Melodifestivalen 2014
| Melodifestivalen 2014 | ||||
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| Dates | ||||
| Semi-final date | 1 February 2014 8 February 2014 15 February 2014 22 February 2014 | |||
| Second chance date | 1 March 2014 | |||
| Final date | 8 March 2014 | |||
| Host | ||||
| Venue | Friends Arena Stockholm, Sweden | |||
| Presenter(s) | Nour El-Refai Anders Jansson | |||
| Participants | ||||
| Number of entries | 32: 8 in each heat; 10 in the final (2 from each heat, 2 from the Second Chance round) | |||
| Vote | ||||
| Winning song | "Undo" by Sanna Nielsen | |||
| Melodifestivalen | ||||
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Melodifestivalen 2014 was the Swedish music competition that selected Sweden's 54th entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. Sanna Nielsen won the competition with the song "Undo". This was one of the closest results in Melodifestivalen history, as Nielsen beat her nearest rival, Ace Wilder, by only two points.
For the thirteenth consecutive year, the competition consisted of four semi-finals, a "Second Chance" round, and a final. A total of 32 competing entries were divided into four semi-finals, with eight compositions in each. From each semifinal, the songs that earned first and second place went directly to the final, while the songs that placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance semi-final. The bottom four songs in each semifinal were eliminated from the competition. Like in 2013, half of the competing entries were chosen by a selection panel from the received submissions, while the other half was selected through an invitation process by SVT. A new rule for the 2014 edition of the competition stipulated that at least 20% of the selected entries were to be written by female composers/lyricists in a full or partial capacity.[1]
Format
Melodifestivalen 2014 was the thirteenth consecutive year in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden. The four semifinals were held in Malmö (1 February), Linköping (8 February), Gothenburg (15 February) and Örnsköldsvik (22 February). The Second Chance round was held in Lidköping on 1 March while the final in Stockholm was held on 8 March.[2] Starting order is set.[3]
Schedule
| Date | City | Venue | Tickets | Heat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 February | Malmö | Malmö Arena | 15,500 | Heat 1 |
| 8 February | Linköping | Cloetta Center | 11,500 | Heat 2 |
| 15 February | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | 14,000 | Heat 3 |
| 22 February | Örnsköldsvik | Fjällräven Center | 10,000 | Heat 4 |
| 1 March | Lidköping | Sparbanken Lidköping Arena | 12,500 | Second chance (Andra chansen) |
| 8 March | Stockholm | Friends Arena | 27,000 | Final |
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | ||||||
| 1 | Yohio | "To the End" | Andreas Johnson, Johan Lyander, Peter Kvint, Yohio | 55,826 | 61,393 | 117,219 | 1 | Final |
| 2 | Mahan Moin | "Aleo" | Mahan Moin, Anderz Wrethov | 6,943 | — | 6,943 | 7 | Out |
| 3 | Linus Svenning | "Bröder" (Brothers) | Fredrik Kempe | 29,464 | 31,268 | 60,732 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 4 | Elisa Lindström | "Casanova" | Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren, Jimmy Jansson | 18,143 | 19,171 | 37,314 | 5 | Out |
| 5 | Alvaro Estrella | "Bedroom" | Jakke Erixson, Jon Bordon, Loren Francis, Kristofer Östergren | 14,386 | — | 14,386 | 6 | Out |
| 6 | Ellen Benediktson | "Songbird" | Sharon Vaughn, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren | 43,619 | 55,825 | 99,444 | 2 | Final |
| 7 | Sylvester Schlegel | "Bygdens son" (The district's son) | Sylvester Schlegel | 5,934 | — | 5,934 | 8 | Out |
| 8 | Helena Paparizou | "Survivor" | Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Sharon Vaughn | 32,141 | 38,297 | 70,438 | 3 | Second Chance |
