Melodifestivalen 2010
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Melodifestivalen 2010 was a Swedish
song contest held between February and March 2010. It was the selection for the 50th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
, and was the 49th edition of Melodifestivalen
. Five semi-finals were held in the Swedish cities of Örnsköldsvik
, Sandviken
, Gothenburg
and Malmö
, with Örebro
hosting the final Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round.
After the five semi-finals 10 songs had qualified to the final of the contest, contested in the Swedish capital of Stockholm
, at the Globe Arena. After the voting of 11 juries and a public televote had been revealed, the final winner was Anna Bergendahl
with the pop ballad "This Is My Life
", which received top marks from the public televote, and placing 2nd after the votes of the 11 juries.
The 2010 Melodifestivalen, as with recent editions of the festival, implemented a number of new rules which changed the dynamics of the contest, including the new "web wildcard" competition, held on the SVT website from October to November 2009, selecting the final semi-finalist from submitted entries on the SVT website.
– five semi-finals are held every year: the first four semi-finals each with 8 songs, where the top two songs directly qualify to the final of the contest, while the third and fourth-placed songs qualify to the final semi-final, the Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round. Eight songs compete in the Second Chance round, competing in a knock-out format until two songs are left, which qualify to the final. These songs are chosen by a public televote held on the night of the contest. The final consisted of 10 songs, who are awarded marks by 11 regional juries of Sweden, alongside televoting, with each comprising 50% of the total result.
28 songs are selected from a public call for songs by SVT. These are chosen from a large number of entries, with over 3000 entries being received by SVT in past contests. These songs are reduced by the Swedish Music Publishers Association (Svenska musikförläggareföreningen; SMFF), who reduce this large number to around 1200 entries. A sixteen-person jury reduce this number once again to the final 28 competing songs. These 28 songs are then joined by compositions by four songwriters invited by SVT, who each submit a song into the competition.
For the 2010 contest SVT decided to change parts of the format. The duels during the semi-finals introduced in 2008 were abolished. The single "international jury" used in 2009, which selected an 11th finalist and voted during the final as a 12th jury, was also abolished. This was replaced by a complete change in the jury voting during the final - instead of 11 regional juries there would be 6 international juries in Russia, Ireland, Norway, Greece, Serbia and France voting on the 10 finalists along with 5 Swedish juries in Luleå
, Umeå
, Gothenburg
, Malmö
and Stockholm
.
Six different cities hosted the six shows of Melodifestivalen, revealed on 27 August 2009. The opening semi-final will be held at the Fjällräven Center in Örnsköldsvik
; further semi-finals were held in Sandviken
's Göransson Arena
, the first time the city has hosted a Melodifestivalen semi-final, the Scandinavium
in Gothenburg
and the Malmö Arena in Malmö
. The Second Chance round was in Örebro
's Conventum Arena, while the grand final would be held once again at Globen in Stockholm
. There were plans to hold the 2010 final in Gothenburg, however as hockey matches clashed with the date of the final it was necessary to hold the final in Stockholm for the ninth consecutive year.
The dates for the six shows were announced at the same time, with the first semi-final held on 6 February 2010, with the final of the contest held on 13 March, over six weeks.
This year's contest was hosted by a trio: comedian Christine Meltzer, two-time Melodifestivalen participant Måns Zelmerlöw
and actor Dolph Lundgren
. The three hosts were revealed at a press conference by SVT on 10 November.
The stage uses different height to allow the artists to use the stage most effectively to create their own number, and extensive use of LED
screens to create different moods.
The first wildcard competing in Melodifestivalen 2010 was revealed by SVT on 3 November 2009, with Darin selected by SVT to perform in the contest with the song "Out Of My Life", written by Tony Nilsson and Henrik Jansson. SVT revealed the winner of the web wildcard contest on 12 November 2009 on SVT's morning news programme Gomorron Sverige. The winning song was "Come And Get Me Now", performed by MiSt
. On 5 December MiST and Melodifestivalen's producer Christer Björkman
approached the band Highlights, a particapant in the Dansbandskampen competition, to join MiSt on stage in Melodifestivalen, which they accepted.
On 16 November 2009, Salem Al Fakir
was announced as the second wildcard participant, and it was announced he would take part with the song "Keep on Walking", which he wrote and composed himself. SVT revealed the third wildcard for MF 2010 on 3 December 2009: Peter Jöback
was selected by SVT to compete in the competition, where he would sing "Hollow", composed by Anders Hansson
and Fredrik Kempe
.
SVT's fourth and final wildcard was announced on 7 January 2010. Soul singer Pauline Kamusewu
would compete in the second semi-final of Melodifestivalen with the song "Sucker For Love", written by herself and Fredrik "Fredro" Ödesjö, Andreas Levander and Johan "Jones" Wetterberg.
246 songs were submitted for the web wildcard, with 180 selected to compete in the competition, after disqualifying those that did not meet the rules of the contest. Over the following weeks the bottom songs in the public SMS vote were eliminated from the contest, leaving 10 songs left:
On 4 November the top ten songs were announced by SVT. Each day, until 11 November 2009, one song was eliminated from the competition, with only three songs left. The winner was announced on 12 November at 8:45 am on SVT's morning news programme Gomorron Sverige, with the duo MiSt
(Mia Terngård & Stefan Lebert) winning the contest with the song was "Come and Get Me Now".
and Anna Engh, was disqualified after it appeared briefly on Figge Boström's MySpace
page. The song was replaced on 20 October 2009 by "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot", written by Tobias Lundgren, Johan Fransson and Tim Larsson.
On 27 November 2009, the song "Åt helvete för sent" was disqualified by the public broadcaster of Sweden, SVT, because the decision on the artist to perform it (Rikard Wolff
, Sara Löfgren
or Mathias Holmgren) was being obstructed by the team responsible for the song.
The entry to replace the disqualified song was the song "The Saviour" by Henrik Janson and Tony Nilsson
.
, Sandviken
, Gothenburg
and Malmö
. SVT released 13 artists on 30 November 2009 which performed in the first and the second semi-final. On 7 December 2009 a further 14 entries were released, who competed in the third and fourth semi-finals.
SVT announced the running order for the semi-finals on 8 January 2010. Ola Svensson
opened the contest in the first semi-final, and wildcard Peter Jöback
closed the semi-finals at the fourth semi-final.
New voting measures in the semi-finals were implemented, with the song receiving the most votes in the first round automatically qualifying to the final, skipping the second round. The remaining top 4 battled again for a place in the final and Andra Chansen round - the 2nd placed song qualifying to the final, and the 3rd and 4th placed songs progressing to Andra Chansen.
. One minute clips of the eight competing songs were released by SVT on 5 February.
The first semi-final began with a performance by former Melodifestivalen contestants Charlotte Perrelli
, Nanne Grönvall
and Sonja Aldén
of the Bonnie Tyler
song "Holding Out for a Hero
".
The first performance of the night was by Andra Chansen participant in Melodifestivalen 2008 Ola Svensson
, and his song "Unstoppable", an uptempo Europop song. Ola, dressed in casual clothes, was joined by a pianist, and gave a simple performance with effective use of light movement, and later using pyrotechnics. Jenny Silver
was next on stage, performing her slow-tempo electronic number "A Place to Stay". Silver was dressed in a golden corset and a single steel glove on her left arm, and performed alone on stage to flashing lights in the background. Linda Pritchard
performed her song "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot", a strong dance number, next on stage. Pritchard was joined on stage by six female backing dancers, with dancing typically being an integral part of her stage performance. Metal
band Pain of Salvation
was next on stage, performing "Road Salt", a slow rock song. The band was dressed in casual clothes and gave a minimalist performance, with only lead vocals and keyboard performing and the remaining band members not playing.
The fifth act to take the stage in Örnsköldsvik was Anders Ekborg
and "The Saviour", with an operatic and theatrical beginning, later turning more rock-ish. Ekborg, dressed in a suit, was joined by six female backing singers/dancers. Jessica Andersson, who represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
as a member of Fame
next took the stage with "I Did It for Love", a strong ballad. Andersson performed alone on stage in a navy dress, and the song builds to a large climax during the choruses, before ending slowly. The penultimate act was Frispråkarn and his hip-hop/rap song "Singel" (Single), the first song performed in Swedish
in the contest, joined on stage by six female backing dancers/singers in black dresses. The final act on stage was wildcard entry Salem Al Fakir
and his song "Keep on Walking". Al Fakir performed alone on stage playing from a grand piano, dressed in a grey suit, with changing colours featured prominently in the back and floor screens and on the piano keys.
After the end of the first round of voting Jenny Silver
, Frispråkarn and Anders Ekborg
were eliminated from the competition after getting the fewest votes, coming 8th, 7th and 6th respectively. Furthermore Salem Al Fakir
progressed to the final, after coming first in the televoting, leaving the remaining four acts to compete for the remaining places in the next round.
Ola Svensson
, Linda Pritchard
, Pain of Salvation
and Jessica Andersson competed again in the second round of televoting for the final places. At the end of the televoting Ola Svensson
was selected to progress to the final, while Pain of Salvation
and Jessica Andersson qualified to the Andra Chansen round.
SVT experienced technical problems when broadcasting the first semi-final in high-definition
. The first 30 minutes of the show were broadcast in normal resolution, and after this was corrected there was audio interference in HD, which affected the broadcast of "Road Salt" over HD. However, SVT chosen to give "Road Salt" 10 extra seconds in the first song summary.
2,975,000 watched the first semi-final on SVT, with 446,411 votes cast during the semi-final, giving 1,065,492kr was donated to SVT's charity appeal Radiohjälpen.
, Sandviken
. One minute clips of the eight competing songs were released by SVT on 12 February.
The first act on stage in Sandviken was Eric Saade
with his song "Manboy", written by two-time Melodifestivalen winning songwriter Fredrik Kempe
, and Peter Boström. Saade performed his up-tempo Europop song on stage with six backing dancers in casual clothes, and towards the end of his performance was subject to a torrent of falling water. Melodifestivalen 2008 participants Andra Generationen
, joined by Dogge Doggelito
, were next on stage, performing "Hippare Hoppare", mixing Balkan music, reggae and hip hop, performed in Swedish
. Anna-Maria Espinosa followed on stage, performing the dramatic Swedish ballad "Innan alla ljusen brunnit ut" (Before all the candles had burnt out). Espinosa performed alone on stage, with light and darkness enhancing the slow ballad. The fourth act on stage was web wildcard winner MiSt
, now joined by dansband
Highlights, performing "Come and Get Me Now", now in a typical dansband
style, with Highlights taking lead vocals and MiSt band-members Mia Terngård and Stefan Lebert taking backing vocals.
