Melodifestivalen 2005

Melodifestivalen 2005
Dates and venue
Heat 1
  • 12 February 2005
Heat 2
  • 19 February 2005
Heat 3
  • 26 February 2005
Heat 4
  • 5 March 2005
Second chance
  • 6 March 2005
Final
  • 12 March 2005
Production
BroadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
DirectorSven Stojanovic
PresentersHeat 1:
Shan Atci
Alexandra Pascalidou
Heat 2:
Erik Haag
Henrik Schyffert
Heat 3:
Marko Lehtosalo
Johanna Westman
Heat 4:
Micke Leijnegard
Kayo Shekoni
Second chance:
Annika Jankell
Final:
Jill Johnson
Mark Levengood
Participants
Number of entries32
Number of finalists10
Vote
Voting systemHeats and Second chance: 100% public vote
Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote
Winning song"Las Vegas" by Martin Stenmarck
2004 ← Melodifestivalen → 2006

Melodifestivalen 2005 was the 45th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a five-week period between 12 February and 12 March 2005. The winner of the competition was Martin Stenmarck with the song "Las Vegas", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, where he came nineteenth with 30 points.[1]

Nanne Grönvall's defeat was met with consternation by many people, who felt that a gap of over 150,000 votes should be enough for victory. There were even calls for SVT to scrap the jury system altogether and simply let the televotes decide the winner. For a comparison, it was noted that Grönvall had received more votes than Lena Philipsson, the popular 2004 winner. However, SVT said that there was nothing they could do about the result. Four finalists topped the Swedish charts. Alcazar and Alcastar got to number one the week before the final, Jimmy Jansson got to the number one some weeks after that with Vi kan gunga, Martin Stenmarck's winner Las Vegas hit the top spot the week after that, while Nanne Grönvall and Håll om mig topped the charts the week after that.

Format

The heats for Melodifestivalen 2005 began on 12 February 2005. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on March 12, 2005. This was the fourth year that a heat format had been used for the competition.

Competition Schedule
ShowDateCityVenuePresenters
Heat 112 February 2005GothenburgScandinavium
Heat 219 February 2005LinköpingCloetta Center
Heat 326 February 2005SkellefteåSkellefteå Kraft Arena
Heat 45 March 2005VäxjöTipshallen
Second chance6 March 2005StockholmBernsAnnika Jankell
Final12 March 2005Stockholm Globe Arena

Wildcards

Unlike past years, where all Melodifestivalen participants were chosen by a selection jury, starting in 2004, four out of the 32 participants were selected directly by the contest's producers, in order to increase musical and artistic breadth. Each artist, called "wildcard", participated in a different heat. The wildcards in 2005 were the following:[2]

ArtistSongHeat
Alcazar"Alcastar"Heat 1
Sanne Salomonsen"Higher Ground"Heat 2
K2 feat. Alannah Myles"We Got It All"Heat 3
Nanne Grönvall"Håll om mig"Heat 4

Heat Jury

In the first two heats, a jury was used to select two of the five songs that would proceed to the second round of voting, with the intent of giving some entries that could be slow in accumulating votes a chance. However, after heat 2, SVT dissolved the jury as it had chosen entries that were already voted by the viewers together with criticism that this reduced the people's influence in the result. The jury consisted of:[3]

