The logo for Melodifestivalen, which has been in use since 2002.

Melodifestivalen (IPA: [mɛlʊˈdiːfɛstɪˌvɑːlɛn]) is an annual music competition organised by Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio to determine the song and artist that will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It has been staged under various formats every year since 1959, with the exceptions of 1964^[1], 1970^[2] and 1976^[3]. The competition is broadcast live on television and radio, with considerable popularity, being the most popular television programme in Sweden every year since 2000^[4]. The winner is chosen by a number of juries and a national televote. Until 2001 the competition was usually limited to between eight and twelve songs, but since the introduction of semifinals in 2002 that number has risen to 32. The competition is usually seen as being dominated by schlager and dansband music, so much so that the competiton is often referred to as Schlagerfestivalen^[5][6] by the Swedish media, but other styles of music such as rap, reggae and glam rock have made an appearance in recent years, with varying degrees of success. The competition's impact on the Swedish music charts is enormous, with 18 participanting songs making the Hitlistan chart in 2005^[7] and 23 in 2006^[8]. The 2006 competition was won by Carola Häggkvist with "Evighet" with Melodifestivalen 2007 taking place between 3 February and 10 March, 2007. Image File history File links Melodifestivalen_logotyp. ... Image File history File links Melodifestivalen_logotyp. ... Afro-Dite. ... For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words see here. ... Sveriges Television (SVT) is a national publicly-funded television broadcaster based in Sweden. ... Sveriges Radio (SR) - Swedish Radio Ltd - is Swedens national publicly-funded radio broadcaster. ... The modern logo was introduced for the 2004 Contest to create a consistent visual identity. ... Melodifestivalen 1959 (known as Säg det med musik: stora schlagertävlingen) was the selection for the second song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Televoting or televote is the telephone voting in the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The lead singers of Friends. ... Afro-Dite. ... Schlager (German Schlager, literally something that hits or, more loosely translated, a hit) is a style of popular music that is prevalent in northern Europe, in particular Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Latvia and Lithuania, but also to a lesser extent in France, Belgium and the Netherlands. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Press The Swedish Press is self-regulated through the Public Press Ombudsman, or Allmänhetens Pressombudsman and the Swedish Press Council, or Pressens Opinionsnämnd. ... Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ... Reggae is an African Caribbean style of music developed on the island of Jamaica and is closely linked to the religion Rastafarianism, though not universally popular among its members. ... Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), was a style of rock and roll music popularised in the early 1970s. ... Melodifestivalen 2005 was a contest that chose Swedens entry for the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. ... The final of Melodifestivalen 2006 will take place after a series of semifinals over the four weeks beforehand. ... Carola Maria Häggkvist (born in Stockholm, Sweden on September 8, 1966) is a Swedish singer and entertainer. ... Invincible is the name of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest entry from Sweden, sung by Carola Häggkvist. ... The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2007 will begin on 3 February 2007. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ...

History

1959–1969

Mona Grain performing "Alexander" at Melodifestivalen 1960. This is the oldest footage of Melodifestivalen remaining in SVT's archives.

Following Sveriges Radio's^[9] internal selection of Alice Babs as their Eurovision Song Contest 1958 representative, the first Melodifestivalen proper (at the time known as Säg det med musik: stora schlagertävlingen) took place on 29 January, 1959 at Cirkus in Stockholm with an "expert" jury deciding the winner. The competition was won by Siw Malmkvist performing "Augustin", but SVT had decided beforehand that the winning song (whichever song that may have been) would be performed by Brita Borg at the Eurovision Song Contest. This policy of internally selecting the artist and only having a televised selection for the song continued until 1961. The competiton’s name changed again in 1960, becoming the Eurovisionschlagern, svensk final. This name was retained until 1963, when Sweden achieved their first and only "nul points" at the Eurovision Song Contest with Monica Zetterlund performing "En gång i Stockholm". Between 1960 and 1963, the participating songs were performed by two artists in the national final, one with a large orchestra and another with a smaller one. This meant that in 1960 and 1961 two artists could have performed a song at Melodifestivalen, with an third singer singing the song at Eurovision. The 1960 and 1963 competitons also included a semifinal of sorts, where a jury would listen to the participating songs and select a number to go through to the final. Sweden did not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 due to an artists' strike, so no competition was held. Image File history File links Mona_Grain. ... Image File history File links Mona_Grain. ... Melodifestivalen 1960 (known as Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final) was the selection for the third song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Alice Babs (born Hildur Alice Nilsson in January 26, 1924) is a singer and actor from Kalmar in Sweden. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third Eurovision Song Contest and was held on March 12, 1958 in Hilversum, Netherlands. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Siw Malmkvist, born December 31, 1936 in Landskrona, Sweden, is a popular Swedish singer famous in Scandinavia and Germany. ... Melodifestivalen 1961 (known as Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final) was the selection for the fourth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Melodifestivalen 1960 (known as Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final) was the selection for the third song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Melodifestivalen 1963 (known as Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final) was the selection for the sixth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Monica Zetterlund (born Monica Nilsson on September 20, 1937 in Hagfors, Värmlands län, Sweden, died May 12, 2005 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish singer and actress. ... A philharmonic orchestra An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually a fairly large instrumental ensemble with string, brass, woodwind sections, and possibly a percussion section as well. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1964 was the ninth Eurovision Song Contest. ...

