Melodifestivalen 2007

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Melodifestivalen 2007
Dates
Heat 13 February 2007
Heat 210 February 2007
Heat 317 February 2007
Heat 424 February 2007
Second chance3 March 2007
Final10 March 2007
Host
Presenter(s)Kristian Luuk
Participants
Number of entries32
Number of finalists10
Vote
Voting systemHeats and Second chance: 100% public vote
Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote
Winning song"The Worrying Kind" by The Ark
2006 ← Melodifestivalen → 2008

Melodifestivalen 2007 was the 47th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 3 February and 10 March 2007. The winner of the competition was the band The Ark with the song "The Worrying Kind", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, where they came eighteenth with 51 points.[1]

Format[edit]

The heats for Melodifestivalen 2007 began on 3 February 2007. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on 10 March 2007.

Competition Schedule
Show Date City Venue
Heat 1 3 February 2007 Jönköping Kinnarps Arena
Heat 2 10 February 2007 Gothenburg Scandinavium
Heat 3 17 February 2007 Örnsköldsvik Swedbank Arena
Heat 4 24 February 2007 Gävle Läkerol Arena
Second chance 3 March 2007 Nyköping Rosvalla Eventcenter
Final 10 March 2007 Stockholm Stockholm Globe Arena

Second chance round changes[edit]

On 15 August 2006, SVT announced that the second chance round, which had by then taken place on the Sunday after the last heat, would be turned into a full Saturday night show. That meant that Melodifestivalen 2007 would become a six-week competition, rather than the five-week event it had been the previous years.[2]

As well as turning the second chance round into a main show in an arena, the voting for it was also changed. A knock-out system was introduced where each of the eight artists were split into four duels, and the voters voted for their favorite in each one. The four winners went through to a second round, where they were paired off again, and the winners of each duel went through to the final.[2]

Wildcards[edit]

Starting in 2004, four out of the 32 participants were selected directly by the contest's producers, in order to increase musical and artistic breadth. Each artist, called "wildcard", participated in a different heat. The wildcards in 2007 were the following:[3]

Artist Song Heat
Uno & Irma "God morgon" Heat 1
The Ark "The Worrying Kind" Heat 2
Sebastian "When The Night Comes Falling" Heat 3
Magnus Uggla "För kung och fosterland" Heat 4

Competing entries[edit]

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Addis Black Widow "Clubbin'"
  • Armias Mamo
  • Dianne Wiston
After Dark "(Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer"
Andersson & Gibson "Anything But You"
  • Aleena Gibson
  • Stefan Andersson
Andreas Johnson "A Little Bit of Love"
  • Andreas Johnson
  • Peter Kvint
Andreas Lundstedt "Move"
Anna Book "Samba Sambero" Thomas G:son
Caroline af Ugglas "Tror på dig"
  • Caroline af Ugglas
  • Heinz Liljedahl
  • Mattias Torell
Cosmo4 "What's Your Name"
Elin Lanto "Money" Lasse Anderson [sv]
Emile Azar "Vi hade nåt"
Jessica Andersson "Kom"
Jimmy Jansson "Amanda"
  • Jimmy Jansson
  • Thomas G:son
Lustans Lakejer "Allt vi en gång trodde på" Johan Kinde [sv]
Magnus Carlsson "Live Forever"
Magnus Uggla "För kung och fosterland"
Måns Zelmerlöw "Cara Mia"
Marie Lindberg "Trying to Recall" Marie Lindberg
MissMatch "Drop Dead"
Nanne "Jag måste kyssa dig"
Regina Lund "Rainbow Star"
Sanna Nielsen "Vågar du, vågar jag"
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Fredrik Kempe
  • Henrik Wikström
Sarah Dawn Finer "I Remember Love"
Sebastian "When The Night Comes Falling"
  • Peter Kvint
  • Sebastian Karlsson
Sheida "I mina drömmar"
Sofia "Hypnotized"
  • Dimitrios Stassos
  • Jason Gill
  • Sofia Berntson
Sonja Aldén "För att du finns"
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Sonja Aldén
Svante Thuresson & Anne-Lie Rydé "Första gången"
The Ark "The Worrying Kind" Ola Salo
The Attic feat. Therese "The Arrival"
Tommy Nilsson "Jag tror på människan"
  • Johan Stentorp
  • Lasse Andersson
  • Tommy Nilsson
Uno & Irma "God morgon"
Verona "La musica"

