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Melodifestivalen 2003 (semifinals)
Melodifestivalen 2003 was the selection for the 43rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Luleå, Sundsvall and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The show was watched by 1,230,751 people. Schedule Heats The heats for Melodifestivalen 2003 began on 15 February 2003. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on March 15, 2003. This was the second year that a heat format had been used for the competition. "När löven faller" composed by Carola Häggkvist and Ingemar Åberg was disqualified prior to the competition. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Second Chance Final Voting Juries Televotes Returning artists See also *Eurovision Song Contest 2003 *Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest *Sweden in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Levengood
Mark Levengood, (born 10 July 1964 in Lejeune Base Camp, North Carolina, in the United States), is a Finnish journalist, writer, and television host who is working in Sweden. He is a Swedish-speaking Finn who grew up in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city .... He is the husband of Jonas Gardell. They have one child each, a boy, who is Gardell's biological child, and a girl, who is Levengood's child. Levengood was born to an American father and a Sweden-Finnish mother. On April 1, 2008, Levengood was named UNICEF ambassador. He is a member of the board of the University of Gotland. Until 2018, Levengood has been a summer host this summer in P1 six times: June 27, 1993, June 22, 1996, July 4, 1999, June 24, 2007, June 25, 2011, and 28, 2018. Levengood was Veg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Radio P4
P4 (''pe fyra'') is a national radio channel produced by the Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Radio. P4 was started in 1987 as a network of regional stations, but national programming was added in 1993 when P3 was relaunched as a specialist youth channel and P4 took over a large part of P3's former programming intended for a more adult audience. Programming Targeted at an across-the-board audience, but with the emphasis on older listeners, it is the corporation's most popular radio channel, presenting popular music, entertainment, and sport. On weekdays most of the daytime schedule comes from 25 different regional stations, each producing programming (including local news coverage) for their own areas, while in the evenings and at weekends the channel carries national programming. Overnight (between 0.00 and 6.00) P4 and youth channel P3 present a joint programme of "music, games, and chat". Among the more popular programmes broadcast nationally are: '' Karlavagnen'', '' Melo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Da Buzz
Da Buzz is a Swedish Eurodance/pop music group. Members of the group are writers/producers Per Lidén and Pier Schmid and lead-singer Annika Thörnquist. All three are from Karlstad. The band has had a successful career in their native Sweden, with a career spanning seven years, five albums, and 15 hit singles. They have reached #1 twice in their homeland; in 2003 with "Alive" and in 2006 with " Last Goodbye". The band landed a #1 Billboard Magazine Club hit in the United States with the Hex Hector remix of "Let Me Love You". They participated in Melodifestivalen in 2003 with the song "Stop Look Listen". A greatest hits album was released in November 2007. Their latest single "Baby Listen to Me" was released in September 2007, and became the band's 9th top 10 hit. On 10 July 2009, Da Buzz announced: " ..s currently taking a break and we would like to thank all our fans for your wonderful support during the years. We will be back in the future but we don't know when yet. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Johnson
Jill Anna Maria Johnson (born 24 May 1973) is a Swedish country and pop singer, songwriter and TV-host. She performed in the Melodifestivalen 1998 contest, winning with the song "Kärleken är" ("Love Is"), and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she entered Melodifestivalen for the second time with "Crazy in Love", which finished fourth in the final. She also hosted the final of Melodifestivalen 2005. Johnson is today one of the most successful artists in Sweden, with several Gold and Platinum records and since 2014 even hosted her own Swedish TV-show from Nashville, '' Jills veranda''. Biography Johnson is from the small town of Ängelholm in the south western part of Sweden, but the surroundings and the media compare her with the biggest stars in the music business. By the age of four, she had decided that she wanted to become an artist, an aspiration towards which she was highly encouraged by her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Martin (singer)
