Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

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Sweden in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Participating broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT)
CountryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Selection process Melodifestivalen 2013
Selection date9 March 2013
Competing entry
Song"You"
Artist Robin Stjernberg
Songwriters
Placement
Final result14th, 62 points
Participation chronology
◄201220132014►

Sweden was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "You", written by Robin Stjernberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, and Joakim Harestad Haukaas, and performed by Stjernberg himself. The Swedish participating broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), selected its entry through Melodifestivalen 2013 . In addition, SVT was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, after winning the previous edition with the song "Euphoria" performed by Loreen.

Contents

After a six-week-long competition consisting of four heats, a Second Chance round and a final, "You" performed by Robin Stjernberg emerged as the winner of the Melodifestivalen 2013 after achieving the highest score following the combination of votes from eleven international jury groups and a public vote.

As the host country, Sweden qualified to compete directly in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Sweden's running order position was determined by draw. Performing in position 16 during the final, Sweden placed fourteenth out of the 26 participating countries with 62 points.

Background

Prior to the 2013 contest, Sveriges Radio (SR) until 1979, and Sveriges Television (SVT) since 1980, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Sweden fifty-two times since SR's first entry in 1958. [1] They had won the contest on five occasions: in 1974 with the song "Waterloo" performed by ABBA, in 1984 with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" performed by Herreys, in 1991 with the song " Fångad av en stormvind " performed by Carola, in 1999 with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven" performed by Charlotte Nilsson, and in 2012 with the song "Euphoria" performed by Loreen. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, the Swedish entries, to this point, have featured in every final except for 2010 when the nation failed to qualify.

As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, SVT organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Since 1959, SR first and SVT later have organised the annual competition Melodifestivalen in order to select their entries for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 2013

Melodifestivalen 2013 was the Swedish music competition that selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. 32 competed in a six-week-long process which consisted of four heats on 2, 9, 16 and 23 February 2013, a second chance round on 2 March 2013, and a final on 9 March 2013. [2] The six shows were hosted by Gina Dirawi and Danny Saucedo. Eight songs competed in each heat—the top two qualified directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed songs qualified to the second chance round. The bottom four songs in each heat were eliminated from the competition. An additional two songs qualified to the final from the second chance round. The results in the semi-finals and second chance round were determined exclusively by public televoting, while the overall winner of the competition was selected in the final through the combination of a public vote and the votes from eleven international jury groups. Among the competing artists was former Eurovision Song Contest contestant Tommy Körberg (participating as a member of Ravaillacz) who represented Sweden in 1969 and 1988.

Heats and Second Chance round

Final

The final was held on 9 March 2013 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm. [7] Ten songs competed—two qualifiers from each of the four preceding heats and two qualifiers from the Second Chance round. The combination of points from a viewer vote and eleven international jury groups determined the winner. The viewers and the juries each had a total of 473 points to award. The nations that comprised the international jury were Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Malta, Spain, The United Kingdom and Ukraine. "You" performed by Robin Stjernberg was selected as the winner with 166 points. [8]

DrawArtistSongJuriesTelevoteTotalPlace
1 Ulrik Munther "Tell the World I'm Here"82441263
2 David Lindgren "Skyline"5712698
3 State of Drama "Falling"5018689
4 Anton Ewald "Begging"49591084
5 Louise Hoffsten "Only the Dead Fish Follow the Stream"3649855
6 Ralf Gyllenhammar "Bed on Fire"3340737
7 Ravaillacz "En riktig jävla schlager"8324010
8 Sean Banan "Copacabanana"3741786
9 Robin Stjernberg "You"91751661
10 Yohio "Heartbreak Hotel"301031332

At Eurovision

Robin Stjernberg at the final dress rehearsal in Malmo. ESC2013 - Sweden 07.jpg
Robin Stjernberg at the final dress rehearsal in Malmö.

As the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 and host of the 2013 Contest, Sweden automatically qualified for a place in the final, held on 18 May 2013. In addition to their participation in the final, Sweden was assigned to vote in the first semi-final on 14 May 2013. [9]

As the host nation, Sweden's running order position in the final was determined by draw, rather than being assigned by the producers of the show. [10] On 18 March 2013 during the heads of delegation meeting, Sweden was drawn to perform 16th in the final. [11] In the final, Sweden performed following United Kingdom and preceding Hungary. [12] Sweden placed 14th in the final, scoring 62 points. [13] [14]

In Sweden, both the semi-finals and the final were broadcast on SVT1, with commentary provided by Josefine Sundström. [15] The competition was also broadcast via radio on Sveriges Radio P4 with commentary by Carolina Norén for all three shows, Ronnie Ritterland for the semi-finals and Björn Kjellman for the grand final. [16]

The national jury that provided 50% of the Swedish vote in the first semi-final and the final consisted of: Ralf Gyllenhammar (singer), Erik Rapp (singer), Daniel Breitholtz (A&R-manager at Sony BMG), Karin Gunnarsson (Sveriges Radio P3 editor) and Monika Starck (backing vocalist). [17] SVT appointed Yohio as it spokesperson to announce the Swedish votes in the grand final. [18]

The Swedish entry was awarded one of the three Marcel Bezençon Awards, which honour the best of the competing entries for the 2013 Contest in different areas of achievement. Sweden received the Composer Award, which was awarded to the best and most original composition as voted by the participating composers in the competition. [19]

Voting

Points awarded to Sweden

Points awarded to Sweden (Final) [20]
ScoreCountry
12 pointsFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
10 points
8 pointsFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
7 points
6 pointsFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Sweden

Detailed voting results

Detailed voting results from Sweden (Semi-final 1) [22]
DrawCountryJury RankCombined RankPoints
01Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7
02Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 856
03Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 15
04Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 14
05Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1112
06Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2210
07Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 9101
08Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 538
09Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 692
10Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 16
11Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 13
12Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 365
13Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1083
14Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 12
15Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 447
16Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1174
Detailed voting results from Sweden (Final) [22]
DrawCountryJury RankCombined RankPoints
01Flag of France.svg  France 10
02Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 25
03Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 3
04Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 21
05Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 24
06Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 447
07Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 9
08Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 23
09Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 20
10Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 765
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13
12Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 17
13Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 238
14Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1474
15Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8101
16Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
17Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1983
18Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6210
19Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1156
20Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 15
21Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 18
22Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 16
23Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5
24Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1112
25Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 22
26Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1292

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