Semi-final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | ||||||
| 1 | J.E.M | "Love Trigger" | Thomas G:son, Peter Boström, Julimar "J-Son" Santos | 18,790 | 26,872 | 45,662 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 2 | The Refreshments | "Hallelujah" | Joakim Arnell | 18,417 | 19,234 | 37,651 | 5 | Out |
| 3 | Manda | "Glow" | Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Melanie Wehbe, Charlie Mason | 10,964 | — | 10,964 | 8 | Out |
| 4 | Panetoz | "Efter solsken" (After sunshine) | Johan Hirvi, Mats Lie Skåre, Nebeyu Baheru, Njol Badjie, Pa Modou Badjie | 25,986 | 31,415 | 57,401 | 2 | Final |
| 5 | Pink Pistols | "I Am Somebody" | Joakim Törnqvist, Nestor Geli, Per Ivar Hed, Susie Päivärinta, Tord Bäckström | 11,435 | — | 11,435 | 7 | Out |
| 6 | Sanna Nielsen | "Undo" | Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah | 52,542 | 57,050 | 109,592 | 1 | Final |
| 7 | Little Great Things | "Set Yourself Free" | Charlie Grönvall, Cristoffer Wernqvist, Felix Grönvall, Adam Dahlström | 15,183 | — | 15,183 | 6 | Out |
| 8 | Martin Stenmarck | "När änglarna går hem" (When the angels go home) | Andreas Öhrn, Alexander Bard, Martin Stenmarck, Peter Boström | 20,981 | 30,916 | 51,897 | 3 | Second Chance |
Semi-final 3
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | ||||||
| 1 | Outtrigger | "Echo" | Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Outtrigger | 18,713 | 19,873 | 38,586 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 2 | EKO | "Red" | Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Anna Lidman, Hannes Lundberg, Michael Ottosson | 9,053 | — | 9,053 | 8 | Out |
| 3 | Oscar Zia | "Yes We Can" | Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah | 29,790 | 30,945 | 60,735 | 1 | Final |
| 4 | Shirley Clamp | "Burning Alive" | Bobby Ljunggren, Marcos Ubeda, Sharon Vaughn, Henrik Wikström | 12,617 | — | 12,617 | 6 | Out |
| 5 | State of Drama | "All We Are" | Göran Werner, Sanken Sandqvist, Emil Gullhamn, Sebastian Hallifax | 24,262 | 18,581 | 42,843 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 6 | CajsaStina Åkerström | "En enkel sång" (A simple song) | CajsaStina Åkerström | 10,789 | — | 10,789 | 7 | Out |
| 7 | Ace Wilder | "Busy Doin' Nothin'" | Ace Wilder, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb | 19,105 | 24,599 | 43,704 | 2 | Final |
| 8 | Dr. Alban & Jessica Folcker | "Around the World" | Dr. Alban, Jakke Erixson, Karl-Ola Kjellholm | 18,041 | 19,689 | 37,730 | 5 | Out |
Semi-final 4
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes | Place | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | ||||||
| 1 | Alcazar | "Blame It on the Disco" | Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah | 42,061 | 55,392 | 97,453 | 1 | Final |
| 2 | I.D.A | "Fight Me If You Dare" | Albin Nicklasson, Nicklas Laine, Louise Frick Sveen | 10,578 | — | 10,578 | 6 | Out |
| 3 | Janet Leon | "Hollow" | Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Jimmy Jansson, Louise Winter | 8,307 | — | 8,307 | 8 | Out |
| 4 | Ammotrack | "Raise Your Hands" | Jari Kujansuu, Thomas Johansson, Calle Kindbom, Mikael de Bruin | 20,425 | 21,202 | 41,627 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 5 | Josef Johansson | "Hela natten" (All night) | Peter Boström, Thomas G:son, Josef Johansson, Peo Thyrén | 9,953 | — | 9,953 | 7 | Out |
| 6 | Linda Bengtzing | "Ta mig" (Take me) | Nicke Borg, Jojo Borg Larsson | 15,239 | 15,861 | 31,100 | 5 | Out |
| 7 | Ellinore Holmer | "En himmelsk sång" (A heavenly song) | Ellinore Holmer, Vanna Rosenberg, Åsa Schmalenbach, Josefina Sanner, Henrik Wikström, Amir Aly | 21,411 | 24,465 | 45,876 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 8 | Anton Ewald | "Natural" | John Lundvik | 39,105 | 32,570 | 71,675 | 2 | Final |
Second Chance
The Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round was held on 1 March in Sparbanken Lidköping Arena, Lidköping.
