Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
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Sweden entered the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with "La voix
", performed by Malena Ernman
. Ernman was the winner of the Swedish song contest Melodifestivalen
, which serves as Sweden's selection process for Eurovision.
Ernman represented Sweden at the first semi-final of the Contest on 12 May 2009, where she qualified to the final of the Contest after receiving 105 points, placing 4th in a field of 18 competing entries. At the final she performed 4th on stage. At the close of the voting she had received 33 points, placing 21st of the 25 competing countries.
2009 was a Swedish
song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
, and was the 48th Melodifestivalen. Five semi-finals were held in the Swedish cities of Gothenburg
, Skellefteå
, Leksand
and Malmö
, with Norrköping
hosting the final Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round. The final of the contest was contested in the Swedish capital of Stockholm
, at the Globe Arena, where 11 songs competed to win the contest and represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
in Moscow
, Russia
.
The 2009 edition of Melodifestivalen implemented a number of new rules which changed the dynamics of the contest, including more people, pre-recorded backing vocals and a new international jury who selected an 11th finalist.
. 11 songs competed, with the winner being decided by a mix of televoting/SMS voting and jury voting. The final winner was Malena Ernman
with the pop/opera song "La voix
", composed by Ernman and last year's winning composer Fredrik Kempe
, and was sung in both English and French. Ernman received top marks from the televoting public, and only came 8th with the juries. Second place went to Caroline af Ugglas
with "Snälla snälla", while third place went to boyband E.M.D.
with "Baby Goodbye
".
Following a draw in Moscow, the Swedish entrant took part in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009, performing 5th. At the semifinal, Sweden's entry qualified for the final, which took take place on May 16. while the draw for the running order was held on 16 March 2009. It finished 21st of 25 participants with just 33 points.
Sweden's televoting for the first semi final were as follows:
The televotes were then converted into points, as shown in the points column.
Final Voting
Sweden's televoting for the grand final were as follows:
The televotes were then converted into points, as shown in the televote points column. As the 50/50 rule had also been re-introduced a jury of 5 professionals in music from Sweden also voted. These votes were then combined and converted into the point system as shown in the final column.
La voix
La voix is a song by Swedish singer Malena Ernman and was the Swedish entry at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Moscow, Russia. It was composed by Fredrik Kempe, with lyrics by both Kempe and Ernman...
", performed by Malena Ernman
Malena Ernman
Sara Magdalena "Malena" Ernman is a Swedish opera singer . Ernman is a versatile artist in her field, who outside the world of opera and operettas also has performed chansons, cabaret, jazz, appeared in musicals and she is a performer who's declared that she's very much attracted to the attributes...
. Ernman was the winner of the Swedish song contest Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen 2009
Melodifestivalen 2009 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 48th edition of Melodifestivalen...
, which serves as Sweden's selection process for Eurovision.
Ernman represented Sweden at the first semi-final of the Contest on 12 May 2009, where she qualified to the final of the Contest after receiving 105 points, placing 4th in a field of 18 competing entries. At the final she performed 4th on stage. At the close of the voting she had received 33 points, placing 21st of the 25 competing countries.
Melodifestivalen 2009
MelodifestivalenMelodifestivalen
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...
2009 was a Swedish
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....
song contest held between February and March 2009. It was the selection for the 49th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Sweden 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...
, and was the 48th Melodifestivalen. Five semi-finals were held in the Swedish cities of 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...
, Skellefteå
Skellefteå
-Industry:*Boliden AB, a big mining and smelting company*Alimak*Natural User Interface Technologies AB - NUITEQ, a promising emerging technology start-up company-Sports:*Skellefteå AIK, an ice hockey team in the highest Swedish league, Elitserien....
, Leksand
Leksand
Leksand is a locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,861 inhabitants in 2005.- Sport :Leksand is famous for the Leksands IF ice hockey team. Leksand is also home to the Leksands Baseball and Softball Club, one of the oldest and more successful baseball clubs...
and 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...
