Melodifestivalen 2007 (semifinals)

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The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2007 began on 3 February 2007. There were five semifinals in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and Nyköping (second chance round) leading up to the final at the Stockholm Globe Arena on 10 March, 2007.

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[edit] Preselection

The deadline for the submission of songs was 19 September, 2006, and 3,234 songs were submitted [1], falling short of the 2006 record. The titles and composers of the 28 semifinalists (the exceptions being the wildcards) were announced on October 10, 2006. "More Than A Girl", composed by Ulf Lindström, Agnes Carlsson and Johan Ekhé was disqualified on October 13, 2006, as Carlsson had publicly stated that she had composed the song, which could have affected the impartiality of the jury [2]. "Alla kan bli stjärnor" was disqualified on October 16 2006, as one of the composers, Sebastian Fronda, refused to sing the song in the competition[3]. The two disqualified songs were replaced by "Allt vi en gång trodde på" and "Cara mia". On 1 November 2006, Kristian Luuk was confirmed as host for all six rounds of the competition. The performers of the first 28 selected songs were announced on 28 November 2006. The wildcards were announced on 26 December 2006 – they were Uno & Irma, The Ark, Sebastian Karlsson and Magnus Uggla.

[edit] Changes to Second Chance round

On 15 August 2006 SVT announced that the Second Chance round, which had traditionally taken place on the Sunday after the last semifinal, would be turned into a full Saturday night show [4]. This means that Melodifestivalen 2007 will be a six-week competition, rather than the five-week event it has been in recent years.

As well as turning the Second Chance round into a main show in an arena, the voting for it has also been changed. A knock-out system will be introduced whereby each of the eight artists are split into four groups of two, and the voters can vote for their favourite in each pair. The four winners go through to a second round, where they will be paired off again, with the winners of each pairing going through to the final.

[edit] Semifinal 1

Semifinal 1
Date: 3 February 2007
Presenter: Kristian Luuk
Venue: Kinnarps Arena, Jönköping
Voting: Telephone voting
Interval Act: Melodifestivalen musical
Total number of televotes cast: 379,212
Viewing figures (approx): 2,990,000
Qualifiers: Jag tror på människan performed by Tommy Nilsson, Samba sambero performed by Anna Book
Second Chance: Money performed by Elin Lanto, God morgon performed by Uno & Irma
Artist Song Translation Televotes Place
Round 1 Round 2
Elin Lanto Money 20,960 32,121 3rd
Stefan Andersson & Aleena Gibson Anything But You 17,610 24,984 5th
Anna Book Samba sambero 44,039 65,184 1st
Addis Black Widow Clubbin' 3,717 N/A 8th
Andreas Lundstedt Move 17,145 N/A 6th
Tommy Nilsson Jag tror på människan I Believe In Mankind 34,098 42,442 2nd
Sofia Berntson Hypnotised 16,695 N/A 7th
Uno Svenningsson & Irma Schultz Keller God morgon Good Morning 26,680 31,919 4th

[edit] Artists' official websites

[edit] Semifinal 2

Semifinal 2
Date: 10 February 2007
Presenter: Kristian Luuk
Venue: Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Voting: Telephone voting
Interval Act: Melodifestivalen musical
Total number of televotes cast: 508,716
Viewing figures (approx): 3,210,000
Qualifiers: The Worrying Kind performed by The Ark, Trying To Recall performed by Marie Lindberg
Second Chance: Amanda performed by Jimmy Jansson, Kom performed by Jessica Andersson
Artist Song Translation Televotes Place
Round 1 Round 2
Regina Lund Rainbow Star 7,188 N/A 8th
Marie Lindberg Trying To Recall 52,041 81,441 2nd
Jimmy Jansson Amanda 34,291 38,447 3rd
Cosmo4 What's Your Name 17,648 20,549 5th
Lustans Lakejer Allt vi en gång trodde på Everything We Once Believed In 8,808 N/A 7th
Jessica Andersson Kom Come 20,808 27,575 4th
Svante Thuresson & Anne-Lie Rydé Första gången The First Time 12,965 N/A 6th
The Ark The Worrying Kind 81,793 104,065 1st

[edit] Artists' official websites

[edit] Semifinal 3

Semifinal 3
Date: 17 February 2007
Presenter: Kristian Luuk
Venue: Swedbank Arena, Örnsköldsvik
Voting: Telephone voting
Interval Act: Melodifestivalen musical
Total number of televotes cast: 623,321
Viewing figures (approx): 3,175,000
Qualifiers: When The Night Comes Falling performed by Sebastian Karlsson, Cara mia performed by Måns Zelmerlöw
Second Chance: Jag måste kyssa dig performed by Nanne, För att du finns performed by Sonja Aldén
Artist Song Translation Televotes Place
Round 1 Round 2
Måns Zelmerlöw Cara mia My Dear 52,975 89,623 1st
MissMatch Drop Dead 7,062 N/A 8th
Magnus Carlsson Live Forever 44,193 56,692 5th
Sheida I mina drömmar In My Dreams 15,839 N/A 6th
The Attic featuring Therese The Arrival 10,960 N/A 7th
Sebastian Karlsson When The Night Comes Falling 50,136 70,760 2nd
Sonja Aldén För att du finns Because You Exist 38,530 58,529 4th
Nanne Jag måste kyssa dig I Must Kiss You 61,051 65,791 3rd

[edit] Artists' official websites

[edit] Semifinal 4

Semifinal 4
Date: 24 February 2007
Presenter: Kristian Luuk
Venue: Läkerol Arena, Gävle
Voting: Telephone voting
Interval Act: Melodifestivalen musical
Total number of televotes cast: 648,319
Viewing figures (approx): 3,145,000
Qualifiers: I Remember Love performed by Sarah Dawn Finer, A Little Bit Of Love performed by Andreas Johnson
Second Chance: För kung och fosterland performed by Magnus Uggla, Vågar du, vågar jag performed by Sanna Nielsen
Artist Song Translation Televotes Place
Round 1 Round 2
Magnus Uggla För kung och fosterland For King And Fatherland 39,159 46,293 3rd
Emile Azar Vi hade nåt We Had Something 17,388 N/A 7th
Sanna Nielsen Vågar du, vågar jag If You Dare, I Dare 32,092 43,882 4th
Caroline af Ugglas Tror på dig Believe In You 26,926 N/A 6th
After Dark (Åh) När ni tar saken i egna händer (Oh) When You Take It Into Your Own Hands 35,877 40,651 5th
Sarah Dawn Finer I Remember Love 54,395 85,587 2nd
Verona La musica The Music 16,516 N/A 8th
Andreas Johnson A Little Bit Of Love 95,969 111,662 1st

[edit] Artists' official websites

[edit] Second Chance Round

Second Chance Round
Date: 3 March 2007
Presenter: Kristian Luuk
Venue: Rosvalla Eventcenter, Nyköping
Voting: Telephone voting
Total number of televotes cast: 1 073 496
Viewing figures (approx): To be determined
Qualifiers: Vågar du, vågar jag performed by Sanna Nielsen, För att du finns performed by Sonja Aldén
Round 1 Round 2 Qualifiers
                   
         
  Money   31,924
 
  Kom   39,683  
  Kom   45,046
 
    Vågar du, vågar...   105,328  
  Amanda   81,699
 
  Vågar du, vågar...   100,358  
  Vågar du, vågar...
 
    För att du finns
  God morgon   44,527
 
  För att du finns   70,863  
  För att du finns   143,980
 
    For kung och...   142,540  
  Jag måste...   118,217
  For kung och...   149,331  
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