The 1965 competition marked a change in attitude at SR, with less focus on performers and more on songwriters. The competition was now known as the Svensk sångfinal. Ingvar Wixell performed all of the songs in the final, an idea which the broadcasters never deliberately repeated. Wixell also performed the winning song "Annostädes vals" in English at the Eurovision Song Contest as "Absent Friends". No major changes to the format of Melodifestivalen were made for 1966, apart from allowing multiple artists to take part. Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson won the 1966 competition and finished second at the Eurovision Song Contest, which remained Sweden's best result until 1974. The competition adopted its current name Melodifestivalen in 1967. Melodifestivalen 1965 (known as the Svensk sÃ¥ngfinal) was the selection for the seventh song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Melodifestivalen 1966 (known as the Svensk sÃ¥ngfinal) was the selection for the eighth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... This article or section needs to be wikified. ... Pictures of singers coming soon! The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the eleventh Eurovision and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg. ... Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA. Melodifestivalen 1974 was the selection for the 15th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ...

1970–1982

Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA performing "Waterloo" at Melodifestivalen 1974.

Sweden's second Eurovision abstention was in 1970, this time as a result of a Nordic-led boycott of the Contest, due to the voting system which had led to a four-way tie at the 1969 contest. Melodifestivalen 1971 was organised as part of the Hylands hörna television series. Five semifinals were held and three acts participated in each; Tommy Körberg, Family Four and Sylvia Vrethammar. Family Four received the most postcard votes in each semifinal, so each song in the final was performed by them, an accidental repeat of the 1965 situation with Ingvar Wixell. Family Four won Melodifestivalen again in 1972, this time with ten different artists competing. No other artist has won the competition twice running. The 1974 winner, "Waterloo" by ABBA is widely considered the most popular Melodifestivalen^[10] and Eurovision^[11] song of all-time, and earned Sweden their first win at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974. ABBA were not first-time Melodifestivalen entrants, in fact they had participated in the 1973 competition as "Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Björn & Benny" singing "Ring Ring". Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson wrote four Melodifestivalen songs in total, three of which were also written by ABBA’s manager, Stikkan Andersson. Following SR’s hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm in 1975, it was argued by some left-wing groups that Sweden could not afford to win and host the contest again, which led to mass demonstrations against commercial music. Sweden therefore could not participate at the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, the third and last time the country has abstained from participating. Image File history File links Abbamf74. ... Image File history File links Abbamf74. ... Lyngstad in 1996 Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad, better known as Frida (born November 15, 1945) is the singer, best known as one of the four members (often simply called the brunette) of the Swedish pop music group ABBA. She is of German and Norwegian origin. ... Agnetha Ã…se Fältskog (born April 5, 1950 in Jönköping) is a Swedish pop singer. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1970 was the fifteenth Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the fourteenth Eurovision and was held on March 29, 1969 in Madrid. ... Melodifestivalen 1971 was the selection for the 12th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Lennart Hyland (September 15, 1919 - March 15, 1993), Swedish TV-show host and journalist and one of the most popular and renowned TV personalities in the history of Swedish television. ... Tommy Körberg (b. ... Melodifestivalen 1972 was the selection for the 13th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA. Melodifestivalen 1974 was the selection for the 15th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Waterloo is a song by ABBA, with which they won the Eurovision Song Contest of 1974. ... Abba redirects here. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the nineteenth Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 6, 1974, in Brighton, England. ... Agnetha Ã…se Fältskog (born April 5, 1950 in Jönköping) is a Swedish pop singer. ... Lyngstad in 1996 Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad, better known as Frida (born November 15, 1945) is the singer, best known as one of the four members (often simply called the brunette) of the Swedish pop music group ABBA. She is of German and Norwegian origin. ... Björn Ulvaeus in 1999 Björn Kristian Ulvaeus (Swedish IPA: ) (born April 25, 1945) is a Swedish musician and composer, most notable as a member of ABBA. Ulvaeus was born in Gothenburg, but as a child he moved with his family to Västervik. ... Benny Andersson in 2004 Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born in Stockholm on December 16, 1946) is a Swedish musician, composer and a member of the Swedish musical group, ABBA. Benny was born to 34-year-old constructional engineer Göran Andersson and his 26-year-old wife Laila. ... Ring Ring was a 1973 single by ABBA, which gave the group their big break in Australia and parts of Europe (though the rest of Europe and North America were introduced to ABBA the following year). ... Bust of Stikkan Anderson in his native Hova. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the twentieth Eurovision and was held on March 22, 1975 in Stockholm. ... In politics, left-wing, political left, leftism, or simply the left, are terms which refer (with no particular precision) to the segment of the political spectrum typically associated with any of several strains of socialism, social democracy, or liberalism (especially in the American sense of the word), or with opposition... The Eurovision Song Contest 1976 was the twenty first Eurovision and was held on April 3, 1976 in The Hague. ...

