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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, SMS 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: |
5th |
|
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.
[edit] Semifinals
- Main article: Melodifestivalen 2006 semifinals
[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 |
|
[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 |
[edit] See also
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