Melodifestivalen 2004
Encyclopedia
| Date: | 20 March 2004 |
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| Presenter: | Charlotte Perrelli Charlotte Perrelli Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums... , Ola Lindholm Ola Lindholm Ola Henrik Lindholm is a Swedish television personality from Karlshamn, Blekinge County. He has been the host of several popular television shows in Sweden, including Skrotslaget, Ola 21:30, Söndagsöppet, Riktig talkshow, Myror i brallan, Wild Kids, Glasklart, and Melodifestivalen 2004... , Peter Settman |
| Venue: | Globen |
| Director: | Sven Stojanovic Sven Stojanovic Sven Nikola Stojanović is a Swedish director of Serbian origin mostly involved with Swedish TV productions, notably Melodifestivalen.... |
| Viewing figures (approx): | 4,105,000 |
| Voting: | 50/50 Jury and telephone voting |
| Total number of televotes cast: | 1,401,430 |
| Interval Act: | ABBA ABBA ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog... Medley |
| Winner: | Det gör ont performed by Lena Philipsson Lena Philipsson Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson is a Swedish singer and media personality.-Career:... |
| Winner's result at Eurovision Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition... : |
5th |
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
2004 was the selection for the 44th song to represent Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
. It was the 43rd 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 Karlstad
Karlstad
Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants...
, Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Umeå
Umeå
- Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...
, Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
and a Second Chance round in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. The final was broadcast on SVT1
SVT1
SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and...
and Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio
Sveriges Radio AB – Swedish Radio Ltd – is Sweden's national publicly funded radio broadcaster. The Swedish public-broadcasting system is in many respects modelled after the one used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Radio - like Sveriges Television - shares many characteristics with...
's P4 network. The winner was Lena Philipsson
Lena Philipsson
Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson is a Swedish singer and media personality.-Career:...
with "Det gör ont" who later that year came in 5th place in Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Results
| # | Artist | Song | Songwriters | Votes | Place | ||
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| Jury | Public | Total | |||||
| 1 | Shirley Clamp Shirley Clamp Shirley Natasja Clamp, is a Swedish pop singer. Because her mother is Swedish and her father is British, Shirley has dual nationality... |
Min kärlek Min kärlek "Min kärlek" is the greatest hit and fourth official single from the Swedish pop singer Shirley Clamp. The song, composed by Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren and Henrik Wikström, was one of the entries at the Swedish selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, Melodifestivalen 2004,... |
Ingela 'Pling' Forsman Ingela Forsman Ingela Birgitta "Pling" Forsman is a Swedish lyricist in popular music. 1981–2009, 33 of her songs have competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen, three of them winners: Bra vibrationer , Se på mej and Kärleken är... , Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren Bobby Ljunggren is a Swedish songwriter. He has entered the Eurovision Song Contest as a composer six times, five times for his native Sweden , and once for Lithuania, in 2005. He is a veteran of the Melodifestivalen competition, with 39 entries... , Henrik Wikström |
86 | 88 | 174 | 2nd |
| 2 | Sandra Dahlberg | Här stannar jag kvar | Sandra Dahlberg, Johan Becker | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8th |
| 3 | Andrés Esteche | Olé Olé | Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren | 14 | 0 | 14 | 9th |
| 4 | Hanson Ann-Louise Hanson Ann-Louise Hanson is a Swedish singer and has been involved in the music industry for over 40 years.Many of her solo recordings from the 1960s feature Bruno Glenmarks Orkester and, following their marriage, Ann-Louise and Bruno Glenmark formed the group Glenmarks with Bruno's niece Karin and... , Carson Towa Carson Towa Carson , born on 31 March 1936 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, is a Swedish schlager singer. She debuted in 1954 and had the most success in the 1950s and 1960s, when she recorded many duets with Lasse Lönndahl... & Malmkvist Siw Malmkvist Siw "Siwan" Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist is a Swedish singer who is popular in Scandinavia and Germany... |
C'est la vie | Thomas G:son Thomas G:son Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs... |
7 | 0 | 7 | 10th |