Melodifestivalen returned in 1977, with exactly the same format as had been used in 1975. Sweden's results at Eurovision markedly worsened during this period, with the country not finishing higher than tenth between 1977 and 1981. This period played host to one of the most tensely contested rivalries in the history of the competition, that of Björn Skifs and the pairing of Lasse Holm and Kikki Danielsson. In the 1978 final, Skifs' song "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" and Danielsson and Holm's song "Miss Decibel" finished equal first on the same number of points, but Skifs' song was victorious following a tie-break vote from the regional juries. The two competed against each other again in 1981, with Skifs' song beating Chips (a band featuring Kikki Danielsson with a song written by Lasse Holm) again, this time by two points. When Danielsson and Holm finally did win in 1982 with "Dag efter dag", Danielsson claimed that they won because Björn Skifs was not taking part^[12]. Melodifestivalen 1977 was the selection for the 17th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the twenty second Eurovision and was held on May 7, 1977 in London. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 4, 1981 in Dublin. ... Björn Skifs (born April 20, 1947) is a swedish actor, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. ... Lars-Eric (Lasse) Gustav Holm, born December 9, 1943 in Stockholm, Sweden, songwriter, song text writer and singer. ... Ann-Kristin (Kikki) Danielsson (born 10 May 1952 in Osby, Sweden) is a Swedish singer. ... Melodifestivalen 1978 was the selection for the 18th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Miss Decibel, written by Lasse Holm and Gert Lengstrand, is a song in Swedish, which finished 2nd at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1978. ... Melodifestivalen 1981 was the selection for the 21st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Chips was a Swedish-Norwegian band, active between 1979 and 1983. ... Melodifestivalen 1982 was the selection for the 22nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Dag efter dag (English: Day after Day) is a Swedish language song, with melody by Lasse Holm and text by Monica Forsberg. ...

1983–1991

Style performing "Dover-Calais" at Melodifestivalen 1986. This year, music videos were used to illustrate the competing songs.

