Melodifestivalen 2003 (semifinals)
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The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2003
began on 15 February 2003. Ten songs from these semifinals qualified for the final on March 15, 2003. This was the second year that a semifinal format had been used for the competition. Nar löven faller composed by Carola Häggkvist
and Ingemar Åberg was disqualified prior to the competition.
Melodifestivalen 2003
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 semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Luleå, Sundsvall and...
began on 15 February 2003. Ten songs from these semifinals qualified for the final on March 15, 2003. This was the second year that a semifinal format had been used for the competition. Nar löven faller composed by Carola Häggkvist
Carola Häggkvist
Carola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional 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...
and Ingemar Åberg was disqualified prior to the competition.
Semifinal 1
| Date: | 15 February 2003 |
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| Presenter: | Charlotte Nilsson Charlotte Perrelli Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums... , Lena Philipsson Lena Philipsson Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson is a Swedish singer and media personality.-Career:... , Mark Levengood Mark Levengood Mark Levengood, born 10 July 1964 in North Carolina, is a Swedish-speaking Finn who grew up in Helsinki. He is a journalist, writer, and talk-show host, and is the registered partner of Jonas Gardell. They have two children, a boy, who is Gardell's biological child, and a girl, who is Levengood's... |
| Venue: | Tipshallen, Jönköping Jönköping -Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian... |
| Voting: | Telephone voting |
| Total number of televotes cast: | 427,090 |
| Qualifiers: | Crazy In Love performed by Jill Johnson Jill Johnson Jill Anna Maria Johnson, , is a Swedish country- and pop-singer and songwriter. She performed the Melodifestivalen 1998 winning song Kärleken är, and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she again entered Melodifestivalen... , Let Your Spirit Fly performed by Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren is a Swedish singer, actress and presenter. In 2004, she received the Ulla Billquist award.-Family:... & Jan Johansen |
| Viewers' Choice: | Carnaval performed by Méndez DJ Méndez Leopoldo Méndez Alcayaga 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 Awards for Best Southwest New Artist.-Early life:... , Television performed by Markus Landgren |
| # | Artist | Song | Televotes | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||
| 1 | Crosstalk | Stronger | 14 651 | N/A | 6 |
| 2 | DeDe Lopez | Someone, Somewhere, Someday | 5 386 | N/A | 7 |
| 3 | Méndez DJ Méndez Leopoldo Méndez Alcayaga 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 Awards for Best Southwest New Artist.-Early life:... |
Carnaval | 26 836 | 34 576 | 3 |
| 4 | Alive featuring Jesse Martin | Ingen annan | 5 341 | N/A | 8 |
| 5 | Jill Johnson Jill Johnson Jill Anna Maria Johnson, , is a Swedish country- and pop-singer and songwriter. She performed the Melodifestivalen 1998 winning song Kärleken är, and represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with that song, which finished 10th with 53 points. In 2003 she again entered Melodifestivalen... |
Crazy In Love | 42 697 | 48 786 | 2 |
| 6 | Da Buzz 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.... |
Stop! Look! Listen! | 16 817 | N/A | 5 |
| 7 | Markus Landgren | Television | 19 997 | 25 998 | 4 |
| 8 | Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren is a Swedish singer, actress and presenter. In 2004, she received the Ulla Billquist award.-Family:... & Jan Johansen |
Let Your Spirit Fly | 95 703 | 90 302 | 1 |
Artists' official websites
Semifinal 2
| Date: | 22 February 2003 |
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| Presenter: | Carola Häggkvist Carola Häggkvist Carola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional 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... , Mark Levengood Mark Levengood Mark Levengood, born 10 July 1964 in North Carolina, is a Swedish-speaking Finn who grew up in Helsinki. He is a journalist, writer, and talk-show host, and is the registered partner of Jonas Gardell. They have two children, a boy, who is Gardell's biological child, and a girl, who is Levengood's... |
