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Melodifestivalen 2005

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]

Melodifestivalen 2005
Dates
Heat 112 February 2005
Heat 219 February 2005
Heat 326 February 2005
Heat 45 March 2005
Second chance6 March 2005
Final12 March 2005
Host
Presenter(s)Heat 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
Directed bySven Stojanovic
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

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

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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
Show Date City Venue Presenters
Heat 1 12 February 2005 Gothenburg Scandinavium
Heat 2 19 February 2005 Linköping Cloetta Center
Heat 3 26 February 2005 Skellefteå Skellefteå Kraft Arena
Heat 4 5 March 2005 Växjö Tipshallen
Second chance 6 March 2005 Stockholm Berns Annika Jankell
Final 12 March 2005 Stockholm Globe Arena

Wildcards

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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]

Artist Song Heat
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

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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

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Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Alcazar "Alcastar"
Anne-Lie Rydé "Så nära"
Arja Saijonmaa "Vad du än trodde så trodde du fel"
B-Boys feat. Paul M [sv] "One Step Closer"
Bodies Without Organs "Gone"
Cameron Cartio "Roma"
  • Cameron Cartio
  • Robin Rex
Camilla Brinck "Jenny"
Caroline Wennergren "A Different Kind of Love"
Cecilia Vennersten "Var mig nära"
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"
Josefin Nilsson "Med hjärtats egna ord"
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"
Nanne Grönvall "Håll om mig"
Nordman "Ödet var min väg"
Papa Dee "My No. 1"
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

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Heat 1

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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/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Alcazar "Alcastar" 35,976 43,010 78,986 3 Second Chance
2 Cecilia Vennersten "Var mig nära" 5,069 — 5,069 8 Out
3 Papa Dee "My No. 1" 25,446 — 25,446 6 Out
4 Linda Bengtzing "Alla flickor" 33,338 44,503 77,841 4 Second Chance
5 The Wallstones "Invisible People" 32,355 40,205 72,560 5 Out
6 Pay TV "Refrain, Refrain" 10,792 — 10,792 7 Out
7 Nordman "Ödet var min väg" 36,103 49,381 85,484 2 Final
8 Shirley Clamp "Att älska dig" 69,785 77,713 147,498 1 Final

Heat 2

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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/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Fredrik & Sanna "Du och jag mot världen" 38,642 65,313 103,955 1 Final
2 Camilla Brinck "Jenny" 15,031 — 15,031 7 Out
3 Group Avalon "Big Up" 15,032 — 15,032 6 Out
4 Arja Saijonmaa "Vad du än trodde så trodde du fel" 14,118 — 14,118 8 Out
5 Josefin Nilsson "Med hjärtats egna ord" 18,354 28,316 46,670 3 Second Chance
6 Cameron Cartio "Roma" 16,232 27,293 43,525 4 Second Chance
7 Bodies Without Organs "Gone" 16,508 25,796 42,304 5 Out
8 Sanne Salomonsen "Higher Ground" 36,118 53,193 89,311 2 Final

Heat 3

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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/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 NaNa "Wherever You Go" 25,053 38,891 63,944 3 Second Chance
2 Kwanzaa "Lovin' Your Feen" 3,179 — 3,179 8 Out
3 Jimmy Jansson "Vi kan gunga" 52,485 62,845 115,330 2 Final
4 LaGaylia "Nothing At All" 20,706 24,753 45,459 4 Second Chance
5 Josef "Rain" 23,410 24,597 48,007 5 Out
6 K2 feat. Alannah Myles "We Got It All" 11,712 — 11,712 7 Out
7 Jessica Folcker "Om natten" 19,306 — 19,306 6 Out
8 Martin Stenmarck "Las Vegas" 76,508 73,538 150,046 1 Final

Heat 4

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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/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Anne-Lie Rydé "Så nära" 19,043 25,124 44,167 5 Out
2 B-Boys feat. Paul M "One Step Closer" 16,820 — 16,820 6 Out
3 Mathias Holmgren "Långt bortom tid och rum" 21,337 28,775 50,112 4 Second Chance
4 Rickard Engfors and Katarina "Ready For Me" 9,774 — 9,774 8 Out
5 Date "Hörde änglarna viska ditt namn" 14,930 — 14,930 7 Out
6 Nanne Grönvall "Håll om mig" 53,726 67,876 121,602 1 Final
7 Caroline Wennergren "A Different Kind of Love" 29,456 63,664 93,120 2 Final
8 Katrina and the Nameless "As If Tomorrow Will Never Come" 30,632 30,763 61,125 3 Second Chance

Second chance

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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/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Alcazar "Alcastar" 47,762 63,533 111,925 1 Final
2 Linda Bengtzing "Alla flickor" 38,861 54,253 93,114 2 Final
3 Josefin Nilsson "Med hjärtats egna ord" 20,537 — 20,537 7 Out
4 Cameron Cartio "Roma" 18,945 — 18,945 8 Out
5 NaNa "Wherever You Go" 28,510 38,254 66,764 4 Out
6 LaGaylia "Nothing At All" 27,547 53,126 80,673 3 Out
7 Mathias Holmgren "Långt bortom tid och rum" 25,472 — 25,472 5 Out
8 Katrina and the Nameless "As If Tomorrow Will Never Come" 24,489 — 24,489 6 Out

Final

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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/O Artist Song Juries Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Martin Stenmarck "Las Vegas" 102 208,716 110 212 1
2 Linda Bengtzing "Alla flickor" 15 95,532 0 15 10
3 Nordman "Ödet var min väg" 4 111,684 11 15 9
4 Shirley Clamp "Att älska dig" 86 153,923 44 130 4
5 Sanne Salomonsen "Higher Ground" 35 36,219 0 35 7
6 Caroline Wennergren "A Different Kind of Love" 28 204,040 88 116 5
7 Alcazar "Alcastar" 69 165,497 66 135 3
8 Jimmy Jansson "Vi kan gunga" 27 130,021 22 49 6
9 Fredrik Kempe & Sanna Nielsen "Du och jag mot världen" 30 40,437 0 30 8
10 Nanne Grönvall "Håll om mig" 77 373,928 132 209 2
Detailed jury votes
R/O Song
Luleå
 Total
1 "Las Vegas" 12 12 6 4 12 12 12 8 10 8 6 102
2 "Alla flickor" 10 2 2 1 15
3 "Ödet var min väg" 1 1 1 1 4
4 "Att älska dig" 10 4 10 4 10 10 10 6 10 12 86
5 "Higher Ground" 1 1 1 2 6 4 6 4 6 4 35
6 "A Different Kind of Love" 4 4 8 2 8 2 28
7 "Alcastar" 8 8 2 6 10 2 8 1 12 2 10 69
8 "Vi kan gunga" 10 8 8 1 27
9 "Du och jag mot världen" 2 6 6 6 4 4 2 30
10 "Håll om mig" 6 2 12 12 4 1 12 8 12 8 77
Jury spokespersons[9]

Ratings

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Viewing figures by show
Show Air date Viewers
(millions) 		Ref.
Heat 1 12 February 2005 3.172 [4]
Heat 2 19 February 2005 3.150 [5]
Heat 3 26 February 2005 2.942 [6]
Heat 4 5 March 2005 3.105 [7]
Second chance 6 March 2005 1.497 [8]
Final 12 March 2005 4.054 [9]

See also

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References

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  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.
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