Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

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Eurovision Song Contest 2021
CountryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
National selection
Selection process Melodifestivalen 2021
Selection date(s)Heats:
6 February 2021
13 February 2021
20 February 2021
27 February 2021
Second Chance:
6 March 2021
Final:
13 March 2021
Selected entrant Tusse
Selected song"Voices"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (7th, 142 points)
Final result14th, 109 points
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2020 •2021• 2022►

Sweden participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Tusse represented the country with the song "Voices", following his victory in the national selection Melodifestivalen 2021 organised by Sveriges Television (SVT).

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Background

Prior to the 2021 contest, Sweden had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-nine times since its first entry in 1958. [1] Sweden had won the contest on six 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, in 2012 with the song "Euphoria" performed by Loreen, and in 2015 with the song "Heroes" performed by Måns Zelmerlöw. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Sweden's entries, to this point, have featured in every final except for 2010 when the nation failed to qualify.

The Swedish national broadcaster, Sveriges Television (SVT), broadcasts the event within Sweden and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Since 1959, SVT has organised the annual competition Melodifestivalen in order to select the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

Melodifestivalen 2021

Four heats, a Second Chance round and a final were held. It was held between 6 February and 13 March 2021 and all shows were held at the Annexet in Stockholm without an audience. [2]

Heats and Second Chance round

Final

The final took place on 13 March 2021.

DrawArtistSongJuriesTelevoteTotalPlace
1 Danny Saucedo " Dandi dansa "3935747
2 Klara Hammarström "Beat of Broken Hearts"4336796
3 Anton Ewald "New Religion"9162511
4 The Mamas "In the Middle"50561063
5 Paul Rey "The Missing Piece"1872512
6 Charlotte Perrelli "Still Young"3228608
7 Tusse "Voices"79961751
8 Alvaro Estrella " Bailá Bailá "7192610
9 Clara Klingenström " Behöver inte dig idag "3952915
10 Eric Saade "Every Minute"69491182
11 Dotter "Little Tot"57481054
12 Arvingarna " Tänker inte alls gå hem "2222449

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. For the 2021 contest, the semi-final allocation draw held for 2020 which was held on 28 January 2020, will be used. Sweden was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 18 May 2021, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show. [3]

Semi-final

Once all the competing songs for the 2021 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Sweden was set to perform in position 4, following the entry from Russia and preceding the entry from Australia. [4]

On 18 May, the day the semi-final was held, Sweden qualified for the Grand Final.

Final

Sweden performed 25th in the grand final on 22 May 2021, following Italy and preceding San Marino.

Voting

Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with a diversity in gender and age represented. The judges assess each entry based on the performances during the second Dress Rehearsal of each show, which takes place the night before each live show, against a set of criteria including: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. [5] Jury members may only take part in panel once every three years, and are obliged to confirm that they are not connected to any of the participating acts in a way that would impact their ability to vote impartially. Jury members should also vote independently, with no discussion of their vote permitted with other jury members. [6] The exact composition of the professional jury, and the results of each country's jury and televoting were released after the grand final; the individual results from each jury member were also released in an anonymised form. [7] [8]

Points awarded to Sweden

Points awarded by Sweden

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Swedish jury: [7] [8]

Detailed voting results from Sweden (Semi-final 1) [9]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror ERankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 26291247210
02Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 118141491415
03Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 336875683
04Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
05Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 101171251114
06Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 5141313141313
07Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1351061110111
08Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 8211467474
09Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9492438112
10Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 15101210131592
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 141241129265
12Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 77311021056
13Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 121515781212
14Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 6985383101
15Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 113115156547
16Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 4153111238
Detailed voting results from Sweden (Final) [10]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror AJuror BJuror CJuror DJuror ERankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 119166141614
02Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 20222223212515
03Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 151541167420
04Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1323710310125
05Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 45911138312
06Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 7362111292
07Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 161715821111
08Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 172413212021101
09Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2316254181716
10Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 24202317192317
11Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 10281546565
12Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 312213747210
13Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25252416172224
14Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 18182124252413
15Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 21132012242021
16Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1281918514112
17Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 87177101219
18Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 910519221547
19Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 114125233874
20Flag of France.svg  France 2410985656
21Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 621145121318
22Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 19611399238
23Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14191214151822
24Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 51320621083
25Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
26Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 22111822111923

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