Melodifestivalen 2011 is the 51st annual Swedish song contest in which Sweden selected her representative for Eurovision 2011 in Dusseldorf. The winner was Eric Saade with the song "Popular".
| Melodifestivalen-2011 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Semifinal | February 5, 2011 February 12, 2011 February 19, 2011 February 26, 2011 |
| Second chance | March 5, 2011 |
| The final | March 12, 2011 |
| Carrying out | |
| Location | Globen Arena , Stockholm , Sweden |
| Leading | Rickard Ollson, Marie Serneholt |
| Main broadcaster |  SVT |
| Members | |
| Total participants | 32 |
| results | |
| Voting system | 50% / 50% Spectators / Jury |
| Winning song | Popular, Eric Saade |
| Melodifestivalen | |
| ← 2010 • 2011 • 2012 → | |
Content
Format
Show
| date | City | Arena | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 5th | Lulea | Coop Nurbotten Arena | 1st semifinal |
| 12th of February | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 2nd semifinal |
| February 19th | Linkoping | Cloetta Center | 3rd semifinal |
| February 16th | Malmo | Malmo Arena | 4th semifinal |
| the 5th of March | Sunswall | Nordihallen | Second chance |
| March 12th | Stockholm | Globen arena | The final |
Semifinals
1st Semifinal
| room | Artist | Song (Russian translation) | The authors | Voting | A place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| one | Dilba | "Try Again" (Try Again) | Niklas Pettersson, Linda Sonnvik | 9,256 | - | eight | Departure |
| 2 | Swingfly | "Me and My Drum" (Me and My Drum) | Teron Beal, Patrik Magnusson, Johan Ramström, Swingfly | 25,634 | 42,104 | 2 | The final |
| 3 | Jenny silver | “Something in Your Eyes” | Erik Bernholm, Thomas G: son, Henrik Sethsson | 27,017 | 37,262 | 3 | Second chance |
| four | Jonas matsson | "On My Own" (By itself) | Peter Autio, Sari Autio Olsson | 10,860 | - | 7 | Departure |
| five | Le kid | Oh My God (Oh God) | Märta Grauers, Anton Malmborg Hård af Segerstad, Felix Persson | 16,512 | 16,549 | five | Departure |
| 6 | Rasmus Viberg | Social Buttefly (Windy) | Amir Aly, Henrik Wikström | 15,151 | - | 6 | The final |
| 7 | Pernilla andersson | Desperados (Desperate) | Pernilla Andersson (m & l) | 27,840 | 30,724 | four | Second chance |
| eight | Danny saucedo | “In the Club” | Figge Boström, Peter Boström, Danny Saucedo | 60,872 | - | one | The final |
2nd semifinal
| room | Artist | Song (Russian translation) | The authors | Voting | A place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| one | Brolle | 7 Days & 7 Nights (Seven Days and Seven Nights) | Brolle (m & l) | 39,319 | 72,737 | 2 | The final |
| 2 | Loreen | “My Heart Is Refusing Me” (My heart rejects me) | Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström, Lorén Talhaoui | 19,749 | 31,034 | four | Second chance |
| 3 | Babsan | "Ge mig en spanjor" (Give me a Spaniard) | Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson | 14,642 | - | 7 | Departure |
| four | Elisabeth Andreassen | "Vaken i en dröm" (Waking up in a dream) | Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Calle Kindbom, Kristian Wejshag | 13,010 | - | eight | Departure |
| five | Sanna nielsen | “I'm In Love” (In Love) | Bobby Ljunggren, Thomas G: son, Irini Michas, Peter Boström | 43,524 | - | one | The final |