| 5 | E-Type E-type (musician) Bo Martin Erik Eriksson , better known by his stage name E-Type, is a Swedish Eurodance musician.-Early years:... |
Paradise | E-Type E-type (musician) Bo Martin Erik Eriksson , better known by his stage name E-Type, is a Swedish Eurodance musician.-Early years:... , Fredrik Ekdahl |
31 | 44 | 75 | 5th |
| 6 | Lena Philipsson Lena Philipsson Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson is a Swedish singer and media personality.-Career:... |
Det gör ont Det gör ont "Det gör ont" , written by Orup and produced by Anders Hansson, was performed in Swedish by Lena Philipsson at the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2004. The song won and became the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 where it was performed in English as "It Hurts" and finished 5th... |
Thomas 'Orup' Eriksson Orup Orup is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and guitarist who enjoyed major success in his native country in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like "M.B.", "Då står pojkarna på rad", "Magaluf", "Stockholm" and "Regn hos mej." Orup has also written several songs for other performers... |
100 | 132 | 232 | 1st |
| 7 | Fame Fame (duo) Fame is a Swedish duo consisting of Jessica Andersson and Magnus Bäcklund . They met each other at the televised arts school and contest Fame Factory, which aired in autumn 2002. Bäcklund was the overall winner, while Andersson dropped out to give birth to her son Liam... |
Vindarna vänder oss | Henrik Sethson, Pontus Assarsson, Dan Attlerud | 66 | 0 | 66 | 6th |
| 8 | After Dark After Dark (drag duo) After Dark is a Swedish drag act, consisting of Christer Lindarw and Lars "Lasse" Flinckman. The group was founded in 1976, simultaneously as they, together with Roger Jönsson, opened their own night club in Stockholm, called After Dark Club. Since that time, they have become a major part of... |
La Dolce Vita | Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson | 46 | 110 | 156 | 3rd |
| 9 | Sara Löfgren Sara Löfgren Sara Therese Löfgren, , is a Swedish singer known for her breakthrough song "Starkare" .-Background:Löfgren started singing at the age of 12. She got a break in the reality show Fame Factory, performing songs like "Starkare", and "Aldrig". She participated in Melodifestivalen 2004 performing "Som... |
Som stormen | Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Carina Danielsson Bergsman, Eddie Jonsson | 30 | 22 | 52 | 7th |
| 10 | Petra Nielsen Petra Nielsen Petra Nielsen is a Swedish singer and actress. She has starred on Broadway during her career. Her mother is Swedish actress Monica Nielsen and her father Adam Inczédy-Gombos. She is best known for her appearances at the Chinatheater in Stockholm in the 1990s, in musicals including Grease and Fame... |
Tango! Tango! | Thomas G:son Thomas G:son Thomas Gustafsson is a Swedish composer and musician from Skövde, Västergötland, Sweden, north-east of Göteborg. However, he is much more known nationally and internationally simply as Thomas G:son, his artistic name. Since 1998, Thomas has worked full time as a songwriter for the company G:songs... |
85 | 66 | 151 | 4th |
Juries
| Song | Luleå Luleå - Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden.... |
Umeå Umeå - Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport... |
Sundsvall Sundsvall -External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall.... |
Falun Falun Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County... |
Karlstad Karlstad Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants... |
Örebro Örebro -Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions.... |
Norrköping Norrköping Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest... |
Göteborg | Växjö Växjö Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a... |
Malmö Malmö Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County... |
Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min kärlek | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 86 |
| Här stannar jag kvar | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 8 |
| Olé Olé | - | - | - | - | 2 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 14 |
| C'est la vie | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| Paradise | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 10 | - | 4 | 2 | 31 |
| Det gör ont | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 100 |
| Vindarna vänder oss | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 66 |
| La Dolce Vita | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - | 2 | 12 | 4 | 46 |
| Som stormen | 4 | - | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | 8 | 6 | - | - | 30 |
| Tango! Tango! | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 85 |
Televotes
| Song | Jury | No. of televotes (%) | Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min kärlek | 86 | (12.6%) | 88 | 174 |
| Här stannar jag kvar | 8 | (5.9%) | 11 | 19 |
| Olé Olé | 14 | (5.7%) | - | 14 |
| C'est la vie | 7 | (4.4%) | - | 7 |
| Paradise | 31 | (11.4%) | 44 | 75 |