Semi-final 2's wildcard Pauline
was next to perform on stage, singing "Sucker for Love", a mid-60s style R'n'B song, a style not seen in Melodifestivalen before. Pauline and her backing dancers were all dressed in outfits from the period. Prolific Melodifestivalen competitor Andreas Johnson
, taking part in his fourth Melodifestivalen in five years, was next on the Sandviken stage with the song "We Can Work It Out
". Johnson performed the strong ballad alone on stage in white light and dressed in green. The penultimate act on stage was Kalle Moraeus
& Orsa Spelmän
with the song "Underbart" (Wonderful), a gentle folk ballad and the third entry in the second semi-final sung in Swedish, with the band and backing singers dressed in black. Hanna Lindblad
was the last act to perform in Sandviken, performing the electric disco song "Manipulated". Lindblad and her backing dancers were dressed black skin-tight outfits for her performance.
After the first round of voting Anna-Maria Espinosa, Highlights & MiSt
and Andra Generationen
& Dogge Doggelito
were eliminated from the competition after getting the fewest votes, coming 8th, 7th and 6th place respectively. Furthermore Eric Saade
was chosen to progress directly to the final in Globen, leaving the four remaining acts to compete for thre remaining three places in the final and Andra Chansen rounds.
Pauline
, Andreas Johnson
, Kalle Moraeus
& Orsa Spelmän
and Hanna Lindblad
continued to fight for advancememnt in the competition, and sfter a second round of televoting Andreas Johnson
was selected to progress to the final, while Pauline
and Kalle Moraeus
& Orsa Spelmän
qualified to the Andra Chansen round.
2,825,000 watched the second semi-final, with 460,984 votes cast during the semi-final, making a total of 1,028,126kr donated to SVT's Radiohjälpen.
, Gothenburg
. One minute clips of the eight competing songs were released by SVT on 19 February.
After the eight performances and the first round of voting, Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Elin Lanto
and Getty were eliminated from the contest, while Timoteij
progressed direct to the final in Globen, leaving Alcazar
, Erik Linder, Darin
and Crucified Barbara
to fight for the remaining places.
After the second round of voting Alcazar
and Crucified Barbara
progressed to the Andra Chansen round, while Darin
joins Timoteij in the final.
There was worry that Darin's song "You're Out of My Life"
would be disqualified after it was incorrectly made available to purchase during the week after the semi-final. A total of 54 downloads of the full studio version were made, making a #95 entry into the Swedish singles chart. However SVT confirmed that Darin would not be disqualified as the mistake was made by the distributor and not by Darin or his management. The song was subsequently taken off the music store, and was officially released later on, along with the rest of the competing Melodifestivalen songs.
2,875,000 watched the third semi-final, and 521,115 votes were cast during the show, donating 920,805kr to charity Radiohjälpen.
. One-minute clips were released by SVT on Monday 22 February, four days earlier than planned, after two of the eight songs were leaked on a Yahoo!
chat group on Saturday 22 February, and to ensure that no song had an advantage over others.
After the first round of televoting concluded after the eight performances, Py Bäckman
, Sibel
and Lovestoned
were eliminated from the competition, coming 8th, 7th and 6th in the voting respectively. Anna Bergendahl
was also selected to progress to the final directly after receiving the most televotes. The remaining four acts went on to compete in the second round of televoting.
NEO, Pernilla Wahlgren
, Noll disciplin and Peter Jöback
fought for the remaining places in the final and Andra Chansen rounds. NEO and Pernilla Wahlgren
were selected for the Andra Chansen round, with Peter Jöback
heading to the final.
A total of 2,510,000 watched the fourth semi-final, with 400,496 votes cast during the semi-final, giving a donation of 693,676.50kr to SVT's charity Radiohjälpen.
. Eight acts qualified for this round from the semi-finals - the songs that placed 3rd and 4th. A duel format was used, with each song battling against another in order to remain in the contest, and qualify for the final on 13 March.
In the first duel Pain of Salvation
was defeated by Pernilla Wahlgren
, and Crucified Barbara
won against Pauline
to advance to the second stage. Kalle Moraeus
& Orsa Spelmän
and Jessica Andersson also progressed to the next stage after beating NEO and Alcazar
respectively.
In the second stage Pernilla Wahlgren and Crucified Barbara competed against each other, as did Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän and Jessica Andersson. Wahlgren and Andersson were the winning acts, and progressed to the final with their songs "Jag vill om du vågar" and "I Did It for Love".
2,895,000 people viewed the Andra Chansen round, and 853,180 votes were cast during the show, giving 1,748,067kr to Radiohjälpen.
. 10 songs qualified for the final, two from each of the four semi-finals and the Andra Chansen round. The winner was decided by a mix of televoting/SMS voting and jury voting.
The running order for the final had been revealed on 7 March 2010. Darin
opened the final with his song "You're Out of My Life
", and Eric Saade
closed the performances with "Manboy
".
Before the start of rehearsals Anna Bergendahl
became the favourite to win the final with her song "This Is My Life
", leading with all Swedish bookmakers over Salem Al Fakir
and Timoteij
. However many international fans put Timoteij
as their favourite to win the contest with "Kom".
The interval act for the final was a Norwegian "invasion", and a medley of Melodifestivalen and Eurovision songs from Norway and Sweden. Acts performing in the interval act included Afro-dite
, Charmed
, Shirley Clamp
, Maria Haukaas Storeng
, Marie Rosenmir, One More Time
, Lars-Ante Kuhmunen, Roger Pontare
, Åge Sten "Glam" Nilsen of Wig Wam
, Jakob Samuel of The Poodles
, Towa Carson
, Hanne Krogh
, Kikki Danielsson
, Bobbysocks!, Chips
, and Kikki, Bettan & Lotta
, concluding with Norway's Eurovision Song Contest 2009
winner Alexander Rybak
. A rock version of last year's Melodifestivalen winner "La voix
" was also performed by the band Casablanca, joined by last year's winner Malena Ernman
.
Anna Bergendahl
was the winner of Melodifestivalen 2010 with "This Is My Life
", coming first in the public televote and second in the jury vote. The jury favourite, Salem Al Fakir
, finished in 2nd place. 3,870,000 people viewed the final show on SVT.
, Gothenburg
, Malmö
, Luleå
and Umeå
, and 6 international juries located in Russia, Ireland, Norway, Greece, Serbia
and France – each gave 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points to their favourite songs. This was joined by televoting, with the total number of votes being converted into a set amount of points – 11, 22, 44, 66, 88, 110 and 132 points were given to the most-popular songs of the total televote from around Sweden.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
song contest held between February and March 2010. It was the selection for the 50th song to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Sweden has participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 51 times since their debut in 1958. Since 1959, the Swedish representative has been chosen through an annual televised competition, known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. Three times – 1964, 1970, and 1976 – Sweden didn't participate...
, and was the 49th edition of Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
. Five semi-finals were held in the Swedish cities of Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products...
, Sandviken
Sandviken
Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway...
, 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...
and Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, with Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
hosting the final Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round.
After the five semi-finals 10 songs had qualified to the final of the contest, contested in the Swedish capital of 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...
, at the Globe Arena. After the voting of 11 juries and a public televote had been revealed, the final winner was Anna Bergendahl
Anna Bergendahl
Anna Henrietta Bergendahl is a Swedish singer. She was born in Stockholm and raised in Nyköping and Katrineholm. Bergendahl is of partial Irish descent as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland, and Anna's first performance in front of an audience was made in a cathedral in York when she...
with the pop ballad "This Is My Life
This Is My Life (Anna Bergendahl song)
- Charts :-Release history :-External links:* - Youtube* - Youtube...
", which received top marks from the public televote, and placing 2nd after the votes of the 11 juries.
The 2010 Melodifestivalen, as with recent editions of the festival, implemented a number of new rules which changed the dynamics of the contest, including the new "web wildcard" competition, held on the SVT website from October to November 2009, selecting the final semi-finalist from submitted entries on the SVT website.
Rules
The current Melodifestivalen rules were first introduced in 2002Melodifestivalen 2002
Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st 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 Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a...
– five semi-finals are held every year: the first four semi-finals each with 8 songs, where the top two songs directly qualify to the final of the contest, while the third and fourth-placed songs qualify to the final semi-final, the Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round. Eight songs compete in the Second Chance round, competing in a knock-out format until two songs are left, which qualify to the final. These songs are chosen by a public televote held on the night of the contest. The final consisted of 10 songs, who are awarded marks by 11 regional juries of Sweden, alongside televoting, with each comprising 50% of the total result.
28 songs are selected from a public call for songs by SVT. These are chosen from a large number of entries, with over 3000 entries being received by SVT in past contests. These songs are reduced by the Swedish Music Publishers Association (Svenska musikförläggareföreningen; SMFF), who reduce this large number to around 1200 entries. A sixteen-person jury reduce this number once again to the final 28 competing songs. These 28 songs are then joined by compositions by four songwriters invited by SVT, who each submit a song into the competition.
For the 2010 contest SVT decided to change parts of the format. The duels during the semi-finals introduced in 2008 were abolished. The single "international jury" used in 2009, which selected an 11th finalist and voted during the final as a 12th jury, was also abolished. This was replaced by a complete change in the jury voting during the final - instead of 11 regional juries there would be 6 international juries in Russia, Ireland, Norway, Greece, Serbia and France voting on the 10 finalists along with 5 Swedish juries in 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....
, Umeå
Umeå
- Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...
, 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...
, Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
and 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...
.
Changes
- In 2010, it was allowable to send multiple language versions of the same track as separate entries.
- Non-Swedish nationals could now submit entries to the wildcard selection of the contest.
- Viewers could use SVT's website to vote for the last wildcard in the contest.
Details
Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products...
; further semi-finals were held in Sandviken
Sandviken
Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway...
's Göransson Arena
Göransson Arena
Göransson Arena is an indoor arena in Sandviken, Sweden. It is the home arena for the bandy team, Sandvikens AIK. It opened in 2009 and holds up to 4,000 people. The second Semi-Final of Melodifestivalen 2010 took place here.- External links :*...
, the first time the city has hosted a Melodifestivalen semi-final, the 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...
in 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...
and the Malmö Arena in Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
. The Second Chance round was in Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
's Conventum Arena, while the grand final would be held once again at Globen in 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...
. There were plans to hold the 2010 final in Gothenburg, however as hockey matches clashed with the date of the final it was necessary to hold the final in Stockholm for the ninth consecutive year.
The dates for the six shows were announced at the same time, with the first semi-final held on 6 February 2010, with the final of the contest held on 13 March, over six weeks.
