Melodifestivalen 2002

Melodifestivalen 2002
Dates
Heat 119 January 2002
Heat 226 January 2002
Heat 32 February 2002
Heat 49 February 2002
Winners' Choice22 February 2002
Final1 March 2002
Host
Presenter(s)Kristin Kaspersen
Claes Åkesson
DirectorMarius Bratten
Host broadcasterSVT
Participants
Number of entries32
Number of finalists10
Vote
Voting systemHeats: 100% public vote
Winners' Choice: 100% jury vote
Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote
Winning song"Never Let It Go" by Afro-dite
Melodifestivalen → 2003

Melodifestivalen 2002 was the 42nd edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a seven-week period between 19 January and 1 March 2002. The winner of the competition was Afro-dite with the song "Never Let It Go", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, where she came eight with 72 points.[1] All shows were hosted by Kristin Kaspersen and Claes Åkesson.

Format

This was the first year that a heat format had been used for the competition; but also, the first where songs were permitted in languages other than Swedish, resulting in a significant number of English language songs, and two songs with lyrics in Spanish. "Ett vackert par", composed by Py Bäckman and Micke Wennborn was disqualified before the competition, when the dance band Grönwalls had performed it on the radio before the contest (not knowing it was supposed to enter). Nanne Grönvall and Nick Borgen was thought as possible performers. It was replaced by "Sista andetaget".

Competition Schedule
Show Date City Venue
Heat 1 19 January 2002 Växjö Tipshallen
Heat 2 26 January 2002 Norrköping Himmelstalundshallen
Heat 3 2 February 2002 Sundsvall Nordichallen
Heat 4 9 February 2002 Falun Lugnet
Winners' Choice 22 February 2002 Stockholm SVT Broadcasting House
Final 1 March 2002 Stockholm Globe Arena

The contest consisted of four heats of eight participants each. The songs that came in the first two placed qualified directly to the final while the ones that came third and fourth qualified to the Winners' Choice round. There, eight songs competed and they were judged by a jury of previous Melodifestivalen winners which individually ranked each song. Then the average was used to determine the final placement. The first two songs qualified for the final.[2]

Competing entries

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Afro-dite "Never Let It Go" Marcos Ubeda
Ann-Louise & Molle [sv] "Sluta"
Annika Ljungberg "Sail Away"
Arvingarna "Ingenting är större än vi" Thomas G:son
Barbados "Världen utanför"
Brandsta City Släckers "Kom och ta mig"
  • Larry Forsberg
  • Lennart Wastesson
  • Sven-Inge Sjöberg
Camilla Lindén [sv] "Du har rört vid min själ"
Date "Det innersta rummet"
  • Johnny Thunqvist
  • Patrik Tibell
Excellence "Last to Know"
  • Brian Hobbs
  • Daniel Eklund
Fredrik Wännman [sv] "Vackrare nu" Fredrik Wännman
Friends "The One That You Need"
  • Henrik Sethsson
  • Pontus Assarsson
Hanna & Lina Hedlund "Big Time Party"
  • Lotta Ahlin
  • Tommy Lydell
Jakob Stadell [sv] & Voice Boys "Ge mig mitt hjärta tillbaka"
  • Lars Karlsson
  • Suzzie Tapper
Jan Johansen "Sista andetaget"
  • Dan Attlerud
  • Thomas Thörnholm
Javiera Muñoz "No hay nada más"
Jennifer Newberry [sv] "Ingenting ingenting"
  • Joakim Björklund
  • Jonas Sällberg
  • Tony Malm
Kikki, Bettan & Lotta "Vem é dé du vill ha"
  • Calle Kindbom
  • Thomas G:son
Kina Jaarnek "Son of a Liar" Marcos Ubeda
Linda Grip [sv] "You're the Best Thing"
  • Linda Grip
  • Marcus Black
Martin "Du och jag (i hela världen)" Martin Svensson
Méndez "Adrenaline"
  • Leopoldo Méndez
  • Pablo Cepeda
  • Patrik Henzel
  • Rasmus Lindwall
  • Robert Wåtz
Niklas Andersson [sv] "I Want You"
  • Micke Wedberg
  • Svante Persson
Östen med Resten "Hon kommer med solsken"
  • Larry Forsberg
  • Lennart Wastesson
  • Sven-Inge Sjöberg
Poets [sv] "What Difference Does It Make?" Thomas G:son
Richard Sköld [sv] "En värld som alltid brinner"
  • Erik Appelros
  • Istvan Steneberg
  • Richard Sköld
Rolf Carlsson [sv] "Tidig är tiden"
  • Markku Reigngold
  • Rolf Carlsson
Solo "Ge mig himlen för en dag"
Sylvia Vrethammar "Hon är en annan nu"
The Honeydrops "It Takes 2" Mats Hedström
Tom Nordahl [sv] "Blue As Her Angel Eyes"
Towe Jaarnek "Back Again"
  • Kjell-Åke Norén
  • Towe Jaarnek
Zoë "Hollywood-do"
  • Sofia Geiryd (Zoë)
  • Stefan Olsson

