Melodifestivalen 2007

Melodifestivalen 2007 was the selection for the 47th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 46th time that this system of picking a song has been used. Five semifinals took place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and a Second Chance round in Nyköping. The final was broadcast on SVT1, SVT Europa, YLE FST5 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The pre-contest favourites were The Ark, with The Worrying Kind[1] and they won, scoring the highest marks with both juries and televoters. The Ark also received the highest number of televotes a song had ever achieved in Melodifestivalen at the time, beating Carola's record from Melodifestivalen 2006. The record was later broken by Loreen at Melodifestivalen 2012.

Melodifestivalen 2007
Dates
Semi-final3 February 2007
10 February 2007
17 February 2007
24 February 2007
Second chance3 March 2007
Grand final10 March 2007
VenueGlobe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Presenter(s)Kristian Luuk
Directed bySven Stojanovic
Interval actMelodifestivalen musical
Participants
Number of entries32: 8 in each semi-final; 10 in the final (2 from each semi-final, 2 from the Second Chance round.)
Vote
Voting system50% Jury, 50% SMS and telephone voting
11 juries give 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points to their seven favourite songs.
People can vote by televote or SMS. Televoting gives 11, 22, 44, 66, 88, 110 and 132 points to the seven most popular songs.
Winning song"The Worrying Kind" by The Ark

Semifinals

The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2007 began on 3 February 2007. There were five semifinals in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and Nyköping (second chance round) leading up to the final at the Globen on 10 March 2007.

Preselection

The deadline for the submission of songs was 19 September 2006, and 3,234 songs were submitted , falling short of the 2006 record. The titles and composers of the 28 semifinalists (the exceptions being the wildcards) were announced on October 10, 2006. "More Than A Girl", composed by Ulf Lindström, Agnes Carlsson and Johan Ekhé was disqualified on October 13, 2006, as Carlsson had publicly stated that she had composed the song, which could have affected the impartiality of the jury . "Alla kan bli stjärnor" was disqualified on October 16, 2006, as one of the composers, Sebastian Fronda, refused to sing the song in the competition . The two disqualified songs were replaced by "Allt vi en gång trodde på" and "Cara mia". On 1 November 2006, Kristian Luuk was confirmed as host for all six rounds of the competition. The performers of the first 28 selected songs were announced on 28 November 2006. The wildcards were announced on 26 December 2006 – they were Uno & Irma, The Ark, Sebastian Karlsson and Magnus Uggla.

Changes to Second Chance round

On 15 August 2006 SVT announced that the Second Chance round, which had traditionally taken place on the Sunday after the last semifinal, would be turned into a full Saturday night show . This means that Melodifestivalen 2007 will be a six-week competition, rather than the five-week event it has been in recent years.

As well as turning the Second Chance round into a main show in an arena, the voting for it has also been changed. A knock-out system will be introduced whereby each of the eight artists are split into four groups of two, and the voters can vote for their favourite in each pair. The four winners go through to a second round, where they will be paired off again, with the winners of each pairing going through to the final.

Semifinal 1 – Jönköping

The first semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Kinnarps Arena in Jönköping on 3 February 2007.

# Artist Song
(Translation)		 Composers Televotes Total
Votes		 Place
Round 1 Round 2
1 Elin Lanto "Money" Lasse Anderson 20,960 32,121 53,081 4th
2 Andersson & Gibson "Anything But You" Aleena Gibson, Stefan Andersson 17,610 24,984 42,594 5th
3 Anna Book "Samba Sambero" Thomas G:son 44,039 65,184 109,223 1st
4 Addis Black Widow "Clubbin'" Armias Mamo, Dianne Wiston 3,717 – 3,717 8th
5 Andreas Lundstedt "Move" Andreas Lundstedt, Johan Röhr 17,145 – 17,145 6th
6 Tommy Nilsson "Jag tror på människan"
(I believe in mankind)		 Johan Stentorp, Lasse Andersson, Tommy Nilsson 34,098 42,442 76,540 2nd
7 Sofia "Hypnotized" Sofia Berntson, Dimitri Stassos, Jason Gill 16,695 – 16,695 7th
8 Uno & Irma "God morgon" (Good morning) Uno Svenningsson, Staffan Hellstrand 26,680 31,919 58,599 3rd

Semifinal 2 – Gothenburg

The second semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Scandinavium in Gothenburg on 10 February 2007.