This was Sweden's most successful period at the Eurovision Song Contest, with two wins and two third place finishes. Melodifestivalen 1983 was the breakthrough of Carola Häggkvist, a 16-year-old singer from Stockholm. She won with "Främling", earning the full eight points from each of the eleven regional juries. The single sold one million copies^[13], becoming the most successful single in Sweden ever, and Carola became the first of a long line of Melodifestivalen winners to be managed by Bert Karlsson. "Främling" finished third at the Eurovision Song Contest. Sweden won Eurovision for the second time in 1984, with Herreys singing "Diggi-loo diggi-ley". Kikki Danielsson won Melodifestivalen again in 1985, this time as a soloist with "Bra vibrationer". In 1986, music videos of the songs were played and the juries narrowed the songs down to five finalists, which were performed to backing track. Melodifestivalen 1987 was won by Lotta Engberg, by one point over Arja Saijonmaa, the closest competition of this period. Viewing figures for Melodifestivalen peaked in 1990, with over five million viewers^[14]. Carola Häggkvist returned to the competition in 1990 with "Mitt i ett äventyr", which finished second. She took part for a third time in 1991 with "Fångad av en stormvind", which won with 78 of a possible 88 points. She went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest in Rome that year, after a tie with France, Sweden's third Eurovision win. Image File history File links Style_at_Melodifestivalen_1986. ... Image File history File links Style_at_Melodifestivalen_1986. ... Melodifestivalen 1983 was the selection for the 23rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Carola Maria Häggkvist (born in Stockholm, Sweden on September 8, 1966) is a Swedish singer and entertainer. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Bert Willis Karlsson (born June 21, 1945 in Skara, Västra Götaland County) is a Swedish record company manager, entrepreneur and former politician, frontperson of the New Democracy party. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1983 was the 28th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 23, 1983 in Munich. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1984 was the 29th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 5, 1984 in Luxembourg. ... -1... Herreys was a Swedish pop group, consisting of the three Mormon brothers Richard, Louis and Per Herrey. ... Melodifestivalen 1985 was the selection for the 25th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Bra vibrationer (English: Good Vibrations), written by Ingela Forsman and Lasse Holm, is a song which Swedish pop and country singer Kikki Danielsson sung when the song won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1985 and finished third at Eurovision Song Contest 1985. ... Melodifestivalen 1986 was the selection for the 26th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Melodifestivalen 1987 was the selection for the 27th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Lotta Engberg, born Anna Charlotte Pedersen on March 5, 1963 in Överkalix, Sweden, Swedish singer. ... Arja Saijonmaa (born December 1, 1944) is a Finnish singer, political activist and occasional actress. ... Melodifestivalen 1990 was the contest for selection of the 30th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Carola Häggkvist. ... The song FÃ¥ngad av en stormvind, written by Stephan Berg and performed by Carola, was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 held on May 4, 1991 in Rome. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 4, 1991 in Rome. ...

1992–present

Sweden's Eurovision results remained for the most part consistent after Carola Häggkvist's win, but the popularity of Melodifestivalen went into decline. Christer Björkman won in 1992, but finished second last at the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. Televoting was introduced in 1993, but proved too cumbersome as it was possible for record companies to rig the vote. The regional juries were re-instated in 1994. 1998 was the last year that juries solely decided the winner. In 1999, televoting was re-introduced, this time permanently. Both the juries and televoters picked Charlotte Nilsson's "Tusen och en natt" as their favourite. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Jerusalem, Sweden's fourth (and as of 2006 most recent) Eurovision win. This boosted the popularity of Melodifestivalen, and the 2000 competition was the most watched since 1993^[14]. Despite the upsurge in popularity, SVT made virtually no changes to the format of the competition. Melodifestivalen 2001 was won by Friends with "Lyssna till ditt hjärta", the first time a reality TV music act had won the competition. Christer Björkman (born August 25, 1957 in BorÃ¥s, Sweden) is a Swedish singer. ... Melodifestivalen 1992 was the selection for the 32nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 9, 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. ... View over Malmö towards the old city, from the Kronprinsen skyscraper. ... Melodifestivalen 1993 was the selection for the 33rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Melodifestivalen 1994 was the selection for the 34th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Jill Johnson. ... Charlotte Nilsson. ... Charlotte Perrelli (maiden name Charlotte Nilsson, born October 7, 1974 in Hovmantorp, Sweden) is a Swedish singer. ... Take Me to Your Heaven was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 performed in English (taking advantage of the relaxation of the requirement to perform in a national language) by Charlotte Nilsson representing Sweden. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 29, 1999 in the Usshishkin Hall at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem, Israel. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roger Pontare. ... The lead singers of Friends. ... Friends were a Swedish pop group made up of Stefan Brunzell, Tony Haglund, Kristian Hermanson, Nina Inhammar, Kim Kärnfalk and Peter Strandberg. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ...

