Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Encyclopedia
Melodifestivalen 2011 was a Swedish
song contest held between February and March 2011. It selected Sweden's 51st song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
, and was the 50th edition of Melodifestivalen
. Eric Saade
, with the song "Popular
", won the contest and thus was selected to represent Sweden in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.
(5 February), Gothenburg
(12 February), Linköping (19 February) and Malmö
(26 February). The second chance round was held in Sundsvall
on 5 March and the final in Stockholm was held on 12 March. SVT presented the competing songs during autumn 2010.
As in 2010 and 2009, a maximum of eight people were allowed on stage, while only persons of 16 years or over would be eligible. (However, in accordance with Eurovision rules, only six people were allowed on stage for the Swedish entry at Eurovision.) The main singer(s) had to perform vocals live on stage, however other backing vocals could be pre-recorded along with the song's backing track.
There has been a large change in the way that the 32 songs will be selected. In 2010, 27 songs were selected by a selection panel, 4 songs were then selected by SVT in order to diversify the musical quality of the contest and one song was then selected through a "Web wildcard" competition. Members of the public were allowed to submit songs onto the SVT website, with the public selecting one song through SMS voting. For 2011, this was changed: only 15 songs were selected by the selection panel. The remaining 15 songs were then selected by SVT, from remaining submissions made to the selection panel, or from specially invited artists and songs. The web wildcard competition was expanded; instead of just one song was chosen, the public selected two songs. The web wildcard competition began on 11 October, and ended with a live show on 8 November on SVT24
, held at the Golden Hits nightclub in Stockholm.
Other changes introduced to Melodifestivalen 2011 were revealed by SVT. For the first time, non-Swedish songwriter
s were able to enter songs into the contest, as long as there is at least one Swedish songwriter also contributing. Solo singer-instrumentalists were now allowed to perform their instruments live during the TV broadcast.
On 17 November, SVT announced Marie Serneholt
and Rickard Olsson as the hosts for the semi-finals, the second chance and the final, but there was also a guest host in each program.
On 22 September, SVT announced that a record number of 3852 entries have been submitted. 424 of them were submitted to the web wildcard selection.
Of the 424 entries entered into the contest, 232 were selected to compete after disqualifying those that did not meet the rules of the contest.
On 31 October the top ten songs were announced by SVT. From 1 November one song was eliminated every day, leaving five songs on 5 November. The final two winners were announced on 8 November in a live TV final on SVT24
. The eliminated songs in the top 10 were:
.
, Gothenburg
, Linköping
and Malmö
.
The jury, which chose the fifteen songs of the over 3000 submissions, were selected at the end of September 2010. SVT's fifteen wild cards and the jury's choice has and will be revealed before the end of November 2010. The two web wildcards were chosen by viewers on 8 November 2010.
SVT announced the first four songs on 7 October, which featured the return of three-time competitor Linda Bengtzing
. A further eight songs were announced on 19 October, with Sanna Neilsen and Danny
returning. The 13th song in Melodifestivalen 2011 was revealed on 1 November: Lars-Åke Wilhelmsson, aka Babsan, will compete with "Ge mig en spanjor", and on 3 November SVT revealed that Nicke Borg
will also compete in the contest with the song "Leaving Home".
On 7 November it was revealed by Expressen
that former Eurovision Song Contest winner Elisabeth Andreassen
will make a return to Melodifestivalen in 2011. Andreassen won the 1985 Eurovision
for Norway
as part of Bobbysocks!, and also took part in 1994
(with Jan Werner Danielsen
). She also competed for Norway in 1996
, and in 1982
for Sweden (as part of Chips
). On 8 November SVT confirmed that Andreassen would make a comeback to Melodifestivalen, and will take part with the song "Vaken i en dröm". Also on 8 November the web wildcard contest ended with a live TV final on SVT24
. Julia Alvgard and Jonas Matsson won after the public televote with the songs "Better or Worse" and "On My Own".
On 22 November, a further six entries were revealed by SVT. However, during this press conference SVT revealed the entries that will compete in the first two semi-finals. The remaining entries were announced on a press conferences on 29 November, which featured the return of Shirley Clamp
and Eric Saade
. However, on 27 November, Christer Björkman
revealed the Swedish dance band The Playtones
will participate in Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "The King". The song "Don't Stop" were disqualified because it has been published on Chasez MySpace
. However, SVT told the songwriters and the artist Andreas Fernette to write a new song. On 10 December, SVT announced Fernette's new song "Run".
On 5 January 2011, SVT revealed Love Generation
's song "Dance Alone" and the running order for each semi-final.
SVT announced that it will be the same rules in the semi-finals as there were in Melodifestivalen 2010
. This means that the song which receiving the most votes in the first round automatically qualifying to the final, skipping the second round. The remaining top four battle again for a place in the final and Andra Chansen round - the 2nd placed song qualifying to the final, the 3rd and 4th placed songs progressing to Andra Chansen, and the song places fifth will be eliminated from the competition. However, SVT will not announce the vote result for each song until the final has been broadcast.
, Luleå
. The songs are in running order.
, Gothenburg
. The songs are in running order.
, Linköping
. The songs are in running order.
. The songs are in running order.
, Sundsvall
. Eight acts will qualify for this round from the semi-finals - the songs that placed 3rd and 4th. A duel format will be used, with each song battling against another in order to remain in the contest, and qualify for the final on 12 March.
During the show, the on-screen graphics displayed the wrong phone numbers on the Radiohjälpen number during Duels 1, 2 and 3. SVT discounted all the votes to the Radiohjälpen number in these duels to declare the winning artist.