, with 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...
hosting the final Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round. The final of the contest was contested in the Swedish capital of 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...
, at the Globe Arena, where 11 songs competed to win the contest and represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
The 2009 edition of Melodifestivalen implemented a number of new rules which changed the dynamics of the contest, including more people, pre-recorded backing vocals and a new international jury who selected an 11th finalist.
Final
The final was held on 14 march at Globen in StockholmStockholm
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...
. 11 songs competed, with the winner being decided by a mix of televoting/SMS voting and jury voting. The final winner was Malena Ernman
Malena Ernman
Sara Magdalena "Malena" Ernman is a Swedish opera singer . Ernman is a versatile artist in her field, who outside the world of opera and operettas also has performed chansons, cabaret, jazz, appeared in musicals and she is a performer who's declared that she's very much attracted to the attributes...
with the pop/opera song "La voix
La voix
La voix is a song by Swedish singer Malena Ernman and was the Swedish entry at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Moscow, Russia. It was composed by Fredrik Kempe, with lyrics by both Kempe and Ernman...
", composed by Ernman and last year's winning composer 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 was sung in both English and French. Ernman received top marks from the televoting public, and only came 8th with the juries. Second place went to Caroline af Ugglas
Caroline af Ugglas
Caroline Thérese af Ugglas Liljedahl is a Swedish singer, artist and chorister.Af Ugglas participated in Melodifestivalen 2007 with "Tror på dig", written by herself along with Heinz Liljedahl and Mattias Torell...
with "Snälla snälla", while third place went to boyband E.M.D.
E.M.D.
E.M.D. is a Swedish boyband consisting of Erik Segerstedt, Mattias Andréasson and Danny Saucedo. All three members have participated on the Swedish version of Idol, with Erik as a finalist and Danny at 6th place on Idol 2006. Mattias was eliminated as the fourth runner-up on Idol 2007.After Idol,...
with "Baby Goodbye
Baby Goodbye
"Baby Goodbye" is the fourth single released by Swedish boy band E.M.D., who entered Melodifestivalen 2009 with the song and won a place in the finals...
".
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jury | Viewers | Total | |||||
| 01 | Måns Zelmerlöw Måns Zelmerlöw Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw is a Swedish pop singer. He is probably best known for his 2007 song "Cara Mia," which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen... |
"Hope & Glory Hope & Glory (song) "Hope & Glory" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw. It was released as the first single from Måns' second studio album MZW in Sweden on February 25, 2009 and phtsically on March 4, 2009. The song served as Måns' Melodifestivalen 2009 entry coming eventual 4th place behind Malena... " |
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), Måns Zelmerlöw Måns Zelmerlöw Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw is a Swedish pop singer. He is probably best known for his 2007 song "Cara Mia," which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen... (l), Henrik Wikström (m) |
96 | 48 | 144 | 4 |
| 02 | Caroline af Ugglas Caroline af Ugglas Caroline Thérese af Ugglas Liljedahl is a Swedish singer, artist and chorister.Af Ugglas participated in Melodifestivalen 2007 with "Tror på dig", written by herself along with Heinz Liljedahl and Mattias Torell... |
"Snälla snälla" | Caroline af Ugglas Caroline af Ugglas Caroline Thérese af Ugglas Liljedahl is a Swedish singer, artist and chorister.Af Ugglas participated in Melodifestivalen 2007 with "Tror på dig", written by herself along with Heinz Liljedahl and Mattias Torell... (l), Heinz Liljedahl (m) |
51 | 120 | 171 | 2 |
| 03 | Agnes 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... |
"Love Love Love Love Love Love (Agnes song) "Love Love Love" is a song by Swedish singer Agnes and was her entrant in Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest selection process Melodifestivalen. After proceeding to the final from the fourth semi-final, the song placed eighth out of the eleven entries... " |
Anders Hansson (m & l) | 40 | — | 40 | 8 |
