Melodifestivalen 2006

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This article is about the final of Melodifestivalen 2006. For the semifinals, see Melodifestivalen 2006 (semifinals)
Melodifestivalen 2006
Date: 18 March 2006
Presenter: Lena Philipsson
Venue: Stockholm Globe Arena
Director: Sven Stojanovic
Commentator: Pekka Heino
Sponsors: E.on, Statoil, Svenska Hem, Viking Line, Posten
Viewing figures (approx): 4,240,000 (about 38 % of Sweden's population)
Voting: 50/50 Jury and telephone voting
Total number of televotes cast: 1,913,152
Interval Act: Helena Paparizou, Lena Philipsson
Winner: Evighet performed by Carola Häggkvist
Winner's result at Eurovision: Fifth place

Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Leksand, Karlstad, Karlskrona, Gothenburg and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. Carola Häggkvist was the clear favourite to win the final[1], with bookmakers making her favourite and an Aftonbladet web poll showing her to have a clear margin over the other participants. The rehearsals sold out for the fourth year running [2], however Carola was unable to perform in the final rehearsal due to throat problems [3]. This led to speculation that the final would be closer than expected. Aftonbladet claimed in April 2006 that the televote may have been tampered with [4], as various sources reported unexplained voting (predominantly for Carola) on their telephone bills. It is clear that this would not have affected the result. Various finalists and semifinalists entered the Swedish Hitlistan chart after the competition [5]. The second placed song, Temple of Love finished fourth in the Eurovision Madrid National Finals Song Contest. Carola did also receive the largest amount of votes from the voting public so far in Melodifestivalen history.

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[edit] Results

# Artist Song Translation Songwriters Votes Place
Jury Public Total
1 Andreas Johnson Sing for me Andreas Johnson, Peter Kvint 112 88 200 3rd
2 Björn Kjellman Älskar du livet Do You Love Life Calle Kindbom, Dan Fernström 6 0 6 9th
3 Linda Bengtzing Jag ljuger så bra I'm Lying So Well Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Martin Hedström, Ingela "Pling" Forsman 34 22 56 7th
4 The Poodles Night of Passion Robert Olausson, Maiti Alfonzetti, Sonja Aldén, Johan Lyander 32 66 98 4th
5 Magnus Carlsson Lev livet! Live Life! Anders Glenmark, Niklas Strömstedt 19 0 19 8th
6 Rednex Mama Take Me Home Matthews Green, Michael Clauss 17 44 61 6th
7 Carola Evighet Eternity Bobby Ljunggren, Thomas G:son, Henrik Wikström 102 132 234 1st
8 Magnus Bäcklund The Name of Love Lina Eriksson, Mårten Eriksson 57 11 68 5th
9 Kikki Danielsson I dag & i morgon Today & Tomorrow Thomas G:son, Calle Kindbom 2 0 2 10th
10 BWO Temple of Love Alexander Bard, Anders Hansson 92 110 202 2nd

[edit] Voting

[edit] Juries

Song Örebro Luleå Falun Karlstad Umeå Norrköping Gothenburg Sundsvall Växjö Malmö Stockholm Total
Sing For Me 8 12 10 12 12 12 8 10 12 10 6 112
Älskar du livet - - - - - - 6 - - - - 6
Jag ljuger så bra 1 6 6 1 2 6 1 4 2 4 1 34
Night of Passion 6 2 2 6 1 2 2 1 4 2 4 32
Lev livet - - 1 4 4 1 - - 1 - 8 19
Mama Take Me Home 4 4 - - - - - 8 - 1 - 17
Evighet 2 8 12 10 10 10 12 12 8 8 10 102
The Name of Love 10 1 8 8 8 4 4 2 6 6 - 57
Idag och imorgon - - - - - - - - - - 2 2
Temple of Love 12 10 4 2 6 8 10 6 10 12 12 92
Carola following her win.
Carola following her win.

[edit] Televotes

Song Jury No. of televotes (%) Points Total
Sing For Me 112 350 938 (18%) 88 200
Älskar du livet 6 83 917 (4%) - 6
Jag ljuger så bra 34 138 249 (7%) 22 56
Night of Passion 32 180 784 (9%) 66 88
Lev livet 19 44 825 (2%) - 19
Mama Take Me Home 17 154 115 (8%) 44 61
Evighet 102 437 876 (23%) 132 234
The Name of Love 57 101 799 (5%) 11 69
Idag och imorgon 2 51 742 (3%) - 2
Temple of Love 92 368 907 (19%) 110 202

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