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 heats took place to select the ten songs for the final, in
Jönköping
Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland.
The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipa ...
,
Gothenburg,
Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik (, ) is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden, with 32,953 inhabitants in 2017.
Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the Hig ...
,
Gävle and a Second Chance round in
Nyköping
Nyköping () is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.
Including Arnö, the locality on the southern shore of th ...
. 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''
The Ark for Helsinki?
esctoday.com 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
Carola is a female given name, the Latinized form of the Germanic given names Caroline or Carol.
People named Carola include:
Acting
* Carola Braunbock (1924–1978), Czech-born East German actress
*Carola Höhn (1910–2005), German actres ...
's record from Melodifestivalen 2006
Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the fina ...
. The record was later broken by Loreen Loreen may refer to:
*Loreen (singer), Swedish singer
*Loreen Rice Lucas (1914–2011), a Canadian author
* "Loreen" (song), 1986 song by German singer Sandra See also
*Loren (disambiguation)
*Lorene Lorene is a given name. Notable people with the n ...
at Melodifestivalen 2012.
Heats
The heats for Melodifestivalen 2007 began on 3 February 2007. There were five heats in Jönköping
Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland.
The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipa ...
, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik (, ) is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden, with 32,953 inhabitants in 2017.
Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the Hig ...
, Gävle and Nyköping
Nyköping () is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.
Including Arnö, the locality on the southern shore of th ...
(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 submitte
falling short of the Melodifestivalen 2006, 2006 record. The titles and composers of the 28 heatists (the exceptions being the wildcards) were announced on October 10, 2006. "More Than A Girl", composed by Ulf Lindström, Agnes Carlsson
Agnes Emilia Carlsson (born 6 March 1988), known mononymously as Agnes, is a Swedish recording artist. She rose to fame as the winner of Idol 2005, the second season of the Swedish Idol series. She was then signed to Sony Music, through which s ...
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 jur
"Alla kan bli stjärnor" was disqualified on October 16, 2006, as one of the composers, Sebastian Fronda, refused to sing the song in the competitio
The two disqualified songs were replaced by "Allt vi en gång trodde på" and "Cara mia". On 1 November 2006, Kristian Luuk
Ants Robert ''Kristian'' Luuk, (born 14 June 1966) is a Swedish comedian and television presenter. He has presented several shows such as ''Sen kväll med Luuk'', ''Melodifestivalen'' and ''På spåret''. He was married to Carina Berg.
Biography ...
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
Per Allan Magnus Claësson Uggla (pronounced ; born 18 June 1954) is a Swedish artist, composer, actor, and occasional radio host. He is known for his satirical lyrics.
Uggla was born in Stockholm. He was the lead singer of the hard rock band ...
.
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 heat, would be turned into a full Saturday night sho
This means that Melodifestivalen 2007 was a six-week competition, rather than the five-week event it had been in recent years.
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 groups of two, and the voters voted for their favourite in each pair. The four winners went through to a second round, where they were paired off again, and the winners of each pairing went through to the final.
Heat 1 –
Jönköping
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The first heat of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Kinnarps Arena
The Husqvarna Garden, formerly Kinnarps Arena, is an indoor arena, primarily an ice hockey venue, in Jönköping, Sweden.
History
The arena, which is located in the Rosenlund district of Jönköping, was built between September 1999 and September ...
in Jönköping
Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland.
The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipa ...
on 3 February 2007.
Heat 2 – Gothenburg
The second heat of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Scandinavium
Scandinavium () is an indoor arena located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Construction on Scandinavium began in 1969 after decades of setbacks, and was inaugurated on 18 May 1971.
Scandinavium has been selected as a championship arena at least fifty t ...
in Gothenburg on 10 February 2007.
Heat 3 –
Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik (, ) is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden, with 32,953 inhabitants in 2017.
Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the Hig ...
The third heat of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Swedbank Arena in Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik (, ) is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden, with 32,953 inhabitants in 2017.
Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the Hig ...
on 17 February 2007.
Heat 4 – Gävle
The fourth heat of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Läkerol Arena in Gävle on 24 February 2007.
Second Chance –
Nyköping
Nyköping () is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.
Including Arnö, the locality on the southern shore of th ...
The second chance round of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Rosvalla Eventcenter in Nyköping
Nyköping () is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.
Including Arnö, the locality on the southern shore of th ...
on 3 March 2007.
Duels
Final – Stockholm
The final of Melodifestivalen 2007 took place in Globen in Stockholm on 10 March 2007.
Results
See also
*Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following the country's victory at the with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi. Organised by the European Broadcasti ...
ESC history
*Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Sweden chose their entrants, The Ark, with the song "The Worrying Kind" for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 2007
Sweden used a national final, Melodifestivalen 2007, which consisted of four heats on F ...
* Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Melodifestivalen
* Melodifestivalen
Sister contests
* - Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Melodi Grand Prix 2007 (shortened ''MGP 2007'') was the television show in which the Norwegian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was chosen.
Just like in 2006, there were three semifinals held before the final, where televoting decided ...
* - Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2007
Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Drama Queen" written by Peter Andersen, Simon Munk and Claus Christensen. The song was performed by DQ, which is the artistic name of singer and drag queen Peter Andersen. T ...
* - Euroviisut 2007
* - Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007
References
External links
Melodifestivalen official site
Gylleneskor.se: Melodifestivalen 2007
ESCSweden.com
esc.info.se
Eurovision Song Contest National Finals
{{Melodifestivalen
2007 Swedish television seasons
2007
2007 in Swedish music
2007 song contests
February 2007 events in Europe
March 2007 events in Europe
2000s in Stockholm
2000s in Gothenburg
Events in Stockholm
Events in Gävle
Events in Jönköping
Events in Örnsköldsvik
Events in Nyköping