This year's contest was hosted by a trio: comedian Christine Meltzer, two-time Melodifestivalen participant Måns Zelmerlöw
Måns Zelmerlöw
Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw is a Swedish pop singer. He is probably best known for his 2007 song "Cara Mia," which was his entry in that year's Melodifestivalen...
and actor Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor, director, and martial artist. He belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomise the movie action hero stereotype including Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme.A graduate in chemical...
. The three hosts were revealed at a press conference by SVT on 10 November.
Schedule
| Date | City | Venue | Heat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February | Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products... |
Fjällräven Center | Semi-final 1 |
| 13 February | Sandviken Sandviken Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway... |
Göransson Arena Göransson Arena Göransson Arena is an indoor arena in Sandviken, Sweden. It is the home arena for the bandy team, Sandvikens AIK. It opened in 2009 and holds up to 4,000 people. The second Semi-Final of Melodifestivalen 2010 took place here.- External links :*... |
Semi-final 2 |
| 20 February | 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... |
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... |
Semi-final 3 |
| 27 February | Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
Malmö Arena | Semi-final 4 |
| 6 March | Örebro Örebro -Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions.... |
Conventum Arena | Second Chance |
| 13 March | 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... |
Globen | Final |
Visual design
The Melodifestivalen logo for the Contest, the five spotlights, has been in place since 2002, and remained in use for the 2010 Contest. The first details of the 2010 stage were released on 28 January. For the fourth time, the set was designed by Viktor Brattström, with the intention to provide the feeling of a club environment: "This year we can present a scene that should evoke the idea of an exclusive club environment. Levels and stairs offers artists the opportunity for action and linking the stage into a place of celebration."The stage uses different height to allow the artists to use the stage most effectively to create their own number, and extensive use of LED
LEd
LEd is a TeX/LaTeX editing software working under Microsoft Windows. It is a freeware product....
screens to create different moods.
Entries
32 songs competed in Melodifestivalen 2010. 27 of them were selected from a public call for songs, in which public songwriters and artists could send in songs to SVT, until 22 September 2009. Five songs were selected to compete in the contest as wildcards: SVT internally selected four songwriting teams and artists to compete in the contest, to diversify the musical quality of the competition; a final song was selected through a "web wildcard" competition, with the Swedish public selecting one song by an unknown act to progress to the semi-finals.Wildcards
As since 2004 SVT has specially invited four artists and composers to compete in Melodifestivalen, in order to diversify the musical qualify of the contest. As well as this the 2010 contest introduced a "web wildcard" competition, in which songwriters who were not linked to any record companies could publish compositions over two weeks in September and October 2009 on SVT Melodifestivalen website. The winner of the web wildcard was selected by the Swedish public through SMS voting, with the song that received the most votes by 12 November competing in the televised semi-finals.The first wildcard competing in Melodifestivalen 2010 was revealed by SVT on 3 November 2009, with Darin selected by SVT to perform in the contest with the song "Out Of My Life", written by Tony Nilsson and Henrik Jansson. SVT revealed the winner of the web wildcard contest on 12 November 2009 on SVT's morning news programme Gomorron Sverige. The winning song was "Come And Get Me Now", performed by MiSt
Mist
Mist is a phenomenon of small droplets suspended in air. It can occur as part of natural weather or volcanic activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in exhaled air in the cold, and in a steam room of a sauna. It can also be created artificially with aerosol canisters if the...
. On 5 December MiST and Melodifestivalen's producer Christer Björkman
Christer Björkman
Christer Samuel Björkman is a Swedish singer. He was a hairdresser, and had a hair-salon in Borås. He started his career by recording a song called "Våga och vinn" which was produced by Bruno Glenmark in the mid-1980s....
approached the band Highlights, a particapant in the Dansbandskampen competition, to join MiSt on stage in Melodifestivalen, which they accepted.
On 16 November 2009, Salem Al Fakir
Salem Al Fakir
Lars Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish soul/pop musician and singer of Syrian origin.-Early years:Salem learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano.-Recording artist:During his career he...
was announced as the second wildcard participant, and it was announced he would take part with the song "Keep on Walking", which he wrote and composed himself. SVT revealed the third wildcard for MF 2010 on 3 December 2009: Peter Jöback
Peter Jöback
Peter Arne Jöback is a Swedish singer and musical artist, and is regarded as being one of Sweden's best male vocalists .- 1997–2000 :...
was selected by SVT to compete in the competition, where he would sing "Hollow", composed by Anders Hansson
Anders Hansson
Anders Hansson, born in 1976, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006.- External links :*...
and Fredrik Kempe
Fredrik Kempe
Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco....
.
SVT's fourth and final wildcard was announced on 7 January 2010. Soul singer Pauline Kamusewu
Pauline Kamusewu
Pauline Kamusewu, also known as just Pauline is a Swedish soul singer/song-writer of Zimbabwean and Italian descent. In 2003 she won the Rockbjörnen award for Best Swedish Newcomer...
would compete in the second semi-final of Melodifestivalen with the song "Sucker For Love", written by herself and Fredrik "Fredro" Ödesjö, Andreas Levander and Johan "Jones" Wetterberg.
| Artist | Song | Semi-final | Result in semi-final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Al Fakir Salem Al Fakir Lars Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish soul/pop musician and singer of Syrian origin.-Early years:Salem learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano.-Recording artist:During his career he... |
"Keep on Walking" | Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products... |
Final – 1st place |
| MiSt Mist Mist is a phenomenon of small droplets suspended in air. It can occur as part of natural weather or volcanic activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in exhaled air in the cold, and in a steam room of a sauna. It can also be created artificially with aerosol canisters if the... & Highlights |
"Come And Get Me Now" | Sandviken Sandviken Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway... |
Out – 7th place |
| Pauline Pauline Kamusewu Pauline Kamusewu, also known as just Pauline is a Swedish soul singer/song-writer of Zimbabwean and Italian descent. In 2003 she won the Rockbjörnen award for Best Swedish Newcomer... |
"Sucker For Love" | Sandviken Sandviken Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway... |
Andra Chansen – 4th place |
| Darin | "You're Out of My Life" You're Out of My Life (Darin song) "You're Out of My Life" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Darin and was Darin's entry in Melodifestivalen 2010. The song in full was first performed in Deltävling 3 of Melodifestivalen in Göteborg on February 20, 2010 where Darin won second place and pregressed to the final on March 13 in... |
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... |
Final - 2nd place |
| Peter Jöback Peter Jöback Peter Arne Jöback is a Swedish singer and musical artist, and is regarded as being one of Sweden's best male vocalists .- 1997–2000 :... |
"Hollow" | Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
Final - 2nd place |
Web wildcard
The first web wildcard contest for Melodifestivalen was held from September to November 2009. This allowed new promising talents a new way to enter Melodifestivalen instead of through the regular public submission process, in which amateur musicians rarely succeeded. Musicians who didn't have or had never had any contract with a music publishing house or never had any of their work published could enter songs onto SVT's Melodifestivalen website from 21 September to 4 October. From 14 October to 12 November 2009, the qualifying songs were voted for by SMS voting in Sweden, with the winning song being decided on 12 November 2009246 songs were submitted for the web wildcard, with 180 selected to compete in the competition, after disqualifying those that did not meet the rules of the contest. Over the following weeks the bottom songs in the public SMS vote were eliminated from the contest, leaving 10 songs left:
- 14 October 2009 – all 180 entries were made available for voting
- 21 October 2009 – 100 entries went on to the next round
- 28 October 2009 – 50 entries went on to the next round
- 4–12 November 2009– ten entries were left, one would be voted out every day
- 12 November 2009 – winner announced
On 4 November the top ten songs were announced by SVT. Each day, until 11 November 2009, one song was eliminated from the competition, with only three songs left. The winner was announced on 12 November at 8:45 am on SVT's morning news programme Gomorron Sverige, with the duo MiSt
Mist
Mist is a phenomenon of small droplets suspended in air. It can occur as part of natural weather or volcanic activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in exhaled air in the cold, and in a steam room of a sauna. It can also be created artificially with aerosol canisters if the...
(Mia Terngård & Stefan Lebert) winning the contest with the song was "Come and Get Me Now".
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Position | Date Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MiSt | "Come and Get Me Now" | Mia Terngård, Stefan Lebert | 1 | Winner (12 November) |
| Jessica Friberg | "Break Free" | Jessica Friberg, Johannes Hansson | 2 | 12 November |
| Adam Sandahl | "Kärleken vänder allt" | Adam Sandahl | 3 | 12 November |
| Genjor McNell | "My Kind of Love" | Jörgen Frinell | 4 | 11 November |
| Ingela Hemming | "Love for People" | Ingela Hemming | 5 | 10 November |
| Mark | "I'll Make You Want Me" | Mark Woznicki | 6 | 9 November |
| Johan Skoog | "När vi har landat" | Johan Skoog, Martin Hägglund | 7 | 8 November |
| Siberia | "Hot for the Night" | Peter Månsson | 8 | 7 November |
| Halla Viljhalmsdottir | "How" | Halla Vilhjalmsdottir | 9 | 6 November |
| Alrik Paulsson | "Lite sex och lite spex" | Alrik Paulsson | 10 | 5 November |
Disqualified songs
On 14 October 2009 SVT revealed the first 27 entries which the jury had selected, of a total of 2860 submissions to the contest. However on 15 October 2009, it was announced that "Never Heard of Him", composed by Figge BoströmFigge Boström
Fredrik "Figge" Boström is a Swedish musician, songwriter and music producer.-Discography:* 1998 Meja - Seven Sisters - All´bout The Money, Too Many Nigh's Late, Caught Up In The Middle - bass...
and Anna Engh, was disqualified after it appeared briefly on Figge Boström's MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page. The song was replaced on 20 October 2009 by "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot", written by Tobias Lundgren, Johan Fransson and Tim Larsson.
On 27 November 2009, the song "Åt helvete för sent" was disqualified by the public broadcaster of Sweden, SVT, because the decision on the artist to perform it (Rikard Wolff
Rikard Wolff
Rikard Wolff is a Swedish stage and screen actor and singer.He voiced Scar in the Swedish dub of The Lion King.He starred in the movie Änglagård, and its sequel, among other films....
, Sara Löfgren
Sara Löfgren
Sara Therese Löfgren, , is a Swedish singer known for her breakthrough song "Starkare" .-Background:Löfgren started singing at the age of 12. She got a break in the reality show Fame Factory, performing songs like "Starkare", and "Aldrig". She participated in Melodifestivalen 2004 performing "Som...
or Mathias Holmgren) was being obstructed by the team responsible for the song.
The entry to replace the disqualified song was the song "The Saviour" by Henrik Janson and Tony Nilsson
Tony Nilsson
Tonny Nilsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter . He is signed to Peermusic label. Tony is living with artist and fellow songwriter Mirja Breitholtz....
.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were held this year in ÖrnsköldsvikÖrnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products...
, Sandviken
Sandviken
Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway...
, 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...
and Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
. SVT released 13 artists on 30 November 2009 which performed in the first and the second semi-final. On 7 December 2009 a further 14 entries were released, who competed in the third and fourth semi-finals.
SVT announced the running order for the semi-finals on 8 January 2010. Ola Svensson
Ola Svensson
Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden...
opened the contest in the first semi-final, and wildcard Peter Jöback
Peter Jöback
Peter Arne Jöback is a Swedish singer and musical artist, and is regarded as being one of Sweden's best male vocalists .- 1997–2000 :...
closed the semi-finals at the fourth semi-final.
New voting measures in the semi-finals were implemented, with the song receiving the most votes in the first round automatically qualifying to the final, skipping the second round. The remaining top 4 battled again for a place in the final and Andra Chansen round - the 2nd placed song qualifying to the final, and the 3rd and 4th placed songs progressing to Andra Chansen.
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final was held on 6 February 2010 in Fjällräven Center, ÖrnsköldsvikÖrnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products...
. One minute clips of the eight competing songs were released by SVT on 5 February.
The first semi-final began with a performance by former Melodifestivalen contestants Charlotte Perrelli
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...
, 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...
and Sonja Aldén
Sonja Aldén
Sonja Aldén, born 20 December 1977 in St Albans, England, United Kingdom, is a Swedish singer mostly famous for her 2006 and 2007 Melodifestivalen entries, her friendship with Shirley Clamp and her ability to write songs for other artists, for example the hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, who...
of the Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...
song "Holding Out for a Hero
Holding Out for a Hero
"Holding Out for a Hero" is a song written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford, originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler. It was released in 1984 on the soundtrack to the film Footloose. It later appeared on Tyler's Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire album. It hit #96 for the first time in UK in 1984,...
".
The first performance of the night was by Andra Chansen participant in Melodifestivalen 2008 Ola Svensson
Ola Svensson
Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden...
, and his song "Unstoppable", an uptempo Europop song. Ola, dressed in casual clothes, was joined by a pianist, and gave a simple performance with effective use of light movement, and later using pyrotechnics. Jenny Silver
Jenny Silver
-Career:Jenny Silver started her career in the dance band Candela which was signed to Bert Karlssons label Mariann Grammofon from 1991 to 1997. Candela made it big in 1994 with a string of hit songs that also reached the Svensktoppen-list...
was next on stage, performing her slow-tempo electronic number "A Place to Stay". Silver was dressed in a golden corset and a single steel glove on her left arm, and performed alone on stage to flashing lights in the background. Linda Pritchard
Linda Pritchard
Linda Norrgård Pritchard, , known as Linda Pritchard, is a Swedish singer and professional dancer who has worked with Magnus Uggla and Ace of Base. She participated in Idol 2008 where she got to the qualifying round, but was eliminated although she was considered one of the favourites...
performed her song "You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot", a strong dance number, next on stage. Pritchard was joined on stage by six female backing dancers, with dancing typically being an integral part of her stage performance. Metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Pain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive rock band featuring Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the lyricist, chief composer, guitarist, and lead vocalist. Their sound is characterised by powerful, accentuated guitar work, broad vocal range, abrupt switching between heavy and calm passages, intense...
was next on stage, performing "Road Salt", a slow rock song. The band was dressed in casual clothes and gave a minimalist performance, with only lead vocals and keyboard performing and the remaining band members not playing.
The fifth act to take the stage in Örnsköldsvik was Anders Ekborg
Anders Ekborg
Anders Ekborg is a Swedish actor and singer who has performed the roles of Karl Oskar in Kristina från Duvemåla and Freddie Trumper in Chess, two musicals that were written by former ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus...
and "The Saviour", with an operatic and theatrical beginning, later turning more rock-ish. Ekborg, dressed in a suit, was joined by six female backing singers/dancers. Jessica Andersson, who represented Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
The Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the forty-eighth Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Skonto Hall in Riga, Latvia on 24 May 2003. The hosts were Marie N and Renārs Kaupers. Sertab Erener, the Turkish entrant, won the contest with "Everyway That I Can", scoring 167 points. The winning...
as a member of 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...
next took the stage with "I Did It for Love", a strong ballad. Andersson performed alone on stage in a navy dress, and the song builds to a large climax during the choruses, before ending slowly. The penultimate act was Frispråkarn and his hip-hop/rap song "Singel" (Single), the first song performed in Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
in the contest, joined on stage by six female backing dancers/singers in black dresses. The final act on stage was wildcard entry Salem Al Fakir
Salem Al Fakir
Lars Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish soul/pop musician and singer of Syrian origin.-Early years:Salem learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano.-Recording artist:During his career he...
and his song "Keep on Walking". Al Fakir performed alone on stage playing from a grand piano, dressed in a grey suit, with changing colours featured prominently in the back and floor screens and on the piano keys.
After the end of the first round of voting Jenny Silver
Jenny Silver
-Career:Jenny Silver started her career in the dance band Candela which was signed to Bert Karlssons label Mariann Grammofon from 1991 to 1997. Candela made it big in 1994 with a string of hit songs that also reached the Svensktoppen-list...
, Frispråkarn and Anders Ekborg
Anders Ekborg
Anders Ekborg is a Swedish actor and singer who has performed the roles of Karl Oskar in Kristina från Duvemåla and Freddie Trumper in Chess, two musicals that were written by former ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus...
were eliminated from the competition after getting the fewest votes, coming 8th, 7th and 6th respectively. Furthermore Salem Al Fakir
Salem Al Fakir
Lars Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish soul/pop musician and singer of Syrian origin.-Early years:Salem learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano.-Recording artist:During his career he...
progressed to the final, after coming first in the televoting, leaving the remaining four acts to compete for the remaining places in the next round.
Ola Svensson
Ola Svensson
Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden...
, Linda Pritchard
Linda Pritchard
Linda Norrgård Pritchard, , known as Linda Pritchard, is a Swedish singer and professional dancer who has worked with Magnus Uggla and Ace of Base. She participated in Idol 2008 where she got to the qualifying round, but was eliminated although she was considered one of the favourites...
, Pain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive rock band featuring Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the lyricist, chief composer, guitarist, and lead vocalist. Their sound is characterised by powerful, accentuated guitar work, broad vocal range, abrupt switching between heavy and calm passages, intense...
and Jessica Andersson competed again in the second round of televoting for the final places. At the end of the televoting Ola Svensson
Ola Svensson
Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden...
was selected to progress to the final, while Pain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive rock band featuring Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the lyricist, chief composer, guitarist, and lead vocalist. Their sound is characterised by powerful, accentuated guitar work, broad vocal range, abrupt switching between heavy and calm passages, intense...
and Jessica Andersson qualified to the Andra Chansen round.
SVT experienced technical problems when broadcasting the first semi-final in high-definition
High-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
. The first 30 minutes of the show were broadcast in normal resolution, and after this was corrected there was audio interference in HD, which affected the broadcast of "Road Salt" over HD. However, SVT chosen to give "Road Salt" 10 extra seconds in the first song summary.
| # | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Ola Svensson Ola Svensson Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden... |
"Unstoppable" Unstoppable (Ola Svensson song) Unstoppable, full title "Unstoppable " is a Swedish English language hit sung by the Swedish singer Ola Svensson and was recorded in 2010... |
Dimitri Stassos (m & l), Alexander Kronlund Alexander Kronlund Alexander Kronlund is a Swedish producer and songwriter.Kronlund co-wrote Meja's one million selling debut album on Sony and co-wrote two songs for Britney Spears' second album, Oops I Did It Again. Kronlund co-wrote her hit single, "Lucky", with Max Martin and Rami and also co-wrote "Don’t Go... (m & l), Hanif Sabzevari (m & l), Ola Svensson Ola Svensson Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden... (m & l) |
44 796 | 64 601 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Jenny Silver Jenny Silver -Career:Jenny Silver started her career in the dance band Candela which was signed to Bert Karlssons label Mariann Grammofon from 1991 to 1997. Candela made it big in 1994 with a string of hit songs that also reached the Svensktoppen-list... |
"A Place to Stay" | Torben Hedlund (m & l) | 6 970 | — | 8 | Out |
| 3 | Linda Pritchard Linda Pritchard Linda Norrgård Pritchard, , known as Linda Pritchard, is a Swedish singer and professional dancer who has worked with Magnus Uggla and Ace of Base. She participated in Idol 2008 where she got to the qualifying round, but was eliminated although she was considered one of the favourites... |
"You're Making Me Hot-Hot-Hot" | Tobias Lundgren (m & l), Johan Fransson Johan Fransson Johan Fransson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman, playing with Luleå HF of Elitserien.-Playing career:... (m & l), Tim Larsson (m & l) |
27 482 | 34 609 | 5 | Out |
| 4 | Pain of Salvation Pain of Salvation Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive rock band featuring Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the lyricist, chief composer, guitarist, and lead vocalist. Their sound is characterised by powerful, accentuated guitar work, broad vocal range, abrupt switching between heavy and calm passages, intense... |
"Road Salt" | Daniel Gildenlöw Daniel Gildenlöw Daniel Gildenlöw is a Swedish musician and songwriter. He is best known as a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist for Pain of Salvation, a Swedish progressive metal band. In the band, he is the main songwriter, lead guitar player, and the mastermind behind each album's concept... (m & l) |
28 457 | 46 788 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 5 | Anders Ekborg Anders Ekborg Anders Ekborg is a Swedish actor and singer who has performed the roles of Karl Oskar in Kristina från Duvemåla and Freddie Trumper in Chess, two musicals that were written by former ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus... |
"The Saviour" | Henrik Janson (m & l), Tony Nilsson (m & l) | 26 044 | — | 6 | Out |
| 6 | Jessica Andersson | "I Did It for Love" | Lars "Dille" Diedricson (m), Kristian Wejshag (l) | 45 622 | 57 629 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 7 | Frispråkarn | "Singel" | Hamed K-One Pirouzpanah (m), Håkan Bäckman (l) | 13 592 | — | 7 | Out |
| 8 | Salem Al Fakir Salem Al Fakir Lars Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish soul/pop musician and singer of Syrian origin.-Early years:Salem learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano.-Recording artist:During his career he... |
"Keep on Walking" | Salem Al Fakir Salem Al Fakir Lars Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish soul/pop musician and singer of Syrian origin.-Early years:Salem learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano.-Recording artist:During his career he... (m & l) |
47 047 | — | 1 | Wildcard Final |
2,975,000 watched the first semi-final on SVT, with 446,411 votes cast during the semi-final, giving 1,065,492kr was donated to SVT's charity appeal Radiohjälpen.
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was held on February 13 in Göransson ArenaGöransson Arena
Göransson Arena is an indoor arena in Sandviken, Sweden. It is the home arena for the bandy team, Sandvikens AIK. It opened in 2009 and holds up to 4,000 people. The second Semi-Final of Melodifestivalen 2010 took place here.- External links :*...
, Sandviken
Sandviken
Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway...
. One minute clips of the eight competing songs were released by SVT on 12 February.
The first act on stage in Sandviken was Eric Saade
Eric Saade
Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national...
with his song "Manboy", written by two-time Melodifestivalen winning songwriter Fredrik Kempe
Fredrik Kempe
Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco....
, and Peter Boström. Saade performed his up-tempo Europop song on stage with six backing dancers in casual clothes, and towards the end of his performance was subject to a torrent of falling water. Melodifestivalen 2008 participants Andra Generationen
Andra Generationen
Andra Generationen is a Swedish band with Balkan roots. It was formed in 1988. The group's debut album, Kärlekens land, charted at #31 on the Swedish Albums Chart on 27 February 2004. Four years later they appeared in Melodifestivalen with the song "Kebabpizza Slivovitza", which became their first...
, joined by Dogge Doggelito
Dogge Doggelito
Douglas León, known by his stage name Dogge Doggelito is a Swedish rapper, lecturer, social commentator and author. He is one of the founders Sweden's most successful rap group The Latin Kings . Doggelito is one of the most acclaimed artists in Sweden...
, were next on stage, performing "Hippare Hoppare", mixing Balkan music, reggae and hip hop, performed in Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
. Anna-Maria Espinosa followed on stage, performing the dramatic Swedish ballad "Innan alla ljusen brunnit ut" (Before all the candles had burnt out). Espinosa performed alone on stage, with light and darkness enhancing the slow ballad. The fourth act on stage was web wildcard winner MiSt
Mist
Mist is a phenomenon of small droplets suspended in air. It can occur as part of natural weather or volcanic activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in exhaled air in the cold, and in a steam room of a sauna. It can also be created artificially with aerosol canisters if the...
, now joined by dansband
Dansband
Dansband is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik . Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock...
Highlights, performing "Come and Get Me Now", now in a typical dansband
Dansband
Dansband is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik . Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs. Jitterbug and foxtrot music are often included in this category. The music is primarily inspired by swing, schlager, country, jazz, and rock...
style, with Highlights taking lead vocals and MiSt band-members Mia Terngård and Stefan Lebert taking backing vocals.
Semi-final 2's wildcard Pauline
Pauline Kamusewu
Pauline Kamusewu, also known as just Pauline is a Swedish soul singer/song-writer of Zimbabwean and Italian descent. In 2003 she won the Rockbjörnen award for Best Swedish Newcomer...
was next to perform on stage, singing "Sucker for Love", a mid-60s style R'n'B song, a style not seen in Melodifestivalen before. Pauline and her backing dancers were all dressed in outfits from the period. Prolific Melodifestivalen competitor Andreas Johnson
Andreas Johnson
Andreas Johnson is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:...
, taking part in his fourth Melodifestivalen in five years, was next on the Sandviken stage with the song "We Can Work It Out
We Can Work It Out (Andreas Johnson song)
We Can Work It Out, is a Swedish English language hit sung by the Swedish singer Andreas Johnson and was recorded in 2010. Lyrics are by Andreas Johnson himself and music was written by Bobby Ljunggren and Marcos Ubeda....
". Johnson performed the strong ballad alone on stage in white light and dressed in green. The penultimate act on stage was Kalle Moraeus
Kalle Moraeus
Kalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson...
& Orsa Spelmän
Orsa Spelmän
Orsa Spelmän is a folk music sextet from Orsa in Sweden, which was founded in 1987. Benny Andersson, the former ABBA member, is a founding member of the group.In 2006, the member Kalle Moraeus was awarded Povel Ramels Karamelodiktstipendium....
with the song "Underbart" (Wonderful), a gentle folk ballad and the third entry in the second semi-final sung in Swedish, with the band and backing singers dressed in black. Hanna Lindblad
Hanna Lindblad
Hanna Lindblad, born 13 October 1980 in Motala, is a Swedish singer. After studying music at Hammar High School in Sandviken, Lindblad went to Balettakademien in Gothenburg, from which she graduated in 2000....
was the last act to perform in Sandviken, performing the electric disco song "Manipulated". Lindblad and her backing dancers were dressed black skin-tight outfits for her performance.
After the first round of voting Anna-Maria Espinosa, Highlights & MiSt
Mist
Mist is a phenomenon of small droplets suspended in air. It can occur as part of natural weather or volcanic activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in exhaled air in the cold, and in a steam room of a sauna. It can also be created artificially with aerosol canisters if the...
and Andra Generationen
Andra Generationen
Andra Generationen is a Swedish band with Balkan roots. It was formed in 1988. The group's debut album, Kärlekens land, charted at #31 on the Swedish Albums Chart on 27 February 2004. Four years later they appeared in Melodifestivalen with the song "Kebabpizza Slivovitza", which became their first...
& Dogge Doggelito
Dogge Doggelito
Douglas León, known by his stage name Dogge Doggelito is a Swedish rapper, lecturer, social commentator and author. He is one of the founders Sweden's most successful rap group The Latin Kings . Doggelito is one of the most acclaimed artists in Sweden...
were eliminated from the competition after getting the fewest votes, coming 8th, 7th and 6th place respectively. Furthermore Eric Saade
Eric Saade
Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national...
was chosen to progress directly to the final in Globen, leaving the four remaining acts to compete for thre remaining three places in the final and Andra Chansen rounds.
Pauline
Pauline Kamusewu
Pauline Kamusewu, also known as just Pauline is a Swedish soul singer/song-writer of Zimbabwean and Italian descent. In 2003 she won the Rockbjörnen award for Best Swedish Newcomer...
, Andreas Johnson
Andreas Johnson
Andreas Johnson is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:...
, Kalle Moraeus
Kalle Moraeus
Kalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson...
& Orsa Spelmän
Orsa Spelmän
Orsa Spelmän is a folk music sextet from Orsa in Sweden, which was founded in 1987. Benny Andersson, the former ABBA member, is a founding member of the group.In 2006, the member Kalle Moraeus was awarded Povel Ramels Karamelodiktstipendium....
and Hanna Lindblad
Hanna Lindblad
Hanna Lindblad, born 13 October 1980 in Motala, is a Swedish singer. After studying music at Hammar High School in Sandviken, Lindblad went to Balettakademien in Gothenburg, from which she graduated in 2000....
continued to fight for advancememnt in the competition, and sfter a second round of televoting Andreas Johnson
Andreas Johnson
Andreas Johnson is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:...
was selected to progress to the final, while Pauline
Pauline Kamusewu
Pauline Kamusewu, also known as just Pauline is a Swedish soul singer/song-writer of Zimbabwean and Italian descent. In 2003 she won the Rockbjörnen award for Best Swedish Newcomer...
and Kalle Moraeus
Kalle Moraeus
Kalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson...
& Orsa Spelmän
Orsa Spelmän
Orsa Spelmän is a folk music sextet from Orsa in Sweden, which was founded in 1987. Benny Andersson, the former ABBA member, is a founding member of the group.In 2006, the member Kalle Moraeus was awarded Povel Ramels Karamelodiktstipendium....
qualified to the Andra Chansen round.
| # | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Eric Saade Eric Saade Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national... |
"Manboy Manboy Manboy is a song by the Swedish pop singer Eric Saade. It was written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström and recorded in 2010. It also appears in his debut album Masquerade.... " |
Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco.... (m & l), Peter Boström Peter Boström Peter Boström is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. He is also known as Bassflow.Boström wrote his first song at the age of seven. In 1992, at the age of 21, he started Bassflow Productions, a production company near Stockholm, Sweden... (m) |
58 005 | — | 1 | Final |
| 2 | Andra Generationen Andra Generationen Andra Generationen is a Swedish band with Balkan roots. It was formed in 1988. The group's debut album, Kärlekens land, charted at #31 on the Swedish Albums Chart on 27 February 2004. Four years later they appeared in Melodifestivalen with the song "Kebabpizza Slivovitza", which became their first... & Dogge Doggelito Dogge Doggelito Douglas León, known by his stage name Dogge Doggelito is a Swedish rapper, lecturer, social commentator and author. He is one of the founders Sweden's most successful rap group The Latin Kings . Doggelito is one of the most acclaimed artists in Sweden... |
"Hippare Hoppare" | Vlatko Ancevski (m & l), Vlatko Gicarevski (m & l), Mats Nilsson (m & l), Teddy Paunkoski (m & l), Otis Sandsjö (m & l), Stevan Tomulevski (m & l), Douglas Léon Dogge Doggelito Douglas León, known by his stage name Dogge Doggelito is a Swedish rapper, lecturer, social commentator and author. He is one of the founders Sweden's most successful rap group The Latin Kings . Doggelito is one of the most acclaimed artists in Sweden... (m & l) |
18 411 | — | 6 | Out |
| 3 | Anna-Maria Espinosa | "Innan alla ljusen brunnit ut" | Stefan Woody (m), Danne Attlerud (l) | 6 155 | — | 8 | Out |
| 4 | MiSt Mist Mist is a phenomenon of small droplets suspended in air. It can occur as part of natural weather or volcanic activity, and is common in cold air above warmer water, in exhaled air in the cold, and in a steam room of a sauna. It can also be created artificially with aerosol canisters if the... & Highlights |
"Come and Get Me Now" | Mia Terngård (m & l), Stefan Lebert (m) | 10 978 | — | 7 | Web Wildcard Out |
| 5 | Pauline Pauline Kamusewu Pauline Kamusewu, also known as just Pauline is a Swedish soul singer/song-writer of Zimbabwean and Italian descent. In 2003 she won the Rockbjörnen award for Best Swedish Newcomer... |
"Sucker for Love" | Fredrik "Fredro" Ödesjö (m), Andreas Levander (m), Johan "Jones" Wetterberg (m), Pauline Kamusewu Pauline Kamusewu Pauline Kamusewu, also known as just Pauline is a Swedish soul singer/song-writer of Zimbabwean and Italian descent. In 2003 she won the Rockbjörnen award for Best Swedish Newcomer... (l) |
37 478 | 53 604 | 4 | Wildcard Second Chance |
| 6 | Andreas Johnson Andreas Johnson Andreas Johnson is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:... |
"We Can Work It Out We Can Work It Out (Andreas Johnson song) We Can Work It Out, is a Swedish English language hit sung by the Swedish singer Andreas Johnson and was recorded in 2010. Lyrics are by Andreas Johnson himself and music was written by Bobby Ljunggren and Marcos Ubeda.... " |
Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... (m), Marcos Ubeda (m), Andreas Johnson Andreas Johnson Andreas Johnson is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:... (l) |
43 794 | 66 794 | 2 | Final |
| 7 | Kalle Moraeus Kalle Moraeus Kalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson... & Orsa Spelmän Orsa Spelmän Orsa Spelmän is a folk music sextet from Orsa in Sweden, which was founded in 1987. Benny Andersson, the former ABBA member, is a founding member of the group.In 2006, the member Kalle Moraeus was awarded Povel Ramels Karamelodiktstipendium.... |
"Underbart" | Johan Moraeus (m), Lina Eriksson (l) | 54 912 | 57 063 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 8 | Hanna Lindblad Hanna Lindblad Hanna Lindblad, born 13 October 1980 in Motala, is a Swedish singer. After studying music at Hammar High School in Sandviken, Lindblad went to Balettakademien in Gothenburg, from which she graduated in 2000.... |
"Manipulated" | Sarah Lundbäck (m & l), Iggy Strange-Dahl (m & l), Hayden Bell Hayden Bell Hayden Bell is a music executive and entrepreneur. Based in Queensland, Australia, he is Creative Director of the Bell Hughes Music Group that he established with his co-partner Dr Charles Margerison.... (m & l), Erik Lewander (m & l) |
22 504 | 27 287 | 5 | Out |
2,825,000 watched the second semi-final, with 460,984 votes cast during the semi-final, making a total of 1,028,126kr donated to SVT's Radiohjälpen.
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final was held on 20 February in ScandinaviumScandinavium
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...
. One minute clips of the eight competing songs were released by SVT on 19 February.
After the eight performances and the first round of voting, Johannes Bah Kuhnke, Elin Lanto
Elin Lanto
Elin Lanto is a Swedish singer who has had several hits in her home country, including the number one "I Won't Cry."Lanto first came to prominence after her performance of her song "Money" in Melodifestivalen 2007...
and Getty were eliminated from the contest, while Timoteij
Timoteij
Timoteij is a Swedish ethno-pop group established in 2008. The group consists of four women, Cecilia Kallin, Bodil Bergström, Elina Thorsell and Johanna Pettersson, all born in 1991.- History :...
progressed direct to the final in Globen, leaving 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...
, Erik Linder, Darin
Darin Zanyar
Darin Zanyar more commonly known as Darin is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter of Kurdish descent and one of Sweden's best-selling artists, with numerous chart topping songs and music albums.-Early life:...
and Crucified Barbara
Crucified Barbara
Crucified Barbara is a Swedish all-female metal band, formed in Stockholm in 1998. Their music may best be described as a cross between heavy metal, Thrash metal and rock'n'roll.-Background:...
to fight for the remaining places.
After the second round of voting 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...
and Crucified Barbara
Crucified Barbara
Crucified Barbara is a Swedish all-female metal band, formed in Stockholm in 1998. Their music may best be described as a cross between heavy metal, Thrash metal and rock'n'roll.-Background:...
progressed to the Andra Chansen round, while Darin
Darin Zanyar
Darin Zanyar more commonly known as Darin is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter of Kurdish descent and one of Sweden's best-selling artists, with numerous chart topping songs and music albums.-Early life:...
joins Timoteij in the final.
There was worry that Darin's song "You're Out of My Life"
You're Out of My Life (Darin song)
"You're Out of My Life" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Darin and was Darin's entry in Melodifestivalen 2010. The song in full was first performed in Deltävling 3 of Melodifestivalen in Göteborg on February 20, 2010 where Darin won second place and pregressed to the final on March 13 in...
would be disqualified after it was incorrectly made available to purchase during the week after the semi-final. A total of 54 downloads of the full studio version were made, making a #95 entry into the Swedish singles chart. However SVT confirmed that Darin would not be disqualified as the mistake was made by the distributor and not by Darin or his management. The song was subsequently taken off the music store, and was officially released later on, along with the rest of the competing Melodifestivalen songs.
| # | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 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... |
"Headlines Headlines (song) For the Spice Girls song, see Headlines .For the Drake song, see Headlines ."Headlines" is a song by Swedish pop group Alcazar. The song was an entry in Melodifestivalen 2010 for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, where it reached the "Second Chance" whis was held on March 6, 2010 at Conventum Arena... " |
Tony Nilsson (m & l), Peter Boström (m & l) | 31 978 | 40 234 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 2 | Johannes Bah Kuhnke | "Tonight" | Sharon Vaughn Sharon Vaughn Sharon Vaughn is a musician, songwriter and producer. She has had over two hundred cuts including several number one hits. She has also been nominated for The Nashville Songwriters Federation "Hall Of Fame". Vaughn was formerly married to songwriter Bill Rice, and later to Howard Bellamy of The... (m & l), Anders Hansson Anders Hansson Anders Hansson, born in 1976, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006.- External links :*... (m & l) |
6 201 | — | 8 | Out |
| 3 | Elin Lanto Elin Lanto Elin Lanto is a Swedish singer who has had several hits in her home country, including the number one "I Won't Cry."Lanto first came to prominence after her performance of her song "Money" in Melodifestivalen 2007... |
"Doctor Doctor" | Tony Nilsson (m & l), Mirja Breitholtz (m & l) | 16 491 | — | 7 | Out |
| 4 | Erik Linder | "Hur kan jag tro på kärlek?" | Tony Malm (m), Niclas Lundin (m), Kenneth Gärdestad (l) | 22 327 | 28 482 | 5 | Out |
| 5 | Getty Domein | "Yeba" | Tuomas (Tiny) Pyhäjärvi (m), Getty Domein Mpanzu (l) | 16 572 | — | 6 | Out |
| 6 | Timoteij Timoteij Timoteij is a Swedish ethno-pop group established in 2008. The group consists of four women, Cecilia Kallin, Bodil Bergström, Elina Thorsell and Johanna Pettersson, all born in 1991.- History :... |
"Kom" | Niclas Arn (m), Karl Eurén (l), Gustav Eurén (l) | 65 762 | — | 1 | Final |
| 7 | Darin Darin Zanyar Darin Zanyar more commonly known as Darin is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter of Kurdish descent and one of Sweden's best-selling artists, with numerous chart topping songs and music albums.-Early life:... |
"You're Out of My Life You're Out of My Life (Darin song) "You're Out of My Life" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Darin and was Darin's entry in Melodifestivalen 2010. The song in full was first performed in Deltävling 3 of Melodifestivalen in Göteborg on February 20, 2010 where Darin won second place and pregressed to the final on March 13 in... " |
Henrik Janson (m & l), Tony Nilsson Tony Nilsson Tonny Nilsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter . He is signed to Peermusic label. Tony is living with artist and fellow songwriter Mirja Breitholtz.... (m & l) |
63 144 | 113 593 | 2 | Wildcard Final |
| 8 | Crucified Barbara Crucified Barbara Crucified Barbara is a Swedish all-female metal band, formed in Stockholm in 1998. Their music may best be described as a cross between heavy metal, Thrash metal and rock'n'roll.-Background:... |
"Heaven or Hell" | Håkan Larsson Håkan Larsson Håkan Larsson is a Swedish Centre Party politician, member of the Riksdag 2002–2006.-References:... (m & l), Jörgen Svensson (m & l), Björn Lönnroos (m & l) |
51 179 | 61 923 | 3 | Second Chance |
2,875,000 watched the third semi-final, and 521,115 votes were cast during the show, donating 920,805kr to charity Radiohjälpen.
Semi-final 4
The fourth and final semi-final was held on 27 February in Malmö Arena, MalmöMalmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
. One-minute clips were released by SVT on Monday 22 February, four days earlier than planned, after two of the eight songs were leaked on a Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine , Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping ,...
chat group on Saturday 22 February, and to ensure that no song had an advantage over others.
After the first round of televoting concluded after the eight performances, Py Bäckman
Py Bäckman
Py Marie Elisabet Ulrika Bäckman Wennborn is a Swedish musician. She is a singer and songwriter of pop and rock for musicals and films. She also plays piano and harmonica.-Career:...
, Sibel
Sibel Redzep
Sibel Redzep, is a Macedonian-born Swedish pop singer of Turkish descent. She is known from the Swedish television show Idol 2005, where she was the second runner up....
and Lovestoned
Lovestoned (band)
Lovestoned is a German-Swedish pop band from Stockholm. They took part in the 2010 Melodifestivalen.- Singles :- External links :*...
were eliminated from the competition, coming 8th, 7th and 6th in the voting respectively. Anna Bergendahl
Anna Bergendahl
Anna Henrietta Bergendahl is a Swedish singer. She was born in Stockholm and raised in Nyköping and Katrineholm. Bergendahl is of partial Irish descent as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland, and Anna's first performance in front of an audience was made in a cathedral in York when she...
was also selected to progress to the final directly after receiving the most televotes. The remaining four acts went on to compete in the second round of televoting.
NEO, Pernilla Wahlgren
Pernilla Wahlgren
Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren is a Swedish singer, actress and presenter. In 2004, she received the Ulla Billquist award.-Family:...
, Noll disciplin and Peter Jöback
Peter Jöback
Peter Arne Jöback is a Swedish singer and musical artist, and is regarded as being one of Sweden's best male vocalists .- 1997–2000 :...
fought for the remaining places in the final and Andra Chansen rounds. NEO and Pernilla Wahlgren
Pernilla Wahlgren
Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren is a Swedish singer, actress and presenter. In 2004, she received the Ulla Billquist award.-Family:...
were selected for the Andra Chansen round, with Peter Jöback
Peter Jöback
Peter Arne Jöback is a Swedish singer and musical artist, and is regarded as being one of Sweden's best male vocalists .- 1997–2000 :...
heading to the final.
| # | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Sibel Sibel Redzep Sibel Redzep, is a Macedonian-born Swedish pop singer of Turkish descent. She is known from the Swedish television show Idol 2005, where she was the second runner up.... |
"Stop" | Mikaela Stenström (m & l), Dimitri Stassos (m & l) | 16 513 | — | 7 | Out |
| 2 | Py Bäckman Py Bäckman Py Marie Elisabet Ulrika Bäckman Wennborn is a Swedish musician. She is a singer and songwriter of pop and rock for musicals and films. She also plays piano and harmonica.-Career:... |
"Magisk stjärna" | Py Bäckman Py Bäckman Py Marie Elisabet Ulrika Bäckman Wennborn is a Swedish musician. She is a singer and songwriter of pop and rock for musicals and films. She also plays piano and harmonica.-Career:... (m & l), Micke Wennborn (m) |
3 822 | — | 8 | Out |
| 3 | NEO | "Human Frontier" | Tobias Jonsson (m & l), Anneli Axelsson (m & l) | 25 772 | 31 110 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 4 | Lovestoned Lovestoned (band) Lovestoned is a German-Swedish pop band from Stockholm. They took part in the 2010 Melodifestivalen.- Singles :- External links :*... |
"Thursdays" | Thomas G:son Thomas G:son Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs... (m), Peter Boström (m), Sharon Vaughn Sharon Vaughn Sharon Vaughn is a musician, songwriter and producer. She has had over two hundred cuts including several number one hits. She has also been nominated for The Nashville Songwriters Federation "Hall Of Fame". Vaughn was formerly married to songwriter Bill Rice, and later to Howard Bellamy of The... (l) |
25 070 | — | 6 | Out |
| 5 | Anna Bergendahl Anna Bergendahl Anna Henrietta Bergendahl is a Swedish singer. She was born in Stockholm and raised in Nyköping and Katrineholm. Bergendahl is of partial Irish descent as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland, and Anna's first performance in front of an audience was made in a cathedral in York when she... |
"This Is My Life This Is My Life (Anna Bergendahl song) - Charts :-Release history :-External links:* - Youtube* - Youtube... " |
Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... (m), Kristian Lagerström (l) |
52 838 | — | 1 | Final |
| 6 | Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren is a Swedish singer, actress and presenter. In 2004, she received the Ulla Billquist award.-Family:... |
"Jag vill om du vågar" | Pontus Assarsson (m & l), Jörgen Ringqvist (m & l), Daniel Barkman (l), Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren is a Swedish singer, actress and presenter. In 2004, she received the Ulla Billquist award.-Family:... (l) |
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| 7 | Noll disciplin | "Idiot" | Niklas Jarl (m & l), Per Aldeheim Per Aldeheim Per Henrik Aldeheim, is a Swedish guitarist, songwriter and producer. He started out in the business with the band LAZY, also featuring Kim Björkgren. In 1985 they quit the band and started a new, It's Alive, together with among others Max Martin as their singer and frontman. It's Alive ceased to... (m & l) |
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| 8 | Peter Jöback Peter Jöback Peter Arne Jöback is a Swedish singer and musical artist, and is regarded as being one of Sweden's best male vocalists .- 1997–2000 :... |
"Hollow" | Anders Hansson Anders Hansson Anders Hansson, born in 1976, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006.- External links :*... (m & l), Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco.... (m & l) |
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A total of 2,510,000 watched the fourth semi-final, with 400,496 votes cast during the semi-final, giving a donation of 693,676.50kr to SVT's charity Radiohjälpen.
Second Chance
The Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round was held on 6 March in Conventum Arena, ÖrebroÖrebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....
. Eight acts qualified for this round from the semi-finals - the songs that placed 3rd and 4th. A duel format was used, with each song battling against another in order to remain in the contest, and qualify for the final on 13 March.
In the first duel Pain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive rock band featuring Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the lyricist, chief composer, guitarist, and lead vocalist. Their sound is characterised by powerful, accentuated guitar work, broad vocal range, abrupt switching between heavy and calm passages, intense...
was defeated 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:...
, and Crucified Barbara
Crucified Barbara
Crucified Barbara is a Swedish all-female metal band, formed in Stockholm in 1998. Their music may best be described as a cross between heavy metal, Thrash metal and rock'n'roll.-Background:...
won against Pauline
Pauline Kamusewu
Pauline Kamusewu, also known as just Pauline is a Swedish soul singer/song-writer of Zimbabwean and Italian descent. In 2003 she won the Rockbjörnen award for Best Swedish Newcomer...
to advance to the second stage. Kalle Moraeus
Kalle Moraeus
Kalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson...
& Orsa Spelmän
Orsa Spelmän
Orsa Spelmän is a folk music sextet from Orsa in Sweden, which was founded in 1987. Benny Andersson, the former ABBA member, is a founding member of the group.In 2006, the member Kalle Moraeus was awarded Povel Ramels Karamelodiktstipendium....
and Jessica Andersson also progressed to the next stage after beating NEO and 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...
respectively.
In the second stage Pernilla Wahlgren and Crucified Barbara competed against each other, as did Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän and Jessica Andersson. Wahlgren and Andersson were the winning acts, and progressed to the final with their songs "Jag vill om du vågar" and "I Did It for Love".
2,895,000 people viewed the Andra Chansen round, and 853,180 votes were cast during the show, giving 1,748,067kr to Radiohjälpen.
| Pain of Salvation Pain of Salvation Pain of Salvation is a Swedish progressive rock band featuring Daniel Gildenlöw, who is the lyricist, chief composer, guitarist, and lead vocalist. Their sound is characterised by powerful, accentuated guitar work, broad vocal range, abrupt switching between heavy and calm passages, intense... - "Road Salt" |
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| Crucified Barbara Crucified Barbara Crucified Barbara is a Swedish all-female metal band, formed in Stockholm in 1998. Their music may best be described as a cross between heavy metal, Thrash metal and rock'n'roll.-Background:... - "Heaven or Hell" |
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| Pauline Pauline Kamusewu Pauline Kamusewu, also known as just Pauline is a Swedish soul singer/song-writer of Zimbabwean and Italian descent. In 2003 she won the Rockbjörnen award for Best Swedish Newcomer... - "Sucker for Love" |
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| Kalle Moraeus Kalle Moraeus Kalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson... & Orsa Spelmän Orsa Spelmän Orsa Spelmän is a folk music sextet from Orsa in Sweden, which was founded in 1987. Benny Andersson, the former ABBA member, is a founding member of the group.In 2006, the member Kalle Moraeus was awarded Povel Ramels Karamelodiktstipendium.... - "Underbart" |
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| NEO - "Human Frontier" | 50 700 | |||||||||
| Kalle Moraeus Kalle Moraeus Kalle Moraeus is a Swedish musician.He is a member of the folk group Orsa Spelmän and Benny Anderssons Orkester, founded by former ABBA member Benny Andersson... & Orsa Spelmän Orsa Spelmän Orsa Spelmän is a folk music sextet from Orsa in Sweden, which was founded in 1987. Benny Andersson, the former ABBA member, is a founding member of the group.In 2006, the member Kalle Moraeus was awarded Povel Ramels Karamelodiktstipendium.... - "Underbart" |
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| 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... - "Headlines Headlines (song) For the Spice Girls song, see Headlines .For the Drake song, see Headlines ."Headlines" is a song by Swedish pop group Alcazar. The song was an entry in Melodifestivalen 2010 for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, where it reached the "Second Chance" whis was held on March 6, 2010 at Conventum Arena... " |
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Final
The final of Melodifestivalen 2010 was held on 13 March 2010 at the Globe Arena in StockholmStockholm
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...
. 10 songs qualified for the final, two from each of the four semi-finals and the Andra Chansen round. The winner was decided by a mix of televoting/SMS voting and jury voting.
The running order for the final had been revealed on 7 March 2010. Darin
Darin Zanyar
Darin Zanyar more commonly known as Darin is a Swedish pop singer and songwriter of Kurdish descent and one of Sweden's best-selling artists, with numerous chart topping songs and music albums.-Early life:...
opened the final with his song "You're Out of My Life
You're Out of My Life (Darin song)
"You're Out of My Life" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Darin and was Darin's entry in Melodifestivalen 2010. The song in full was first performed in Deltävling 3 of Melodifestivalen in Göteborg on February 20, 2010 where Darin won second place and pregressed to the final on March 13 in...
", and Eric Saade
Eric Saade
Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national...
closed the performances with "Manboy
Manboy
Manboy is a song by the Swedish pop singer Eric Saade. It was written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström and recorded in 2010. It also appears in his debut album Masquerade....
".
Before the start of rehearsals Anna Bergendahl
Anna Bergendahl
Anna Henrietta Bergendahl is a Swedish singer. She was born in Stockholm and raised in Nyköping and Katrineholm. Bergendahl is of partial Irish descent as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland, and Anna's first performance in front of an audience was made in a cathedral in York when she...
became the favourite to win the final with her song "This Is My Life
This Is My Life (Anna Bergendahl song)
- Charts :-Release history :-External links:* - Youtube* - Youtube...
", leading with all Swedish bookmakers over Salem Al Fakir
Salem Al Fakir
Lars Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish soul/pop musician and singer of Syrian origin.-Early years:Salem learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano.-Recording artist:During his career he...
and Timoteij
Timoteij
Timoteij is a Swedish ethno-pop group established in 2008. The group consists of four women, Cecilia Kallin, Bodil Bergström, Elina Thorsell and Johanna Pettersson, all born in 1991.- History :...
. However many international fans put Timoteij
Timoteij
Timoteij is a Swedish ethno-pop group established in 2008. The group consists of four women, Cecilia Kallin, Bodil Bergström, Elina Thorsell and Johanna Pettersson, all born in 1991.- History :...
as their favourite to win the contest with "Kom".
The interval act for the final was a Norwegian "invasion", and a medley of Melodifestivalen and Eurovision songs from Norway and Sweden. Acts performing in the interval act included 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...
, Charmed
Charmed (group)
-Overview:The group Charmed made their debut in the Norwegian national final of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "My Heart Goes Boom". Charmed were three girls in their mid-twenties....
, 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...
, Maria Haukaas Storeng
Maria Haukaas Storeng
The following article is a discography of albums and singles released by Norwegian artist Maria Mittet.-Albums:2011: , med Oslo Gospel Choir-Singles:-Featured-on albums:*1991 "Annie" - den norske suksessversjonen...
, Marie Rosenmir, One More Time
One More Time (band)
One More Time is a Swedish pop group. Members are Peter Grönvall, his wife Nanne Grönvall and Maria Rådsten. A forth member, Thérèse Löf, left the group shortly after the first album was released. In 1992 they began their international career with the release of the single and album Highland...
, Lars-Ante Kuhmunen, Roger Pontare
Roger Pontare
Fred Roger Pontare is a Swedish musician. He currently lives in Vingåker, Södermanland County....
, Åge Sten "Glam" Nilsen of Wig Wam
Wig Wam
Wig Wam is a Norwegian hard rock band, which is dedicated to Glam metal and is the style of typical rock bands from the 1980s movement.- Eurovision :...
, Jakob Samuel of The Poodles
The Poodles
The Poodles are a glam metal/heavy metal band from Sweden.They are best known for their hits "Metal Will Stand Tall" and "Night of Passion", the latter of which was played in the Swedish Melodifestivalen in 2006....
, Towa Carson
Towa Carson
Towa Carson , born on 31 March 1936 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, is a Swedish schlager singer. She debuted in 1954 and had the most success in the 1950s and 1960s, when she recorded many duets with Lasse Lönndahl...
, Hanne Krogh
Hanne Krogh
Hanne Krogh is a Norwegian singer and one half of the duo that won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985....
, Kikki Danielsson
Kikki Danielsson
Ann-Kristin "Kikki" Danielsson is a Swedish country, dansband and pop singer. Sometimes, she also plays the accordion and she has also written some lyrics. She is also famous for yodeling in some songs. Kikki Danielsson gained her largest popularity in the Nordic region from the late 1970s until...
, Bobbysocks!, Chips
Chips (band)
Chips was a Swedish country and pop group, formed in 1979 by Kikki Danielsson and Lasse Holm, and split in 1983.Chips finished 4th in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1980 with the song "Mycke' mycke' mer", with Lars Westman, Lisa Magnusson, Mats Rådberg and Monica Silverstrand as background singers...
, and Kikki, Bettan & Lotta
Kikki, Bettan & Lotta
Kikki, Bettan & Lotta was a Swedish-Norwegian super trio, active 2001-2004 and consisting Kikki Danielsson, Elisabeth "Bettan" Andreassen and Lotta Engberg.-Carrier together:...
, concluding with Norway's Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
winner Alexander Rybak
Alexander Rybak
Alexander Igoryevich Rybak or in Belarusian Alyaksandr Igaravich Rybak , born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR is a Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, and actor...
. A rock version of last year's Melodifestivalen winner "La voix
La voix
La voix is a song by Swedish singer Malena Ernman and was the Swedish entry at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Moscow, Russia. It was composed by Fredrik Kempe, with lyrics by both Kempe and Ernman...
" was also performed by the band Casablanca, joined by last year's winner Malena Ernman
Malena Ernman
Sara Magdalena "Malena" Ernman is a Swedish opera singer . Ernman is a versatile artist in her field, who outside the world of opera and operettas also has performed chansons, cabaret, jazz, appeared in musicals and she is a performer who's declared that she's very much attracted to the attributes...
.
Anna Bergendahl
Anna Bergendahl
Anna Henrietta Bergendahl is a Swedish singer. She was born in Stockholm and raised in Nyköping and Katrineholm. Bergendahl is of partial Irish descent as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland, and Anna's first performance in front of an audience was made in a cathedral in York when she...
was the winner of Melodifestivalen 2010 with "This Is My Life
This Is My Life (Anna Bergendahl song)
- Charts :-Release history :-External links:* - Youtube* - Youtube...
", coming first in the public televote and second in the jury vote. The jury favourite, Salem Al Fakir
Salem Al Fakir
Lars Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish soul/pop musician and singer of Syrian origin.-Early years:Salem learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano.-Recording artist:During his career he...
, finished in 2nd place. 3,870,000 people viewed the final show on SVT.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jury | Viewers | Total | |||||
| 1 | Darin | "You're Out of My Life You're Out of My Life (Darin song) "You're Out of My Life" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Darin and was Darin's entry in Melodifestivalen 2010. The song in full was first performed in Deltävling 3 of Melodifestivalen in Göteborg on February 20, 2010 where Darin won second place and pregressed to the final on March 13 in... " |
Henrik Janson (m & l), Tony Nilsson Tony Nilsson Tonny Nilsson is a Swedish singer-songwriter . He is signed to Peermusic label. Tony is living with artist and fellow songwriter Mirja Breitholtz.... (m & l) |
51 | 66 | 117 | 4 |
| 2 | Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren is a Swedish singer, actress and presenter. In 2004, she received the Ulla Billquist award.-Family:... |
"Jag vill om du vågar" | Pontus Assarsson (m & l), Jörgen Ringqvist (m & l), Daniel Barkman (l), Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Wahlgren Pernilla Nina Elisabeth Wahlgren is a Swedish singer, actress and presenter. In 2004, she received the Ulla Billquist award.-Family:... (l) |
12 | — | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | Andreas Johnson Andreas Johnson Andreas Johnson is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:... |
"We Can Work It Out We Can Work It Out (Andreas Johnson song) We Can Work It Out, is a Swedish English language hit sung by the Swedish singer Andreas Johnson and was recorded in 2010. Lyrics are by Andreas Johnson himself and music was written by Bobby Ljunggren and Marcos Ubeda.... " |
Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... (m), Marcos Ubeda (m), Andreas Johnson Andreas Johnson Andreas Johnson is a Swedish pop/rock singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:... (l) |
50 | — | 50 | 6 |
| 4 | Timoteij Timoteij Timoteij is a Swedish ethno-pop group established in 2008. The group consists of four women, Cecilia Kallin, Bodil Bergström, Elina Thorsell and Johanna Pettersson, all born in 1991.- History :... |
"Kom" | Niclas Arn (m), Karl Eurén (l), Gustav Eurén (l) | 51 | 44 | 95 | 5 |
| 5 | Peter Jöback Peter Jöback Peter Arne Jöback is a Swedish singer and musical artist, and is regarded as being one of Sweden's best male vocalists .- 1997–2000 :... |
"Hollow" | Anders Hansson Anders Hansson Anders Hansson, born in 1976, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006.- External links :*... (m & l), Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco.... (m & l) |
21 | 11 | 32 | 9 |
| 6 | Ola Svensson Ola Svensson Ola Nils Håkan Svensson , professionally known simply as Ola, is a Swedish pop singer born in Lund in the southern region of Skåne, Sweden. He first appeared on Idol in 2005. He has sold over 135 000 records in Sweden and his songs have been played on the radio just under 200,000 times in Sweden... |
"Unstoppable" Unstoppable (Ola Svensson song) Unstoppable, full title "Unstoppable " is a Swedish English language hit sung by the Swedish singer Ola Svensson and was recorded in 2010... |
Dimitri Stassos (m & l), Alexander Kronlund (m & l), Hanif Sabzevari (m & l), Ola Svensson (m & l) |
47 | — | 47 | 7 |
| 7 | Jessica Andersson | "I Did It for Love" | Lars "Dille" Diedricson (m), Kristian Wejshag (l) | 15 | 22 | 37 | 8 |
| 8 | Salem Al Fakir Salem Al Fakir Lars Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish soul/pop musician and singer of Syrian origin.-Early years:Salem learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano.-Recording artist:During his career he... |
"Keep on Walking" | Salem Al Fakir Salem Al Fakir Lars Salem Al Fakir is a Swedish soul/pop musician and singer of Syrian origin.-Early years:Salem learned to play violin at the age of four and subsequently toured Russia as a solo violinist at the age of fourteen, but returned to Sweden to study jazz piano.-Recording artist:During his career he... (m & l) |
95 | 88 | 183 | 2 |
| 9 | Anna Bergendahl Anna Bergendahl Anna Henrietta Bergendahl is a Swedish singer. She was born in Stockholm and raised in Nyköping and Katrineholm. Bergendahl is of partial Irish descent as her grandmother was born and lives in Ireland, and Anna's first performance in front of an audience was made in a cathedral in York when she... |
"This Is My Life This Is My Life (Anna Bergendahl song) - Charts :-Release history :-External links:* - Youtube* - Youtube... " |
Kristian Lagerström (l), Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... (m) |
82 | 132 | 214 | 1 |
| 10 | Eric Saade Eric Saade Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national... |
"Manboy Manboy Manboy is a song by the Swedish pop singer Eric Saade. It was written by Fredrik Kempe and Peter Boström and recorded in 2010. It also appears in his debut album Masquerade.... " |
Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco.... (m & l), Peter Boström Peter Boström Peter Boström is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. He is also known as Bassflow.Boström wrote his first song at the age of seven. In 1992, at the age of 21, he started Bassflow Productions, a production company near Stockholm, Sweden... (m) |
49 | 110 | 159 | 3 |
Voting
The voting in the final was made up of both televoting/SMS voting and jury voting. 5 juries from the Swedish cities of StockholmStockholm
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...
, 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...
, Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, 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....
and Umeå
Umeå
- Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...
, and 6 international juries located in Russia, Ireland, Norway, Greece, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and France – each gave 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points to their favourite songs. This was joined by televoting, with the total number of votes being converted into a set amount of points – 11, 22, 44, 66, 88, 110 and 132 points were given to the most-popular songs of the total televote from around Sweden.
Juries
| Song | International Juries | Swedish Juries | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | Serbia | Greece | France | Ireland | Norway | 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.... |
Umeå Umeå - Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport... |
Göteborg | Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
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... |
||
| "You're Out of My Life" | 12 | — | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 51 |
| "Jag vill om du vågar" | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| "We Can Work It Out" | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 2 | 50 |
| "Kom" | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 51 |
| "Hollow" | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | 6 | 21 |
| "Unstoppable" | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 12 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 47 |
| "I Did It for Love" | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 15 |
| "Keep on Walking" | 10 | 10 | — | 12 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 95 |
| "This Is My Life" | 8 | — | 4 | — | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 82 |
| "Manboy" | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 49 |
Televotes
1,754,904 televotes were casted during the final evening, donating 3,450,099kr to the Radiohjälpen appeal.| Song | Jury | No. of televotes (%) | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "You're Out of My Life" | 51 | (12.0%) | 66 | 117 |
| "Jag vill om du vågar" | 12 | (2.1%) | — | 12 |
| "We Can Work It Out" | 50 | (3.4%) | — | 50 |
| "Kom" | 51 | (10.7%) | 44 | 95 |
| "Hollow" | 21 | (4.4%) | 11 | 32 |
| "Unstoppable" | 47 | (4.3%) | — | 47 |
| "I Did It for Love" | 15 | (6.3%) | 22 | 37 |
| "Keep on Walking" | 95 | (17.1%) | 88 | 183 |
| "This Is My Life" | 82 | (20.8%) | 132 | 214 |
| "Manboy" | 49 | (19.1%) | 110 | 159 |
See also
- MelodifestivalenMelodifestivalenMelodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
- Eurovision Song Contest 2010Eurovision Song Contest 2010The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010Sweden have confirmed that they will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, to be held in Oslo, Norway, sending their 50th entry to the contest since their debut in 1958....