Eurovision 2010 is the fiftieth competition for Sweden, since their debut in 1958 .
| Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| National selection | ||
| A country |  Sweden | |
| Date (s) of selection | Semifinals : February 6 | |
| Selected Artist | Anna Bergendahl | |
| Selected song | "This is my life" | |
| Song language | English | |
| Composer (s) | Bobby ljunggren | |
| Poet (s) | Kristian lagerström | |
| results | ||
| Semifinal result | 11th place, 62 points. | |
| Other participation | ||
Conduct: 1975 • 1985 • 1992 • 2000 • 2013 • 2016 | ||
In total, 2860 entries were submitted for participation in Melodifestivalen -2010, of which 246 were for web selection, 2614 for the main selection. [1] On October 14, the Swedish television channel SVT published a list of 27 selected songs and their authors for the general public. On the same day, the television company published a full list of songs participating in the web selection - songs could be listened to and cast their vote on the SVT website. [2] At the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Sweden did not qualify for the finals, taking eleventh place in the semifinals.
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Melodifestivny 2010
Format
The format of Melodifestivalen 2010 is similar to the previous year - four semi-finals, a second chance and a final. The first semi-final was held on February 6 in Ornskoldsvik , the second semi-final on February 13 in Sandviken, the third semi-final on February 20 in Gothenburg , the fourth semi-final on February 27 in Malmö . The second chance was held on March 6 in Orebro . The final was March 13th. The venue was planned by Gothenburg, however, this hindered the holding of a hockey match. Therefore, the final, for the ninth time in a row, was held in Stockholm . [3]
As in 2009, a maximum of eight people were allowed to appear on the stage, all of them had to be over sixteen years old (however, in accordance with the Eurovision rules, only six people were allowed to appear at the competition). The main performer or performers had to perform the song live, but backing vocals could be recorded in advance.
Significant changes have been made to the voting system. The song that won first place went to the finals, the rest of the songs participated in the second round of voting. The song, which took the first place in the second round, went to the finals, the songs that took the second and third places in the second round went to the Second chance. In the final, eleven regional Swedish juries that we could see in previous competitions were eliminated and replaced by new ones: five juries from Sweden and six juries from other European countries participating in Eurovision. [four]
Competition Leaders
The hosts of the competition in 2010 were: the Swedish TV presenter, actress and comedian Christine Meltzer, singer and two-time Melodifestivalen participant Mons Zelmerlev and actor Dolph Lundgren . [five]
Songs
Thirty-two songs competed at the 2010 Melodifestivalen. Twenty-seven of them were selected in an open competition. Four songs (the so-called "jokers") were selected by SVT, the final song was selected through web selection.
Jokers
The first song was announced on November 3, 2009: Darin was selected by SVT to compete with the song “You're out of my life”. [6] On November 16, 2009, the second "joker" was announced - Salem al Fakir with the song "Keep on walking," written by himself. [7] The third "joker" was announced on December 3, 2009: it became Peter Job with the song "Hollow". [8] The fourth and final “wild card” of SVT was announced on January 7, 2010: singer Pauline with the song “Sucker for love”. [9]
Web Selection
Melodifestivalen’s first web selection took place from September to November 2009. This allowed new promising talents to enter the contest, as amateur musicians rarely managed to get through the usual selection. Musicians who did not have a contract with any of the record companies could publish their songs on the SVT website from September 21 to October 4, 2009. There were 246 such songs in total; after the disqualification of those songs that did not comply with the rules, 180 were approved for participation in the web selection. [1] October 14 - SMS voting was open among all approved songs. October 21 - a hundred entries went to the next round. October 28 - fifty entries went to the next round. From November 4 to 12, one song dropped out every day. On November 12, a winner song was announced on the SVT Gomorron Sverige news broadcast: it turned out to be the song “Come and get me now” performed by the duo “MiSt”.
Disqualified Songs
October 14, 2009 SVT published a list of 27 songs selected by the jury from 2614 applications. However, on October 15, it was announced that the song “Never heard of him” was disqualified after it appeared on a MySpace page owned by one of the authors. [10] On October 20, "Never heard of him" was replaced by "You're making me hot-hot-hot." [eleven]
Also, on November 27, 2009, the song Åt helvete för sent was disqualified. Her replacement was the song "The Savior". [12]
Semifinals
Semifinals in 2010 were held in Ornskoldsvik , Sandviken, Gothenburg and Malmö . On November 30, SVT announced the names of competitors in the first and second semifinals. [13] On December 7, the names of participants competing in the third and fourth semifinals were announced. [14] The order of performance in the semi-finals was announced on January 8. Ula Svensson opened the competition in the first semi-final, Peter Job's performance in the fourth semi-final was the final one. [15]
First Semifinal
The first semi-final took place on February 6 in Ornskoldsvik , in the Fjällräven Center .
