| Melodifestivalen 2003 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Heat 1 | 15 February 2003 |
| Heat 2 | 22 February 2003 |
| Heat 3 | 1 March 2003 |
| Heat 4 | 8 March 2003 |
| Second chance | 9 March 2003 |
| Final | 15 March 2003 |
| Host | |
| Venue | Globen |
| Presenter(s) | Mark Levengood, Jonas Gardell |
| Directed by | Sven Stojanovic |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | 50/50 Jury and telephone voting |
| Winning song | "Give Me Your Love" by Fame |
Fame.
Melodifestivalen 2003 was the selection for the 43rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Luleå, Sundsvall and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The show was watched by 1,230,751 people.
Schedule
| Date | City | Venue | No. of televotes cast: | Heat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 February | Jönköping | Tipshallen | 427,090 | Heat 1 |
| 22 February | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 630,826 | Heat 2 |
| 1 March | Luleå | Arcushallen | 340,051 | Heat 3 |
| 8 March | Sundsvall | Nordichallen | 443,689 | Heat 4 |
| 9 March | Stockholm | SVT Broadcasting House | 341,866 | Second Chance |
| 15 March | Stockholm | Stockholm Globe Arena | 926,318 | Final |
Heats
The heats for Melodifestivalen 2003 began on 15 February 2003. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on March 15, 2003. This was the second year that a heat format had been used for the competition. "När löven faller" composed by Carola Häggkvist and Ingemar Åberg was disqualified prior to the competition due to Carola's refusal to participate as an artist with no replacement singer found,[1][2] while "Someone, Somewhere, Someday" composed by Peter Ågrenwill and Mattias Holmlund to be performed by Nathalie Family was disqualified due to the singer being under the required age of 16 years old at the time the Eurovision Song Contest would be held.[3][4]
Heat 1
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 1 | Crosstalk | "Stronger" | 14,651 | — | 6th | Out |
| 2 | DeDe Lopez | "Someone, Somewhere, Someday" | 5,386 | — | 7th | Out |
| 3 | Méndez | "Carnaval" | 26,836 | 34,576 | 3rd | Second Chance |
| 4 | Alive featuring Jesse Martin | "Ingen annan" (No one else) | 5,341 | — | 8th | Out |
| 5 | Jill Johnson | "Crazy in Love" | 42,697 | 48,786 | 2nd | Final |
| 6 | Da Buzz | "Stop! Look! Listen!" | 16,817 | — | 5th | Out |
| 7 | Markus Landgren | "Television" | 19,997 | 25,998 | 4th | Second Chance |
| 8 | Pernilla Wahlgren & Jan Johansen | "Let Your Spirit Fly" | 95,703 | 90,302 | 1st | Final |
Heat 2
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 1 | Andrés Esteche | "Just Like a Boomerang" | 29,223 | — | 5th | Out |
| 2 | Sanna Nielsen | "Hela världen för mig" (The whole world for me) | 46,841 | 79,015 | 2nd | Final |
| 3 | Kerli featuring Locatellis | "Let's Go" | 15 334 | — | 7th | Out |
| 4 | Pandora | "You" | 10,496 | — | 8th | Out |
| 5 | Brandsta City Släckers | "15 minuter" (15 minutes) | 42,354 | 52,459 | 4th | Second Chance |
| 6 | Fame | "Give Me Your Love" | 69,283 | 125,975 | 1st | Final |
| 7 | Aleena | "Better Believe It" | 26,285 | — | 6th | Out |
| 8 | Alcazar | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | 63,702 | 69,859 | 3rd | Second Chance |
Heat 3
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 1 | Barbados | "Bye, Bye" | 36,287 | 38,144 | 2nd | Final |
| 2 | Shanna Smith | "Tonight's the Night" | 5,861 | — | 8th | Out |
| 3 | Nanne Grönvall | "Evig kärlek" (Everlasting love) | 11,771 | — | 7th | Out |
| 4 | Sarek | "Genom eld och vatten" (Through fire and water) | 55,934 | 58,138 | 1st | Final |
| 5 | Sofia Källgren & Robert Wells | "My Love" | 22,381 | — | 5th | Out |
| 6 | Liverpool | "Love Is All" | 23,105 | 19,615 | 4th | Second Chance |
| 7 | Shirley Clamp | "Mr. Memory" | 11,962 | — | 6th | Out |
| 8 | Style | "Stay the Night" | 37,145 | 19,708 | 3rd | Second Chance |
Heat 4
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Votes | Place | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 1 | Sahlene | "We're Unbreakable" | 20,817 | — | 5th | Out |
| 2 | Fernando Brito | "No dudes en llamarme" (Don't hesitate to call) | 7,526 | — | 8th | Out |
| 3 | Bubbles | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | 37,669 | 44,994 | 3rd | Second Chance |
| 4 | Maarja | "He Is Always on My Mind" | 14,221 | — | 6th | Out |
| 5 | Östen med resten | "Maria" | 69,716 | 86,354 | 1st | Final |
| 6 | Lina Hedlund | "Nothing Can Stop Me" | 20,878 | 27,581 | 4th | Second Chance |
| 7 | Mikael Erlandsson | "Tills jag mötte dig" (Until I met you) | 10,581 | — | 7th | Out |
