Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
Participating broadcaster	Sveriges Television (SVT)
Country	Sweden
Selection process	Melodifestivalen 2001
Selection date	23 February 2001
Competing entry
Song	"Listen to Your Heartbeat"
Artist	Friends
Songwriters	Thomas G:son Henrik Sethsson
Placement
Final result	5th, 100 points
Participation chronology
◄2000 • 2001 • 2002►

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Listen to Your Heartbeat", written by Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethson, and performed by the group Friends. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 2001.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 2001

Melodifestivalen 2001 was the selection for the 41st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 42nd time that this system of picking a song had been used. Around 1,800 songs were submitted to Sveriges Television (SVT) for the competition, of which 10 were chosen to compete in the show. The final was held in the Malmö Musikteater in Malmö on 23 February 2001, presented by Josefine Sundström and Henrik Olsson, and was broadcast on SVT1. The winners were the previous year's runner-up, the group Friends with the schlager song "Lyssna till ditt hjärta". It was written by Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethson.

Competing entries

Artist	Song	Songwriter(s)
Annie Kratz-Gutå	"Vända om"	Tony Malm, Annie Kratz-Gutå, Farhad Zand
Barbados	"Allt som jag ser"	Marcos Ubeda, Ulf Georgsson, Lars "Dille" Diedricson
Date	"Om du förlåter mig"	Sofia Lagerström, Henrik Sethsson
Ellinor Franzén	"Om du stannar här"	Tony Malm, Ellinor Franzén
Friends	"Lyssna till ditt hjärta"	Thomas G:son, Henrik Sethson
Jan Johansen	"Ingenmansland"	Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Bobby Ljunggren
Popson	"Jag känner dig"	Lars Benckert, Petter Gunnarsson
Rosanna Jönis	"Om du var här hos mig"	Mattias Reimer, Lars Edvall
Sanna Nielsen	"I går, i dag"	Bert Månson
Teresia	"Kom ner på jorden"	Rune Gardell

Final –23 February 2001

Draw	Artist	Song	Jury	Televote		Total	Place
				Votes	Points
1	Teresia	"Kom ner på jorden"	25	14,631	0	25	8
2	Jan Johansen	"Ingenmansland"	63	20,244	44	107	4
3	Date	"Om du förlåter mig"	35	17,870	22	57	6
4	Rosanna Jönis	"Om du var här hos mig"	2	17,107	11	13	10
5	Barbados	"Allt som jag ser"	82	82,799	110	192	2
6	Sanna Nielsen	"I går, i dag"	84	64,903	88	172	3
7	Annie Kratz-Gutå	"Vända om"	29	11,499	0	29	7
8	Friends	"Lyssna till ditt hjärta"	105	96,380	132	237	1
9	Popson	"Jag känner dig"	23	7,559	0	23	9
10	Ellinor Franzén	"Om du stannar här"	25	24,416	66	91	5

Detailed Regional Jury Voting

Song	Luleå	Umeå	Sundsvall	Falun	Stockholm	Karlstad	Örebro	Norrköping	Växjö	Gothenburg	Malmö	Total
"Kom ner på jorden"	4		1	1	2	4	1	4	6		2	25
"Ingemansland"	6	8	6	6	6	2	8	12	2	6	1	63
"Om du förlåter mig"	2		12	2	1	6	4			2	6	35
"Om du var här hos mig"									1	1		2
"Allt som jag ser"	10	4	8	10	12	8	6	2	8	4	10	82
"I går, i dag"	8	12	4	4	4	12	12	8		12	8	84
"Vända om"		2			8	1	2		12		4	29
"Lyssna till ditt hjärta"	12	10	10	12	10	10	10	1	10	8	12	105
"Jag känner dig"	1	6						6		10		23
"Om du stannar här"		1	2	8				10	4			25

At Eurovision

For the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, the song was rewritten into English and got the new title "Listen to Your Heartbeat". It was performed in the 7th spot on the night of the contest, following Russia and preceding Lithuania. Despite not receiving any 12s, Sweden scored 100 points at the close of voting, finishing in 5th position. ^[1]

Controversy

After the song "Lyssna till ditt hjärta" won Melodifestivalen 2001, it was accused of plagiarism from the 1996 Belgian entry "Liefde is een kaartspel". At first this was denied by the Swedish composers, Thomas G:son and Henrik Sethsson, but after the Belgian songwriters and the author's organisation SABAM pressed for legal action, a cash settlement was agreed. ^{[2] [ dead link ] [3]}

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden [4] Score Country 12 points 10 points   Denmark 8 points   Ireland   Israel   Malta   Turkey   United Kingdom 7 points   Estonia   Iceland 6 points   Latvia 5 points   Poland   Portugal   Spain 4 points   Croatia 3 points   Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 points   France   Lithuania   Norway   Russia 1 point

Points awarded by Sweden [4] Score Country 12 points   Greece 10 points   Denmark 8 points   Estonia 7 points   Slovenia 6 points   France 5 points   Spain 4 points   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 points   Malta 2 points   Poland 1 point   Lithuania

References

1. "Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
2. ESCtoday.com, Swedish entry 2001 now officially plagiarism
3. Leif Thorsson. Melodifestivalen genom tiderna ["Melodifestivalen through time"] (2006), p. 290. Stockholm: Premium Publishing AB. ISBN   91-89136-29-2
4. "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

External links

• Melodifestivalen 2001 on Öppet arkiv  [ sv ]