Fame performing "Give Me Your Love" at Melodifestivalen 2003. They won and finished fifth at the Eurovision Song Contest.

Christer Björkman, winner of Melodifestivalen 1992, was appointed supervisor of the competition for 2002, and began a process of modernising the event. The orchestra was scrapped, four semifinals and a Second Chance round were introduced and songs in languages other than Swedish were allowed. The final moved to the 12,000-seater Stockholm Globe Arena, where it has been ever since. The semifinals were held in different towns and cities across Sweden, the first time the competition had moved outside of Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. A children's competition was started, called Lilla Melodifestivalen, which serves as the Swedish selection for the Melodi Grand Prix Nordic, and until 2005 selected the Swedish entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. While the expansion of the competition has had a huge impact in Sweden (nearly two million people voted in the 2006 final^[15], against just under 360,000 in 2001), Sweden’s Eurovision results have not improved significantly, with Fame and Carola Häggkvist’s fifth place finishes in 2003 and 2006 respectively being Sweden’s best Eurovision results since 2002. The 2004 competition saw the introduction of the wildcard system whereby four artists are selected by SVT and invited to take part in the competition. Lena Philipsson (one of the first wildcards) won in 2004, having lost out three times in the 1980s. The 2005 competition was hit with controversy, after Martin Stenmarck won the competition by three points over Nanne Grönvall, despite Grönvall receiving over 150,000 more televotes^[16]. The Second Chance round will be revamped for 2007, becoming a full Saturday-night show in an arena, rather than a Sunday-afternoon programme from a television studio. Image File history File links Fame2003. ... Image File history File links Fame2003. ... Fame. ... The Stockholm Globe Arena The Stockholm Globe Arena or, in Swedish, Globen (The Globe) is an arena in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Melodi Grand Prix Nordic was a one-time music contest for Scandinavian youth held on April 26, 2002, in Forumhallen in Copenhagen, Denmark. ... The Junior Eurovision Song Contest is very similar in structure to the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The final of Melodifestivalen 2006 will take place after a series of semifinals over the four weeks beforehand. ... Fame is a Swedish duo consisting of Jessica Andersson, (b. ... Eurovision Song Contest 2003 logo. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fifty-first Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the 18 May 2006 (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). ... Lena Philipsson. ... Martin Stenmarck (born October 3, 1972 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer. ... The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2007 will begin on 3 February 2007. ...