On 17 December 2010, Swedish newspaper Expressen
announced that SVT planned to change the voting system in the Melodifestivalen Final. On 10 January 2011, SVT gave details about that. The value of the votes was 2 x 473 points, which meant that tele-votes and jury-votes represent 50/50 each. If an entry is getting 10% of the tele-votes it will be equivalent to 10% of 473 points.
The Swedish jury groups are replaced by 11 international groups. Each jury group gives their points as follows: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. If two songs end up at the same position, the people’s votes will overrule the jury-votes.
The running order for the Final was made immediately after the Second Chance round.
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 2011. It selected Sweden's 51st 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 50th edition of 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...
. Eric Saade
Eric Saade
Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national...
, with the song "Popular
Popular (Eric Saade song)
"Popular" is an English language song written by Fredrik Kempe in 2008 and performed by Swedish singer Eric Saade. It was an entry by Saade in the Melodifestivalen 2011 contest, in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. On 12 May, the song qualified...
", won the contest and thus was selected to represent Sweden in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest.
Format
The 2011 edition of Melodifestivalen was similar to the previous year's arrangement, with four semi-finals, a second-chance round and a grand final. The four semi-finals were held in LuleåLuleå
- 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....
(5 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...
(12 February), Linköping (19 February) 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...
(26 February). The second chance round was held in Sundsvall
Sundsvall
-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....
on 5 March and the final in Stockholm was held on 12 March. SVT presented the competing songs during autumn 2010.
As in 2010 and 2009, a maximum of eight people were allowed on stage, while only persons of 16 years or over would be eligible. (However, in accordance with Eurovision rules, only six people were allowed on stage for the Swedish entry at Eurovision.) The main singer(s) had to perform vocals live on stage, however other backing vocals could be pre-recorded along with the song's backing track.
There has been a large change in the way that the 32 songs will be selected. In 2010, 27 songs were selected by a selection panel, 4 songs were then selected by SVT in order to diversify the musical quality of the contest and one song was then selected through a "Web wildcard" competition. Members of the public were allowed to submit songs onto the SVT website, with the public selecting one song through SMS voting. For 2011, this was changed: only 15 songs were selected by the selection panel. The remaining 15 songs were then selected by SVT, from remaining submissions made to the selection panel, or from specially invited artists and songs. The web wildcard competition was expanded; instead of just one song was chosen, the public selected two songs. The web wildcard competition began on 11 October, and ended with a live show on 8 November on SVT24
SVT24
SVT24 or 24 is a Swedish language TV channel broadcast by Sveriges Television . It started broadcasting in 1999 as a dedicated news channel. In 2003 extended its scope to include other current events-related programmes and sports in the weekends...
, held at the Golden Hits nightclub in Stockholm.
Other changes introduced to Melodifestivalen 2011 were revealed by SVT. For the first time, non-Swedish songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
s were able to enter songs into the contest, as long as there is at least one Swedish songwriter also contributing. Solo singer-instrumentalists were now allowed to perform their instruments live during the TV broadcast.
On 17 November, SVT announced Marie Serneholt
Marie Serneholt
Marie Eleonor Serneholt is a Swedish singer and former member of the Swedish pop band A*Teens. She was born in Stockholm, daughter of musician Ronnie Serneholt.-A*Teens :...
and Rickard Olsson as the hosts for the semi-finals, the second chance and the final, but there was also a guest host in each program.
Changes
Reference:- All entries were submitted via Melodifestivalen website instead of by post.
- The selection panel and SVT chose fifteen entries each, instead of the selection panel choosing twenty-seven and SVT four.
- Foreign songwriters could post entries, but only in combination with at least one Swedish author.
- Artists will be able to play at least one instrument live on stage.
- In the regular selection process, it was the only established songwriters who could submit entries. The public were only allowed to submit entries to the web wildcard competition.
- As in previous years, the songs may be up to three minutes on stage, but a new rule is that they must be at least two minutes long.
- The whole voting in the final will be changed. The value of the votes are 2 x 473 points, which means that tele-votes and jury-votes represent 50/50 each. If an entry is getting 10% of the tele-votes it will be equivalent to 10% of 473 points. The Swedish jury groups are replaced by 11 international groups. Each jury group gives their points according to the ESC-standard: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. If two songs end up at the same position, the people’s votes will overrule the jury-votes.
