Melodifestivalen 2009

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Melodifestivalen 2009
Dates
Heat 17 February 2009
Heat 214 February 2009
Heat 321 February 2009
Heat 428 February 2009
Second chance7 March 2009
Final14 March 2009
Host
Presenter(s) Petra Mede
Participants
Number of entries32
Number of finalists11
Vote
Voting systemHeats and Second chance: 100% public vote, one finalist selected by international jury
Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote
Winning song"La Voix" by Malena Ernman
2008 ←  Melodifestivalen  → 2010

Melodifestivalen 2009 was the 49th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen , which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 7 February and 14 March 2009. The winner of the competition was Malena Ernman with the song "La Voix", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, where she came twenty-first with 33 points. [1]

Contents

Format

For the 2009 contest a number of changes were implemented to this format: the first four heats now include a duel format, with the top four songs competing against each other for a place in the final - the 1st and 4th-placed songs and the 2nd and 3rd-placed songs battled against each other, with the winning songs, as decided by another public vote, qualifying to the final, while the losing songs take part in the Second Chance round. [2] [3]

Additionally, a maximum of eight people were allowed on stage, an increase from the previous maximum of six. As well as this pre-recorded backing vocals were now allowed to be included on the songs' backing tracks, however the main vocals were still required to be performed on stage. [2]

This year also marked the introduction of an "international jury". The jury consists of 12 members, who all work within the music industry, with many of them involved in Eurovision. [4] The international jury selected one song from each heat that did not qualify to the final, focusing their decision on their suitability for Eurovision. After the Second Chance round had finished, the jury selected their preferred song from the remaining entries, which qualified to the final, becoming the 11th finalist. The international jury also voted during the final of the contest, becoming the 12th jury, alongside the 11 regional juries of Sweden. [2] [3]

Competition Schedule
ShowDateCityVenue
Heat 17 February 2009 Gothenburg Scandinavium
Heat 214 February 2009 Skellefteå Skellefteå Kraft Arena
Heat 321 February 2009 Leksand Ejendals Arena
Heat 428 February 2009 Malmö Malmö Arena
Second chance7 March 2009 Norrköping Himmelstalundshallen
Final14 March 2009 Stockholm Ericsson Globe

Stage design

The stage of the contest StageMelodifestivalen2009.jpg
The stage of the contest

The first plans of the stage were made during the summer of 2008 and was, for the third time, designed by Viktor Brattström, with the intention to provide a feeling of endlessness: "The audience will get the feeling of not knowing where the stage starts or ends, not knowing what's coming up around the corner". [5] [6]

The green room, where the artists rested after their performances, was altered from previous contests. Instead of competing artists and composers sitting together at tables, artists sat together on sofas beside the stage, while composers sat together in the front rows of the audience. [5] [6]

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 2009 were the following: [7]

ArtistSongHeat
Marie Serneholt "Disconnect Me"Heat 1
Markoolio "Kärlekssång från mig"Heat 2
E.M.D. "Baby Goodbye"Heat 3
Malena Ernman "La Voix"Heat 4

Competing entries

A record-breaking 3,440 songs were submitted to the competition, with only 28 proceeding to the next round. [8] The final 28 songs chosen to compete in the heats were released by SVT on 14 October, along with the names of their authors.

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Agnes "Love Love Love" Anders Hansson  [ sv ]
Alcazar "Stay the Night"
Amy Diamond "It's My Life"
Anna Sahlene & Maria Haukaas Storeng "Killing Me Tenderly"
BWO "You're Not Alone"
Caroline af Ugglas " Snälla, snälla "
Cookies 'N' Beans "What If"
E.M.D. "Baby Goodbye"
Emilia "You're My World"
H.E.A.T "1000 Miles"
Jennifer Brown "Never Been Here Before"
Jonathan Fagerlund "Welcome to My Life"
  • Didrik Thott
  • Samuel Waermö
Lasse Lindh och Bandet"Jag ska slåss i dina kvarter!"Lasse Lindh
Lili & Susie "Show Me Heaven"
Maja Gullstrand  [ sv ]"Här för mig själv"
Malena Ernman "La Voix"
  • Fredrik Kempe
  • Malena Ernman
Måns Zelmerlöw "Hope & Glory"
  • Fredrik Kempe
  • Henrik Wikström
  • Måns Zelmerlöw
Marie Serneholt "Disconnect Me"
Markoolio " Kärlekssång från mig "
Mikael Rickfors "Du vinner över mig!"Thomas G:son
Molly Sandén " Så vill stjärnorna "
Next 3 "Esta noche"
  • Adam Soliman
  • Gonzalo Flores
  • Jimmy Almgren
  • Michael Xavier Barraza
Nina Söderquist "Tick Tock"
Rigo  [ sv ] & The Topaz Sound feat. Red Fox"I Got U"
Sarah Dawn Finer "Moving On"
  • Fredrik Kempe
  • Sarah Dawn Finer
Scotts " Jag tror på oss "
Shirley Clamp " Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus "
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Henrik Wikström
  • Ingela Forsman
Sofia " Alla "
  • Dimitri Stassos
  • Henrik Wikström
  • Irini Michas
  • Nina Karolidou
Star Pilots "Higher"
Susanne Alfvengren "Du är älskad där du går"
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Henrik Wikström
  • Ingela Forsman
Thorleifs "Sweet Kissin' in the Moonlight"
Velvet "The Queen"
  • Henrik Janson
  • Tony Nilsson