| 6 | The moniker | "Oh My God!" (God!) | Daniel Karlsson (m & l) | 28,624 | 37,631 | 3 | Second chance |
| 7 | Anniela | Elektrisk (Electrified) | Johan Alkenäs, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Johan Fransson | 15,948 | - | 6 | Departure |
| eight | Christian walz | “Like Suicide” (Like Suicide) | Fernando Fuentes, Henrik Janson, Tony Nilsson | 26,951 | 28,242 | five | Departure |
3rd semifinal
| room | Artist | Song (Russian translation) | The authors | Voting | A place | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| one | Linda sundblad | "Lucky You" (Lucky) | Linda Sundblad, Johan Bobäck, Fredrik Thomander, Anders "Gary" Wikström | 10 701 | - | 6 | Departure |
| 2 | Simon forsberg | Tid att andas (Time to Breathe) | Fredrik Kempe (m & l) | 8 339 | - | eight | Departure |
| 3 | Sara lumholdt | Enemy (Enemy) | Niclas Lundin, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad | 8 689 | - | 7 | Departure |
| four | The playtones | “The King” | Fredrik Kempe , Peter Kvint | 48,861 | 50,090 | 2 | The final |
| five | Shirley's angels | "I Thought It Was Forever" (I thought it was forever) | Robin Abrahamsson, Alexander Bard , Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström | 20 573 | 26 933 | four | Second chance |
| 6 | Sebastian | "No One Else Could" ( No one else can ) | Andreas Alfredsson Grube, Sebastian Karlsson | 15 406 | 25,423 | five | Departure |
| 7 | Sara varga | "Spring för livet" (Rush for life) | Sara Varga, Figge Boström | 23,594 | 37,278 | 3 | Second chance |
| eight | Eric Saade | "Popular" | Fredrik Kempe (m & l) | 89 175 | - | one | The final |
4th semifinal
| # | Artist | Song (English translation) | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||||
| one | Melody club | "The Hunter" | Kristofer Östergren, Erik Stenemo, Jon Axelsson, Niklas Stenemo | 14 954 | - | 7 | Departure |
| 2 | Julia Alvgard | Better or Worse (Better or Worse) | Julia Alvgard, Manne Hjelm, Ola Holstad, Joar Lenz | 18 867 | - | 6 | Departure |
| 3 | Lasse stefanz | "En blick och nånting händer" ( Take a closer look and something will happen ) | Alexander Bard, Ola Håkansson, Tim Norell | 32,686 | 26 355 | five | Departure |
| four | Linda pritchard | "Alive" (Alive) | Oscar Görres, Fredrik Kempe | 24,849 | 39 092 | four | Second chance |
| five | Anders fernette | "Run" | Desmond Child, Negin Djafari, Hugo Lira, Ian-Paolo Lira, Thomas G: son | 11 979 | - | eight | Departure |
| 6 | Linda bengtzing | "E de fel på mig?" (Is something wrong with me?) | Pontus Assarsson, Thomas G: son, Jörgen Ringqvist, Daniel Barkman | 38,875 | - | one | The final |
| 7 | Nicke borg | "Leaving Home" | Jojo Borg Larsson, Nicke Borg, Fredrik Thomander, Anders "Gary" Wikström | 34 091 | 48 966 | 2 | The final |
| eight | Love generation | "Dance Alone" (Dancing Alone) | RedOne , Bilal "The Chief", Teddy Sky, AJ Junior, Jimmy Joker, BeatGeek | 38 122 | 43,508 | 3 | Second chance |
Second Chance
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Finalists | ||||||||
| Jenny Silver - "Something in Your Eyes" | 32 942 | |||||||||
| Love Generation - "Dance Alone" | 34,212 | |||||||||
| Love Generation - "Dance Alone" | 46,639 | |||||||||
| Sara Varga - "Spring för livet" | 65 713 | |||||||||
| Loreen - " My Heart is Refusing Me " | 42 892 | |||||||||
| Sara Varga - "Spring för livet" | 54 807 | |||||||||