Schedule
]]| Date | City | Venue | Heat | Host(s) | Guest artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November | 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... |
Golden Hits | Web wild card final | Henric von Zweibergk | - |
| 5 February | 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.... |
Coop Arena Coop Arena Coop Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Luleå, Sweden. The seating capacity of the arena is 6 200 and it's the home arena of the Luleå HF ice hockey team... |
Semi-final 1 | Marie Serneholt Marie Serneholt Marie Eleonor Serneholt is a Swedish singer and former member of the Swedish pop band A*Teens. She was born in Stockholm, daughter of musician Ronnie Serneholt.-A*Teens :... , Rickard Olsson and Elsa Billgren |
Peter Stormare Peter Stormare is a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician.- Early life :... and Nanne Grönvall Nanne Grönvall Marianne Elisabeth Nordqvist more popularly known as Nanne Grönvall is a Swedish singer-songwriter.-Biography:Grönvall's musical career started in the 1980s group Sound of Music... |
| 12 February | Göteborg 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... |
Semi-final 2 | Peter Stormare Peter Stormare is a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician.- Early life :... and 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.... |
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| 19 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.... |
Semi-final 3 | Peter Stormare Peter Stormare is a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician.- Early life :... and Lena Philipsson Lena Philipsson Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson is a Swedish singer and media personality.-Career:... |
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| 26 February | 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... |
Malmö Arena | Semi-final 4 | Peter Stormare Peter Stormare is a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician.- Early life :... and The Ark The Ark (band) The Ark was a Swedish glam rock band formed in 1991 by Jepsson Mikael , and Lasse Ljungberg, when Ola Salo and Leari were only fourteen years old. Martin Axén officially joined the band in 1997, and Sylvester Schlegel in 1999. In late 2005, Jens Andersson joined The Ark as an official member... |
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| 5 March | Sundsvall Sundsvall -External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall.... |
Nordichallen Nordichallen Nordichallen is a stadium located in Sundsvall. Its dimensions are 105x65 meters, area10,500 square meters, seating capacity 9,300, ceiling height 21 meters. Football matches and music concerts are played there.... |
Second chance (Andra chansen) |
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| 12 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 | All of the Above, Dynasty and Anna Bergendahl Anna Bergendahl Anna Henrietta Bergendahl is a Swedish singer. She was born in Stockholm and raised in Nyköping and Katrineholm. Bergendahl is of partial Irish descent as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland, and Anna's first performance in front of an audience was made in a cathedral in York when she... |
Entries
32 songs will compete in Melodifestivalen 2011. 15 of them were selected from a public call for songs, in which public songwriters and artists could send in songs to SVT, until the 21 September 2010. The format for the contest will remain the same from last year's, the same format that was introduced in 2002. The 32 songs will be presented over 4 semi-finals. A public televote will be held to select two songs to progress directly to the final, with the 3rd and 4th placed songs progressing to a Second Chance (Andra Chansen) round. The eight songs in the Second Chance round will battle in duels until two songs are left, which also progress to the final. In the final, the votes of the public will constitute 50% of the total vote, with the remaining 50% coming from the juries.On 22 September, SVT announced that a record number of 3852 entries have been submitted. 424 of them were submitted to the web wildcard selection.
Web wildcards
From July to November 2010 SVT held the second Melodifestivalen web wildcard contest. From 9 July to 21 September musicians with no previous music contract could submit songs to the SVT Melodifestivalen website. From 11 October the 232 submissions could be voted on by SMS voting, with only five being left to progress to the web wildcard final on 8 November.Of the 424 entries entered into the contest, 232 were selected to compete after disqualifying those that did not meet the rules of the contest.
- 11 October 2010 - all 232 entries were made available for voting
- 18 October 2010 - 100 entries went on to the next round
- 25 October 2010 - 50 entries went on to the next round
- 27 October 2010 - 20 entries went on to the next round (the votes were now reset for the remaining songs)
- 29 October 2010 - 15 entries went on to the next round
- 31 October 2010 - 10 entries went on to the next round
- 1–5 November 2010 - ten entries left, one song voted out every day
- 8 November 2010 - five entries remain to competed in the web wildcard final, where two songs were selected to compete in the Melodifestivalen semi-finals
On 31 October the top ten songs were announced by SVT. From 1 November one song was eliminated every day, leaving five songs on 5 November. The final two winners were announced on 8 November in a live TV final on SVT24
SVT24
SVT24 or 24 is a Swedish language TV channel broadcast by Sveriges Television . It started broadcasting in 1999 as a dedicated news channel. In 2003 extended its scope to include other current events-related programmes and sports in the weekends...
. The eliminated songs in the top 10 were:
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Position | Date Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Björn Hasselquist | "Beautiful World" | Björn Hasselquist | 6 | 5 November |
| Madeleine Jangklev | "Stay With Me" | Madeleine Jangklev, Nic Arphult | 7 | 4 November |
| Fredrik & Magnus | "Get Out" | Fredrik Hanefalk, Magnus Paues | 8 | 3 November |
| Trison | "Lovar och svär" | Tony Andersson | 9 | 2 November |
| Succubus | "Raise Your Hands" | Daniel Lindberg | 10 | 1 November |
Final
The two winners of the web wildcard contest were decided on 8 November at the Golden Hits nightclub in Stockholm, hosted by Henric von Zweibergk, floor manager of Melodifestivalen. Televoting and SMS voting decided the final winner, which was announced by executive producter Christer BjörkmanChrister Björkman
Christer Samuel Björkman is a Swedish singer. He was a hairdresser, and had a hair-salon in Borås. He started his career by recording a song called "Våga och vinn" which was produced by Bruno Glenmark in the mid-1980s....
.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Result | MF result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy | "Tusen nätter" | Daniel Wollbratt | Out | |
| 2 | Julia Alvgard | "Better or Worse" | Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz | Qualifier | 6 (Out) |
| 3 | Anton & Dejo | "I Wanna Be With You" | Dennis Andersson, Anton Dahlrot | Out | |
| 4 | Engla | "Don't Stop" | Sargon Jakob | Out | |
| 5 | Jonas Matsson | "On My Own" | Peter Autio, Sari Autio Olsson | Qualifier | 7 (Out) |
Semi-finals
The four semi-finals will this year be held in LuleåLuleå
- 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....
, 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...
, 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...
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...
.
The jury, which chose the fifteen songs of the over 3000 submissions, were selected at the end of September 2010. SVT's fifteen wild cards and the jury's choice has and will be revealed before the end of November 2010. The two web wildcards were chosen by viewers on 8 November 2010.