Competing entries

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Alcazar"Alcastar"
  • Johan Fransson (sv)
  • Niklas Edberger (sv)
  • Tim Larsson
  • Tobias Lundgren
  • Anders Hansson (sv)
Anne-Lie Rydé"Så nära"
Arja Saijonmaa"Vad du än trodde så trodde du fel"
B-Boys feat. Paul M (sv)"One Step Closer"
  • Gustav Eurén (sv)
  • Karl Eurén (sv)
  • Niclas Arn (sv)
  • David Seisay
  • Peter Thelenius
Bodies Without Organs"Gone"
  • Anders Hansson
  • Mårten Sandén (sv)
Cameron Cartio"Roma"
  • Cameron Cartio
  • Robin Rex
Camilla Brinck"Jenny"
Caroline Wennergren"A Different Kind of Love"
  • Sam McCarthy
  • Joacim Dubbelman (sv)
  • Martin Landh
Cecilia Vennersten"Var mig nära"
  • Calle Kindbom (sv)
  • Robert Åhlin
Date"Hörde änglarna viska ditt namn"
  • Fredrik Jernberg
  • Johnny Thunqvist
  • Pontus Wennerberg
Fredrik & Sanna"Du och jag mot världen"
Group Avalon"Big Up"
Jessica Folcker"Om natten"
  • Johan Fransson
  • Niklas Edberger
  • Tim Larsson
  • Tobias Lundgren
Jimmy Jansson"Vi kan gunga"
  • Johan Fransson
  • Niklas Edberger
  • Tim Larsson
  • Tobias Lundgren
Josef (sv)"Rain"
  • Annelie Martin
  • Martin Blix (sv)
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Henrik Wikström
Josefin Nilsson"Med hjärtats egna ord"
  • Jonas Isaksson
  • Lotta Ahlin (sv)
  • Tommy Lydell
K2 feat. Alannah Myles"We Got It All"
Katrina and the Nameless"As If Tomorrow Will Never Come"Thomas G:son
Kwanzaa"Lovin' Your Feen"
LaGaylia"Nothing At All"
  • Lars Edvall
  • Mattias Reimer
Linda Bengtzing"Alla flickor"
  • Johan Fransson
  • Niklas Edberger
  • Tim Larsson
  • Tobias Lundgren
Martin Stenmarck"Las Vegas"
  • Johan Fransson
  • Niklas Edberger
  • Tim Larsson
  • Tobias Lundgren
Mathias Holmgren (sv)"Långt bortom tid och rum"
  • Calle Kindbom
  • Thomas G:son
NaNa"Wherever You Go"
  • Larry Forsberg (sv)
  • Lennart Wastesson
  • Sven-Inge Sjöberg
Nanne Grönvall"Håll om mig"
Nordman"Ödet var min väg"
Papa Dee"My No. 1"
  • Daniel Wahlgren
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Marcos Ubeda (sv)
Pay TV (sv)"Refrain, Refrain"
Rickard Engfors and Katarina"Ready For Me"
Sanne Salomonsen"Higher Ground"
Shirley Clamp"Att älska dig"
  • Shirley Clamp
  • Sonja Aldén
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Robert Olausson
  • Henrik Wikström
The Wallstones"Invisible People"

Contest overview

Heat 1

The first heat took place on 12 February 2005 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. 3,172,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 497,356 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,563,052 collected for Radiohjälpen. The heat was hosted by Shan Atci and Alexandra Pascalidou.[4]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1Alcazar"Alcastar"35,97643,01078,9863Second Chance
2Cecilia Vennersten"Var mig nära"5,069—5,0698Out
3Papa Dee"My No. 1"25,446—25,4466Out
4Linda Bengtzing"Alla flickor"33,33844,50377,8414Second Chance
5The Wallstones"Invisible People"32,35540,20572,5605Out
6Pay TV"Refrain, Refrain"10,792—10,7927Out
7Nordman"Ödet var min väg"36,10349,38185,4842Final
8Shirley Clamp"Att älska dig"69,78577,713147,4981Final

Heat 2

The second heat took place on 19 February 2005 at the Cloetta Center in Linköping. 3,150,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 369,946 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,326,244 collected for Radiohjälpen. The heat was hosted by Erik Haag and Henrik Schyffert.[5]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1Fredrik & Sanna"Du och jag mot världen"38,64265,313103,9551Final
2Camilla Brinck"Jenny"15,031—15,0317Out
3Group Avalon"Big Up"15,032—15,0326Out
4Arja Saijonmaa"Vad du än trodde så trodde du fel"14,118—14,1188Out
5Josefin Nilsson"Med hjärtats egna ord"18,35428,31646,6703Second Chance
6Cameron Cartio"Roma"16,23227,29343,5254Second Chance
7Bodies Without Organs"Gone"16,50825,79642,3045Out
8Sanne Salomonsen"Higher Ground"36,11853,19389,3112Final

Heat 3

The third heat took place on 26 February 2005 at the Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Skellefteå. 2,942,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 456,883 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,506,077 collected for Radiohjälpen. The heat was hosted by Marko Lehtosalo and Johanna Westman.[6]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1NaNa"Wherever You Go"25,05338,89163,9443Second Chance
2Kwanzaa"Lovin' Your Feen"3,179—3,1798Out
3Jimmy Jansson"Vi kan gunga"52,48562,845115,3302Final
4LaGaylia"Nothing At All"20,70624,75345,4594Second Chance
5Josef"Rain"23,41024,59748,0075Out
6K2 feat. Alannah Myles"We Got It All"11,712—11,7127Out
7Jessica Folcker"Om natten"19,306—19,3066Out
8Martin Stenmarck"Las Vegas"76,50873,538150,0461Final