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Votes[4] | Place | Results | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | ||||||
| 1 | Ammotrack | "Raise Your Hands" | Jari Kujansuu, Thomas Johansson, Calle Kindbom, Mikael de Bruin | 16,998 | — | 16,998 | 8 | Out |
| 2 | Linus Svenning | "Bröder" (Brothers) | Fredrik Kempe | 45,657 | 49,295 | 94,952 | 1 | Duel 2 Final |
| 3 | J.E.M | "Love Trigger" | Thomas G:son, Peter Boström, Julimar "J-Son" Santos | 28,626 | — | 28,626 | 6 | Out |
| 4 | State of Drama | "All We Are" | Göran Werner, Sanken Sandqvist, Emil Gullhamn, Sebastian Hallifax | 29,352 | 22,150 | 51,502 | 5 | Out |
| 5 | Ellinore Holmer | "En himmelsk sång" (A heavenly song) | Ellinore Holmer, Vanna Rosenberg, Åsa Schmalenbach, Josefina Sanner, Henrik Wikström, Amir Aly | 17,685 | — | 17,685 | 7 | Out |
| 6 | Martin Stenmarck | "När änglarna går hem" (When the angels go home) | Andreas Öhrn, Alexander Bard, Martin Stenmarck, Peter Boström | 30,681 | 26,366 | 57,047 | 4 | Duel 2 Out |
| 7 | Helena Paparizou | "Survivor" | Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Sharon Vaughn | 47,161 | 44,411 | 91,572 | 2 | Duel 1 Final |
| 8 | Outtrigger | "Echo" | Joy Deb, Linnea Deb, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Outtrigger | 33,876 | 27,083 | 60,959 | 3 | Duel 1 Out |
Duels
| Duels | Qualified | ||||||
| Outtrigger "Echo" |
51,627 | ||||||
| Helena Paparizou "Survivor" |
123,859 | ||||||
| Helena Paparizou "Survivor" |
Final | ||||||
| Linus Svenning "Bröder" |
Final | ||||||
| Linus Svenning "Bröder" |
77,706 | ||||||
| Martin Stenmarck "När änglarna går hem" |
71,844 | ||||||
Final
The final of Melodifestivalen 2014 took place on 8 March 2014 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm. The 10 songs that qualified for the finals had either accomplished being the top two in their respective semifinal, or qualified from the Second Chance round.
| Draw | Artist | Song (English translation) |
Lyrics (l) / Music (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Ewald | "Natural" | John Lundvik |
| 2 | Ellen Benediktson | "Songbird" | Sharon Vaughn, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren |
| 3 | Alcazar | "Blame It on the Disco" | Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah |
| 4 | Oscar Zia | "Yes We Can" | Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah |
| 5 | Linus Svenning | "Bröder" (Brothers) | Fredrik Kempe |
| 6 | Helena Paparizou | "Survivor" | Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Karl-Ola Kjellholm, Sharon Vaughn |
| 7 | Yohio | "To the End" | Andreas Johnson, Johan Lyander, Peter Kvint, Yohio |
| 8 | Sanna Nielsen | "Undo" | Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah |
| 9 | Panetoz | "Efter solsken" (After sunshine) | Johan Hirvi, Mats Lie Skåre, Nebeyu Baheru, Njol Badjie, Pa Modou Badjie |
| 10 | Ace Wilder | "Busy Doin' Nothin'" | Ace Wilder, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb |
Results
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Jury points |
Televote/SMS | Total | Place | ||
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| Votes[4] | % | Points | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | "Natural" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 35,208 | 3.0% | 14 | 18 | 10 | ||||||||
| 2 | "Songbird" | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 75,748 | 6.4% | 30 | 61 | 7 | |||
| 3 | "Blame It on the Disco" | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 62 | 120,654 | 10.1% | 48 | 110 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | "Yes We Can" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 52,844 | 4.3% | 21 | 53 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | "Bröder" | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 46 | 93,974 | 7.9% | 37 | 83 | 5 | |||
| 6 | "Survivor" | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 57 | 67,366 | 5.6% | 27 | 84 | 4 |
| 7 | "To the End" | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 109,363 | 9.3% | 43 | 82 | 6 | |||
| 8 | "Undo" | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 90 | 307,788 | 25.8% | 122 | 212 | 1 |
| 9 | "Efter solsken" | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 45,614 | 3.8% | 18 | 33 | 9 | |||||||
| 10 | "Busy Doin' Nothin'" | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 97 | 283,831 | 23.8% | 113 | 210 | 2 | |
Ratings
| Show | Date | Viewers[5] | Votes[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinal 1 | 1 February 2014 | 3,405,000 | 415,421 |
| Semifinal 2 | 8 February 2014 | 3,070,000 | 342,567 |
| Semifinal 3 | 15 February 2014 | 3,050,000 | 258,030 |
| Semifinal 4 | 22 February 2014 | 3,165,000 | 318,155 |
| Second Chance | 1 March 2014 | 2,740,000 | 746,752 |
| Final | 8 March 2014 | 3,302,000 | 1,192,360 |
References
- ↑ "Rules for Melodifestivalen 2014" (PDF). SVT. 20 June 2013.
- ↑ Dahlander, Gustav (10 September 2013). "Städerna klara: Hit kommer Melodifestivalen 2014" (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ Amini, Djeiran (20 December 2013). "YOHIO först ut på scen – här är startordningen för Melodifestivalen 2014" (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- 1 2 http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/article1884009.svt/binary/Alla%20r%C3%B6stningssiffror%20Melodifestivalen%202014-v1.1.pdf
- 1 2 Amini, Djeiran. "Så var tittarsiffrorna i Melodifestivalen 2014". Retrieved 10 March 2014.
External links
- (Swedish) Melodifestivalen Official Site
- (French) Melodifestivalen reports
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