SVT announced the first four songs on 7 October, which featured the return of three-time competitor 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 :...
. A further eight songs were announced on 19 October, with Sanna Neilsen and Danny
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...
returning. The 13th song in Melodifestivalen 2011 was revealed on 1 November: Lars-Åke Wilhelmsson, aka Babsan, will compete with "Ge mig en spanjor", and on 3 November SVT revealed that Nicke Borg
Nicke Borg
Niklas Roger "Nicke" Borg, born April 3, 1973 in Nässjö, is a Swedish singer and guitarist in the Backyard Babies.-Life:While the Backyard Babies are taking a break, he works on his solo project Homeland....
will also compete in the contest with the song "Leaving Home".
On 7 November it was revealed by Expressen
Expressen
Expressen is one of two nationwide evening tabloid newspapers in Sweden, the other being Aftonbladet. Expressen was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and slogans "it stings" or "Expressen to your rescue", always on the reader's side....
that former Eurovision Song Contest winner 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....
will make a return to Melodifestivalen in 2011. Andreassen won the 1985 Eurovision
Eurovision Song Contest 1985
The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The presenter was Lill Lindfors, and Norwegian duo Bobbysocks! was the winner of this Eurovision with the song "La det swinge"....
for Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
as part of Bobbysocks!, and also took part in 1994
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish...
(with Jan Werner Danielsen
Jan Werner Danielsen
Jan Werner Danielsen, artist name Jan Werner, was a Norwegian pop, classical, and rock singer, famous for his powerful voice which stretched over four and a half octaves...
). She also competed for Norway in 1996
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the 41st Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 18 May 1996 in Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway. The presenters were Ingvild Bryn and Morten Harket. Harket, lead singer of a-ha, opened the show with a performance of his single "Heaven's Not For Saints". Eimear...
, and in 1982
Eurovision Song Contest 1982
The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 24 April 1982 in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The presenter was Jan Leeming. The opening of the contest showed a map of Europe, with the translation "Where is Harrogate?" popping up on-screen from...
for Sweden (as part of 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...
). On 8 November SVT confirmed that Andreassen would make a comeback to Melodifestivalen, and will take part with the song "Vaken i en dröm". Also on 8 November the web wildcard contest ended with a live TV final on SVT24
SVT24
SVT24 or 24 is a Swedish language TV channel broadcast by Sveriges Television . It started broadcasting in 1999 as a dedicated news channel. In 2003 extended its scope to include other current events-related programmes and sports in the weekends...
. Julia Alvgard and Jonas Matsson won after the public televote with the songs "Better or Worse" and "On My Own".
On 22 November, a further six entries were revealed by SVT. However, during this press conference SVT revealed the entries that will compete in the first two semi-finals. The remaining entries were announced on a press conferences on 29 November, which featured the return of Shirley Clamp
Shirley Clamp
Shirley Natasja Clamp, is a Swedish pop singer. Because her mother is Swedish and her father is British, Shirley has dual nationality...
and Eric Saade
Eric Saade
Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national...
. However, on 27 November, Christer Björkman
Christer Björkman
Christer Samuel Björkman is a Swedish singer. He was a hairdresser, and had a hair-salon in Borås. He started his career by recording a song called "Våga och vinn" which was produced by Bruno Glenmark in the mid-1980s....
revealed the Swedish dance band The Playtones
The Playtones
The Playtones is a Swedish dansband formed in 2008 in Kallinge. Their music is influenced by rockabilly. The band was called Boppin' Steve & The Playtones before 2008. They won the dansband competition Dansbandskampen in 2009...
will participate in Melodifestivalen 2011 with the song "The King". The song "Don't Stop" were disqualified because it has been published on Chasez MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
. However, SVT told the songwriters and the artist Andreas Fernette to write a new song. On 10 December, SVT announced Fernette's new song "Run".
On 5 January 2011, SVT revealed Love Generation
Love Generation
Love Generation can refer to:* Sexual revolution* Love Generation , a pop group from Sweden* Love Generation , a Japanese television series* "Love Generation" , a song by Bob Sinclar...
's song "Dance Alone" and the running order for each semi-final.
SVT announced that it will be the same rules in the semi-finals as there were in Melodifestivalen 2010
Melodifestivalen 2010
Melodifestivalen 2010 was a Swedish song contest held between February and March 2010. It was the selection for the 50th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest, and was the 49th edition of Melodifestivalen...
. This means that the song which receiving the most votes in the first round automatically qualifying to the final, skipping the second round. The remaining top four battle again for a place in the final and Andra Chansen round - the 2nd placed song qualifying to the final, the 3rd and 4th placed songs progressing to Andra Chansen, and the song places fifth will be eliminated from the competition. However, SVT will not announce the vote result for each song until the final has been broadcast.
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final was held on 5 February 2011 in Coop ArenaCoop Arena
Coop Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Luleå, Sweden. The seating capacity of the arena is 6 200 and it's the home arena of the Luleå HF ice hockey team...
, 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....
