Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country	Sweden
National selection
Selection process	Melodifestivalen 2007
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals 3 February 2007 10 February 2007 17 February 2007 24 February 2007 Second Chance 3 March 2007 Final 10 March 2007
Selected entrant	The Ark
Selected song	"The Worrying Kind"
Finals performance
Final result	18th, 51 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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. Sweden used a national final format for Melodifestivalen 2007, which consisted of four semi-finals 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 semi-finals consisting of 8 songs each, with the 2 top placed entries securing spots for the final and the 3rd and 4th place entries earning spots in the Second Chance. The winner was chosen by regional juries (50%) and televoting (50%). 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.

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 went to Eurovision in 2006 for Switzerland.

Sweden were considered bookmakers' favorites before the contest, but finished in a disappointing 18th place out of 24. They received 51 points, of which 42 came from their Scandinavian neighbours.

Melodifestivalen 2007 - Final

For the results of the semi-finals and second-chance round, see Melodifestivalen 2007.

Points awarded by Sweden

Semi-final Points awarded in the semi-final:[1] 12 points  Iceland 10 points  Serbia 8 points  Hungary 7 points  Turkey 6 points  Norway 5 points  Macedonia 4 points  Denmark 3 points  Belarus 2 points  Andorra 1 point  Latvia

Final Points awarded in the final:[1] 12 points  Finland 10 points  Serbia 8 points  Hungary 7 points  Turkey 6 points  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 points  Russia 4 points  Greece 3 points  Ukraine 2 points  Moldova 1 point  Germany

Swedes representing other countries

• The entry of Norway and Spain were composed by the Swedish songwriter Thomas G:son, who was also the producer of the Maltese song.
• The Latvian entry was written by three Swedes.
• The Greek song was partly written by a Swede.

See also

• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest

References

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