	"Empty Room"	Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... (m & l), Aleena Gibson Aleena Gibson Aleena Gibson, born in Göteborg in May 1968, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. Gibson started writing songs in 1994; the following year, she released a promotional single, "Tankar", which played on Swedish radio... (m & l)	102 390	126 356	1	*Final*
7	Andra generationen Andra Generationen Andra Generationen is a Swedish band with Balkan roots. It was formed in 1988. The group's debut album, Kärlekens land, charted at #31 on the Swedish Albums Chart on 27 February 2004. Four years later they appeared in Melodifestivalen with the song "Kebabpizza Slivovitza", which became their first...	"Kebabpizza Slivovitza"	Vlatko Ancevski (m & l), Vlatko Gicarevski (m & l), Mats Nilsson (m & t), Stevan Tomulevski (m & l), Teddy Paunkoski (m & l), Otis Sandsjö (m & l)	33 011	43 509	5	Out
8	Johnson Andreas Johnson Andreas Johnson is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:... & Häggkvist Carola Häggkvist Carola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music...	"One Love One Love (Johnson & Häggkvist song) One Love is a song by Swedish singers Carola Häggkvist & Andreas Johnson. It was their Melodifestivalen 2008 entry, but failed in "Andra Chansen", the Second Chance round.-Release history:-External links:*... "	Carola Häggkvist Carola Häggkvist Carola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music... (m & l), Andreas Johnson Andreas Johnson Andreas Johnson is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:... (m & l), Peter Kvint (m & l)	77 778	79 106	3	Wildcard *Andra Chansen*

Semi-final 3

The third semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2008 was held at the Cloetta Center

Cloetta Center

Cloetta Center is an arena in Linköping, Sweden. It opened in 2004 and holds 8,500 people during sport events and 11,500 during concerts. On its opening it became the new home ice for the ice hockey team Linköpings HC, replacing Stångebro Ishall....

in Linköping

Linköping

Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...

on 23 February 2008.

The two songs that progressed directly to the final were "Lay Your Love on Me" by BWO

Bodies Without Organs

BWO is a Swedish electro pop group, formed in 2004. Prior to early 2006 they used the name Bodies Without Organs. In Sweden they have enjoyed considerable commercial success throughout their career, so far notching up 15 Top 40 singles, including a Number 1 with Temple of Love, and five Top 10...

and "Upp o hoppa" by Frida feat. Headline. The two songs that passed to the Andra Chansen round were "Smiling in Love" by Caracola

Caracola

* For the song "Caracola", by Los TNT, see Caracola.Caracola is a Swedish girl group with the three singers Frida Karlsson, Emma Lewin and Emilie Rosén...

and "When You Need Me" by Thérèse Andersson. The wildcard entry, "Hallelujah New World" by Eskobar

Eskobar

Eskobar is the name of a Swedish indie/pop band that was founded in 1996 some 30 kilometres north of Stockholm, in the small town of Åkersberga...

, came last in the televoting and failed to qualify.