. The songs are in running order.
| # | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Dilba Dilba Dilbahar Demirbag known as Dilba is a Swedish pop singer of Kurdish origin.-Early life:Dilba was born in Turkey to a Kurdish family. She immigrated to Sweden when she was only four years old, where she grew up in Karlstad and Uppsala... |
"Try Again" | Niklas Pettersson, Linda Sonnvik | 9 256 | — | 8 | Out |
| 2 | Swingfly Swingfly Ricardo DaSilva II better known by his stage name Swingfly is an American-born naturalised Swedish rapper and singer. He is also known by other aliases like Swing-Fly, Richie Pasta and Swing. He started lending his vocal talents to other artists' records, but has also developed also a solo career... |
"Me and My Drum Me and My Drum "Me and My Drum" is an English language song by American-Swede Swingfly with Christoffer Hiding and Beatrice Stars. The song is written by Teron Beal, Patrik Magnusson, Johan Ramström and Swingfly himself.... " |
Teron Beal Teron Beal Teron Beal is an American singer/songwriter born in Tyler, Texas. He has also written songs for Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, P!nk, Kelly Rowland, Chrisette Michele, Robyn, Jaheim and others.... , Patrik Magnusson Patrik Magnusson Patrik Magnusson, born Öland, Sweden on 17 March 1970) is a Swedish songwriter.Patrik Magnusson was a member of Popshop, a Swedish pop band founded in Kalmar in 1998 with members Cornelia Cassidy as lead singer, Johan Ramström , Micael Olofsson , Jonas Hermansson and Johan Ramstrom... , Johan Ramström Johan Ramström Johan Ramström, born in Kalmar, Sweden on 17 December 1975, is a Swedish songwriter.Johan Ramström was a member of Popshop, a Swedish pop band founded in Kalmar in 1998 with members Cornelia Cassidy as lead singer, Patrik Magnusson , Micael Olofsson , Jonas Hermansson and Johan Ramstrom... , Swingfly Swingfly Ricardo DaSilva II better known by his stage name Swingfly is an American-born naturalised Swedish rapper and singer. He is also known by other aliases like Swing-Fly, Richie Pasta and Swing. He started lending his vocal talents to other artists' records, but has also developed also a solo career... |
25 634 | 42 104 | 2 | Final |
| 3 | Jenny Silver Jenny Silver -Career:Jenny Silver started her career in the dance band Candela which was signed to Bert Karlssons label Mariann Grammofon from 1991 to 1997. Candela made it big in 1994 with a string of hit songs that also reached the Svensktoppen-list... |
"Something in Your Eyes" | Erik Bernholm, 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... , Henrik Sethsson |
27 017 | 37 262 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 4 | Jonas Matsson | "On My Own" | Peter Autio, Sari Autio Olsson | 10 860 | — | 7 | Web Wildcard Out |
| 5 | Le Kid | "Oh My God" | Märta Grauers, Anton Malmborg Hård af Segerstad, Felix Persson | 16 512 | 16 459 | 5 | Out |
| 6 | Rasmus Viberg | "Social Butterfly" | Amir Aly Amir Aly Amir Aly is a Swedish songwriter and record producer. He has worked with some of the foremost artists in Sweden, including Jill Johnson, Shirley Clamp, Sonja Aldén, Nanne Grönvall, Uno Svenningsson... , Henrik Wikström |
15 151 | — | 6 | Out |
| 7 | Pernilla Andersson | "Desperados" | Pernilla Andersson (m & l) | 27 840 | 30 724 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 8 | Danny 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... |
"In the Club" | 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... , Peter Boström Peter Boström Peter Boström is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. He is also known as Bassflow.Boström wrote his first song at the age of seven. In 1992, at the age of 21, he started Bassflow Productions, a production company near Stockholm, Sweden... , 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... |
60 872 | — | 1 | Final |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was held on 12 February 2011 in ScandinaviumScandinavium
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...
, 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...
. The songs are in running order.
| # | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Brolle Brolle Brolle born as Kjell Junior Wallmark on November 10, 1981 in Boden, Sweden is a singer and musician which was discovered in the Kanal 5 series Popstars in 2001. However in the end not joining the final band Brolle soon got a record deal and released his first single Playing with fire... |
"7 Days and 7 Nights" | Brolle Brolle Brolle born as Kjell Junior Wallmark on November 10, 1981 in Boden, Sweden is a singer and musician which was discovered in the Kanal 5 series Popstars in 2001. However in the end not joining the final band Brolle soon got a record deal and released his first single Playing with fire... (m & l) |
39 319 | 72 737 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Loreen Loreen "Loreen" is a pop song by German singer Sandra. It was released in November 1986 on her second album Mirrors as the third single. The song's B-side "Don't Cry " also appeared on the album. There is extended album version available for "Loreen" from "Mirrors"... |
"My Heart Is Refusing Me" | Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström, Lorén Talhaoui | 19 749 | 31 034 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 3 | Babsan | "Ge mig en spanjor" | Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson | 14 642 | — | 7 | Out |
| 4 | 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.... |
"Vaken i en dröm" | Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Calle Kindbom, Kristian Wejshag | 13 010 | — | 8 | Out |
| 5 | 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... |
"I'm in Love" | 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... , 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... , Irini Michas, Peter Boström |
43 524 | — | 1 | Final |
| 6 | The Moniker Daniel Karlsson Daniel Karlsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He later on took the name The Moniker as his stage name.-As Daniel Karlsson:... |
"Oh My God!" | Daniel Karlsson Daniel Karlsson Daniel Karlsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He later on took the name The Moniker as his stage name.-As Daniel Karlsson:... (m & l) |
28 624 | 37 631 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 7 | Anniela Anniela Anniela is a Swedish pop singer originally from Rinkaby in Skåne,but residing in Stockholm since a few years. Signed to Hitworks, shereleased her debut album Extravaganza in 2009. She appeared on TV4 when... |
"Elektrisk" | Johan Alkenäs, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Johan Fransson | 15 948 | — | 6 | Out |
| 8 | Christian Walz Christian Walz Christian Walz is a Swedish artist, producer and song writer. His music is mainly pop/soul. He released his self-titled debut album in 1999, only 20 years old. It took five years for the next album to be released. "Paint By Numbers" was released in May 2004, became a Swedish Grammy winner and a... |
"Like Suicide" | Fernando Fuentes Fernando Fuentes Fernando Fuentes is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 1000 m events.-References:*... , Henrik Janson, 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.... |
26 951 | 28 242 | 5 | Out |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final will be held on 19 February 2011 in Cloetta CenterCloetta 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....
