Melodifestivalen
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Melodifestivalen is the Swedish national preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest. It is broadcasted by Sveriges Television.
List of past winners
- 2005 - "Las Vegas" by Martin Stenmarck
- 2004 - "Det Gör Ont" by Lena Philipsson AKA Lena PH
- 2003 - "Give Me Your Love" by Fame
- 2002 - "Never Let It Go" by Afrodite
- 2001 - "Lyssna Till Ditt Hjärta" by Friends
- 2000 - "När Vindarna Viskar Mitt Namn" by Roger Pontare
- 1999 - "Tusen Och En Natt" by Charlotte Nilsson (went on to win the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem when performed in English as "Take Me To Your Heaven")
- 1998 - "Kärleken Är" by Jill Johnson (Jill Johnson hosted the final of the Melodifestivalen in 2005)
- 1997 - "Bara Hon Älskar Mej" by blond
- 1996 - "Den Vilda" by One More Time
- 1995 - "Se På Mig" by Jan Johansen
- 1994 - "Stjärnorna" by Roger Pontare & Marie Bergman
- 1993 - "Eloise" by Arvingarna
- 1992 - "I Morgan Är En Annan Dag" by Christer Björkman (Christer Björkman was in charge of Melodifestivalen for 2005)
- 1991 - "Fångad Av En Stormvind" by Carola (went on to win the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest)
- 1990 - "Som En Vind" by Adin-Edahl
- 1989 - "En Dag" by Tommy Nilsson
- 1988 - "Stad I Ljus" by Tommy Körberg
- 1987 - "Boogaloo" by Lotta Engberg (originally titled "Fyra Bugg Och En Coca-Cola", but had to have its title changed after winning Melodifestivalen because of use of a brand name)
- 1986 - "E' De' Det Här Du Kallar Kärlek?" by Lasse Holm & Monica Törnell
- 1985 - "Bra Vibrationer" by Kikki Danielson (no, the name does NOT mean what it looks like in English)
- 1984 - "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by The Herreys (went on to win the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest)
- 1983 - "Främling" by Carola
- 1982 - "Dag Efter Dag" by Chips
- 1981 - "Fångad I En Dröm" by Björn Skifs
- 1980 - "Just Nu" by Thomas Ledin
- 1979 - "Satellit" by Ted Gärdestad
- 1978 - "Det Blir Alltid Värre Framåt Natten" by Björn Skifs
- 1977 - "Beatles" by Forbes
- 1976 - Sweden did not enter the Eurovision in 1976 due to protests from right-wing activists against commercial music
- 1975 - "Jennie, Jennie" by Lars Berghagen
- 1974 - "Waterloo" by ABBA (went on to win the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest went sang in English)
- 1973 - "You Are Summer" by Nova & The Dolls
- 1972 - "Härliga Sommardag" by Family Four
- 1971 - "Vita Vidder" by Family Four
- 1970 - Sweden did not enter Eurovision in 1970 as a protest against the then-in-place voting system which had created a 4-way tie in 1969
- 1969 - "Judy Min Vän" by Tommy Körberg
- 1968 - "Det Börjar Verka Kärlek, Banne Mej" by Claes-Göran Hederström
- 1967 - "Som En Dröm" by Östen Warnerbring
- 1966 - "Nygammal Vals" by Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson (Lill Lindfors went on to host the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest)
- 1965 - "Absent Friend" by Ingvar Wixell
- 1964 - Sweden did not enter Eurovision in 1964
- 1963 - "En Gång I Stockholm" by Monica Zetterlund
- 1962 - "Sol Och Vår" by Inger Berggren
- 1961 - "April, April" by Alice Babs
- 1960 - "Alla Andra Får Varann" by Siw Malmkvist
- 1959 - "Augustin" by Brita Borg
- 1958 - "Lilla Stjärna" by Alice Babs
The contest has always been very popular in Sweden, but since a series of 4 semi-finals and 1 "second chance round" were introduced in 2002, the contest has beaten all Swedish television viewing records as the most watched program of the year, often second only to the Eurovision itself. A scandal erupted in 2005 when the favourite with the fans and the bookmakers, "Håll Om Mig" by Nanne Grönvall (who was part of the winning group, One More Time, in 1996) didn't win the contest despite overwhelmingly winning the televote - the juries rather oddly (some would say tactically) voted so that the much weaker "Las Vegas" by Martin Stenmarck won the contest. This turned into a media frenzy and a lot of discontentment on the part of Swedish music lovers, and the rest of Europe seemed to agree as Martin ended =19th in the Eurovision final, Sweden's lowest placing since 1992. Because of this scandal, Melodifestivalen organizers promise changes to the final voting system in 2006 where the televote will be more heavily weighted than the jury results.
See also: Media in Sweden