Contest overview

Heat 1

The first heat took place on 7 February 2009 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. 3,294,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 721,334 votes were cast, with a total of 1,396,108  SEK collected for Radiohjälpen . [9]

Round 1
R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1 Nina Söderquist "Tick Tock"28,40459,12287,5265Out
2 Jonathan Fagerlund "Welcome to My Life"20,847—20,8477Out
3 Shirley Clamp " Med hjärtat fyllt av ljus "11,542—11,5428Out
4 Scotts " Jag tror på oss "39,83172,455112,2863Round 2
5 Emilia "You're My World"28,96060,47189,4314Round 2
6 Alcazar "Stay the Night"40,91377,368118,2811Round 2
7 Caroline af Ugglas " Snälla, snälla "32,83984,451117,2902I.J.Round 2
8 Marie Serneholt "Disconnect Me"23,599—23,5996Out
Round 2
DuelR/OArtistSongVotesResult
I1 Scotts " Jag tror på oss "63,208Second chance
2 Alcazar "Stay the Night"92,630Final
II1 Emilia "You're My World"79,496Final
2 Caroline af Ugglas " Snälla, snälla "66,520I.J.Second chance

Heat 2

The second heat took place on 14 February 2009 at the Skellefteå Kraft Arena in Skellefteå. 3,032,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 812,874 votes were cast, with a total of 1,269,807 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. [10]

Round 1
R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1 Lili & Susie "Show Me Heaven"30,81370,081100,8944Round 2
2 Lasse Lindh och Bandet"Jag ska slåss i dina kvarter!"9,084—9,0848Out
3 Jennifer Brown "Never Been Here Before"9,645—9,6457Out
4 H.E.A.T "1000 Miles"50,73596,985147,7202Round 2
5 Markoolio " Kärlekssång från mig "14,704—14,7046Out
6 Amy Diamond "It's My Life"43,35277,571120,9233I.J.Round 2
7 Cookies 'N' Beans "What If"33,49064,61398,1035Out
8 Måns Zelmerlöw "Hope & Glory"74,821129,621204,4421Round 2
Round 2
DuelR/OArtistSongVotesResult
I1 H.E.A.T "1000 Miles"89,631Final
2 Amy Diamond "It's My Life"69,204I.J.Second chance
II1 Måns Zelmerlöw "Hope & Glory"107,523Final
2 Lili & Susie "Show Me Heaven"67,859Second chance

Heat 3

The third heat took place on 21 February 2009 at the Ejendals Arena in Leksand. 2,922,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 691,238 votes were cast, with a total of 1,053,643 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. [11]

Round 1
R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1 Velvet "The Queen"15,985—15,9856Out
2Rigo & The Topaz Sound feat. Red Fox"I Got U"18,51538,07856,5934Round 2
3 Molly Sandén " Så vill stjärnorna "29,52355,71385,2363Round 2
4 E.M.D. "Baby Goodbye"65,234127,990193,2241Round 2
5 Mikael Rickfors "Du vinner över mig!"17,78536,28454,0695Out
6Maja Gullstrand"Här för mig själv"10,568—10,5688Out
7 Sofia "Alla"14,782—14,7827I.J.Out
8 BWO "You're Not Alone"41,08280,414121,4962Round 2
Round 2
DuelR/OArtistSongVotesResult
I1Rigo & The Topaz Sound feat. Red Fox"I Got U"39,124Second chance
2 E.M.D. "Baby Goodbye"116,034Final
II1 BWO "You're Not Alone"66,520Second chance
2 Molly Sandén " Så vill stjärnorna "85,886Final

Heat 4

The fourth heat took place on 28 February 2009 at the Malmö Arena in Malmö. 3,188,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 639,928 votes were cast, with a total of 1,122,842 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. [12]

