Melodifestivalen 2008

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Melodifestivalen 2008
Dates
Heat 19 February 2008
Heat 216 February 2008
Heat 323 February 2008
Heat 41 March 2008
Second chance8 March 2008
Final15 March 2008
Host
Presenter(s) Kristian Luuk
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"Hero" by Charlotte Perrelli
2007 ←  Melodifestivalen  → 2009

Melodifestivalen 2008 was the 48th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen , which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 9 February and 15 March 2008. The winner of the competition was Charlotte Perrelli with the song "Hero", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, where she came eighteenth with 47 points. [1]

Contents

Format

Melodifestivalen 2008 included 32 songs split up into four heats with eight participants in each. The heats were held between 9 February and 1 March 2008 and at each, the two top placing songs went to the final, while the third and fourth place songs went to the Andra Chansen (Second Chance Round). At the second chance round, held on 8 March 2008, the eight songs paired off in two rounds with the two winners at the end of the night qualifying for the final. The final was held on 15 March 2008 and included the eight songs from the heats along with the two from the Andra Chansen to make ten songs in all.

Competition Schedule
ShowDateCityVenue
Heat 19 February 2008 Gothenburg Scandinavium
Heat 216 February 2008 Västerås ABB Arena
Heat 323 February 2008 Linköping Cloetta Center
Heat 41 March 2008 Karlskrona Telenor Arena
Second chance8 March 2008 Kiruna Arena Arctica
Final15 March 2008 Stockholm Stockholm Globe Arena

It was hosted by Kristian Luuk, who also hosted the 2007 event. Luuk was assisted by Björn Gustafsson and Nour El-Refai. [2]

Wildcards

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. The wildcards in 2008 were the following: [3]

ArtistSongHeat
Amy Diamond "Thank You"Heat 1
Johnson & Häggkvist "One Love"Heat 2
Eskobar "Hallelujah New World"Heat 3
Niklas Strömstedt "För många ord om kärlek"Heat 4

Competing entries

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Ainbusk " Jag saknar dig ibland "
Alexander Schöld  [ sv ]"Den första svalan"
Amy Diamond "Thank You"
  • Mathias Venge
  • Peter Wennerberg
  • Sandra Nordström
Andra generationen "Kebabpizza Slivovitza"
Brandur "Lullaby"
BWO "Lay Your Love on Me"
Calaisa "If I Could"
Caracola "Smiling in Love"
  • Angelica Thelin
  • Henrik Bie  [ sv ]
  • Magnus Lanner
  • Mattias Olsson
Charlotte Perrelli "Hero"
Christer Sjögren "I Love Europe"
Daniel Mitsogiannis  [ sv ]"Pame"
  • Fredrik Kempe
  • Henrik Wikström
E-Type & The Poodles "Line of Fire"
Eskobar "Hallelujah New World"
Face-84  [ sv ]"Alla gamla X"
Frida feat. Headline" Upp o hoppa "
Fronda "Ingen mår så bra som jag"
Johnson & Häggkvist "One Love"
Lasse Lindh "Du behöver aldrig mer vara rädd"Lasse Lindh
Linda Bengtzing " Hur svårt kan det va? "
Michael Michailoff  [ sv ]"That's Love"
Mickey Huskić  [ sv ]"Izdajice"Mickey Huskić
Niklas Strömstedt "För många ord om kärlek"Niklas Strömstedt
Nordman " I lågornas sken "
Ola "Love in Stereo"
Patrik Isaksson & Bandet" Under mitt tunna skinn "Patrik Isaksson
Rongedal  [ sv ]"Just a Minute"
Sanna Nielsen "Empty Room"
Sibel "That Is Where I'll Go"Christian Antblad
Suzzie Tapper  [ sv ]"Visst finns mirakel"
The Nicole  [ sv ]"Razborka"
  • Nicole Fuentes
  • Stefan Åberg
  • Tord Bäckström
Thérèse Andersson  [ sv ]"When You Need Me"
Velvet "Déjà vu"

Contest overview

Heat 1

The first heat took place on 9 February 2008 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. 3,241,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 600,804 votes were cast, with a total of SEK  1,383,453 collected for Radiohjälpen . [4]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1 E-Type & The Poodles "Line of Fire"46,33356,105102,4383Second chance
2Face-84"Alla gamla X"13,626—13,6268Out
3 Velvet "Déjà vu"25,45131,04756,4985Out
4 Brandur "Lullaby"18,727—18,7277Out
5Michael Michailoff"That's Love"23,198—23,1986Out
6 Amy Diamond "Thank You"79,07596,508175,5831Final
7Suzzie Tapper"Visst finns mirakel"24,46932,13056,5994Second chance
8 Christer Sjögren "I Love Europe"71,39681,471152,8672Final