| Sara Varga - "Spring för livet" | ||||||||||
| The Moniker - "Oh my God!" | ||||||||||
| The Moniker - "Oh my God!" | 63 963 | |||||||||
| Linda Pritchard - "Alive" | 40,689 | |||||||||
| The Moniker - "Oh my God!" | 68 478 | |||||||||
| Pernilla Andersson - "Desperados" | 49 559 | |||||||||
| Shirley's Angels - "I Thought It Was Forever" | 30,042 | |||||||||
| Pernilla Andersson - "Desperados" | 54,235 | |||||||||
Final
| room | Executor | Song (Russian translation) | Words (l) / Music (m) | Vote | A place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jury | Viewers | Amount | |||||
| one | Danny saucedo | " In the Club " (In the club) | Figge Boström , Peter Boström , Danny Saucedo | 79 | 70 | 149 | 2 |
| 2 | Sara varga | "Spring för livet" (Run for life) | Sara Varga, Figge Boström | 23 | 27 | 50 | 9 |
| 3 | The moniker | "Oh my god!" (God!) | Daniel Karlsson | 55 | 69 | 124 | 3 |
| four | Brolle | "7 Days and 7 Nights" (7 days and 7 nights) | Brolle (m & l) | eight | 21 | 29th | ten |
| five | Linda bengtzing | "E det fel på mej?" (Is something wrong with me?) | Pontus Assarsson , Thomas G: son , Jörgen Ringqvist , Daniel Barkman | 42 | sixteen | 58 | 7 |
| 6 | Nicke borg | "Leaving Home" | Jojo Borg Larsson, Nicke Borg , Fredrik Thomander , Anders "Gary" Wikström | 20 | 37 | 57 | eight |
| 7 | Swingfly | " Me and My Drum " (Me and My Drum) | Teron Beal , Patrik Magnusson , Johan Ramström , Swingfly | 44 | 49 | 93 | five |
| eight | Sanna nielsen | "I'm in Love" (In Love) | Bobby Ljunggren , Thomas G: son , Irini Michas, Peter Boström | 75 | 39 | 114 | four |
| 9 | The playtones | "The King" | Fredrik Kempe , Peter Kvint (m & l) | 46 | 33 | 79 | 6 |
| ten | Eric Saade | " Popular " | Fredrik Kempe (m & l) | 81 | 112 | 193 | one |
Voting
Jury
| Song | Amount | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "In the Club" | ten | four | ten | ten | ten | four | 6 | 12 | one | 6 | 6 | 79 |
| "Spring för livet" | 2 | - | - | four | - | 6 | eight | one | 2 | - | - | 23 |
| "Oh my god!" | 12 | eight | eight | one | - | - | - | ten | 6 | eight | eight | 72 |
| "7 Days and 7 Nights" | - | one | - | - | 2 | one | - | - | - | - | four | eight |
| "E det fel på mej?" | eight | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | four | - | - | 2 | - | 42 |
| "Leaving Home" | - | - | - | - | one | - | ten | eight | - | - | one | 20 |
| "Me and My Drum" | - | - | one | - | - | - | 12 | ten | eight | one | 12 | 44 |
| "I'm in Love" | one | 12 | 6 | 12 | eight | ten | - | - | four | 12 | ten | 75 |
| "The King" | 6 | 6 | four | 2 | four | 2 | 2 | 6 | ten | four | - | 46 |
| "Popular" | four | ten | 12 | eight | 12 | eight | one | 2 | 12 | ten | 2 | 81 |
Spectators
| Song | Jury | Number of votes (%) | Points | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "In the Club" | 79 | 197.143 (14.9%) | 70 | 149 |
| "Spring för livet" | 23 | 76.025 (5.8%) | 27 | 50 |
| "Oh my god!" | 55 | 194.568 (14.7%) | 69 | 124 |
| "7 Days and 7 Nights" | eight | 57.717 (4.3%) | 21 | 29th |
| "E det fel på mej" | 42 | 43.355 (3.2%) | sixteen | 58 |
| "Leaving Home" | 20 | 103.046 (7.8%) | 37 | 57 |
| "Me and My Drum" | 44 | 138.004 (10.4%) | 49 | 93 |
| "I'm in Love" | 75 | 109.630 (8.2%) | 39 | 114 |
| "The King" | 46 | 92.505 (7.0%) | 33 | 79 |
| "Popular" | 81 | 314.229 (23.7%) | 112 | 193 |