Table of past winners

Alice Babs (born Hildur Alice Nilsson in January 26, 1924) is a singer and actor from Kalmar in Sweden. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was the third Eurovision Song Contest and was held on March 12, 1958 in Hilversum, Netherlands. ... Melodifestivalen 1959 (known as Säg det med musik: stora schlagertävlingen) was the selection for the second song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Siw Malmkvist, born December 31, 1936 in Landskrona, Sweden, is a popular Swedish singer famous in Scandinavia and Germany. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1959 was the fourth Eurovision and was held on March 11, 1959 in Cannes, France. ... Melodifestivalen 1960 (known as Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final) was the selection for the third song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth Eurovision and was held on March 25, 1960 in London. ... Siw Malmkvist, born December 31, 1936 in Landskrona, Sweden, is a popular Swedish singer famous in Scandinavia and Germany. ... Melodifestivalen 1961 (known as Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final) was the selection for the fourth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Siw Malmkvist, born December 31, 1936 in Landskrona, Sweden, is a popular Swedish singer famous in Scandinavia and Germany. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1961 was the sixth Eurovision and was held on March 18, 1961 in Cannes, France. ... Barbro Svensson (Barbro Margareta Svensson, Barbro Lill-Babs Svensson) was born 9 March 1938 in Järvsö, Sweden. ... Melodifestivalen 1962 (known as Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final) was the selection for the fifth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the seventh Eurovision and was held on March 18, 1962 in Luxembourg. ... Melodifestivalen 1963 (known as Eurovisionsschlagern, svensk final) was the selection for the sixth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Monica Zetterlund (born Monica Nilsson on September 20, 1937 in Hagfors, Värmlands län, Sweden, died May 12, 2005 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Swedish singer and actress. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1963 was the eighth Eurovision and was held on March 23, 1963 in London. ... Melodifestivalen 1965 (known as the Svensk sångfinal) was the selection for the seventh song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was the tenth Eurovision and was held on March 20, 1965 in Naples. ... Melodifestivalen 1966 (known as the Svensk sångfinal) was the selection for the eighth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... This article or section needs to be wikified. ... Pictures of singers coming soon! The Eurovision Song Contest 1966 was the eleventh Eurovision and was held on 5 March 1966 in Luxembourg. ... Melodifestivalen 1967 was the selection for the ninth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1967 was the twelfth Eurovision and was held on 8 April 1967 in Austria. ... Melodifestivalen 1968 was the selection for the 10th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1968 was the thirteenth Eurovision Song Contest. ... Melodifestivalen 1969 was the selection for the 11th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Tommy Körberg (b. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the fourteenth Eurovision and was held on March 29, 1969 in Madrid. ... Melodifestivalen 1971 was the selection for the 12th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1971 was the sixteenth Eurovision and was held on April 3, 1971 in Dublin. ... Melodifestivalen 1972 was the selection for the 13th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1972 was the seventeenth Eurovision. ... Melodifestivalen 1973 was the selection for the 14th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1973 was the eighteenth Eurovision and was held on April 7, 1973 in Luxembourg. ... Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Fältskog of ABBA. Melodifestivalen 1974 was the selection for the 15th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The English language version of Waterloo is the first single from ABBAs album Waterloo, their second album for Polar, and their first album for Epic and Atlantic. ... Abba redirects here. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 was the nineteenth Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 6, 1974, in Brighton, England. ... Melodifestivalen 1975 was the selection for the 16th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Lars Lasse Nils Berghagen (born May 15, 1945 in Enskede) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, composer and actor. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1975 was the twentieth Eurovision and was held on March 22, 1975 in Stockholm. ... Melodifestivalen 1977 was the selection for the 17th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the twenty second Eurovision and was held on May 7, 1977 in London. ... Melodifestivalen 1978 was the selection for the 18th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Björn Skifs (born April 20, 1947) is a swedish actor, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1978 was the twenty third Eurovision and was held on April 22, 1978 in Paris. ... Melodifestivalen 1979 was the selection for the 19th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Ted Gärdestad (February 18, 1956 - June 22, 1997 in Sollentuna, Sweden) was a Swedish singer and musician. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1979 was the 24th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on March 31, 1979 in Jerusalem. ... Melodifestivalen 1980 was the selection for the 20th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 was the 25th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 19, 1980 in The Hague. ... Melodifestivalen 1981 was the selection for the 21st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... Björn Skifs (born April 20, 1947) is a swedish actor, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1981 was the 26th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on April 4, 1981 in Dublin. ... Melodifestivalen 1982 was the selection for the 22nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ... 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Format

Preselection

Selection of songs

SVT usually begin looking for songs for Melodifestivalen nine months before the competition takes place^[20], within days of the previous year's Eurovision Song Contest finishing. The deadline for songs to be submitted is in September. Songs can be in any language, but songwriters must be Swedish residents over the age of sixteen. In the preselection, song length is limited to three minutes and twenty seconds^[21], but songs must be shortened to three minutes if they make the final 28. The songs are submitted as demos, and can be remixed or reproduced if they qualify. The 28 songs that qualify via the traditional preselection are chosen by a special sixteen-person jury^[22] made up of music professionals, people inside SVT and other members of the public. The jury ranges in age from teenagers to people in their fifties. The songs that qualify, along with their composers, are announced at the end of September, and this is usually followed by fervent speculation as to who will perform the songs. A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. ...

Selection of artists

SVT themselves take on the task of selecting performers for the entries. The artist who performs a song on the demo automatically enters themselves into the running to perform in the competition, and must perform their song if a suitable alternative cannot be found, with the risk of disqualification if they refuse^[21]. This has happened in the past, with Carola Häggkvist in 2003^[23], and Stephen Simmonds in 2006^[24]. It is also possible that SVT could ignore the demo performer and give the song to another artist against the demo performer's wishes, as happened with the Brandsta City Släckers in 2004^[25] and Pernilla Wahlgren in 2005^[26]. The age limit of sixteen applies here also—but artists need not be Swedish. The Eurovision limit of six people on stage applies also. The artists that will perform the 28 songs from the traditional selection are announced in late November. Pernilla Wahlgren (born 24 December 1967) is a Swedish singer and musical artist. ...