#	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Votes		Position	Results
#	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Round 1	Round 2	Position	Results
1	BWO Bodies Without Organs BWO is a Swedish electro pop group, formed in 2004. Prior to early 2006 they used the name Bodies Without Organs. In Sweden they have enjoyed considerable commercial success throughout their career, so far notching up 15 Top 40 singles, including a Number 1 with Temple of Love, and five Top 10...	"Lay Your Love on Me"	Alexander Bard Alexander Bard Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard is a Swedish artist, music producer and writer.-Background and education:Bard was born Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard in Medevi, Motala Municipality, Sweden. After he had completed his upper secondary education, Bard studied in the United States and in Amsterdam, Netherlands... (m & l), Anders Hansson Anders Hansson Anders Hansson, born in 1976, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006.- External links :*... (m & l), Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... (m & l), Henrik Wikström (m & l)	58 136	82 381	1	*Final*
2	Mickey Huskić	"Izdajice"	Mickey Huskić (t & m)	11 721		7	Out
3	Frida feat. Headline	"Upp o hoppa"	Anderz Wrethov (m & l), Frida Muranius (m & l), Sam Persson (l)	27 675	40 852	2	*Final*
4	Thérèse Andersson	"When You Need Me"	Pontus Hagberg (m & l), Malin Eriksson (l), Jonas Sjöström (l)	25 034	33 849	4	*Andra Chansen*
5	Patrik Isaksson & Bandet	"Under mitt tunna skinn"	Patrik Isaksson (m & l)	26 056	33 808	5	Out
6	Caracola Caracola * For the song "Caracola", by Los TNT, see Caracola.Caracola is a Swedish girl group with the three singers Frida Karlsson, Emma Lewin and Emilie Rosén...	"Smiling in Love"	Henrik Bie (m), Mattias Olsson (l), Angelica Thelin (l), Magnus Lanner (l)	31 652	35 491	3	*Andra Chansen*
7	Ainbusk Ainbusk Ainbusk are a pop/folk vocal group from Gotland, Sweden. Formed in 1983, Ainbusk are best-known for their single "Jag mötte Lassie" - frequently referred to simply as "Lassie" - which was the Christmas chart-topper in Sweden in 1990...	"Jag saknar dig ibland"	Ingela "Pling" Forsman Ingela Forsman Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: Bra vibrationer , Se på mej and Kärleken är... (l), Henrik Wikström (m & l), Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... (m)	18 249		6	Out
8	Eskobar Eskobar Eskobar is the name of a Swedish indie/pop band that was founded in 1996 some 30 kilometres north of Stockholm, in the small town of Åkersberga...	"Hallelujah New World"	Daniel Bellqvist (m & l), Frederik Zäll (m & l), Robert Birming (l & m)	11 672		8	Wildcard Out

Semi-final 4

The final semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2008 before the Andra chansen round was held on 1 March 2008, at the Telenor Arena

Telenor Arena

Telenor Arena, sometimes referred to as Fornebu Arena, is a multi-use indoor arena located at Fornebu in Bærum, outside Oslo, Norway. It serves primarily as a football stadium for Norwegian Premier League side Stabæk Fotball, but is also used as a concert venue...

in Karlskrona

Karlskrona

.

The final two artists to automatically secure their place in the final were Charlotte Perrelli

Charlotte Perrelli

with "Hero

Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song)

" and Linda Bengtzing

Linda Bengtzing

Linda Birgitta Bengtzing is a Swedish pop singer, famous for her participation in the fourth season of Fame Factory in Sweden and for her entries at Melodifestivalen 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2011- Biography :...

with the song "Hur svårt kan det va?". The two artists to proceed to the Andra Chansen round were Sibel Redzep

Sibel Redzep

Sibel Redzep, is a Macedonian-born Swedish pop singer of Turkish descent. She is known from the Swedish television show Idol 2005, where she was the second runner up....

with the song "That Is Where I'll Go

That is Where I'll Go

"That Is Where I'll Go" is the debut single from singer Sibel. The song, written by Christian Antblad with strings from the Scandinavian Strings Orchestra, was Sibel's entry in Melodifestivalen 2008, the Swedish national contest which decides their Eurovision entry. The song did not win but did...

" and Nordman

Nordman

Nordman is a Swedish group founded in 1993, that mixes folk music with rock and pop. This genre is called etnorock or folk rock in Swedish. The group consists of Håkan Hemlin, as singer and frontman and Mats Wester, who plays the nyckelharpa as well as serving as the main songwriter..The group's...

with the song "I lågornas sken". The wildcard entry for this semi-final was Niklas Strömstedt

Niklas Strömstedt

Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt, born on 25 July 1958 in Lund, Sweden, is a pop singer and songwriter.- Early years :Son of Bo Strömstedt, a former editor in chief at Expressen, and Margareta Strömstedt, author, journalist and translator.- Career :...

with the song "För många ord om kärlek", which came last in the televoting.

#	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Votes		Position	Results
#	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Round 1	Round 2	Position	Results
1	Niklas Strömstedt Niklas Strömstedt Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt, born on 25 July 1958 in Lund, Sweden, is a pop singer and songwriter.- Early years :Son of Bo Strömstedt, a former editor in chief at Expressen, and Margareta Strömstedt, author, journalist and translator.- Career :...	"För många ord om kärlek"	Niklas Strömstedt Niklas Strömstedt Bo Anders Niklas Strömstedt, born on 25 July 1958 in Lund, Sweden, is a pop singer and songwriter.- Early years :Son of Bo Strömstedt, a former editor in chief at Expressen, and Margareta Strömstedt, author, journalist and translator.- Career :... (m & l)	13 067		8	Wildcard Out
2	Calaisa	"If I Could"	Pontus Assarsson (m & l), Jörgen Ringqvist (m & l), Lisa Troedsson-Lundin (m & l), Caisa Troedsson-Lundin (m & l), Anna Törnqvist (m & l), Malin Törnqvist (m & l)	30 124	47 846	5	Out
3	Daniel Mitsogiannis	"Pame"	Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco.... (m & l), Henrik Wikström (m)	20 432		7	Out
4	Linda Bengtzing Linda Bengtzing Linda Birgitta Bengtzing is a Swedish pop singer, famous for her participation in the fourth season of Fame Factory in Sweden and for her entries at Melodifestivalen 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2011- Biography :...	"Hur svårt kan det va?"	Johan Fransson Johan Fransson Johan Fransson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, playing with Luleå HF of Elitserien.-Playing career:... (m & l), Tobias Lundgren (m & l), Tim Larsson (m & l)	53 813	70 571	2	*Final*
5	Nordman Nordman Nordman is a Swedish group founded in 1993, that mixes folk music with rock and pop. This genre is called etnorock or folk rock in Swedish. The group consists of Håkan Hemlin, as singer and frontman and Mats Wester, who plays the nyckelharpa as well as serving as the main songwriter..The group's...	"I lågornas sken"	Lina Eriksson (m & l), Mårten Eriksson (m & l)	39 019	58 673	4	*Andra Chansen*
6	Sibel Sibel Redzep Sibel Redzep, is a Macedonian-born Swedish pop singer of Turkish descent. She is known from the Swedish television show Idol 2005, where she was the second runner up....	"That Is Where I'll Go That is Where I'll Go "That Is Where I'll Go" is the debut single from singer Sibel. The song, written by Christian Antblad with strings from the Scandinavian Strings Orchestra, was Sibel's entry in Melodifestivalen 2008, the Swedish national contest which decides their Eurovision entry. The song did not win but did... "	Christian Antblad (m & l)	46 289	59 030	3	*Andra Chansen*
7	Fronda	"Ingen mår så bra som jag"	Sebastian Fronda (m & l), Thomas Thörnholm (m & l), Michael Clauss (m & l)	25 234		6	Out
8	Charlotte Perrelli Charlotte Perrelli Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums...	"Hero Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song) "Hero" is a 2008 pop song performed by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren. It was rumoured the song was going to be sung by Måns Zelmerlöw, but Charlotte was first choice and finally Charlotte was chosen for the SVT. It won the Melodifestivalen 2008... "	Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco.... (m & l), Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... (m)	98 666	137 738	1	*Final*

Andra Chansen round

The third and fourth placed songs in each semifinal perform in Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round. Eight songs performed, paired off against each other. The winners of the first two pairings compete against each other in the first final, while the winners of the other two compete in the second. The winners of the two final pairings go through to the final.

The two winners of Andra Chansen that went on to the final were Sibel Redzep

Sibel Redzep

Sibel Redzep, is a Macedonian-born Swedish pop singer of Turkish descent. She is known from the Swedish television show Idol 2005, where she was the second runner up....

with the song "That Is Where I'll Go

That is Where I'll Go

" and Nordman

Nordman

with the song "I lågornas sken".

E-Type & The Poodles

The Poodles

- "Line of Fire"

87 002

Sibel
Sibel Redzep
Sibel Redzep, is a Macedonian-born Swedish pop singer of Turkish descent. She is known from the Swedish television show Idol 2005, where she was the second runner up....

- "That Is Where I'll Go
That is Where I'll Go
"That Is Where I'll Go" is the debut single from singer Sibel. The song, written by Christian Antblad with strings from the Scandinavian Strings Orchestra, was Sibel's entry in Melodifestivalen 2008, the Swedish national contest which decides their Eurovision entry. The song did not win but did...

"

103 077

137 065

103 624

Ola
Ola Svensson
Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden...

- "Love in Stereo"

78 477

Caracola

* For the song "Caracola", by Los TNT, see Caracola.Caracola is a Swedish girl group with the three singers Frida Karlsson, Emma Lewin and Emilie Rosén...

- "Smiling in Love"

51 038

Nordman
Nordman
Nordman is a Swedish group founded in 1993, that mixes folk music with rock and pop. This genre is called etnorock or folk rock in Swedish. The group consists of Håkan Hemlin, as singer and frontman and Mats Wester, who plays the nyckelharpa as well as serving as the main songwriter..The group's...

- "I lågornas sken"

Johnson

Andreas Johnson

Andreas Johnson is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:...

& Häggkvist

Carola Häggkvist

- "One Love

One Love (Johnson & Häggkvist song)

202 353

316 118

166 735

Suzzie Tapper - "Visst finns mirakel"

88 075

Thérèse Andersson - "When You Need Me"

57 335

Suzzie Tapper - "Visst finns mirakel"

73 120

Final

The final of Melodifestivalen 2008 was held on 15 March 2008 at the Globe Arena

Stockholm Globe Arena

The Ericsson Globe is the national indoor arena of Sweden, located in the Johanneshov district of Stockholm . The Ericsson Globe is currently the largest hemispherical building in the world and took two and a half years to build...

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 eight direct qualifiers and the two Andra Chansen winner competed in the final, where the 11 regional juries of Sweden, along with televoting, selected the winner that would represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

The winner of Melodifestivalen 2008 was Charlotte Perrelli

Charlotte Perrelli

with the song "Hero

Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song)

", receiving a total of 114 points from the juries and 110 points from the televote. The winner of the televote, however, was Sanna Nielsen

Sanna Nielsen

with "Empty Room".

#	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Votes			Place
#	Artist	Song	Lyrics (l) / Music (m)	Jury	Viewers	Total	Place
1	Charlotte Perrelli Charlotte Perrelli Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums...	"Hero Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song) "Hero" is a 2008 pop song performed by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren. It was rumoured the song was going to be sung by Måns Zelmerlöw, but Charlotte was first choice and finally Charlotte was chosen for the SVT. It won the Melodifestivalen 2008... "	Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco.... (m & l), Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... (m)	114	110	224	1st
2	Sibel Sibel Redzep Sibel Redzep, is a Macedonian-born Swedish pop singer of Turkish descent. She is known from the Swedish television show Idol 2005, where she was the second runner up....	"That Is Where I'll Go That is Where I'll Go "That Is Where I'll Go" is the debut single from singer Sibel. The song, written by Christian Antblad with strings from the Scandinavian Strings Orchestra, was Sibel's entry in Melodifestivalen 2008, the Swedish national contest which decides their Eurovision entry. The song did not win but did... "	Christian Antblad (m & l)	39	-	39	7th
3	Rongedal	"Just a Minute"	Amir Aly (m), Henrik Wikström (m), Magnus Rongedal (m & l), Henrik Rongedal (m & l)	76	66	142	4th
4	Linda Bengtzing Linda Bengtzing Linda Birgitta Bengtzing is a Swedish pop singer, famous for her participation in the fourth season of Fame Factory in Sweden and for her entries at Melodifestivalen 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2011- Biography :...	"Hur svårt kan det va?"	Johan Fransson Johan Fransson Johan Fransson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, playing with Luleå HF of Elitserien.-Playing career:... (m & l), Tobias Lundgren (m & l), Tim Larsson (m & l)	64	-	64	5th
5	Christer Sjögren Christer Sjögren Christer Sjögren, born April 6, 1950 in Hagfors, Sweden, is a Swedish dansband and rock singer. Most people know him as the singer in the Swedish dansband Vikingarna.By mid 1978 he became a member of Vikingarna, earlier he sang in the band Pelles Orkester....	"I Love Europe"	Torgny Söderberg Torgny Söderberg Sten Torgny Söderberg is a Swedish songwriter. He has worked a lot together with Lena Philipsson and written schlager songs such as 100%, Kärleken är evig and Diggi-loo diggi-ley. Diggi-loo diggi-ley won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1984 and even the Eurovision Song Contest 1984.- References :... (m), Magnus Johansson (m), Ingela "Pling" Forsman Ingela Forsman Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: Bra vibrationer , Se på mej and Kärleken är... (l)	1	22	23	9th
6	Amy Diamond Amy Diamond Amy Diamond is a Swedish pop singer, actress and television presenter. She is known for her single "What's in It for Me" and album This Is Me Now which were released when she was 12 years old. The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. It was the most-played song in Poland...	"Thank You"	Sandra Nordström (m & l), Mathias Venge (m & l), Peter Wennerberg (m & l)	25	11	36	8th
7	Sanna Nielsen Sanna Nielsen Sanna Viktoria Nielsen is a Swedish singer. She comes from Bromölla in Skåne, Southern Sweden.-Career:At the age of eleven she reached the number one spot on the Svensktoppen Charts with the song "Till en fågel". At that time, she sung with the dansband Mats Elmes. She participated in...	"Empty Room"	Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... (m & l), Aleena Gibson (m & l)	74	132	206	2nd
8	Nordman Nordman Nordman is a Swedish group founded in 1993, that mixes folk music with rock and pop. This genre is called etnorock or folk rock in Swedish. The group consists of Håkan Hemlin, as singer and frontman and Mats Wester, who plays the nyckelharpa as well as serving as the main songwriter..The group's...	"I lågornas sken"	Lina Eriksson (m & l), Mårten Eriksson (m & l)	4	44	48	6th
9	Frida feat. Headline	"Upp o hoppa"	Anderz Wrethov (m & l), Frida Muranius (m & l), Sam Persson (m)	6	-	6	10th
10	BWO Bodies Without Organs BWO is a Swedish electro pop group, formed in 2004. Prior to early 2006 they used the name Bodies Without Organs. In Sweden they have enjoyed considerable commercial success throughout their career, so far notching up 15 Top 40 singles, including a Number 1 with Temple of Love, and five Top 10...	"Lay Your Love On Me"	Alexander Bard Alexander Bard Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard is a Swedish artist, music producer and writer.-Background and education:Bard was born Alexander Bengt Magnus Bard in Medevi, Motala Municipality, Sweden. After he had completed his upper secondary education, Bard studied in the United States and in Amsterdam, Netherlands... (m & l), Anders Hansson Anders Hansson Anders Hansson, born in 1976, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006.- External links :*... (m & l), Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... (m & l), Henrik Wikström (m & l)	70	88	158	3rd

