Melodifestivalen 2003
Date: |
15 March 2003 |
Presenters: |
Mark Levengood, Jonas Gardell |
Venue: |
Globen |
Director: |
Sven Stojanovic |
Viewing figures (approx): |
3,815,000 |
Voting: |
50/50 Jury and telephone voting |
Total number of televotes cast: |
1,230,751 |
Winner: |
Give Me Your Love performed by Fame |
Winner's result at Eurovision: |
5th |
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 semifinals 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.
Semifinals
The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2003 began on 15 February 2003. Ten songs from these semifinals qualified for the final on March 15, 2003. This was the second year that a semifinal format had been used for the competition. Nar löven faller composed by Carola Häggkvist and Ingemar Åberg was disqualified prior to the competition.
Semifinal 1
# |
Artist |
Song |
Televotes |
Place |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
1 | Crosstalk | Stronger | 14 651 | N/A | 6 |
2 | DeDe Lopez | Someone, Somewhere, Someday | 5 386 | N/A | 7 |
3 | Méndez | Carnaval | 26 836 | 34 576 | 3 |
4 | Alive featuring Jesse Martin | Ingen annan | 5 341 | N/A | 8 |
5 | Jill Johnson | Crazy In Love | 42 697 | 48 786 | 2 |
6 | Da Buzz | Stop! Look! Listen! | 16 817 | N/A | 5 |
7 | Markus Landgren | Television | 19 997 | 25 998 | 4 |
8 | Pernilla Wahlgren & Jan Johansen | Let Your Spirit Fly | 95 703 | 90 302 | 1 |
Artists' official websites
Semifinal 2
# |
Artist |
Song |
Televotes |
Place |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
1 | Andrés Esteche | Just Like A Boomerang | 29 223 | N/A | 5 |
2 | Sanna Nielsen | Hela världen för mig | 46 841 | 79 015 | 2 |
3 | Kerli featuring Locatellies | Let's Go | 15 334 | N/A | 7 |
4 | Pandora | You | 10 496 | N/A | 8 |
5 | Brandsta City Släckers | 15 minuter | 42 354 | 52 459 | 4 |
6 | Fame | Give Me Your Love | 69 283 | 125 975 | 1 |
7 | Aleena | Better Believe It | 26 285 | N/A | 6 |
8 | Alcazar | Not a Sinner Nor a Saint | 63 702 | 69 859 | 3 |
Artists' official websites
Semifinal 3
Semifinal 3
Date: |
1 March 2003 |
Presenter: |
Lill-Babs, Mark Levengood |
Venue: |
Arcushallen, Luleå |
Voting: |
Telephone voting |
Total number of televotes cast: |
340,051 |
Qualifiers: |
Bye, Bye performed by Barbados, Genom eld och vatten performed by Sarek |
Viewers' Choice: |
Love Is All performed by Liverpool, Stay The Night performed by Style |
# |
Artist |
Song |
Televotes |
Place |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
1 | Barbados | Bye, Bye | 36 287 | 38 144 | 2 |
2 | Shanna Smith | Tonight's The Night | 5 861 | N/A | 8 |
3 | Nanne Grönvall | Evig kärlek | 11 771 | N/A | 7 |
4 | Sarek | Genom eld och vatten | 55 934 | 58 138 | 1 |
5 | Sofia Källgren & Robert Wells | My Love | 22 381 | N/A | 5 |
6 | Liverpool | Love Is All | 23 105 | 19 615 | 4 |
7 | Shirley Clamp | Mr. Memory | 11 962 | N/A | 6 |
8 | Style | Stay The Night | 37 145 | 19 708 | 3 |
Artists' official websites
Semifinal 4
# |
Artist |
Song |
Televotes |
Place |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
1 | Sahlene | We're Unbreakable | 20 817 | N/A | 5 |
2 | Fernando Brito | No dudes en llamarme | 7 526 | N/A | 8 |
3 | Bubbles | T.K.O. (Knock You Out) | 37 669 | 44 994 | 3 |
4 | Maarja | He Is Always On My Mind | 14 221 | N/A | 6 |
5 | Östen med resten | Maria | 69 716 | 86 354 | 1 |
6 | Lina Hedlund | Nothing Can Stop Me | 20 878 | 27 581 | 4 |
7 | Mikael Erlandsson | Tills jag mötte dig | 10 581 | N/A | 7 |
8 | Afro-Dite | Aqua Playa | 51 974 | 51 378 | 2 |
Artists' official websites
Viewers' Choice
Viewers' Choice (Second Chance)
Date: |
9 March 2003 |
Presenters: |
Marianne Rundström, Rickard Olsson |
Venue: |
SVT Broadcasting House, Stockholm |
Voting: |
Telephone voting |
Total number of televotes cast: |
341,866 |
Qualifiers: |
Not a Sinner, Nor a Saint performed by Alcazar, T.K.O (Knock You Out) performed by Bubbles |
Finals
# |
Artist |
Song |
Songwriters |
Votes |
Place |
Jury |
Public |
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 | T.K.O. (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 |
Luleå |
Umeå |
Sundsvall |
Falun |
Karlstad |
Örebro |
Norrköping |
Gothenburg |
Växjö |
Malmö |
Stockholm |
Total |
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 |
T.K.O. (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 |
T.K.O. (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
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