| Venue: | 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... , 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... |
| Voting: | Telephone voting |
| Total number of televotes cast: | 630,826 |
| Qualifiers: | Hela världen för mig performed by 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... , Give Me Your Love performed by Fame Fame (duo) Fame is a Swedish duo consisting of Jessica Andersson and Magnus Bäcklund . They met each other at the televised arts school and contest Fame Factory, which aired in autumn 2002. Bäcklund was the overall winner, while Andersson dropped out to give birth to her son Liam... |
| Viewers' Choice: | Not A Sinner, Nor A Saint performed by Alcazar Alcazar (band) Alcazar is a Swedish eurodance group which has established themselves as one of Sweden's most successful music groups with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004... , 15 minuter performed by the Brandsta City Släckers Brandsta City Släckers Brandsta City Släckers is a Swedish band with some firefighters that became very popular in Sweden.The band sang "Kom och ta mig" in Melodifestivalen 2002 and they also performed in Melodifestivalen 2003 with "15 minuter".... |
| # | Artist | Song | Televotes | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||
| 1 | Andrés Esteche | Just Like A Boomerang | 29 223 | N/A | 5 |
| 2 | 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... |
Hela världen för mig | 46 841 | 79 015 | 2 |
| 3 | Kerli featuring Locatellies | Let's Go | 15 334 | N/A | 7 |
| 4 | Pandora Pandora (singer) Anneli Magnusson , known by her stage name Pandora, is a Swedish eurodance artist. She was most popular during the mid 1990s in the Nordic countries,in Asia and Australia in the end of 1990s to mid 2000s but is still active and releasing material more recently as United DJs vs... |
You | 10 496 | N/A | 8 |
| 5 | Brandsta City Släckers Brandsta City Släckers Brandsta City Släckers is a Swedish band with some firefighters that became very popular in Sweden.The band sang "Kom och ta mig" in Melodifestivalen 2002 and they also performed in Melodifestivalen 2003 with "15 minuter".... |
15 minuter | 42 354 | 52 459 | 4 |
| 6 | Fame Fame (duo) Fame is a Swedish duo consisting of Jessica Andersson and Magnus Bäcklund . They met each other at the televised arts school and contest Fame Factory, which aired in autumn 2002. Bäcklund was the overall winner, while Andersson dropped out to give birth to her son Liam... |
Give Me Your Love | 69 283 | 125 975 | 1 |
| 7 | Aleena | Better Believe It | 26 285 | N/A | 6 |
| 8 | Alcazar Alcazar (band) Alcazar is a Swedish eurodance group which has established themselves as one of Sweden's most successful music groups with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004... |
Not a Sinner Nor a Saint Not a Sinner Nor a Saint Not a Sinner Nor a Saint is a eurodance song performed by Swedish band Alcazar. This was the first single to give a preview of the forthcoming album Alcazarized, but was only released in Sweden. Nevertheless, the song was added at radio stations around Europe... |
63 702 | 69 859 | 3 |
Artists' official websites
Semifinal 3
| Date: | 1 March 2003 |
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| Presenter: | Lill-Babs Lill-Babs Lill-Babs is a Swedish singer and actress.-Biography:Lill-Babs was born in Järvsö, Gävleborg County, as the first daughter of Britta and Ragnar Svensson... , Mark Levengood Mark Levengood Mark Levengood, born 10 July 1964 in North Carolina, is a Swedish-speaking Finn who grew up in Helsinki. He is a journalist, writer, and talk-show host, and is the registered partner of Jonas Gardell. They have two children, a boy, who is Gardell's biological child, and a girl, who is Levengood's... |
| Venue: | Arcushallen, 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.... |
| Voting: | Telephone voting |
| Total number of televotes cast: | 340,051 |