, 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...
. The songs are in running order.
| # | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Linda Sundblad Linda Sundblad Linda Caroline Sundblad is a Swedish female singer, actress and model.- Lambretta :Dropping out of school at the age of 15 to join the pop-rock music band Lambretta, she experienced much success at a young age... |
"Lucky You" | Linda Sundblad Linda Sundblad Linda Caroline Sundblad is a Swedish female singer, actress and model.- Lambretta :Dropping out of school at the age of 15 to join the pop-rock music band Lambretta, she experienced much success at a young age... , Johan Bobäck Johan Bobäck Johan Bobäck also known as "Kermit" is a record producer and songwriter from Sweden. "Kermit" has written and produced songs for many artists like Garou, Chris Norman, Darin, Troy This, Jeanette Biedermann , Linda Sundblad, Play, Ola Svensson, Elin Lanto etc... , 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... , Anders "Gary" Wikström |
10 701 | — | 6 | Out |
| 2 | Simon Forsberg | "Tid att andas" | 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) |
8 339 | — | 8 | Out |
| 3 | Sara Lumholdt Sara Lumholdt Sara Helena Lumholdt is a Swedish pop singer, and former member of the Swedish quartet A*Teens.-Career:Despite worldwide success, A*Teens disbanded in 2004 and Lumholdt took a short break from the limelight.... |
"Enemy" | Niclas Lundin, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad | 8 689 | — | 7 | Out |
| 4 | The Playtones The Playtones The Playtones is a Swedish dansband formed in 2008 in Kallinge. Their music is influenced by rockabilly. The band was called Boppin' Steve & The Playtones before 2008. They won the dansband competition Dansbandskampen in 2009... |
"The King" | 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.... , Peter Kvint |
48 861 | 50 090 | 2 | Final |
| 5 | Shirley Shirley Clamp Shirley Natasja Clamp, is a Swedish pop singer. Because her mother is Swedish and her father is British, Shirley has dual nationality... 's Angels |
"I Thought It Was Forever" | Robin Abrahamsson, 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... , 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... , Henrik Wikström |
20 573 | 26 933 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 6 | Sebastian Sebastian Karlsson (singer) Sebastian Karlsson, or Sebastian , is a Swedish singer and performer, best known for his participation in Idol 2005, where he came in second place after Agnes Carlsson... |
"No One Else Could" | Andreas Alfredsson Grube, Sebastian Karlsson Sebastian Karlsson (singer) Sebastian Karlsson, or Sebastian , is a Swedish singer and performer, best known for his participation in Idol 2005, where he came in second place after Agnes Carlsson... |
15 406 | 25 423 | 5 | Out |
| 7 | Sara Varga | "Spring för livet" | Sara Varga, 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... |
23 594 | 37 278 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 8 | Eric Saade Eric Saade Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national... |
"Popular" | 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) |
89 175 | — | 1 | Final |
Semi-final 4
The fourth semi-final will be held on 26 February 2011 in Malmö Arena, MalmöMalmö
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...
. The songs are in running order.
| # | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Melody Club Melody Club Melody Club is a Swedish pop/synth rock band from Växjö formed in January 2000. Their break-through came in 2002 with the song Palace Station, which was also a big success in Germany. The band has frequent radio airplay in Sweden, Germany, Japan, Norway and Denmark.Melody Club's style can be... |
"The Hunter" | Kristofer Östergren, Erik Stenemo, Jon Axelsson, Niklas Stenemo | 14 954 | — | 7 | Out |
| 2 | Julia Alvgard | "Better or Worse" | Julia Alvgard, Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz | 18 867 | — | 6 | Web Wildcard Out |
| 3 | Lasse Stefanz Lasse Stefanz Lasse Stefanz, earlier Lasse Stefans, is a country music-inspired dansband, formed in 1967 in Kristianstad, Sweden. The band was popular during the 1980s. The band was formed by Hans Sigfridsson, Lars Sigfridsson and Olle Jönsson. Later members are Christer Ericsson, Anders Pettersson and Gunnar... |
"En blick och nånting händer" | 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... , Ola Håkansson Ola Håkansson Ola Håkansson is a Swedish singer, composer and producer.Ola Håkansson was born in Stockholm. He was the singer of the band Ola and the Janglers and later Secret Service. In 1986 he recorded the duet "The Way You Are" with Agnetha Fältskog.He was part of the songwriting trio Norell Oson Bard... , Tim Norell |
32 686 | 26 355 | 5 | Out |
| 4 | Linda Pritchard Linda Pritchard Linda Norrgård Pritchard, , known as Linda Pritchard, is a Swedish singer and professional dancer who has worked with Magnus Uggla and Ace of Base. She participated in Idol 2008 where she got to the qualifying round, but was eliminated although she was considered one of the favourites... |