Contest overview[edit]

Heat 1[edit]

The first heat took place on 3 February 2007 at the Kinnarps Arena in Jönköping. 2,989,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 379,212 votes were cast, with a total of 1,086,555 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[4]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Elin Lanto "Money" 20,960 32,121 53,081 4 Second chance
2 Andersson & Gibson "Anything But You" 17,610 24,984 42,594 5 Out
3 Anna Book "Samba Sambero" 44,039 65,184 109,223 1 Final
4 Addis Black Widow "Clubbin'" 3,717 3,717 8 Out
5 Andreas Lundstedt "Move" 17,145 17,145 6 Out
6 Tommy Nilsson "Jag tror på människan" 34,098 42,442 76,540 2 Final
7 Sofia "Hypnotized" 16,695 16,695 7 Out
8 Uno & Irma "God morgon" 26,680 31,919 58,599 3 Second chance

Heat 2[edit]

The second heat took place on 10 February 2007 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. 3,211,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 508,716 votes were cast, with a total of 1,336,344 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[5]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Regina Lund "Rainbow Star" 7,188 7,188 8 Out
2 Marie Lindberg "Trying to Recall" 52,041 81,441 133,482 2 Final
3 Jimmy Jansson "Amanda" 34,291 38,447 72,738 3 Second chance
4 Cosmo4 "What's Your Name" 17,648 20,549 38,197 5 Out
5 Lustans Lakejer "Allt vi en gång trodde på" 8,808 8,808 7 Out
6 Jessica Andersson "Kom" 20,808 27,575 48,383 4 Second chance
7 Svante Thuresson & Anne-Lie Rydé "Första gången" 12,965 12,965 6 Out
8 The Ark "The Worrying Kind" 81,793 104,065 185,858 1 Final

Heat 3[edit]

The third heat took place on 17 February 2007 at the Swedbank Arena in Örnsköldsvik. 3,177,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 623,321 votes were cast, with a total of 1,399,219 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[6]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Måns Zelmerlöw "Cara Mia" 52,975 85,623 138,598 1 Final
2 MissMatch "Drop Dead" 7,062 7,062 8 Out
3 Magnus Carlsson "Live Forever" 44,193 56,692 100,885 5 Out
4 Sheida "I mina drömmar" 15,839 15,839 6 Out
5 The Attic feat. Therese "The Arrival" 10,960 10,960 7 Out
6 Sebastian "When The Night Comes Falling" 50,136 70,760 120,896 2 Final
7 Sonja Aldén "För att du finns" 38,530 58,529 97,059 4 Second chance
8 Nanne "Jag måste kyssa dig" 61,051 65,791 126,842 3 Second chance

Heat 4[edit]

The fourth heat took place on 24 February 2007 at the Läkerol Arena in Gävle. 3,146,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 648,319 votes were cast, with a total of 1,584,630 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[7]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Magnus Uggla "För kung och fosterland" 39,159 46,239 85,398 3 Second chance
2 Emile Azar "Vi hade nåt" 17,388 17,388 7 Out
3 Sanna Nielsen "Vågar du, vågar jag" 32,092 43,882 75,974 4 Second chance
4 Caroline af Ugglas "Tror på dig" 26,926 26,926 6 Out
5 After Dark "(Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer" 35,877 40,651 76,528 5 Out
6 Sarah Dawn Finer "I Remember Love" 54,395 85,587 139,982 2 Final
7 Verona "La musica" 16,516 16,516 8 Out
8 Andreas Johnson "A Little Bit of Love" 95,969 111,662 207,631 1 Final

