Melodifestivalen 2006

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Melodifestivalen 2006
Dates
Heat 118 February 2006
Heat 225 February 2006
Heat 34 March 2006
Heat 411 March 2006
Second chance12 March 2006
Final18 March 2006
Host
Presenter(s)Heats and Final:
Lena Philipsson
Second chance:
Carin Hjulström-Livh
Henrik Johnsson
Participants
Number of entries32
Number of finalists10
Vote
Voting systemHeats and Second chance: 100% public vote
Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote
Winning song"Evighet" by Carola
2005  Melodifestivalen  2007

Melodifestivalen 2006 was the 46th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen , which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a five-week period between 18 February and 18 March 2006. The winner of the competition was Carola with the song "Evighet". She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, with the English version of the song, "Invincible", where she came fifth with 170 points. [1]

Contents

Format

The heats for Melodifestivalen 2006 began on 18 February 2006. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on 18 March 2006. This was the fifth year that a heat format had been used for the competition.

On 15 August 2005, SVT confirmed that Leksand, Karlstad, Karlskrona and Gothenburg would host the heats of Melodifestivalen 2006, with the final taking place at the Stockholm Globe Arena for the fifth year running (sixth overall).

Lena Philipsson was a surprise choice as host, as rumors had been spreading that SVT wanted Helena Paparizou to present the Gothenburg heat or the final. The proposed changes to the voting format (caused by the controversy over Nanne Grönvall's defeat in Melodifestivalen 2005) never materialised.

Competition Schedule
ShowDateCityVenue
Heat 118 February 2006 Leksand Ejendals Arena
Heat 225 February 2006 Karlstad Löfbergs Lila Arena
Heat 34 March 2006 Karlskrona Arena Rosenholm
Heat 411 March 2006 Gothenburg Scandinavium
Second chance12 March 2006 Stockholm SVT Broadcasting House
Final18 March 2006 Stockholm Globe Arena

Wildcards

Unlike past years, where all Melodifestivalen participants were chosen by a selection jury, starting in 2004, four out of the 32 participants were selected directly by the contest's producers, in order to increase musical and artistic breadth. Each artist, called "wildcard", participated in a different heat. BWO were unveiled as the first wildcard in a pre-Christmas special. There was much speculation that Eurovision Song Contest 1999 winner Charlotte Perrelli would be among the others, but ultimately was not included when the final list was revealed in late January 2006. The wildcards in 2006 were the following: [2]

ArtistSongHeat
Andreas Johnson "Sing for Me"Heat 1
Magnus Carlsson " Lev livet! "Heat 2
BWO "Temple of Love"Heat 3
Rednex "Mama, Take Me Home"Heat 4

Competing entries

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Andreas Johnson "Sing for Me"
Anna Sahlene "This Woman"
Björn Kjellman " Älskar du livet "
BWO "Temple of Love"
Carola "Evighet"
  • Carola Häggkvist
  • Thomas G:son
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Henrik Wikström
Electric Banana Band "Kameleont"
Elysion  [ sv ]"Golden Star"
Evan  [ sv ]"Under Your Spell"
Gregor  [ sv ]"Mi amor"
Günter and the Sunshine Girls"Like Fire Tonight"
Hannah Graaf "Naughty Boy"
Jessica Andersson " Kalla nätter "
Jessica Folcker "When Love's Comin' Back Again"
Kayo "Innan natten är över"
Kikki Danielsson "Idag & imorgon"
  • Thomas G:son
  • Calle Kindbom
Laila Adèle  [ sv ]"Don't Try To Stop Me"
Linda Bengtzing " Jag ljuger så bra "
Magnus Bäcklund "The Name of Love"
Magnus Carlsson " Lev livet! "
Niclas Wahlgren  [ sv ]" En droppe regn "
  • Ingela Forsman
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Henrik Wikström
Östen med Resten "Ge mig en kaka till kaffet"Thomas G:son
Pablo Cepeda  [ sv ]"La chica de la copa"
Pandang  [ sv ]"Kuddkrig"
Patrik Isaksson " Faller du så faller jag "Patrik Isaksson
Rednex "Mama, Take Me Home"
  • Matthews Green
  • Michael Clauss
Roger Pontare "Silverland"
Sandra Dahlberg "Jag tar det jag vill ha"
  • Johan Fransson
  • Niklas Edberger
  • Tim Larsson
  • Tobias Lundgren
  • Sandra Dahlberg
Simone Moreno  [ sv ]"Aiayeh (The Music of the Samba)"
Sonya "Etymon"
  • Ingela Forsman
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Henrik Wikström
The Elephantz  [ sv ]"Oh Yeah"
The Poodles "Night of Passion"
Velvet "Mi amore"