| Det gör ont | 100 | (21.3%) | 132 | 232 |
| Vindarna vänder oss | 66 | (5.4%) | - | 66 |
| La Dolce Vita | 46 | (15.0%) | 110 | 156 |
| Som stormen | 30 | (6.1%) | 22 | 52 |
| Tango! Tango! | 85 | (12.3%) | 66 | 151 |
Returning artists
| Artist | Previous year(s) |
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| Nina & Kim | 2000 Melodifestivalen 2000 Melodifestivalen 2000 was the selection for the 40th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 39th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1394 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on SVT2 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network... , 2001 Melodifestivalen 2001 Melodifestivalen 2001 was the selection for the 41st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1567 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , and 2002 Melodifestivalen 2002 Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st 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 Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a... with Friends Friends (group) Friends were a Swedish dansband or pop group formed in 1999 and made up of Stefan Brunzell, Tony Haglund, Kristian Hermanson, Nina Inhammar, Kim Kärnfalk and Peter Strandberg. They were put together from auditions on the reality television show Friends på turne , made by Bert Karlsson for TV4... |
| Niklas Andersson | 2002 Melodifestivalen 2002 Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st 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 Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a... |
| Sarek Sarek Sarek is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. He is a Vulcan astrophysicist, the Vulcan ambassador to the United Federation of Planets, and father of Spock... |
2003 Melodifestivalen 2003 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... |
| Fame Fame (duo) Fame is a Swedish duo consisting of Jessica Andersson and Magnus Bäcklund . They met each other at the televised arts school and contest Fame Factory, which aired in autumn 2002. Bäcklund was the overall winner, while Andersson dropped out to give birth to her son Liam... |
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| Bubbles Bubbles (band) Bubbles is a Swedish girl group, also known as Bless. The group's original lineup consisted of lead singer Mari Caroline Ljungström , twin sisters Patricia and Sandra Joxelius , Jenny Andersén , and Hannah Steffenburg .-Beginning:The five girls of Bubbles met while attending dance classes a... |
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| Pandora Pandora (singer) Anneli Magnusson , known by her stage name Pandora, is a Swedish eurodance artist. She was most popular during the mid 1990s in the Nordic countries,in Asia and Australia in the end of 1990s to mid 2000s but is still active and releasing material more recently as United DJs vs... |
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| Shirley Clamp Shirley Clamp Shirley Natasja Clamp, is a Swedish pop singer. Because her mother is Swedish and her father is British, Shirley has dual nationality... |
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| Andrés Esteche | |
| Gladys del Pilar Gladys del Pilar -Career:Gladys mother noticed Gladys had an interest in music and made sure she attended a local music school.She was asked to provide back-up vocals for Big Deal, a popular local rock band. Gladys and the sound engineer at Big Deal’s recording studio formed the house music group Real Power. They... |
2002 Melodifestivalen 2002 Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st 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 Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a... and 2003 Melodifestivalen 2003 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... with Afro-dite Afro-dite Afro-dite is a Swedish pop group made up of three pop singers. The group consists of Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, Gladys del Pilar and Kayo Shekoni. The name is a play on words implying they are beautiful as Greek goddess Aphrodite and being... |
| Ann-Louise Hanson Ann-Louise Hanson Ann-Louise Hanson is a Swedish singer and has been involved in the music industry for over 40 years.Many of her solo recordings from the 1960s feature Bruno Glenmarks Orkester and, following their marriage, Ann-Louise and Bruno Glenmark formed the group Glenmarks with Bruno's niece Karin and... |