| 8 | Afro-dite | "Aqua Playa" | 51,974 | 51,378 | 2nd | Final |
Second Chance
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Méndez | "Carnaval" | 33,315 | 5th | Out |
| 2 | Markus Landgren | "Television" | 21,763 | 7th | Out |
| 3 | Brandsta City Släckers | "15 minuter" | 44,191 | 3rd | Out |
| 4 | Alcazar | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | 102,240 | 1st | Final |
| 5 | Liverpool | "Love Is All" | 28,060 | 6th | Out |
| 6 | Style | "Stay the Night" | 21,490 | 8th | Out |
| 7 | Bubbles | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | 55,596 | 2nd | Final |
| 8 | Lina Hedlund | "Nothing Can Stop Me" | 35,211 | 4th | Out |
Final
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juries | Viewers | Total | |||||
| 1 | Fame | "Give Me Your Love" | Calle Kindbom, Carl Lösnitz | 108 | 132 | 240 | 1st |
| 2 | Jill Johnson | "Crazy in Love" | Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson | 100 | 22 | 122 | 4th |
| 3 | Östen med resten | "Maria" | Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8th |
| 4 | Afro-dite | "Aqua Playa" | Marcos Ubeda | 48 | — | 48 | 7th |
| 5 | Sanna Nielsen | "Hela världen för mig" | Thomas G:son | 27 | 66 | 93 | 5th |
| 6 | Barbados | "Bye Bye" | Lotta Ahlin, Tommy Lydell, Bobby Ljunggren | 7 | — | 7 | 10th |
| 7 | Sarek | "Genom eld och vatten" | Mårten Eriksson, Stina Jadelius | 11 | 44 | 55 | 6th |
| 8 | Pernilla Wahlgren & Jan Johansen | "Let Your Spirit Fly" | Anders Dannvik, Ola Höglund | 90 | 88 | 178 | 2nd |
| 9 | Bubbles | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | Paul Rein, Lars Erlandsson, Fredrik Lenander | 10 | — | 10 | 9th |
| 10 | Alcazar | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | Tommy Lydell, Bobby Ljunggren, Lotta Ahlin | 62 | 110 | 172 | 3rd |
Voting
Juries
| Song |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Give Me Your Love" | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 108 |
| "Crazy In Love" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 100 |
| "Maria" | - | 2 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| "Aqua Playa" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | - | 1 | 4 | 48 |
| "Hela världen för mig" | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 4 | 8 | 8 | - | - | 27 |
| "Bye Bye" | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 7 |
| "Genom eld och vatten" | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 11 |
| "Let Your Spirit Fly" | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 90 |
| "TKO (Knock You Out)" | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| "Not A Sinner, Nor A Saint" | 10 | 4 | - | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 62 |
Televotes
| Song | Jury | No. of televotes | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Give Me Your Love" | 108 | 229 753 | 132 | 240 |
| "Crazy In Love" | 100 | 116 440 | 22 | 122 |
| "Maria" | 10 | 92 722 | 11 | 21 |
| "Aqua Playa" | 48 | 59 520 | — | 48 |
| "Hela världen för mig" | 27 | 136 984 | 66 | 93 |
| "Bye Bye" | 7 | 37 132 | — | 7 |
| "Genom eld och vatten" | 11 | 127 143 | 44 | 55 |
| "Let Your Spirit Fly" | 90 | 156 702 | 88 | 178 |
| "TKO (Knock You Out)" | 10 | 91 979 | — | 10 |
| "Not A Sinner, Nor A Saint" | 62 | 182 736 | 110 | 172 |
Returning artists
| Artist | Previous year(s) |
|---|---|
| Crosstalk | 1999 |
| Méndez | 2002 |
| Brandsta City Släckers | |
| Östen med resten | |
| Afro-dite | |
| Jill Johnson | 1998 |
| Pernilla Wahlgren | 1985, 1991 |
| Jan Johansen | 1995, 2001, 2002 |
| Sanna Nielsen | 2001 |
| Magnus Carlsson | 2000, 2001, and 2002 with Barbados |
| Andreas Lundstedt | 1996 |
| Barbados | 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| Nanne Grönvall | 1986 and 1987 with Sound of Music, 1996 with One More Time, 1998 |
| Sofia Källgren | 1989 with Visitors, Melodifestivalen 1990 |
| Robert Wells | 1987 |
| Lina Hedlund | 2002 with Hanna Hedlund |
| Mikael Erlandsson | 1990 with N'Gang |
See also
References
- ↑ Bakker, Sietse (2002-11-10). "Carola faces possible disqualification". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ Opheim, Bjørn Erik (2002-11-28). "MF 2003: "Carola refuses to participate"". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ Bakker, Sietse (2003-02-04). "Nathalie Family disqualified". Eurovision News, Polls and Information by ESCToday. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ↑ "Melodifestivalen 2003". mellopedia.svt.se. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
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