| Qualifiers: | Bye, Bye performed by Barbados Barbados (band) Barbados is a Swedish dansband, formed in 1992, who have had several Swedish chart successes. The band, with lead singer Magnus Carlsson, became widely known after their second place in Melodifestivalen 2000. The band has replaced lead singer three times. First Magnus Carlsson left the group in... , Genom eld och vatten performed by Sarek |
| Viewers' Choice: | Love Is All performed by Liverpool, Stay The Night performed by Style |
| # | Artist | Song | Televotes | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||
| 1 | Barbados Barbados (band) Barbados is a Swedish dansband, formed in 1992, who have had several Swedish chart successes. The band, with lead singer Magnus Carlsson, became widely known after their second place in Melodifestivalen 2000. The band has replaced lead singer three times. First Magnus Carlsson left the group in... |
Bye, Bye | 36 287 | 38 144 | 2 |
| 2 | Shanna Smith | Tonight's The Night | 5 861 | N/A | 8 |
| 3 | 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... |
Evig kärlek | 11 771 | N/A | 7 |
| 4 | Sarek | Genom eld och vatten | 55 934 | 58 138 | 1 |
| 5 | Sofia Källgren Sofia Källgren Anna Sofia Helena Källgren, known as Sofia Källgren , is a Swedish singer. She sings in two other languages, English and Mandarin Chinese, in addition to in Swedish.... & Robert Wells |
My Love | 22 381 | N/A | 5 |
| 6 | Liverpool | Love Is All | 23 105 | 19 615 | 4 |
| 7 | 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... |
Mr. Memory | 11 962 | N/A | 6 |
| 8 | Style | Stay The Night | 37 145 | 19 708 | 3 |
Artists' official websites
Semifinal 4
| Date: | 8 March 2003 |
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| Presenter: | Roger Pontare Roger Pontare Fred Roger Pontare is a Swedish musician. He currently lives in Vingåker, Södermanland County.... , Mark Levengood Mark Levengood Mark Levengood, born 10 July 1964 in North Carolina, is a Swedish-speaking Finn who grew up in Helsinki. He is a journalist, writer, and talk-show host, and is the registered partner of Jonas Gardell. They have two children, a boy, who is Gardell's biological child, and a girl, who is Levengood's... |
| Venue: | 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.... , Sundsvall Sundsvall -External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall.... |
| Voting: | Telephone voting |
| Total number of televotes cast: | 443,689 |
| Qualifiers: | Maria performed by Östen med resten, Aqua Playa performed by Afro-dite Afro-dite Afro-dite is a Swedish pop group made up of three pop singers. The group consists of Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, Gladys del Pilar and Kayo Shekoni. The name is a play on words implying they are beautiful as Greek goddess Aphrodite and being... |
| Viewers' Choice: | T.K.O. (Knock You Out) performed by Bubbles Bubbles (band) Bubbles is a Swedish girl group, also known as Bless. The group's original lineup consisted of lead singer Mari Caroline Ljungström , twin sisters Patricia and Sandra Joxelius , Jenny Andersén , and Hannah Steffenburg .-Beginning:The five girls of Bubbles met while attending dance classes a... , Nothing Can Stop Me performed by Lina Hedlund Lina Hedlund Lina Maria Hedlund is a Swedish singer and current member of the popgroup Alcazar. Lina has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in Melodifestivalen 2002 along with her sister, singer Hanna Hedlund, in Melodifestivalen 2003 as a solo singer, and in Melodifestivalen 2009 and 2010 as... |
| # | Artist | Song | Televotes | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||
| 1 | Sahlene Sahlene Anna Cecilia Sahlin, commonly known as Sahlene, Anna Sahlin or Anna Sahlene, is a singer from Sweden. She was born in the Swedish town of Söderhamn on 11 May 1976. She began her career at the young age of eleven when she had a role in the TV-series The Children of Noisy Village, based on a story by... |
We're Unbreakable | 20 817 | N/A | 5 |
| 2 | Fernando Brito | No dudes en llamarme | 7 526 | N/A | 8 |
| 3 | Bubbles Bubbles (band) Bubbles is a Swedish girl group, also known as Bless. The group's original lineup consisted of lead singer Mari Caroline Ljungström , twin sisters Patricia and Sandra Joxelius , Jenny Andersén , and Hannah Steffenburg .-Beginning:The five girls of Bubbles met while attending dance classes a... |