Heat 4

The fourth heat took place on 5 March 2005 at the Tipshallen in Växjö. 3,102,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 411,920 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,255,983 collected for Radiohjälpen. The heat was hosted by Micke Leijnegard and Kayo Shekoni.[7]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1Anne-Lie Rydé"Så nära"19,04325,12444,1675Out
2B-Boys feat. Paul M"One Step Closer"16,820—16,8206Out
3Mathias Holmgren"Långt bortom tid och rum"21,33728,77550,1124Second Chance
4Rickard Engfors and Katarina"Ready For Me"9,774—9,7748Out
5Date"Hörde änglarna viska ditt namn"14,930—14,9307Out
6Nanne Grönvall"Håll om mig"53,72667,876121,6021Final
7Caroline Wennergren"A Different Kind of Love"29,45663,66493,1202Final
8Katrina and the Nameless"As If Tomorrow Will Never Come"30,63230,76361,1253Second Chance

Second chance

The second chance round took place on 6 March 2005 at the Berns in Stockholm. 1,497,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 440,156 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,067,715 collected for Radiohjälpen. The show was hosted by Annika Jankell.[8]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1Alcazar"Alcastar"47,76263,533111,9251Final
2Linda Bengtzing"Alla flickor"38,86154,25393,1142Final
3Josefin Nilsson"Med hjärtats egna ord"20,537—20,5377Out
4Cameron Cartio"Roma"18,945—18,9458Out
5NaNa"Wherever You Go"28,51038,25466,7644Out
6LaGaylia"Nothing At All"27,54753,12680,6733Out
7Mathias Holmgren"Långt bortom tid och rum"25,472—25,4725Out
8Katrina and the Nameless"As If Tomorrow Will Never Come"24,489—24,4896Out

Final

The final took place on 12 March 2005 at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm. 4,054,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 1,519,997 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 4,105,936 collected for Radiohjälpen. The show was hosted by Jill Johnson and Mark Levengood.[9]

R/OArtistSongJuriesTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPoints
1Martin Stenmarck"Las Vegas"102208,7161102121
2Linda Bengtzing"Alla flickor"1595,53201510
3Nordman"Ödet var min väg"4111,68411159
4Shirley Clamp"Att älska dig"86153,923441304
5Sanne Salomonsen"Higher Ground"3536,2190357
6Caroline Wennergren"A Different Kind of Love"28204,040881165
7Alcazar"Alcastar"69165,497661353
8Jimmy Jansson"Vi kan gunga"27130,02122496
9Fredrik Kempe & Sanna Nielsen"Du och jag mot världen"3040,4370308
10Nanne Grönvall"Håll om mig"77373,9281322092
Detailed jury votes
R/OSong
Luleå
Total
1"Las Vegas"12126412121281086102
2"Alla flickor"1022115
3"Ödet var min väg"11114
4"Att älska dig"1041041010106101286
5"Higher Ground"111264646435
6"A Different Kind of Love"44828228
7"Alcastar"8826102811221069
8"Vi kan gunga"1088127
9"Du och jag mot världen"266644230
10"Håll om mig"6212124112812877
Jury spokespersons[9]

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
ShowAir dateViewers
(millions)		Ref.
Heat 112 February 20053.172[4]
Heat 219 February 20053.150[5]
Heat 326 February 20052.942[6]
Heat 45 March 20053.105[7]
Second chance6 March 20051.497[8]
Final12 March 20054.054[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Final of Kyiv 2005 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  2. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2005 - Jokrar". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  3. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2005 - Deltävling 2: Linköping - Jury". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  4. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2005 - Deltävling 1: Göteborg". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  5. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2005 - Deltävling 2: Linköping". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  6. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2005 - Deltävling 3: Skellefteå". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  7. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2005 - Deltävling 4: Växjö". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  8. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2005 - Andra chansen: Stockholm". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  9. ^ a b c "Melodifestivalen 2005 - Final: Stockholm". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-25.
  • Melodifestivalen at SVT's open archive
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