Jesse Martin, OAM (born 26 August 1981), is a German-Australian sailor who in 1999 became the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop and unassisted, Martin's journey in the S&S 34 sloop ''Lionheart-Mistral'' took approximately 11 months. He chronicled his adventures in the book ''Lionheart: A Journey of the Human Spirit'', and his story was made into a documentary, ''Lionheart: The Jesse Martin Story''. ''Lionheart'' voyage At 17, Martin departed Melbourne for a world voyage on his yacht, ''Lionheart''. He arrived back in Melbourne on 31 October 1999 and sailed into the record books at age 18. The entire journey covered 328 days and in all. Since Martin's voyage, the World Sailing Speed Record Council (WSSRC) have discontinued the "youngest" category and no longer recognise "human condition" records. Martin remains the youngest solo non-stop unassisted sailor to cross opposite points of the globe in a single round-the-world voyage. His voyage inspired othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alive (group)
Alive may refer to: *Life Books, comics and periodicals * ''Alive'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Scott Sigler * '' Alive: The Final Evolution'', a 2003 shonen manga by Tadashi Kawashima and Adachitoka * '' Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors'', a 1974 book by Piers Paul Read * ''Alive'' (magazine), a monthly Canadian natural health magazine * ''Alive!'' (newspaper), an Irish Catholic newspaper Film * ''Alive'' (1993 film), a film by Frank Marshall based on the book ''Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors'' * '' Alive: 20 Years Later'', a 1993 documentary about the book ''Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors'' and the Frank Marshall film * ''Alive'' (2002 film), a Japanese horror film by Ryuhei Kitamura based on the manga ''ALIVE'' * ''Alive'', a 2003 DVD by Audio Adrenaline * ''Alive'' (2006 film), a Russian film by Aleksandr Veledinsky * ''Alive'' (Meshuggah video), a 2010 concert film * ''Alive'' (2014 film), a South Korean film by Park Jung-bum * ''Alive'', a 2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Méndez
Leopoldo Jorge Méndez Alcayaga (born 21 July 1975 in Valparaíso) is a Chilean-Swedish DJ, singer and producer, known by his stage name Méndez, formerly DJ Méndez. He won the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica for ''Best Southwest New Artist''. Early life His father was a political dissident, who left Chile after the Chilean regime began monitoring him. In 1986, Méndez, his two brothers and mother left for Sweden; they lived at various places before settling down in the suburb of Farsta in Stockholm. He went to school in the Larsbodaskolan, in Farsta Strand, joined a gang and was a small-time criminal, though he always had the goal of making it in showbusiness. After several run-ins with the police, he focused on beginning his career. Career After joining a counseling institution called Fasta and meeting sound engineer Jordi Fuste, DJ Méndez started his career as a Latin rapper, making his live debut in a local festival. Mixing hip-hop and traditional Latin Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Lopez (Swedish Singer)
Denise "DeDe" Lopez is a Mexican born Swedish singer, rapper, and DJ. She participated in Melodifestivalen 2003 Discography ;Albums *''TBA (Totally Bombastic Anecdotes)'' (1995) *''I Do'' (1997) *''Metaphor'' (1999) *''Like a Queen'' (Japan) (2002) *''Slave to the Sound'' (2003) *''Gemini 1994–2004'' (2004) *''Black Lace & Leather'' (2011) *''Revolution'' (2021) *''Hide & Seek'' (2022) New release of ''Black Lace & Leather'' ;Singles *"My Crush" (1993) *"Silly Games" (1993) *"Take A Step Back" (1995) *"Party" (1995) *"In The Mood" (1996) *"(Can We) Swing It" (1996) *"My Lover" (1997) *"Get to You" (1997) *"Gimme All You Got" (1997) *"Everybody" (1999) *"Let Me Show You How" (1999) *"Lita På Mig" feat Blues (2001) *"Someone Somewhere Someday" (2003) *"Love Me Down" (2003) *"Last To Know" feat Laila Adele (2003) *"Tarzan Boy" (2005) *"B.I.T.C.H (Being In Total Control Of Herself)" (2007) *"Turn You On" feat Pras Michel (2007) *"Girls & Rock 'N' Roll" feat Lazee (2010) *"Your W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carola Häggkvist
Carola Maria Häggkvist (; born 8 September 1966), commonly known simply as Carola, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music.Eurovision.tvCarola will represent Sweden again Retrieved on 29 February 2008. Her debut album, '' Främling'' (1983), sold around one million copies and remains the biggest-selling album in Swedish music history.Carola InternationaHistory – Biography Retrieved on 29 February 2008. She has also worked as a songwriter. During her career, she has recorded many top-selling albums and singles and is referred to as Sweden's most prominent female singer. Some of her biggest hits are " Främling", "Tommy tycker om mig", "Fångad av en stormvind", "All the Reasons to Live", "I Believe in Love", "Genom allt", and " Evighet". She has released records in various languages: Swedish, Dutch, German, English, Norwegian and Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordichallen
Nordichallen is an indoor arena located in Sundsvall, Sweden. It opened in January 1992. Its dimensions are , area , seating capacity 9,300, ceiling height . It hosts Association football, football matches and concerts. References {{reflist Football venues in Sweden Sport in Sundsvall Sports venues completed in 1992 GIF Sundsvall 1992 establishments in Sweden Event venues in Sweden Fairgrounds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