"Alive" | Oscar Görres, 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.... |
24 849 | 39 092 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 5 | Anders Fernette | "Run" | Desmond Child Desmond Child Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:... , Negin Djafari, Hugo Lira, Ian-Paolo Lira, 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... |
11 979 | — | 8 | Out |
| 6 | 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 :... |
"E det fel på mej" | Pontus Assarsson, 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... , Jörgen Ringqvist, Daniel Barkman |
38 875 | — | 1 | Final |
| 7 | Nicke Borg Nicke Borg Niklas Roger "Nicke" Borg, born April 3, 1973 in Nässjö, is a Swedish singer and guitarist in the Backyard Babies.-Life:While the Backyard Babies are taking a break, he works on his solo project Homeland.... |
"Leaving Home" | Jojo Borg Larsson, Nicke Borg Nicke Borg Niklas Roger "Nicke" Borg, born April 3, 1973 in Nässjö, is a Swedish singer and guitarist in the Backyard Babies.-Life:While the Backyard Babies are taking a break, he works on his solo project Homeland.... , 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... , Anders "Gary" Wikström |
34 091 | 48 966 | 2 | Final |
| 8 | Love Generation Love Generation (group) Not To Be Confused With The Love GenerationLove Generation is an all female pop group from Sweden formed in 2010.The people behind the group is Moroccan hit producer RedOne A&R Jonas Johnson and Peter Swartling, label Legend Music Group and Universal Music.-2010:Through an audition with over 500... |
"Dance Alone" | RedOne RedOne Nadir Khayat , known by the stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan producer and songwriter. Renowned for co-producing hit singles such as "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "LoveGame", "Bad Romance", "Alejandro" and "Judas", he is attributed by some as the key to Lady Gaga's success... , Bilal "The Chief", Teddy Sky, AJ Junior, Jimmy Joker, BeatGeek |
38 122 | 43 508 | 3 | Second Chance |
Second Chance
The Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round will be held on 5 March in NordichallenNordichallen
Nordichallen is a stadium located in Sundsvall. Its dimensions are 105x65 meters, area10,500 square meters, seating capacity 9,300, ceiling height 21 meters. Football matches and music concerts are played there....
, Sundsvall
Sundsvall
-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....
. Eight acts will qualify for this round from the semi-finals - the songs that placed 3rd and 4th. A duel format will be used, with each song battling against another in order to remain in the contest, and qualify for the final on 12 March.
During the show, the on-screen graphics displayed the wrong phone numbers on the Radiohjälpen number during Duels 1, 2 and 3. SVT discounted all the votes to the Radiohjälpen number in these duels to declare the winning artist.
| Jenny Silver - "Something in Your Eyes" | 32 942 | |||||||||
| Love Generation - "Dance Alone" | 34 212 | |||||||||
| Love Generation - "Dance Alone" | 46 639 | |||||||||
| Sara Varga - "Spring för livet" | 65 713 | |||||||||
| Loreen - "My Heart is Refusing Me" | 42 892 | |||||||||
| Sara Varga - "Spring för livet" | 54 807 | |||||||||
| Sara Varga - "Spring för livet" | ||||||||||
| The Moniker - "Oh my God!" | ||||||||||
| The Moniker - "Oh my God!" | 63 963 | |||||||||
| Linda Pritchard - "Alive" | 40 689 | |||||||||
| The Moniker - "Oh my God!" | 68 478 | |||||||||
| Pernilla Andersson - "Desperados" | 49 559 | |||||||||
| Shirley's Angels - "I Thought It Was Forever" | 30 042 | |||||||||
| Pernilla Andersson - "Desperados" | 54 235 | |||||||||
Final
The final of Melodifestivalen 2011 was held on 12 March 2011 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The two winners from each of the four semi-finals and the two Second chance winners qualified for the final, A total of 10 songs. The winner was decided by a mix of televoting/SMS voting and jury voting.On 17 December 2010, Swedish newspaper Expressen
Expressen
Expressen is one of two nationwide evening tabloid newspapers in Sweden, the other being Aftonbladet. Expressen was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and slogans "it stings" or "Expressen to your rescue", always on the reader's side....
announced that SVT planned to change the voting system in the Melodifestivalen Final. On 10 January 2011, SVT gave details about that. The value of the votes was 2 x 473 points, which meant that tele-votes and jury-votes represent 50/50 each. If an entry is getting 10% of the tele-votes it will be equivalent to 10% of 473 points.
The Swedish jury groups are replaced by 11 international groups. Each jury group gives their points as follows: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. If two songs end up at the same position, the people’s votes will overrule the jury-votes.