# Artist Song
(Translation)		 Composers Televotes Total
Votes		 Place
Round 1 Round 2
1 Regina Lund "Rainbow Star" Fredrik Kempe, Bobby Ljunggren, Regina Lund 7,188 – 7,188 8th
2 Marie Lindberg "Trying to Recall" Marie Lindberg 52,041 81,441 133,482 2nd
3 Jimmy Jansson "Amanda" Thomas G:son, Jimmy Jansson 34,291 38,447 72,738 3rd
4 Cosmo4 "What's Your Name" Niklas Edberger, Henrik Wikström, Kent Olsson 17,648 20,549 38,197 5th
5 Lustans Lakejer "Allt vi en gång trodde på"
(Everything we once believed in)		 Johan Kinde 8,808 – 8,808 7th
6 Jessica Andersson "Kom" (Come) Robert Wåtz, Rasmus Lindwall, Lina Eriksson, Mårten Eriksson 20,808 27,575 48,383 4th
7 Svante Thuresson
& Anne-Lie Rydé		 "Första gången" (The first time) Bobby Ljunggren, Dan Sundqvist, Sonja Aldén 12,965 – 12,965 6th
8 The Ark "The Worrying Kind" Ola Salo 81,793 104,065 185,858 1st

Semifinal 3 – Örnsköldsvik

The third semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Swedbank Arena in Örnsköldsvik on 17 February 2007.

# Artist Song
(Translation)		 Composers Televotes Total
Votes		 Place
Round 1 Round 2
1 Måns Zelmerlöw "Cara Mia" Fredrik Kempe, Henrik Wikström 52,975 85,623 138,598 1st
2 MissMatch "Drop Dead" Marit Woody, Stefan Woody, Figge Boström, Felix Persson, Mära Grauers 7,062 – 7,062 8th
3 Magnus Carlsson "Live Forever" Thomas Thörnholm, Michael Clauss, Danne Attlerud 44,193 56,692 100,885 5th
4 Sheida "I mina drömmar" (In my dreams) Ulrika Bodén, Niklas Rosvall, Rostam Mirlashari 15,839 – 15,839 6th
5 The Attic feat. Therese "The Arrival" Michael Feiner, Eric Amarillo 10,960 – 10,960 7th
6 Sebastian Karlsson "When The Night Comes Falling" Sebastian Karlsson, Peter Kvint 50,136 70,760 120,896 2nd
7 Sonja Aldén "För att du finns"
(Because you exist)		 Sonja Aldén, Bobby Ljunggren 38,530 58,529 97,059 4th
8 Nanne "Jag måste kyssa dig"
(I must kiss you)		 Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Nanne Grönvall, Peter Grönvall 61,051 65,791 126,842 3rd

Semifinal 4 – Gävle

The fourth semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Läkerol Arena in Gävle on 24 February 2007.

# Artist Song
(Translation)		 Composers Televotes Total
Votes		 Place
Round 1 Round 2
1 Magnus Uggla "För kung och fosterland"
(For king and motherland)		 Magnus Uggla, Anders Henriksson 39,159 46,239 85,398 3rd
2 Emile Azar "Vi hade nåt" (We had something) Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson 17,388 – 17,388 7th
3 Sanna Nielsen "Vågar du, vågar jag" (If you dare, I dare) Fredrik Kempe, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström 32,092 43,882 75,974 4th
4 Caroline af Ugglas "Tror på dig" (Believe in you) Heinz Liljedahl, Caroline af Ugglas, Mattias Torell 26,926 – 26,926 6th
5 After Dark "(Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer"
((Oh) When you take it into your own hands)		 Kent Olsson, Henrik Wikström 35,877 40,651 76,528 5th
6 Sarah Dawn Finer "I Remember Love" Peter Hallström, Sarah Dawn Finer 54,395 85,587 139,982 2nd
7 Verona "La musica" Robert Rydholm, Johan Fjellström, Joakim Udd, Karl Eurén 16,516 – 16,516 8th
8 Andreas Johnson "A Little Bit of Love" Andreas Johnson, Peter Kvint 95,969 111,662 207,631 1st

Second Chance – Nyköping

The second chance round of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Rosvalla Eventcenter in Nyköping on 3 March 2007.