Contest overview

Heat 1

The first heat took place on 19 January 2002 at the Tipshallen in Växjö. 2,653,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 403,993 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 3,425,441 collected for Radiohjälpen.[3]

R/O Artist Song Votes Total Place Result
Round 1 Round 2
1 Excellence "Last to Know" 16,928 23,081 40,009 4 Winners' Choice
2 Tom Nordahl "Blue As Her Angel Eyes" 4,137 — 4,137 7 Out
3 Barbados "Världen utanför" 44,899 52,309 97,208 3 Winners' Choice
4 Camilla Lindén "Du har rört vid min själ" 15,549 — 15,549 5 Out
5 Brandsta City Släckers "Kom och ta mig" 59,007 71,194 130,201 1 Final
6 Zoë "Hollywood-do" 12,733 — 12,733 6 Out
7 Richard Sköld "En värld som alltid brinner" 3,352 — 3,352 8 Out
8 Méndez "Adrenaline" 45,731 52,632 98,363 2 Final

Heat 2

The second heat took place on 26 January 2002 at the Himmelstalundshallen in Norrköping. 2,318,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 311,381 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 2,646,739 collected for Radiohjälpen.[4]

R/O Artist Song Votes Total Place Result
Round 1 Round 2
1 Poets "What Difference Does It Make?" 22,232 28,560 50,792 3 Winners' Choice
2 Jennifer Newberry "Ingenting ingenting" 2,360 — 2,360 8 Out
3 Javiera Muñoz "No hay nada más" 25,023 31,915 56,938 2 Final
4 Martin "Du och jag (i hela världen)" 5,787 — 5,787 7 Out
5 Ann-Louise & Molle "Sluta" 9,227 — 9,227 6 Out
6 Jakob Stadell & Voice Boys "Ge mig mitt hjärta tillbaka" 13,604 — 13,604 5 Out
7 Afro-dite "Never Let It Go" 56,029 89,487 145,516 1 Final
8 Annika Ljungberg "Sail Away" 13,907 12,596 26,503 4 Winners' Choice

Heat 3

The third heat took place on 2 February 2002 at the Nordichallen in Sundsvall. 2,188,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 219,474 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,865,529 collected for Radiohjälpen.[5]

R/O Artist Song Votes Total Place Result
Round 1 Round 2
1 Towe Jaarnek "Back Again" 9,053 — 9,053 7 Out
2 Date "Det innersta rummet" 14,127 17,624 31,751 3 Winners' Choice
3 Linda Grip "You're the Best Thing" 2,679 — 2,679 8 Out
4 Arvingarna "Ingenting är större än vi" 10,186 — 10,186 6 Out
5 Östen med Resten "Hon kommer med solsken" 33,570 46,553 80,123 1 Final
6 Rolf Carlsson "Tidig är tiden" 11,000 19,104 30,104 4 Winners' Choice
7 Sylvia Vrethammar "Hon är en annan nu" 10,251 — 10,251 5 Out
8 Hanna & Lina Hedlund "Big Time Party" 21,821 23,093 44,914 2 Final

Heat 4

The fourth heat took place on 9 February 2002 at the Lugnet in Falun. 2,971,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 332,500 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 2,826,250 collected for Radiohjälpen.[6]

