"Invincible" is the name of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest entry for Sweden, sung by Carola Häggkvist. Being one of the favourites to win, it ended up finishing 5th out of 24.
Jan Christian Johansen is a Swedish singer, best known for representing Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995.
Sanna Viktoria Nielsen is a Swedish singer and television presenter. On her seventh attempt, she won Melodifestivalen in 2014 with the song "Undo" and so represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark, finishing in 3rd place overall. Sanna was one of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 commentators for Sweden and hosted Melodifestivalen 2015 along with comedian Robin Paulsson. She was announced as the new presenter for the sing-along show Allsång på Skansen for the summer of 2016. She hosted Eurovision The Party at the Tele2 Arena for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
"It Hurts" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Lena Philipsson. It was written by Thomas "Orup" Eriksson and produced by Anders Hansson for Philipsson's studio album Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan (2004). It is the best known as the winning song of Melodifestivalen 2004, where it was performed in Swedish as "Det gör ont", and as Sweden's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, where it finished in fifth place with 170 points.
Melodifestivalen 2008 was the 47th Melodifestivalen, and the selection process for the 48th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. A new rule—Lex Agnes—went into effect in 2008 calling for each submitted entry to include a document containing all information relevant to the song. It was named after Agnes Carlsson, who was disqualified from the 2007 competition for publicly revealing details of her song before the deadline.
Sweden selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 by holding an extending national selection, namely Melodifestivalen 2008. A record of 3,489 entries were submitted to the broadcaster SVT, and 28 were chosen to compete. They were completed with 4 wildcards in the end of December. Melodifestivalen was also this year held on Saturdays, starting with the first of the four heats on 9 February and ending with a final on 15 March. It was the last of the year's national selections, as the official ESC draw was held on 17 March. Four songs progressed from each heat, two to the final and two to the second chance round, where the songs were competing in a knock-out round to gain the last two places in the final.
"This Moment" is a ballad that was released as the debut single of Marie Picasso, the winner of the fourth series of the Swedish singing competition Idol in 2007. The song was written by Swedish songwriters Mårten and Lina Eriksson, and produced by the former. The song debuted and peaked at number one on the Swedish Singles Chart, holding the top spot for two consecutive weeks. It was certified double platinum for sales of over 40,000 copies.
"Hero" is a 2008 pop song performed by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli, written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren. It was entered into the Melodifestivalen 2008, winning at the Globen arena on 15 March 2008. Due to this, it represented Sweden at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia.
Sweden participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Undo" written by Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger and Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah. The song was performed by Sanna Nielsen. The Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) organised the national final Melodifestivalen 2014 in order to select the Swedish entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. After a six-week-long competition consisting of four heats, a Second Chance round and a final, "Undo" performed by Sanna Nielsen emerged as the winner after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from eleven international jury groups and a public vote.
"Du är alltid en del av mej" is a song with lyrics by Lars Berghagen and music by Lasse Holm. The song was performed by Henrik Åberg at Melodifestivalen 1996. The song's lyrics describe a person who has lost a loved one. The song has become common at funerals, since it can be interpreted that the you-person has died.
"Mitt i ett äventyr" is a song written by Stephan Berg, and performed by Carola Häggkvist at Melodifestivalen 1990, where the song ended up second, 15 points after Edin-Ådahl with "Som en vind". During Carola Häggkvist's the Nacka transmitter was knocked out. Urban rumors told about sabotage, since Carola Häggkvist had joined Christian denomination Livets ord.
"För att du finns" is a song written by Bobby Ljunggren and Sonja Aldén. Sonja Aldén performed the song during the third semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2007 in Örnsköldsvik on 17 February 2007. The song ended up in third place, and reached the finals through Andra chansen. At the finals in the Stockholm Globe Arena, the song ended up in sixth place.
"Vågar du, vågar jag" is a song written by Bobby Ljunggren, Fredrik Kempe and Henrik Wikström, and performed by Sanna Nielsen at Melodifestivalen 2007. The song participated at the semifinals in the town of Gävle on 24 February 2007, and reached the finals via Andra chansen in Nyköping on 3 March 2007. In the finale held in Stockholm Globe Arena, the song ended up in seventh place. On 5 March 2007 the song was released as a single, which peaked at number 10 on the Swedish singles chart.
I'm in Love is a song written by Bobby Ljunggren, Thomas G:son, Irini Michas and Peter Boström. The song was performed by Sanna Nielsen at Melodifestivalen 2011 in the semifinal in Gothenburg on 12 February 2011. The song received the most votes and reached the final in the Stockholm Globe Arena, where it ended up 4th with 114 points. The song also charted at Svensktoppen, entering on 17 April 2011. and stayed at the chart for four weeks before leaving the chart.
"I går, i dag" is a song written by Bert Månson, and performed by Sanna Nielsen at Melodifestivalen 2001, where it ended up third. In 2001, the song was also released as a single, peaking at #32 at the Swedish singles chat. The song also charted at Svensktoppen for 14 weeks between the period of 24 March-23 June 2001 before leaving the chart. peaking at second position. Using the Svensktoppen calculation system, the song became 9th most successful Svensktoppen song of 2001.
"Du och jag mot världen" is a song written by Bobby Ljunggren, Fredrik Kempe and Henrik Wikström, and performed as a vocal duet by Fredrik Kempe and Sanna Nielsen at Melodifestivalen 2005. The song participated in the semifinal in Linköping on 19 February 2005, heading directly to the final inside the Stockholm Globe Arena on 12 March 2005, ending up 8th.
"Undo" is a song by Swedish singer Sanna Nielsen. The track was written and composed by Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah. It premiered on 8 February 2014, as part of the second semi-final in Melodifestivalen 2014. The song successfully progressed to the final. The single was officially released on 23 February 2014, part of the EP of the same title. Undo is an uptempo ballad.
"Kom och ta mig", written by Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg and Lennart Wastesson, is a song performed by the Brandsta City Släckers at Melodifestivalen 2002, ending up 5th. The song's lyrics describe the process of urbanization from the perspectives of rural districts.
"Absolutely No Decorum" is a song written by Ola Salo and recorded on the Ark's album Prayer for the Weekend and only became available through digital download. The single peaked at 26th position at the Swedish singles chart.
"7 Days and 7 Nights" is a song written by Brolle and performed by himself at the second semifinal of Melodifestivalen 2011 in Gothenburg. The song received the second highest vote in the semifinal, and made it to the final inside the Stockholm Globe Arena where it ended up 10th with 29 points.