Round 1
R/OArtistSongVotesPlaceResult
Round 1Round 2Total
1 Agnes "Love Love Love"27,50161,08288,5832Round 2
2 Star Pilots "Higher"28,31158,75187,0623Round 2
3 Susanne Alfvengren "Du är älskad där du går"7,530—7,5308Out
4 Anna Sahlene & Maria Haukaas Storeng "Killing Me Tenderly"17,240—17,2407Out
5 Thorleifs "Sweet Kissin' in the Moonlight"23,83048 52572,3555Out
6 Sarah Dawn Finer "Moving On"27,39457,77685,1704I.J.Round 2
7Next 3"Esta noche"21,737—21,7376Out
8 Malena Ernman "La Voix"48,415102,708151,1231Round 2
Round 2
DuelR/OArtistSongVotesResult
I1 Star Pilots "Higher"54,785Second chance
2 Agnes "Love Love Love"66,740Final
II1 Sarah Dawn Finer "Moving On"48,526I.J.Second chance
2 Malena Ernman "La Voix"88,870Final

Second chance

The second chance round took place on 7 March 2009 at the Himmelstalundshallen in Norrköping. 2,886,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 639,928 votes were cast. [13]

Round 1
DuelR/OArtistSongVotesResult
I1 Scotts " Jag tror på oss "47,593Out
2 Sarah Dawn Finer "Moving On"88,739I.J.Round 2
II1 Lili & Susie "Show Me Heaven"65,405Round 2
2 BWO "You're Not Alone"54,283Out
III1 Amy Diamond "It's My Life"65,493I.J.Out
2 Star Pilots "Higher"84,671Round 2
IV1Rigo & The Topaz Sound feat. Red Fox"I Got U"49,543Out
2 Caroline af Ugglas " Snälla, snälla "100,860I.J.Round 2
Round 2
DuelR/OArtistSongVotesResult
I1 Sarah Dawn Finer "Moving On"98,984I.J.Final
2 Lili & Susie "Show Me Heaven"65,217Out
II1 Star Pilots "Higher"107,425Out
2 Caroline af Ugglas " Snälla, snälla "111,009I.J.Final

International jury choice

The international jury had the task of selecting a song from each heat which they think was the most suitable for the Eurovision Song Contest. The jury were only able to pick songs that had not passed to the final. If they pick a song which qualifies to the final through the Second Chance round, that song became ineligible for the jury's choice. The international jury were also given the right to vote during the final of the contest, becoming the 12th jury, alongside the 11 regional juries. [2] [3] [4]

HeatArtistSongResult
Eligible entries
2 Amy Diamond "It's My Life"Out
3 Sofia "Alla"Final
Ineligible entries that already qualified to the final
1 Caroline af Ugglas " Snälla, snälla "—
4 Sarah Dawn Finer "Moving On"—

Final

The final took place on 14 March 2009 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. 3,592,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 1,748,970 votes were cast, with a total of 3,457,435 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen. [14]

R/OArtistSongJuriesTelevoteTotalPlace
VotesPoints
1 Måns Zelmerlöw "Hope & Glory"96182,651481444
2 Caroline af Ugglas " Snälla, snälla "51318,9521201712
3 Agnes "Love Love Love"4049,8190408
4 H.E.A.T. "1000 Miles"58178,28324827
5 Emilia "You're My World"2848,8440289
6 Alcazar "Stay the Night"67199,014721395
7 Sarah Dawn Finer "Moving On"75146,30012876
8 E.M.D. "Baby Goodbye"49231,098961453
9 Sofia "Alla"1219,88501210
10 Molly Sandén " Så vill stjärnorna "251,4670211
11 Malena Ernman "La Voix"38322,6571441821
R/OSong
International Jury
Regional JuriesTotal
1"Hope & Glory"610126102421210101296
2" Snälla, snälla "101284646151
3"Love Love Love"14821861040
4"1000 Miles"262112241812858
5"You're My World"4128428
6"Stay the Night"61012101101011667
7"Moving On"12414661082128275
8"Baby Goodbye"10881216449
9"Alla"8412
10" Så vill stjärnorna "22
11"La Voix"182146122238
Jury spokespersons [14]

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
ShowAir dateViewers
(millions)		Ref.
Heat 17 February 20093.294 [9]
Heat 214 February 20093.032 [10]
Heat 321 February 20092.922 [11]
Heat 428 February 20093.188 [12]
Second chance7 March 20092.886 [13]
Final14 March 20093.592 [14]

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