R/O Artist Song Votes Total Place Result
Round 1 Round 2
1 Kina Jaarnek "Son of a Liar" 14,186 25,578 39,764 4 Winners' Choice
2 Solo "Ge mig himlen för en dag" 9,447 — 9,447 7 Out
3 Niklas Andersson "I Want You" 8,354 — 8,354 8 Out
4 Friends "The One That You Need" 24,584 40,188 65,042 2 Final
5 The Honeydrops "It Takes 2" 10,277 — 10,227 6 Out
6 Kikki, Bettan & Lotta "Vem é dé du vill ha" 69,514 66,048 135,562 1 Final
7 Jan Johansen "Sista andetaget" 23,201 29,140 52,341 3 Winners' Choice
8 Fredrik Wännman "Vackrare nu" 11,214 — 11,214 5 Out

Winners' Choice

The Winners' Choice round took place on 22 February 2002 at the SVT Broadcasting House in Stockholm. 2,037,000 viewers watched the show live.[2]

R/O Artist Song Place Result
1 Excellence "Last to Know" 7 Out
2 Barbados "Världen utanför" 1 / 2 Final
3 The Poets "What Difference Does It Make?" 5 Out
4 Annika Ljungberg "Sail Away" 3 Out
5 Date "Det innersta rummet" 6 Out
6 Rolf Carlsson "Tidig är tiden" 8 Out
7 Kina Jaarnek "Son of a Liar" 4 Out
8 Jan Johansen "Sista andetaget" 1 / 2 Final
Winners' Jury members[2]
Juror Winning edition
Anders Berglund Chair of the jury without voting rights
Charlotte Nilsson 1999, 2008
Claes af Geijerstam 1973
Jill Johnson 1998
Lasse Holm 1986
Nanne Grönvall 1996
Roger Pontare 1994, 2000
Siw Malmkvist 1959, 1961
Svante Thuresson 1966
Tommy Nilsson 1989

Final

The final took place on 1 March 2002 at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm. 3,720,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 926,318 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 7,873,703 collected for Radiohjälpen.[7]

R/O Artist Song Juries Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Afro-dite "Never Let It Go" 116 162,612 132 248 1
2 Brandsta City Släckers "Kom och ta mig" 0 147,700 88 88 5
3 Javiera Muñoz "No hay nada más" 71 39,978 0 71 6
4 Barbados "Världen utanför" 46 94,770 44 90 4
5 Hanna Hedlund & Lina Hedlund "Big Time Party" 43 19,226 0 43 9
6 Östen med Resten "Hon kommer med solsken" 11 59,149 22 33 10
7 Friends "The One That You Need" 46 58,634 0 46 8
8 Kikki, Bettan & Lotta "Vem é dé du vill ha" 34 136,175 66 100 3
9 Jan Johansen "Sista andetaget" 54 58,668 11 65 7
10 Mendez "Adrenaline" 52 149,406 110 162 2
Detailed jury votes
R/O Song
Luleå
 Total
1 "Never Let It Go" 12 8 6 12 12 12 12 12 8 10 12 116
2 "Kom och ta mig" 0
3 "No hay nada más" 8 2 1 4 10 10 10 10 12 4 71
4 "Världen utanför" 12 8 6 8 6 6 46
5 "Big Time Party" 10 6 10 2 2 1 6 2 4 43
6 "Hon kommer med solsken" 4 4 1 1 1 11
7 "The One That You Need" 6 10 1 6 8 4 8 1 2 46
8 "Vem é dé du vill ha" 4 10 2 4 6 8 34
9 "Sista andetaget" 1 2 8 8 6 2 2 1 12 2 10 54
10 "Adrenaline" 2 1 12 4 10 4 6 4 1 8 52
Jury spokespersons[7]

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
Show Air date Viewers
(millions) 		Ref.
Heat 1 19 January 2002 2.653 [3]
Heat 2 26 January 2002 2.318 [4]
Heat 3 2 February 2002 2.188 [5]
Heat 4 9 February 2002 2.971 [6]
Winners' Choice 22 February 2002 2.037 [2]
Final 1 March 2002 3.720 [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Final of Tallinn 2002 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  2. ^ a b c d "Melodifestivalen 2002 - Vinnarnas val: Stockholm". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  3. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2002 - Deltävling 1: Växjö". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  4. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2002 - Deltävling 2: Norrköping". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  5. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2002 - Deltävling 3: Sundsvall". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  6. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2002 - Deltävling 4: Falun". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  7. ^ a b c "Melodifestivalen 2002 - Final: Stockholm". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 2024-02-12.