Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Participating broadcasterSveriges Television (SVT)
Country Sweden
National selection
Selection processMelodifestivalen 2007
Selection date(s)Heats
3 February 2007
10 February 2007
17 February 2007
24 February 2007
Second Chance
3 March 2007
Final
10 March 2007
Selected artist(s)The Ark
Selected song"The Worrying Kind"
Selected songwriter(s)Ola Salo
Finals performance
Final result18th, 51 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Ark performing "The Worrying Kind" at the Eurovision final.

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "The Worrying Kind", written by Ola Salo, and performed by The Ark. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 2007.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 2007

Main article: Melodifestivalen 2007

Sveriges Television (SVT) selected its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 through Melodifestivalen 2007, which consisted of four heats on 3, 10, 17, and 24 February; a second chance round on 3 March; and the final which took place on 10 March. The method of selection remained the same as previous years with four heats consisting of eight songs each, with the two top-placing entries securing spots for the final and the 3rd and 4th place entries earning spots in the Second Chance round. 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. All six shows were hosted by Kristian Luuk.

Some familiar faces returned to Melodifestivalen this year, among them past Swedish representatives Tommy Nilsson (1989), Svante Thuresson (1966), Jessica Andersson (2003 as a member of Fame), and Nanne Grönvall (1996). In addition, Andreas Lundstedt represented Switzerland in 2006 as a member of six4one.

Final

SVT held the final on 10 March 2007 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries (50%) and televoting (50%).

Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Andreas Johnson "A Little Bit of Love" 101 88 189 2
2 Sonja Aldén "För att du finns" 40 22 62 6
3 Anna Book "Samba Sambero" 1 0 1 9
4 Sebastian "When the Night Comes Falling" 39 0 39 8
5 Marie Lindberg "Trying to Recall" 4 66 70 5
6 Måns Zelmerlöw "Cara Mia" 61 110 171 3
7 Tommy Nilsson "Jag tror på människan" 0 0 0 10
8 Sanna Nielsen "Vågar du, vågar jag" 33 11 44 7
9 Sarah Dawn Finer "I Remember Love" 78 44 122 4
10 The Ark "The Worrying Kind" 116 132 248 1

At Eurovision

Sweden automatically qualified to the grand final, because it was in the top 10 the year before. In the grand final, it performed 12th in the running order, following Georgia and preceding France, and finished in 18th place with 51 points.[1]

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden

Points awarded to Sweden (Final)[2]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Iceland
8 points  Finland
7 points  United Kingdom
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points  Andorra
1 point

Points awarded by Sweden

References

  1. ^ "Grand Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Grand Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Results of the Semi-Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.