| room | Artist | Song | Vote | A place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| one | Ola svensson | "Unstoppable" | 44,796 | 64 601 | 2 | the final |
| 2 | Jenny silver | "A place to stay" | 6 970 | - | eight | - |
| 3 | Linda pritchard | "You're making me hot-hot-hot" | 27,482 | 34 609 | five | - |
| four | Pain of salvation | "Road Salt" | 28 457 | 46,788 | four | second chance |
| five | Anders Ekborg | "The Savior" | 26,044 | - | 6 | - |
| 6 | Jessica andersson | "I did it for love" | 45 622 | 57 629 | 3 | second chance |
| 7 | Frispråkarn | "Singel" | 13 592 | - | 7 | - |
| eight | Salem Al Fakir | " Keep on walking " | 47,047 | - | one | the final |
Second Semifinal
The second semi-final took place on February 13 in Sandviken, at the Göransson Arena .
| room | Artist | Song | Vote | A place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| one | Eric Saade | " Manboy " | 58 005 | - | one | the final |
| 2 | Andra generationrationen & Dogge doggelito | Hippare Hoppare | 18 411 | - | 6 | - |
| 3 | Anna-Maria Espinosa | "Innan alla ljusen brunnit ut" | 6,155 | - | eight | - |
| four | MiSt & Highlights | "Come and get me now" | 10 978 | - | 7 | - |
| five | Pauline | Sucker For Love | 37,478 | 53,604 | four | second chance |
| 6 | Andreas Johnson | " We can work it out " | 43,794 | 66 794 | 2 | the final |
| 7 | Kalle moraeus & Orsa Spelmän | "Underbart" | 54 912 | 57 063 | 3 | second chance |
| eight | Hanna lindblad | "Manipulated" | 22 504 | 27,287 | five | - |
Third Semifinal
The third semi-final took place on February 20 in Gothenburg , in Scandinavium .
| room | Artist | Song | Vote | A place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| one | Alcazar | "Headlines" | 31 978 | 40,234 | four | second chance |
| 2 | Johannes Bah Kuhnke | Tonight | 6 201 | - | eight | - |
| 3 | Elin lanto | Doctor Doctor | 16,491 | - | 7 | - |
| four | Erik linder | "Hur kan jag tro på kärlek?" | 22 327 | 28,482 | five | - |
| five | Getty domein | "Yeba" | 16 572 | - | 6 | - |
| 6 | Timoteij | " Kom " | 65,762 | - | one | the final |
| 7 | Darin | " You're out of my life " | 63 144 | 113 593 | 2 | the final |
| eight | Crucified barbara | "Heaven or Hell" | 51 179 | 61 923 | 3 | second chance |
Fourth Semifinal
The fourth semi-final took place on February 27 in Malmö , at the Malmö Arena .
| room | Artist | Song | Vote | A place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| one | Sibel | "Stop" | 16 513 | - | 7 | - |
| 2 | Py bäckman | Magisk stjärna | 3,822 | - | eight | - |
| 3 | NEO | "Human Frontier" | 25,772 | 31 110 | four | second chance |
| four | Lovestoned | Thursdays | 25,070 | - | 6 | - |
| five | Anna Bergendahl | "This is my life" | 52,838 | - | one | the final |
| 6 | Pernilla wahlgren | "Jag vill om du vågar" | 36 138 | 42,439 | 3 | second chance |
| 7 | Noll disciplin | "Idiot" | 27 504 | 26,082 | five | - |
| eight | Peter Jöback | " Hollow " | 49,464 | 61 099 | 2 | the final |
Second Chance
The second chance took place on March 6 in Orebro , in the Conventum Arena .
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Final duel | ||||||||
| Pain of Salvation - “Road Salt” | 52,570 | |||||||||
| Pernilla Wahlgren - "Jag vill om du du vågar" | 62 677 | |||||||||
| Pernilla Wahlgren - "Jag vill om du du vågar" | 79 693 | |||||||||
| Crucified Barbara - "Heaven or Hell" | 74 933 | |||||||||
| Pauline - “Sucker For Love” | 50 111 | |||||||||
| Crucified Barbara - "Heaven or Hell" | 54 139 | |||||||||
| Pernilla Wahlgren - "Jag vill om du du vågar" | ||||||||||
| Jessica Andersson - “I did it for love” | ||||||||||
| Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän - “Underbart” | 81 619 | |||||||||
| NEO - Human Frontier | 50,700 | |||||||||
| Kalle Moraeus & Orsa Spelmän - “Underbart” | 90 050 | |||||||||
| Jessica Andersson - “I did it for love” | 93,447 | |||||||||
| Alcazar - “Headlines” | 68 618 | |||||||||
| Jessica Andersson - “I did it for love” | 94,623 | |||||||||
Final
The Melodifestivalale final took place on March 13 in Stockholm , at the Globe Arena . Ten songs participated in the final - two from each of the four semi-finals and two from the Second Chance. The winner was determined by SMS-voting and voting by a professional jury.