| 04 | H.E.A.T. | "1000 Miles" | Niklas Jarl (m & l), David Stenmarck (m & l) | 58 | 24 | 82 | 7 |
| 05 | Emilia Emilia Rydberg Emilia Rydberg is a Swedish pop music and soul singer, mostly known for her hit, "Big Big World". Emilia was discovered in 1996 by Lars Anderson, son of ABBA's manager, Stig Anderson.... |
"You're My World" | Emilia Rydberg Emilia Rydberg Emilia Rydberg is a Swedish pop music and soul singer, mostly known for her hit, "Big Big World". Emilia was discovered in 1996 by Lars Anderson, son of ABBA's manager, Stig Anderson.... (m & l), Fredrik "Figge" Boström Figge Boström Fredrik "Figge" Boström is a Swedish musician, songwriter and music producer.-Discography:* 1998 Meja - Seven Sisters - All´bout The Money, Too Many Nigh's Late, Caught Up In The Middle - bass... (m & l) |
28 | — | 28 | 9 |
| 06 | Alcazar Alcazar (band) Alcazar is a Swedish eurodance group which has established themselves as one of Sweden's most successful music groups with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004... |
"Stay the Night Stay the Night (Alcazar song) "Stay the Night" is a song by Swedish pop group Alcazar. The song was an entry in Melodifestivalen 2009 for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, where it reached the March 14 final in Globen Arena after a public televote. Having placed 3rd with the regional juries and 4th in the televote, the song... " |
Anders Hansson (m & l), Mårten Sandén (m & l), Andreas Lundstedt Andreas Lundstedt Andreas Lundstedt is a Swedish musician, who is best known as a member of the pop-disco group, Alcazar.-Biography:... (m & l), Therese Merkel Therese Merkel Eva Therese Margaretha Merkel also known as "Tess Merkel" is a Swedish singer who is one of the original members of the pop group Alcazar. Tess started her career in a number of musicals, she soon landed the job as a showgirl on Wallmans salonger in 1991... (m & l), 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... (m & l) |
67 | 72 | 139 | 5 |
| 07 | Sarah Dawn Finer Sarah Dawn Finer Sarah Dawn Finer, born 14 September 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden, is a singer, songwriter and actress. Sarah Dawn Finer has Russian and American heritage. Her grandparents emigrated from Russia to America, and her mother is American.-Career:... |
"Moving On" | Sarah Dawn Finer Sarah Dawn Finer Sarah Dawn Finer, born 14 September 1981 in Stockholm, Sweden, is a singer, songwriter and actress. Sarah Dawn Finer has Russian and American heritage. Her grandparents emigrated from Russia to America, and her mother is American.-Career:... (m & l), 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) |
75 | 12 | 87 | 6 |
| 08 | E.M.D. E.M.D. E.M.D. is a Swedish boyband consisting of Erik Segerstedt, Mattias Andréasson and Danny Saucedo. All three members have participated on the Swedish version of Idol, with Erik as a finalist and Danny at 6th place on Idol 2006. Mattias was eliminated as the fourth runner-up on Idol 2007.After Idol,... |
"Baby Goodbye Baby Goodbye "Baby Goodbye" is the fourth single released by Swedish boy band E.M.D., who entered Melodifestivalen 2009 with the song and won a place in the finals... " |
Erik Segerstedt Erik Segerstedt Erik Segerstedt was the runner-up to Markus Fagervall on the third season of Swedish version of Idol 2006.In 2007, he became part of the Swedish band E.M.D... (m & l), Mattias Andréasson Mattias Andréasson Mattias Andréasson, born on March 29, 1981, Swedish singer and Swedish Idol 2007 contestant . He is also known as dmaSOUL. Starting 2007, he is part of the Swedish band E.M.D..-Idol:... (m & l), Danny Saucedo Danny Saucedo Danny Saucedo is a Swedish singer and songwriter often presented just as Danny, who competed as one of the finalists in Idol 2006 - the Swedish version of Idol where he got to the top 6 before being eliminated.Danny has released three music albums and eleven music singles... (m & l), Oscar Görres (m & l) |
49 | 96 | 145 | 3 |
| 09 | Sofia Sofia (Swedish singer) Sofia Berntson , known professionally as Sofia is a Swedish singer who often sings in Greek... |
"Alla Alla (song) "Alla" is a song by Swedish singer Sofia and was her entrant in Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest selection process Melodifestivalen... " |
Dimitri Stassos (m), Henrik Wikström (m), Irini Michas (m), Nina Karolidou (l) | 12 | — | 12 | 10 |
| 10 | Molly Sandén Molly Sandén Molly Sandén is a Swedish singer. She's sister to Frida and Mimmi Sandén.-Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 :... |