Juries

Song	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....	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....	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...	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...	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...	Göteborg	Sundsvall Sundsvall -External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....	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
Hero	12	12	12	12	12	4	6	12	10	10	12	114
That Is Where I'll Go	1	2	4	2	2	2	4	8	1	12	1	39
Just A Minute	8	4	6	8	6	10	12	10	2	-	10	76
Hur svårt kan det va?	6	8	10	6	4	8	4	4	4	8	6	64
I Love Europe	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
Thank You	2	1	1	-	1	1	10	1	6	-	2	25
Empty Room	10	6	8	4	10	6	-	6	12	4	8	74
I lågornas sken	-	-	-	1	-	-	2	-	-	1	-	4
Upp o hoppa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	6
Lay Your Love On Me	4	10	2	10	8	12	8	2	8	2	4	70

Televotes

Song	Jury	No. of televotes (%)	Points	Total
Hero	114	(16.5%)		224
That Is Where I'll Go	39	(5%)	-	39
Just A Minute	76	(11.5%)		142
Hur svårt kan det va?	64	(4.8%)	-	64
I Love Europe	1	(9,5%)		23
Thank You	25	(7.8%)		36
Empty Room	74	(18.7%)		206
I lågornas sken	4	(9.7%)		48
Upp o hoppa	6	(3.3%)	-	6
Lay Your Love On Me	70	(13.3%)		158

At Eurovision

Sweden qualified from the second semi-final as the jury wildcard. They performed 15th in the final, behind Latvia

Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

On March 1, 2008, the band Pirates of the Sea was chosen to represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song Wolves of the Sea. It was placed 12th.-See also:*Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest...

and before Denmark

Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

The 2008 Eurovision Song Contest is Denmark's 37th appearance in the competition. Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2008 have chosen their entry. The semi finals took place on January 12 and January 19, 2008 with the final on February 2....

, where they achieved 18th place and 47 points.

External links

Official website Poplight.se: Melodifestivalen 2008 (official website of the Melodifestivalen Tour 2008)

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