Second chance[edit]

The second chance round took place on 3 March 2007 at the Rosvalla Eventcenter in Nyköping. 3,038,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 1,073,000 votes were cast.[8]

Round 1
Duel R/O Artist Song Votes Result
I 1 Elin Lanto "Money" 31,924 Out
2 Jessica Andersson "Kom" 39,683 Round 2
II 1 Jimmy Jansson "Amanda" 81,699 Out
2 Sanna Nielsen "Vågar du, vågar jag" 100,358 Round 2
III 1 Uno & Irma "God morgon" 44,527 Out
2 Sonja Aldén "För att du finns" 70,863 Round 2
IV 1 Nanne "Jag måste kyssa dig" 118,217 Out
2 Magnus Uggla "För kung och fosterland" 149,331 Round 2
Round 2
Duel R/O Artist Song Votes Result
I 1 Jessica Andersson "Kom" 45,046 Out
2 Sanna Nielsen "Vågar du, vågar jag" 105,980 Final
II 1 Sonja Aldén "För att du finns" 143,980 Final
2 Magnus Uggla "För kung och fosterland" 142,540 Out

Final[edit]

The final took place on 10 March 2007 at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm. 3,976,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 2,072,918 votes were cast, with a total of 5,117,374 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[9]

R/O Artist Song Juries Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Andreas Johnson "A Little Bit of Love" 101 371,222 88 189 2
2 Sonja Aldén "För att du finns" 40 128,806 22 62 6
3 Anna Book "Samba Sambero" 1 42,205 0 1 9
4 Sebastian "When The Night Comes Falling" 39 86,861 0 39 8
5 Marie Lindberg "Trying to Recall" 4 228,422 66 70 5
6 Måns Zelmerlöw "Cara Mia" 61 402,133 110 171 3
7 Tommy Nilsson "Jag tror på människan" 0 50,850 0 0 10
8 Sanna Nielsen "Vågar du, vågar jag" 33 113,012 11 44 7
9 Sarah Dawn Finer "I Remember Love" 78 157,227 44 122 4
10 The Ark "The Worrying Kind" 116 492,180 132 248 1
Detailed jury votes
R/O Song Total
1 "A Little Bit of Love" 1 8 10 12 10 12 12 8 10 8 10 101
2 "För att du finns" 4 2 1 1 1 6 10 6 2 1 6 40
3 "Samba Sambero" 1 1
4 "When The Night Comes Falling" 6 6 4 6 2 6 1 6 2 39
5 "Trying to Recall" 4 4
6 "Cara Mia" 12 6 4 2 8 1 2 4 8 10 4 61
7 "Jag tror på människan" 0
8 "Vågar du, vågar jag" 2 4 2 10 4 4 1 2 1 2 1 33
9 "I Remember Love" 8 10 8 8 2 10 4 10 4 6 8 78
10 "The Worrying Kind" 10 12 12 6 12 8 8 12 12 12 12 116
Jury spokespersons[9]

Ratings[edit]

Viewing figures by show
Show Air date Viewers
(millions)
Ref.
Heat 1 3 February 2007 2.989 [4]
Heat 2 10 February 2007 3.211 [5]
Heat 3 17 February 2007 3.177 [6]
Heat 4 24 February 2007 3.146 [7]
Second chance 3 March 2007 3.038 [8]
Final 10 March 2007 3.976 [9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Final of Helsinki 2007 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
  2. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2007 - Genomförande". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  3. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2007 - Jokrar". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  4. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2007 - Deltävling 1: Jönköping". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  5. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2007 - Deltävling 2: Göteborg". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  6. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2007 - Deltävling 3: Örnsköldsvik". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  7. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2007 - Deltävling 4: Gävle". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  8. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2007 - Andra chansen: Nyköping". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  9. ^ a b c "Melodifestivalen 2007 - Final: Stockholm". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

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