Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

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Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Participating broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT)
CountryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Selection process Melodifestivalen 2007
Selection date10 March 2007
Competing entry
Song"The Worrying Kind"
Artist The Ark
Songwriters Ola Salo
Placement
Final result18th, 51 points
Participation chronology
◄200620072008►
The Ark performing "The Worrying Kind" at the Eurovision final. ESC 2007 Sweden - The Ark - The Worrying Kind.jpg
The Ark performing "The Worrying Kind" at the Eurovision final.

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "The Worrying Kind", written by Ola Salo, and performed by The Ark. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 2007.

Contents

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 2007

Sveriges Television (SVT) selected its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 through Melodifestivalen 2007, which consisted of four heats on 3, 10, 17, and 24 February; a second chance round on 3 March; and the final which took place on 10 March. The method of selection remained the same as previous years with four heats consisting of eight songs each, with the two top-placing entries securing spots for the final and the 3rd and 4th place entries earning spots in the Second Chance round. The Second Chance round was live this year with competitors going up against each other for the last two spots in the final, facing off in a bracket-based tournament. All six shows were hosted by Kristian Luuk.

Some familiar faces returned to Melodifestivalen this year, among them past Swedish representatives Tommy Nilsson (1989), Svante Thuresson (1966), Jessica Andersson (2003 as a member of Fame), and Nanne Grönvall (1996). In addition, Andreas Lundstedt represented Switzerland in 2006 as a member of six4one.

Final

SVT held the final on 10 March 2007 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm. The winner was chosen by 11 regional juries (50%) and televoting (50%).

DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1 Andreas Johnson "A Little Bit of Love"101881892
2 Sonja Aldén "För att du finns"4022626
3 Anna Book "Samba Sambero"1019
4 Sebastian "When the Night Comes Falling"390398
5 Marie Lindberg "Trying to Recall"466705
6 Måns Zelmerlöw "Cara Mia"611101713
7 Tommy Nilsson "Jag tror på människan"00010
8 Sanna Nielsen "Vågar du, vågar jag"3311447
9 Sarah Dawn Finer "I Remember Love"78441224
10 The Ark "The Worrying Kind"1161322481

At Eurovision

Sweden automatically qualified to the grand final, because it was in the top 10 the year before. In the grand final, it performed 12th in the running order, following Georgia and preceding France, and finished in 18th place with 51 points. [1]

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden

Points awarded to Sweden (Final) [2]
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 pointsFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
8 pointsFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
7 pointsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 pointsFlag of Andorra.svg  Andorra
1 point

Points awarded by Sweden

References

  1. "Grand Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Results of the Grand Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. "Results of the Semi-Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.