| room | Artist | Song | Vote | A place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jury | Viewers | Total | ||||
| one | Darin | "You're out of my life" | 51 | 66 | 117 | four |
| 2 | Pernilla wahlgren | "Jag vill om du vågar" | 12 | - | 12 | ten |
| 3 | Andreas Johnson | "We can work it out" | 50 | - | 50 | 6 |
| four | Timoteij | "Kom" | 51 | 44 | 95 | five |
| five | Peter Jöback | "Hollow" | 21 | eleven | 32 | 9 |
| 6 | Ola svensson | "Unstoppable" | 47 | - | 47 | 7 |
| 7 | Jessica andersson | "I did it for love" | 15 | 22 | 37 | eight |
| eight | Salem Al Fakir | "Keep on walking" | 95 | 88 | 183 | 2 |
| 9 | Anna Bergendahl | " This is my life " | 82 | 132 | 214 | one |
| ten | Eric Saade | "Manboy" | 49 | 110 | 159 | 3 |
Eurovision
At Eurovision Sweden performed in the second semi-final. According to the results of the draw, Anna Bergendahl received the sixth performance number, after the participant from Switzerland and before the participant from Azerbaijan. In the semifinals, Anna scored 62 points and took 11th place. For the first time since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004, Sweden was unable to qualify for the finals.
Despite this, in the final, Sweden voted along with all the other participating countries. The results of the Swedish vote were announced by bronze medalist Eric Saade .
Votes for Sweden in the Second Semifinal
| Points | Country |
|---|---|
| 12 | Denmark, Norway |
| ten | Switzerland |
| eight | - |
| 7 | - |
| 6 | Netherlands |
| five | Ireland |
| four | - |
| 3 | Lithuania, Armenia, Great Britain |
| 2 | Azerbaijan, Croatia |
| one | Romania, Cyprus |
| 0 | Israel, Ukraine, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Georgia |
Swedish Voices in Second Semifinal
| A country | Points |
|---|---|
| Denmark | 12 |
| Turkey | ten |
| Israel | eight |
| Romania | 7 |
| Cyprus | 6 |
| Armenia | five |
| Lithuania | four |
| Azerbaijan | 3 |
| Georgia | 2 |
| Netherlands | one |
Sweden's Finals Voices
| A country | Points |
|---|---|
| Germany | 12 |
| Romania | ten |
| Denmark | eight |
| Serbia | 7 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Turkey | five |
| Norway | four |
| Cyprus | 3 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Armenia | one |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Sweden: 246 try to win a web wildcard (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived October 11, 2009.
- ↑ Sweden: Song titles and authors revealed (link unavailable) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived October 17, 2009.
- ↑ Melodifestivalen 2010 venues announced (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived on August 29, 2009.
- ↑ Nyheter i Melodifestivalen (Swedish) (link not available) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived January 24, 2010.
- ↑ Melodifestivalen hosts announced (unavailable link) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived November 12, 2009.
- ↑ Darin enters Melodifestivalen (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived November 6, 2009.
- ↑ Salem al Fakir debuts in Melodifestivalen (unreachable link) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived November 21, 2009.
- ↑ Peter Jöback, third Melodifestivalen wildcard (link not available) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived December 19, 2009.
- ↑ Pauline, fourth and last Melodifestivalen wildcard (link not available) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived January 17, 2010.
- ↑ Disqualification in Melodifestivalen (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived October 18, 2009.
- ↑ Melodifestivalen gets Hot Hot Hot (link not available) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived October 24, 2009.
- ↑ Åt helvete för sent disqualified from Melodifestivalen (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived November 30, 2009.
- ↑ Sweden reveals artist names for Melodifestivalen (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived December 3, 2009.
- ↑ Sweden reveals more artists for Melodifestivalen (Link not available) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived January 5, 2010.
- ↑ Running order for Melodifestivalen 2010 decided (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 2, 2010. Archived January 17, 2010.