Wildcards

The wildcard (joker in Swedish) system was introduced in 2004, to give high-profile artists that would otherwise not participate the chance to enter. Four artists (one in each semifinal) are specially invited by SVT to enter a song of their choice into the competition. The wildcard songs and artists are announced in December or January. Melodifestivalen 2004 was won by a wildcard, Lena Philipsson, and the 2005 and 2006 competitions both featured wildcards in second place—Nanne Grönvall in 2005 and BWO in 2006. Lena Philipsson. ... Bodies Without Organs (BWO) started in Sweden in 2003 as band of Alexander Bard, Martin Rolinski and Marina Schiptjenko. ...

Semifinals

Lena Philipsson announcing Kikki Danielsson's qualification from the Karlstad semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2006.

There are four semifinals each year, taking place on Saturday nights over four weeks in four towns and cities around Sweden. They usually begin in mid-February. Eight songs compete in each semifinal, seven from the traditional preselection and one of the wildcards. No juries are used, although a five-person jury was introduced for the first two semifinals in 2005, but was discontinued. The top five songs in the first round of televoting go through to the second voting round. Votes from the first voting round are not carried over the second. Out of the five remaining songs, the top two go through automatically to the final, and the third and fourth placed entries go through to the second chance round. A semifinal system was also used in the 1960s and 1971. Image File history File links Melodifestivalen_results. ... Image File history File links Melodifestivalen_results. ... Karlstad [kɑːɭstɑː(d)] is a City and Municipality in Värmland County, in mid-western Sweden. ... Melodifestivalen 2005 was a contest that chose Swedens entry for the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Melodifestivalen 1971 was the selection for the 12th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. ...

Second Chance

The Second Chance round (andra chansen in Swedish) is the round in which the final two places in the final are decided upon. The third and fourth placed songs from each semifinal (eight songs in total) qualify for the event. Until 2006, the songs were re-broadcast as recordings from the semifinals and a vote took place to narrow the number of songs down to three or four. Then another voting round took place to determine the two winners who get the final places. The programme was broadcast on a Sunday afternoon. From 2007, the Second Chance round will be a semifinal in itself, taking place in a full-size venue on a Saturday night, and the songs will be performed live. The format of voting is likely to remain the same. The final of Melodifestivalen 2006 will take place after a series of semifinals over the four weeks beforehand. ... The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2007 will begin on 3 February 2007. ...

Final

The trophy for Melodifestivalen, designed by Ernst Billgren, was unveiled in 2005, and has been awarded to every winner since. It is called "Det störa sångfågeln" or "The Great Songbird".

The final takes place on the Saturday after the semifinals have finished, usually in mid-March. Ten songs participate, with the running order decided by a draw during the week beforehand. Every final since 2002 has taken place at the Stockholm Globe Arena. Final rehearsals for the final take place on the Friday, and in recent years tickets for it have sold out almost as quickly as the final itself^[27]. Image File history File links Stora_sangfageln. ... Image File history File links Stora_sangfageln. ...

Voting

The current voting format has been in use since 1999. Eleven juries based in eleven towns and cities around Sweden award 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points for their seven favourite songs. Televotes are given an equivalent weighting, with 11, 22, 44, 66, 88, 110 and 132 points being awarded. Two televoting numbers are used, one cheaper number from which profits go to phone companies and SVT, and one more expensive one from which profits go to SVT's Världens barn charity. SVT had decided that the televoting points for 2006 would be awarded by virtue of the percentage of the total votes a song has received, in a response to the 2005 result, but as no logical way of changing the voting could be decided upon, no changes were made. Melodifestivalen 2005 was a contest that chose Swedens entry for the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest. ...

Venues

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See also

• Melodi Grand Prix
• Dansk Melodi Grand Prix

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Notes and references

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External links

• (Swedish) SVT's official site
• (Swedish) ESCSweden.com
• (Swedish) Gylleneskor
• (English) ESC.info.se
• (English) esctoday.com