Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

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Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Participating broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT)
CountryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
National selection
Selection process Melodifestivalen 2005
Selection date(s)Heats
12 February 2005
19 February 2005
26 February 2005
5 March 2005
Second Chance
6 March 2005
Final
12 March 2005
Selected artist(s) Martin Stenmarck
Selected song"Las Vegas"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Tim Larsson
  • Tobias Lundgren
  • Johan Fransson
  • Niklas Edberger
Finals performance
Final result19th, 30 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Las Vegas", written by Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Johan Fransson, and Niklas Edberger, and performed by Martin Stenmarck. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 2005.

Contents

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 2005

Sveriges Television (SVT) selected its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 through Melodifestivalen 2005. Four heats and one "second chance" round were broadcast to decide the line-up for the national final in Sweden. As in recent years the qualifying heats were held across Sweden. The Melodifestival started out in Göteborg and travelled through Linköping, Skellefteå, and Växjö before the final. The final was won by Martin Stenmarck with his song "Las Vegas", which was written and composed by Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson and Tobias Lundgren. Nanne, who was the favourite of televoters, came second, as she did not receive enough points from the 11 juries. This caused much controversy in Sweden.

Heats and Second Chance round

Final

The final took place on 20 March 2005 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm and was presented by Jill Johnson and Mark Levengood.

DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1 Martin Stenmarck "Las Vegas"1021102121
2 Linda Bengtzing "Alla flickor"150159
3 Nordman "Ödet var min väg"411159
4 Shirley Clamp "Att älska dig"86441304
5 Sanne Salomonsen "Higher Ground"350357
6 Caroline Wennergren "A Different Kind of Love"28881165
7 Alcazar "Alcastar"69661353
8 Jimmy Jansson "Vi kan gunga"2722496
9 Fredrik Kempe and Sanna Nielsen "Du och jag mot världen"300308
10 Nanne Grönvall "Håll om mig"771322092

At Eurovision

Martin automatically qualified for the Kyiv final (thanks to Lena Philipsson's 5th place result in the 2004 Contest), where he performed 14th. The result was a joint 19th place (out of 24) with 30 points; this was the lowest placement for Sweden in 13 years. [1]

SVT appointed Annika Jankell as its spokesperson to announce the Swedish votes. [2]

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden

Points awarded to Sweden (Final) [3]
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 pointsFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
6 points
5 pointsFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
4 points
3 pointsFlag of Monaco.svg  Monaco
2 pointsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
1 pointFlag of Norway.svg  Norway

Points awarded by Sweden

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  2. ↑ Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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