# Artist Song
(Translation)		 Composers Televotes Results
Round 1 Round 2
1 Elin Lanto "Money" Lasse Andersson 31,924 – Out
2 Jessica Andersson "Kom" (Come) Robert Wåtz, Rasmus Lindwall, Lina Eriksson, Mårten Eriksson 39,683 45,046 Out
3 Jimmy Jansson "Amanda" Thomas G:son, Jimmy Jansson 81,699 – Out
4 Sanna Nielsen "Vågar du, vågar jag" (If you dare, I dare) Fredrik Kempe, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström 100,358 105,980 Finalist
5 Uno & Irma "God morgon" (Good morning) Uno Svenningsson, Staffan Hellstrand 44,527 – Out
6 Sonja Aldén "För att du finns" (Because you exist) Sonja Aldén, Bobby Ljunggren 70,863 143,980 Finalist
7 Nanne "Jag måste kyssa dig" (I must kiss you) Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Nanne Grönvall, Peter Grönvall 118,217 – Out
8 Magnus Uggla "För kung och fosterland" (For king and motherland) Magnus Uggla, Anders Henriksson 149,331 142,540 Out

Duels
First Round Second Round Finalists
         
 "Money" 31,924
 "Kom" 39,683
 "Kom" 45,046
 "Vågar du, vågar jag" 105,980
 "Amanda" 81,699
 "Vågar du, vågar jag" 100,358
 "Vågar du, vågar jag" Finalist
 "För att du finns" Finalist
 "God morgon" 44,527
 "För att du finns" 70,863
 "För att du finns" 143,980
 "För kung och fosterland" 142,540
 "Jag måste kyssa dig" 118,217
 "För kung och fosterland" 149,331

Final – Stockholm

The final of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Globen in Stockholm on 10 March 2007.

# Artist Song
(Translation)		 Composers
1 Andreas Johnson "A Little Bit of Love" Andreas Johnson, Peter Kvint
2 Sonja Aldén "För att du finns" (Because you exist) Sonja Aldén, Bobby Ljunggren
3 Anna Book "Samba Sambero" Thomas G:son
4 Sebastian Karlsson "When The Night Comes Falling" Sebastian Karlsson, Peter Kvint
5 Marie Lindberg "Trying to Recall" Marie Lindberg
6 Måns Zelmerlöw "Cara Mia" Fredrik Kempe, Henrik Wikström
7 Tommy Nilsson "Jag tror på människan" (I believe in mankind) Johan Stentorp, Lasse Andersson, Tommy Nilsson
8 Sanna Nielsen "Vågar du, vågar jag" (If you dare, I dare) Fredrik Kempe, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström
9 Sarah Dawn Finer "I Remember Love" Peter Hallström, Sarah Dawn Finer
10 The Ark "The Worrying Kind" Ola Salo

Results
# Song Jury
points		 Televoting Total Place
Votes % Points
1 "A Little Bit of Love" 181012101212810810 101 371,222 17,9% 88 189 2nd
2 "För att du finns" 421116106216 40 128,806 6,2% 22 62 6th
3 "Samba Sambero" 1 1 42,205 2,0% 0 1 9th
4 "When The Night Comes Falling" 664626162 39 86,861 4,2% 0 39 8th
5 "Trying to Recall" 4 4 228,422 11,0% 66 70 5th
6 "Cara Mia" 1264281248104 61 402,133 19,4% 110 171 3rd
7 "Jag tror på människan" 0 50,850 2,5% 0 0 10th
8 "Vågar du, vågar jag" 242104412121 33 113,012 5,5% 11 44 7th
9 "I Remember Love" 81088210410468 78 157,227 7,6% 44 122 4th
10 "The Worrying Kind" 1012126128812121212 116 492,180 23,7% 132 248 1st

See also

ESC history

Melodifestivalen

Sister contests

References
  1. The Ark for Helsinki? Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine esctoday.com
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