Heat 2

The second heat took place on 16 February 2008 at the ABB Arena in Västerås. 3,341,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 752,537 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,645,915 collected for Radiohjälpen. [5]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1 Ola "Love in Stereo"39,97252,61592,5874Second chance
2 Lasse Lindh "Du behöver aldrig mer vara rädd"15,396—15,3966Out
3The Nicole"Razborka"6,121—6,1218Out
4Alexander Schöld"Den första svalan"13,352—13,3527Out
5Rongedal"Just a Minute"68,12194,101162,2222Final
6 Sanna Nielsen "Empty Room"102,390126,356228,7461Final
7 Andra generationen "Kebabpizza Slivovitza"33,01143,50976,5205Out
8 Johnson & Häggkvist "One Love"77,77879,106156,8843Second chance

Heat 3

The third heat took place on 23 February 2008 at the Cloetta Center in Linköping. 3,110,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 437,744 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,129,905 collected for Radiohjälpen. [6]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1 BWO "Lay Your Love on Me"58,13682,381140,5171Final
2Mickey Huskić"Izdajice"11,721—11,7217Out
3 Frida feat. Headline" Upp o hoppa "27,67540,85268,5272Final
4Thérèse Andersson"When You Need Me"25,03433,84958,8834Second chance
5 Patrik Isaksson & Bandet" Under mitt tunna skinn "26,05633,80859,8645Out
6 Caracola "Smiling in Love"31,65235,49167,1433Second chance
7 Ainbusk " Jag saknar dig ibland "18,249—18,2496Out
8 Eskobar "Hallelujah New World"11,672—11,6728Out

Heat 4

The fourth heat took place on 1 March 2008 at the Telenor Arena in Karlskrona. 3,410,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 701,978 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 1,606,560 collected for Radiohjälpen. [7]

R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1 Niklas Strömstedt "För många ord om kärlek"13,067—13,0678Out
2 Calaisa "If I Could"30,12447,84677,9705Out
3Daniel Mitsogiannis"Pame"20,432—20,4327Out
4 Linda Bengtzing " Hur svårt kan det va? "53,81370,571124,3842Final
5 Nordman " I lågornas sken "39,01958,67397,7824Second chance
6 Sibel "That Is Where I'll Go"46,28959,030105,3193Second chance
7 Fronda "Ingen mår så bra som jag"25,234—25,2346Out
8 Charlotte Perrelli "Hero"98,666137,738236,4041Final

Second chance

The second chance round took place on 8 March 2008 at the Arena Arctica in Kiruna. 3,090,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 1,464,019 votes were cast. [8]

Round 1
DuelR/OArtistSongVotesResult
I1 E-Type & The Poodles "Line of Fire"87,002Out
2 Sibel "That Is Where I'll Go"103,077Round 2
II1 Ola "Love in Stereo"78,477Round 2
2 Caracola "Smiling in Love"51,038Out
III1 Johnson & Häggkvist "One Love"202,353Out
2 Nordman " I lågornas sken "316,118Round 2
IV1Thérèse Andersson"When You Need Me"57,335Out
2Suzzie Tapper"Visst finns mirakel"73,120Round 2
Round 2
DuelR/OArtistSongVotesResult
I1 Sibel "That Is Where I'll Go"137,065Final
2 Ola "Love in Stereo"103,624Out
II1 Nordman " I lågornas sken "166,735Final
2Suzzie Tapper"Visst finns mirakel"88,075Out

Final

The final took place on 15 March 2008 at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm. 4,046,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 2,410,220 votes were cast, with a total of SEK 4,521,176 collected for Radiohjälpen. [9]

R/OArtistSongJuriesTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPoints
1 Charlotte Perrelli "Hero"114397,9071102241
2 Sibel "That Is Where I'll Go"39120,5870397
3Rongedal"Just a Minute"76273,521661424
4 Linda Bengtzing " Hur svårt kan det va? "64115,3210645
5 Christer Sjögren "I Love Europe"1228,67422239
6 Amy Diamond "Thank You"25188,87211368
7 Sanna Nielsen "Empty Room"74449,4191322062
8 Nordman " I lågornas sken "4233,46744486
9 Frida feat. Headline" Upp o hoppa "681,6910610
10 BWO "Lay Your Love on Me"70320,741881583
Detailed jury votes
R/OSong
Örebro
Total
1"Hero"12121212124612101012114
2"That Is Where I'll Go"12422248112139
3"Just a Minute"8468610121021076
4" Hur svårt kan det va? "6810648448664
5"I Love Europe"11
6"Thank You"211111016225
7"Empty Room"106841066124874
8" I lågornas sken "1214
9" Upp o hoppa "66
10"Lay Your Love on Me"4102108128282470
Jury spokespersons [9]

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
ShowAir dateViewers
(millions)		Ref.
Heat 19 February 20083.241 [4]
Heat 216 February 20083.341 [5]
Heat 323 February 20083.110 [6]
Heat 41 March 20083.410 [7]
Second chance8 March 20083.090 [8]
Final15 March 20084.046 [9]

See also

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