T.K.O. (Knock You Out) | 37 669 | 44 994 | 3 |
| 4 | Maarja Maarja-Liis Ilus Maarja-Liis Ilus, sometimes better known by her performing name Maarja is a pop musician. Maarja has achieved some chart success in a number of countries across Europe and Asia... |
He Is Always On My Mind | 14 221 | N/A | 6 |
| 5 | Östen med resten | Maria | 69 716 | 86 354 | 1 |
| 6 | Lina Hedlund Lina Hedlund Lina Maria Hedlund is a Swedish singer and current member of the popgroup Alcazar. Lina has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in Melodifestivalen 2002 along with her sister, singer Hanna Hedlund, in Melodifestivalen 2003 as a solo singer, and in Melodifestivalen 2009 and 2010 as... |
Nothing Can Stop Me | 20 878 | 27 581 | 4 |
| 7 | Mikael Erlandsson Mikael Erlandsson Mikael Erlandsson is a singer, songwriter and keyboardist born in Gothenburg, Sweden. He recorded four solo albums which has also been released in Japan and the Far East... |
Tills jag mötte dig | 10 581 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | Afro-Dite Afro-dite Afro-dite is a Swedish pop group made up of three pop singers. The group consists of Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, Gladys del Pilar and Kayo Shekoni. The name is a play on words implying they are beautiful as Greek goddess Aphrodite and being... |
Aqua Playa | 51 974 | 51 378 | 2 |
Artists' official websites
Viewers' Choice
| Date: | 9 March 2003 |
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| Presenters: | Marianne Rundström, Rickard Olsson |
| Venue: | SVT Sveriges 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... Broadcasting House, 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... |
| Voting: | Telephone voting |
| Total number of televotes cast: | 341,866 |
| Qualifiers: | Not a Sinner, Nor a Saint performed by Alcazar Alcazar (band) Alcazar is a Swedish eurodance group which has established themselves as one of Sweden's most successful music groups with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004... , T.K.O (Knock You Out) performed by Bubbles Bubbles (band) Bubbles is a Swedish girl group, also known as Bless. The group's original lineup consisted of lead singer Mari Caroline Ljungström , twin sisters Patricia and Sandra Joxelius , Jenny Andersén , and Hannah Steffenburg .-Beginning:The five girls of Bubbles met while attending dance classes a... |
| # | Artist | Song | Televotes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendez | Carnaval | 33 315 | 5 |
| 2 | Markus Landgren | Television | 21 763 | 7 |
| 3 | Brandsta City Släckers Brandsta City Släckers Brandsta City Släckers is a Swedish band with some firefighters that became very popular in Sweden.The band sang "Kom och ta mig" in Melodifestivalen 2002 and they also performed in Melodifestivalen 2003 with "15 minuter".... |
15 minuter | 44 191 | 3 |
| 4 | Alcazar Alcazar (band) Alcazar is a Swedish eurodance group which has established themselves as one of Sweden's most successful music groups with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004... |
Not a Sinner Nor a Saint Not a Sinner Nor a Saint Not a Sinner Nor a Saint is a eurodance song performed by Swedish band Alcazar. This was the first single to give a preview of the forthcoming album Alcazarized, but was only released in Sweden. Nevertheless, the song was added at radio stations around Europe... |
102 240 | 1 |
| 5 | Liverpool | Love Is All | 28 060 | 6 |
| 6 | Style | Stay The Night | 21 490 | 8 |
| 7 | Bubbles Bubbles (band) Bubbles is a Swedish girl group, also known as Bless. The group's original lineup consisted of lead singer Mari Caroline Ljungström , twin sisters Patricia and Sandra Joxelius , Jenny Andersén , and Hannah Steffenburg .-Beginning:The five girls of Bubbles met while attending dance classes a... |
T.K.O. (Knock You Out) | 55 596 | 2 |
| 8 | Lina Hedlund Lina Hedlund Lina Maria Hedlund is a Swedish singer and current member of the popgroup Alcazar. Lina has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in Melodifestivalen 2002 along with her sister, singer Hanna Hedlund, in Melodifestivalen 2003 as a solo singer, and in Melodifestivalen 2009 and 2010 as... |
Nothing Can Stop Me | 35 211 | 4 |