Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 2007
Selection date(s)Heats
3 February 2007
10 February 2007
17 February 2007
24 February 2007
Second Chance
3 March 2007
Final
10 March 2007
Selected entrantThe Ark
Selected song"The Worrying Kind"
Selected songwriter(s)Ola Salo
Finals performance
Final result18th, 51 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2006 • 2007 • 2008►
The Ark performing "The Worrying Kind" at the May 12 final.

Sweden chose their entrants, The Ark, with the song "The Worrying Kind" for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 2007

Sweden used a national final, Melodifestivalen 2007, which consisted of four heats on February 3, February 10, February 17, February 24; a second chance round on March 3; and the final which took place on March 10. The method of selection remained the same as previous years with 4 heats consisting of 8 songs each, with the 2 top-placing entries securing spots for the final and the 3rd and 4th place entries earning spots in the Second Chance round. The Second Chance round was live this year with competitors going up against each other for the last two spots in the final, facing off in a bracket-based tournament. All six shows were hosted by Kristian Luuk.

Some familiar faces returned to Melodifestivalen this year, among them Eurovision 1989 representative Tommy Nilsson, 1966 representative Svante Thuresson, 2003 representative Jessica Andersson, and 1996 representative Nanne Grönvall. Andreas Lundstedt also competed at Eurovision in 2006 for Switzerland.

Final

The final was held at the Globe Arena in Stockholm on 10 March 2007. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries (50%) and televoting (50%).

Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1Andreas Johnson"A Little Bit of Love"101881892
2Sonja Aldén"För att du finns"4022626
3Anna Book"Samba Sambero"1019
4Sebastian"When the Night Comes Falling"390398
5Marie Lindberg"Trying to Recall"466705
6Måns Zelmerlöw"Cara Mia"611101713
7Tommy Nilsson"Jag tror på människan"00010
8Sanna Nielsen"Vågar du, vågar jag"3311447
9Sarah Dawn Finer"I Remember Love"78441224
10The Ark"The Worrying Kind"1161322481

At Eurovision

Sweden automatically qualified to the grand final, because it was on the top 10 last year. In the grand final, performed 12th in the running order, following Georgia and preceding France, and finished 18th with 51 points.[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden

Points awarded to Sweden (Final)[2]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Iceland
8 points  Finland
7 points  United Kingdom
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points  Andorra
1 point

Points awarded by Sweden

References

  1. ↑ "Grand Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Results of the Grand Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Results of the Semi-Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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