The running order for the Final was made immediately after the Second Chance round.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juries | Viewers | Total | |||||
| 1 | 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... |
"In the Club In the Club "In the Club" is an English language song by Swedish singer Danny Saucedo. The song written by Figge Boström, Peter Boström and Saucedo himself... " |
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... , Peter Boström Peter Boström Peter Boström is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. He is also known as Bassflow.Boström wrote his first song at the age of seven. In 1992, at the age of 21, he started Bassflow Productions, a production company near Stockholm, Sweden... , 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... |
79 | 70 | 149 | 2 |
| 2 | Sara Varga | "Spring för livet" | Sara Varga, 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... |
23 | 27 | 50 | 9 |
| 3 | The Moniker Daniel Karlsson Daniel Karlsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He later on took the name The Moniker as his stage name.-As Daniel Karlsson:... |
"Oh My God!" | Daniel Karlsson Daniel Karlsson Daniel Karlsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He later on took the name The Moniker as his stage name.-As Daniel Karlsson:... |
55 | 69 | 124 | 3 |
| 4 | Brolle Brolle Brolle born as Kjell Junior Wallmark on November 10, 1981 in Boden, Sweden is a singer and musician which was discovered in the Kanal 5 series Popstars in 2001. However in the end not joining the final band Brolle soon got a record deal and released his first single Playing with fire... |
"7 Days and 7 Nights" | Brolle Brolle Brolle born as Kjell Junior Wallmark on November 10, 1981 in Boden, Sweden is a singer and musician which was discovered in the Kanal 5 series Popstars in 2001. However in the end not joining the final band Brolle soon got a record deal and released his first single Playing with fire... (m & l) |
8 | 21 | 29 | 10 |
| 5 | 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 :... |
"E det fel på mej" | Pontus Assarsson, 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... , Jörgen Ringqvist, Daniel Barkman |
42 | 16 | 58 | 7 |
| 6 | Nicke Borg Nicke Borg Niklas Roger "Nicke" Borg, born April 3, 1973 in Nässjö, is a Swedish singer and guitarist in the Backyard Babies.-Life:While the Backyard Babies are taking a break, he works on his solo project Homeland.... |
"Leaving Home" | Jojo Borg Larsson, Nicke Borg Nicke Borg Niklas Roger "Nicke" Borg, born April 3, 1973 in Nässjö, is a Swedish singer and guitarist in the Backyard Babies.-Life:While the Backyard Babies are taking a break, he works on his solo project Homeland.... , 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... , Anders "Gary" Wikström |
20 | 37 | 57 | 8 |
| 7 | Swingfly Swingfly Ricardo DaSilva II better known by his stage name Swingfly is an American-born naturalised Swedish rapper and singer. He is also known by other aliases like Swing-Fly, Richie Pasta and Swing. He started lending his vocal talents to other artists' records, but has also developed also a solo career... |
"Me and My Drum Me and My Drum "Me and My Drum" is an English language song by American-Swede Swingfly with Christoffer Hiding and Beatrice Stars. The song is written by Teron Beal, Patrik Magnusson, Johan Ramström and Swingfly himself.... " |
Teron Beal Teron Beal Teron Beal is an American singer/songwriter born in Tyler, Texas. He has also written songs for Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, P!nk, Kelly Rowland, Chrisette Michele, Robyn, Jaheim and others.... , Patrik Magnusson Patrik Magnusson Patrik Magnusson, born Öland, Sweden on 17 March 1970) is a Swedish songwriter.Patrik Magnusson was a member of Popshop, a Swedish pop band founded in Kalmar in 1998 with members Cornelia Cassidy as lead singer, Johan Ramström , Micael Olofsson , Jonas Hermansson and Johan Ramstrom... , Johan Ramström Johan Ramström Johan Ramström, born in Kalmar, Sweden on 17 December 1975, is a Swedish songwriter.Johan Ramström was a member of Popshop, a Swedish pop band founded in Kalmar in 1998 with members Cornelia Cassidy as lead singer, Patrik Magnusson , Micael Olofsson , Jonas Hermansson and Johan Ramstrom... , Swingfly Swingfly Ricardo DaSilva II better known by his stage name Swingfly is an American-born naturalised Swedish rapper and singer. He is also known by other aliases like Swing-Fly, Richie Pasta and Swing. He started lending his vocal talents to other artists' records, but has also developed also a solo career... |
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| 8 | 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... |
"I'm in Love" | 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... , 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... , Irini Michas, Peter Boström |
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| 9 | The Playtones The Playtones The Playtones is a Swedish dansband formed in 2008 in Kallinge. Their music is influenced by rockabilly. The band was called Boppin' Steve & The Playtones before 2008. They won the dansband competition Dansbandskampen in 2009... |
"The King" | 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.... , Peter Kvint (m & l) |
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| 10 | Eric Saade Eric Saade Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national... |
"Popular Popular (Eric Saade song) "Popular" is an English language song written by Fredrik Kempe in 2008 and performed by Swedish singer Eric Saade. It was an entry by Saade in the Melodifestivalen 2011 contest, in a bid to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. On 12 May, the song qualified... " |
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) |
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Juries
| Song |  |
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| "In the Club" | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 79 |
| "Spring för livet" | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 23 |
| "Oh My God!" | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 55 |
| "7 Days and 7 Nights" | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 |
| "E det fel på mej" | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 42 |
| "Leaving Home" | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 20 |
| "Me and My Drum" | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 44 |
| "I'm in Love" | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 12 | 10 | 75 |
| "The King" | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | 46 |
| "Popular" | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 81 |
Televotes
| Song | Jury | No. of televotes (%) | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "In the Club" | 79 | (14.9%) | 70 | 149 |
| "Spring för livet" | 23 | (5.8%) | 27 | 50 |
| "Oh My God!" | 55 | (14.7%) | 69 | 124 |
| "7 Days and 7 Nights" | 8 | (4.3%) | 21 | 29 |
| "E det fel på mej" | 42 | (3.2%) | 16 | 58 |
| "Leaving Home" | 20 | (7.8%) | 37 | 57 |
| "Me and My Drum" | 44 | (10.4%) | 49 | 93 |
| "I'm in Love" | 75 | (8.2%) | 39 | 114 |
| "The King" | 46 | (7.0%) | 33 | 79 |
| "Popular" | 81 | (23.7%) | 112 | 193 |
External links
Melodifestivalen Official Site Melodifestivalen 2011 competition rules SVTSveriges 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...