"Så vill stjärnorna" | 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), Marcos Ubeda (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) |
2 | — | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Malena Ernman Malena Ernman Sara Magdalena "Malena" Ernman is a Swedish opera singer . Ernman is a versatile artist in her field, who outside the world of opera and operettas also has performed chansons, cabaret, jazz, appeared in musicals and she is a performer who's declared that she's very much attracted to the attributes... |
"La voix La voix La voix is a song by Swedish singer Malena Ernman and was the Swedish entry at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Moscow, Russia. It was composed by Fredrik Kempe, with lyrics by both Kempe and Ernman... " |
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), Malena Ernman Malena Ernman Sara Magdalena "Malena" Ernman is a Swedish opera singer . Ernman is a versatile artist in her field, who outside the world of opera and operettas also has performed chansons, cabaret, jazz, appeared in musicals and she is a performer who's declared that she's very much attracted to the attributes... (l) |
38 | 144 | 182 | 1 |
At Eurovision
Since Sweden is not one of the "Big Four" and was not the host of the 2009 contest, it had to compete in one of the two semi-finals.Following a draw in Moscow, the Swedish entrant took part in the first semi-final on 12 May 2009, performing 5th. At the semifinal, Sweden's entry qualified for the final, which took take place on May 16. while the draw for the running order was held on 16 March 2009. It finished 21st of 25 participants with just 33 points.
Televoting results
Semi Final VotingSweden's televoting for the first semi final were as follows:
The televotes were then converted into points, as shown in the points column.
| Draw | Country | Televotes | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,988 | 0 | |
| 2 | 831 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1,655 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3,200 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Sweden |
N/A | N/A |
| 6 | 7,397 | 5 | |
| 7 | 2,676 | 0 | |
| 8 | 4,251 | 2 | |
| 9 | 13,685 | 7 | |
| 10 | 8,621 | 6 | |
| 11 | 725 | 0 | |
| 12 | 35,994 | 12 | |
| 13 | 2,986 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2,594 | 0 | |
| 15 | 31,988 | 10 | |
| 16 | 4,394 | 3 | |
| 17 | 4,820 | 4 | |
| 18 | 30,688 | 8 |
Final Voting
Sweden's televoting for the grand final were as follows:
The televotes were then converted into points, as shown in the televote points column. As the 50/50 rule had also been re-introduced a jury of 5 professionals in music from Sweden also voted. These votes were then combined and converted into the point system as shown in the final column.
| Draw | Country | Televotes | Televote Points |
Jury Points |
Total | Final Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7,446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 9,457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 4,916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Sweden |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | 3,752 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 7,894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 58,151 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 10 | |
| 8 | 14,450 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| 9 | 15,918 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3,810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 39,145 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | |
| 12 | 57,818 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
| 13 | 6,131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 8,535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 24,244 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
| 16 | 26,635 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 17 | 7,930 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18 | 33,709 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| 19 | 20,698 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
| 20 | 136,171 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 12 | |
| 21 | 8,229 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | 7,638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 12,854 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 47,722 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| 25 | 3,672 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |