Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010
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Sweden will compete in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2010
, with Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television
(SVT) returning to organise the Swedish entry for the first time since 2006, after TV4 withdrew from the contest. An internal selection was used to select the 7th Swedish entry in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with Josefine Ridell
being selected to sing "Allt jag vill ha
" at the contest in Minsk
, Belarus
.
broadcaster NRK and Danish
broadcaster DR to form the MGP Nordic
contest. From 2006 to 2009 the Swedish presence in the contest was continued by commercial broadcaster TV4. In 2010 TV4 announced their withdrawal from Junior Eurovision, allowing SVT to re-enter after MGP Nordic took a year out in 2010.
The EBU's coordinator of the contest, Svante Stockselius
, has labelled SVT's return to the contest a big achievement in terms of negotiations with possible participants and expressed hope that other Scandinavian broadcasters may also return to the show.
to select their entries, and had continued to use the contest to select the Swedish entries for MGP Nordic. However in March 2010 SVT announced that all Junior projects, including Lilla Melodifestivalen and MGP Nordic, would be scrapped for 2010. In August 2010 SVT announced that they would select their entry for Junior Eurovision internally, and would have a talent search to select the artist to represent Sweden in Belarus.
On 1 October SVT revealed their entry for Minsk: 13 year old Josefine Ridell
was selected to represent Sweden with the song "Allt jag vill ha" (Everything I want), written by Josefine, four-time Eurovision
songwriter Thomas G:son
, 2009 Azeri
contestant Arash, Robert Uhlmann and Johan Bejerholm. Warner Music Sweden
officially released the song on 5 October.
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the eighth edition of Junior Eurovision Song Contest and took place in Minsk, Belarus. It was held on 20 November 2010.The contest was won by Vladimir Arzumanyan of Armenia with the song Mama...
, with Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
(SVT) returning to organise the Swedish entry for the first time since 2006, after TV4 withdrew from the contest. An internal selection was used to select the 7th Swedish entry in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, with Josefine Ridell
Josefine Ridell
Josefine Ridell is a Swedish singer that represented her country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Minsk, Belarus. Her song, "Allt jag vill ha" was written by Thomas G:son, Arash, Robert Uhlmann, and Johan Bejerholm."Allt jag vill ha" was presented on 6 October 2010 and was released...
being selected to sing "Allt jag vill ha
Allt jag vill ha
Allt jag vill ha is the Swedish entry to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Minsk, Belarus. It was performed by singer Josefine Ridell, it placed 11th in the final....
" at the contest in Minsk
Minsk
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, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
.
SVT returns
In July 2010 it was confirmed that SVT, the original Swedish organiser for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest from 2003 to 2005, would make a return to the contest after leaving the contest in 2005, along with NorwegianNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
broadcaster NRK and Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
broadcaster DR to form the MGP Nordic
MGP Nordic
MGP Nordic is a Scandinavian song contest for children aged 8 to 15, organized by DR, NRK, SVT and YLE through FST5...
contest. From 2006 to 2009 the Swedish presence in the contest was continued by commercial broadcaster TV4. In 2010 TV4 announced their withdrawal from Junior Eurovision, allowing SVT to re-enter after MGP Nordic took a year out in 2010.
The EBU's coordinator of the contest, Svante Stockselius
Svante Stockselius
Stig Svante Stockselius is a Swedish journalist and television executive, former Head of Song Contests at the European Broadcasting Union, executive supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.Svante Stockselius grew up in Ockelbo, a small town in central...
, has labelled SVT's return to the contest a big achievement in terms of negotiations with possible participants and expressed hope that other Scandinavian broadcasters may also return to the show.
Artist and song selection
From 2003 and 2005 SVT had used Lilla MelodifestivalenLilla Melodifestivalen
Lilla Melodifestivalen is the Swedish national final that selects the entry to represent Sweden in the annual Melodi Grand Prix Nordic junior singing competition. Between 2002 and 2005, Sweden sent its winners to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, when MPG Nordic wasn't active...
to select their entries, and had continued to use the contest to select the Swedish entries for MGP Nordic. However in March 2010 SVT announced that all Junior projects, including Lilla Melodifestivalen and MGP Nordic, would be scrapped for 2010. In August 2010 SVT announced that they would select their entry for Junior Eurovision internally, and would have a talent search to select the artist to represent Sweden in Belarus.
On 1 October SVT revealed their entry for Minsk: 13 year old Josefine Ridell
Josefine Ridell
Josefine Ridell is a Swedish singer that represented her country at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Minsk, Belarus. Her song, "Allt jag vill ha" was written by Thomas G:son, Arash, Robert Uhlmann, and Johan Bejerholm."Allt jag vill ha" was presented on 6 October 2010 and was released...
was selected to represent Sweden with the song "Allt jag vill ha" (Everything I want), written by Josefine, four-time Eurovision
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
songwriter 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...
, 2009 Azeri
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
contestant Arash, Robert Uhlmann and Johan Bejerholm. Warner Music Sweden
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
officially released the song on 5 October.