1963 Melodifestivalen 1963 Melodifestivalen 1963 was the selection for the sixth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the fifth time that this system of picking a song had been used. One singer performed the song with a large orchestra and one with a smaller orchestra. 816 songs were submitted to... , 1966 Melodifestivalen 1966 Melodifestivalen 1966 was the selection for the eighth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the seventh time that this system of picking a song had been used. 898 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , 1967 Melodifestivalen 1967 Melodifestivalen 1967 was the selection for the ninth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the eighth time that this system of picking a song had been used. Approximately 1800 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , 1969 Melodifestivalen 1969 Melodifestivalen 1969 was the selection for the 11th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 10th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 2402 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio... , 1973 Melodifestivalen 1973 Melodifestivalen 1973 was the selection for the 14th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 13th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SVT for the competition... and 1974 Melodifestivalen 1974 Melodifestivalen 1974 was the selection for the 15th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 14th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SR for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio... with Glenmarks, 1975 Melodifestivalen 1975 Melodifestivalen 1975 was the selection for the 16th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 15th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SVT for the competition... with Glemarks and Hadar Kronberg, 1982 Melodifestivalen 1982 Melodifestivalen 1982 was the selection for the 22nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 21st time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , 1983 Melodifestivalen 1983 Melodifestivalen 1983 was the selection for the 23rd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 22nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not... with John Ballard, 2002 Melodifestivalen 2002 Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st 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 Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a... with Molle Holmberg Molle Holmberg Johan ”Molle” Holmberg is a Swedish celebrity, reality show participant and musician, born 1978 and settled in Drottningholm, Stockholm, Sweden.... |
| Towa Carson Towa Carson Towa Carson , born on 31 March 1936 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, is a Swedish schlager singer. She debuted in 1954 and had the most success in the 1950s and 1960s, when she recorded many duets with Lasse Lönndahl... |
1967 Melodifestivalen 1967 Melodifestivalen 1967 was the selection for the ninth song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the eighth time that this system of picking a song had been used. Approximately 1800 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... , 1968 Melodifestivalen 1968 Melodifestivalen 1968 was the selection for the 10th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the ninth time that this system of picking a song had been used. 2233 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... |
| Siw Malmkvist Siw Malmkvist Siw "Siwan" Gunnel Margareta Malmkvist is a Swedish singer who is popular in Scandinavia and Germany... |
1959, 1961, 1988 Melodifestivalen 1988 Melodifestivalen 1988 was the selection for the 28th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 27th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1100 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... |
| Lena Philipsson Lena Philipsson Maria Magdalena "Lena" Philipsson is a Swedish singer and media personality.-Career:... |
1986 Melodifestivalen 1986 Melodifestivalen 1986 was the selection for the 26th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 25th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 and was not broadcast on radio. No... , 1987 Melodifestivalen 1987 Melodifestivalen 1987 was the selection for the 27th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 26th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1502 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV2 and was not broadcast on radio... , 1988 Melodifestivalen 1988 Melodifestivalen 1988 was the selection for the 28th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 27th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1100 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition... |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 2004Eurovision Song Contest 2004The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song ContestSweden in the Eurovision Song ContestSweden has participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 51 times since their debut in 1958. Since 1959, the Swedish representative has been chosen through an annual televised competition, known since 1967 as Melodifestivalen. Three times – 1964, 1970, and 1976 – Sweden didn't participate...
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004Sweden was represented by Lena Philipsson and the song "It Hurts", which won the song selection Melodifestivalen 2004 under the title "Det gör ont"....
External links
- Melodifestivalen 2004 official site (in Swedish)
- Gylleneskor.se: Melodifestivalen 2004 (in Swedish)
- ESCSweden.com (in Swedish)
- Information site about Melodifestivalen
- Eurovision Song Contest National Finals