Contest overview

Heat 1

The first heat took place on 18 February 2006 at the Ejendals Arena in Leksand. 3,045,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 466,660 votes were cast, with a total of SEK  1,181,000 collected for Radiohjälpen . [3]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1Simone Moreno"Aiayeh (The Music of the Samba)"6,6886,6888Out
2 Electric Banana Band "Kameleont"32,19229,03761,2294Second Chance
3 Anna Sahlene "This Woman"22,07825,95448,0325Out
4 Magnus Bäcklund "The Name of Love"39,44245,56185,0033Second Chance
5 Linda Bengtzing " Jag ljuger så bra "49,50656,658106,1642Final
6Pandang"Kuddkrig"16,61116,6116Out
7 Hannah Graaf "Naughty Boy"14,23014,2307Out
8 Andreas Johnson "Sing for Me"56,35461,323117,6771Final

Heat 2

The second heat took place on 25 February 2006 at the Löfbergs Lila Arena in Karlstad. 2,320,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 306,074 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 617,542 collected for Radiohjälpen. [4]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1 Magnus Carlsson " Lev livet! "31,11549,61080,7651Final
2The Elephantz"Oh Yeah"7,8567,8568Out
3 Sonya "Etymon"16,54117,29933,8405Out
4 Östen med Resten "Ge mig en kaka till kaffet"13,61713,6176Out
5Pablo Cepeda"La chica de la copa"12,63012,6307Out
6 Kikki Danielsson "Idag & imorgon"35,79235,75371,5452Final
7Niclas Wahlgren" En droppe regn "17,60023,33940,9394Second Chance
8 Velvet "Mi amore"21,49622,62744,1233Second Chance

Heat 3

The third heat took place on 4 March 2006 at the Arena Rosenholm in Karlskrona. 3,109,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 411,478 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 810,713 collected for Radiohjälpen. [5]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1 BWO "Temple of Love"38,73353,82092,5532Final
2 Jessica Folcker "When Love's Comin' Back Again"14,72514,7257Out
3Gregor"Mi amor"6,8016,8018Out
4 Jessica Andersson " Kalla nätter "17,87326,24744,1205Out
5 The Poodles "Night of Passion"45,92756,242102,1691Final
6Elysion"Golden Star"27,24131,86459,1053Second Chance
7 Patrik Isaksson " Faller du så faller jag "22,98533,08056,0654Second Chance
8 Kayo "Innan natten är över"17,77017,7706Out

Heat 4

The fourth heat took place on 11 March 2006 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. 3,645,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 653,991 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,475,132 collected for Radiohjälpen. [6]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1 Roger Pontare "Silverland"29,93937,64567,5844Second Chance
2Laila Adèle"Don't Try To Stop Me"17,85117,8517Out
3 Günter and the Sunshine Girls"Like Fire Tonight"20,76720,7676Out
4 Sandra Dahlberg "Jag tar det jag vill ha"26,46234,76961,2315Out
5Evan"Under Your Spell"13,60013,6008Out
6 Rednex "Mama, Take Me Home"37,10450,41887,5223Second Chance
7 Björn Kjellman " Älskar du livet "40,57453,00093,5742Final
8 Carola "Evighet"139,952151,021290,9731Final

Second chance

The second chance round took place on 12 March 2006 at the SVT Broadcasting House in Stockholm. 2,140,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 480,449 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 721,990 collected for Radiohjälpen. [7]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1 Electric Banana Band "Kameleont"14,96114,9616Out
2 Magnus Bäcklund "The Name of Love"35,82353,58289,4052Final
3Niclas Wahlgren" En droppe regn "10,58410,5848Out
4 Velvet "Mi amore"12,07612,0767Out
5Elysion"Golden Star"25,94733,58359,5305Out
6 Patrik Isaksson " Faller du så faller jag "36,61351,27087,8833Out
7 Roger Pontare "Silverland"36,18045,18881,2984Out
8 Rednex "Mama, Take Me Home"53,63568,670122,3051Final

Final

The final took place on 18 March 2006 at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm. 4,242,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 1,913,152 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 3,271,259 collected for Radiohjälpen. [8]

R/OArtistSongJuriesTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPoints
1 Andreas Johnson "Sing for Me"112350,938882003
2 Björn Kjellman " Älskar du livet "683,917069
3 Linda Bengtzing " Jag ljuger så bra "34138,24922567
4 The Poodles "Night of Passion"32180,78466984
5 Magnus Carlsson " Lev livet! "1944,8250198
6 Rednex "Mama, Take Me Home"17154,11544616
7 Carola "Evighet"102437,8761322341
8 Magnus Bäcklund "The Name of Love"57101,79911685
9 Kikki Danielsson "Idag & imorgon"251,7420210
10 BWO "Temple of Love"92368,9071102022
Detailed jury votes
R/OSong
Örebro
Total
1"Sing for Me"8121012121281012106112
2" Älskar du livet "66
3" Jag ljuger så bra "1661261424134
4"Night of Passion"6226122142432
5" Lev livet! "14411819
6"Mama, Take Me Home"448117
7"Evighet"281210101012128810102
8"The Name of Love"1018884426657
9"Idag & imorgon"22
10"Temple of Love"1210426810610121292
Jury spokesperson [8]

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
ShowAir dateViewers
(millions)
Ref.
Heat 118 February 20063.045 [3]
Heat 225 February 20062.320 [4]
Heat 34 March 20063.109 [5]
Heat 411 March 20063.645 [6]
Second chance12 March 20062.140 [7]
Final18 March 20064.242 [8]

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