Melodifestivalen 2006
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Format
The heats for Melodifestivalen 2006 began on 18 February 2006. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on 18 March 2006. This was the fifth year that a heat format had been used for the competition.
On 15 August 2005, SVT confirmed that Leksand, Karlstad, Karlskrona and Gothenburg would host the heats of Melodifestivalen 2006, with the final taking place at the Stockholm Globe Arena for the fifth year running (sixth overall).
Lena Philipsson was a surprise choice as host, as rumors had been spreading that SVT wanted Helena Paparizou to present the Gothenburg heat or the final. The proposed changes to the voting format (caused by the controversy over Nanne Grönvall's defeat in Melodifestivalen 2005) never materialised.
| Show | Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | 18 February 2006 | Leksand | Ejendals Arena |
| Heat 2 | 25 February 2006 | Karlstad | Löfbergs Lila Arena |
| Heat 3 | 4 March 2006 | Karlskrona | Arena Rosenholm |
| Heat 4 | 11 March 2006 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium |
| Second chance | 12 March 2006 | Stockholm | SVT Broadcasting House |
| Final | 18 March 2006 | Stockholm Globe Arena |
Wildcards
Unlike past years, where all Melodifestivalen participants were chosen by a selection jury, starting in 2004, four out of the 32 participants were selected directly by the contest's producers, in order to increase musical and artistic breadth. Each artist, called "wildcard", participated in a different heat. BWO were unveiled as the first wildcard in a pre-Christmas special. There was much speculation that Eurovision Song Contest 1999 winner Charlotte Perrelli would be among the others, but ultimately was not included when the final list was revealed in late January 2006. The wildcards in 2006 were the following:[2]
| Artist | Song | Heat |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Johnson | "Sing for Me" | Heat 1 |
| Magnus Carlsson | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | Heat 2 |
| BWO | "Temple of Love" | Heat 3 |
| Rednex | "Mama, Take Me Home" | Heat 4 |
Competing entries
Contest overview
Heat 1
The first heat took place on 18 February 2006 at the Ejendals Arena in Leksand. 3,045,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 466,660 votes were cast, with a total of Template:Currency collected for Script error: No such module "Lang"..[3]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | Simone Moreno | "Aiayeh (The Music of the Samba)" | 6,688 | Template:N/A | 6,688 | 8 | Out |
| 2 | Electric Banana Band | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 32,192 | 29,037 | 61,229 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 3 | Anna Sahlene | "This Woman" | 22,078 | 25,954 | 48,032 | 5 | Out |
| 4 | Magnus Bäcklund | "The Name of Love" | 39,442 | 45,561 | 85,003 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 5 | Linda Bengtzing | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 49,506 | 56,658 | 106,164 | 2 | Final |
| 6 | Pandang | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 16,611 | Template:N/A | 16,611 | 6 | Out |
| 7 | Hannah Graaf | "Naughty Boy" | 14,230 | Template:N/A | 14,230 | 7 | Out |
| 8 | Andreas Johnson | "Sing for Me" | 56,354 | 61,323 | 117,677 | 1 | Final |
Heat 2
The second heat took place on 25 February 2006 at the Löfbergs Lila Arena in Karlstad. 2,320,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 306,074 votes were cast, with a total of Template:Currency collected for Script error: No such module "Lang"..[4]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | Magnus Carlsson | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 31,115 | 49,610 | 80,765 | 1 | Final |
| 2 | The Elephantz | "Oh Yeah" | 7,856 | Template:N/A | 7,856 | 8 | Out |
| 3 | Sonya | "Etymon" | 16,541 | 17,299 | 33,840 | 5 | Out |
| 4 | Östen med Resten | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 13,617 | Template:N/A | 13,617 | 6 | Out |
| 5 | Pablo Cepeda | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 12,630 | Template:N/A | 12,630 | 7 | Out |
| 6 | Kikki Danielsson | "Idag & imorgon" | 35,792 | 35,753 | 71,545 | 2 | Final |
| 7 | Niclas Wahlgren | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 17,600 | 23,339 | 40,939 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 8 | Velvet | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 21,496 | 22,627 | 44,123 | 3 | Second Chance |
Heat 3
The third heat took place on 4 March 2006 at the Arena Rosenholm in Karlskrona. 3,109,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 411,478 votes were cast, with a total of Template:Currency collected for Script error: No such module "Lang"..[5]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | BWO | "Temple of Love" | 38,733 | 53,820 | 92,553 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Jessica Folcker | "When Love's Comin' Back Again" | 14,725 | Template:N/A | 14,725 | 7 | Out |
| 3 | Gregor | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 6,801 | Template:N/A | 6,801 | 8 | Out |
| 4 | Jessica Andersson | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 17,873 | 26,247 | 44,120 | 5 | Out |
| 5 | The Poodles | "Night of Passion" | 45,927 | 56,242 | 102,169 | 1 | Final |
| 6 | Elysion | "Golden Star" | 27,241 | 31,864 | 59,105 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 7 | Patrik Isaksson | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 22,985 | 33,080 | 56,065 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 8 | Kayo | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 17,770 | Template:N/A | 17,770 | 6 | Out |
Heat 4
The fourth heat took place on 11 March 2006 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. 3,645,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 653,991 votes were cast, with a total of Template:Currency collected for Script error: No such module "Lang"..[6]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
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| 1 | Roger Pontare | "Silverland" | 29,939 | 37,645 | 67,584 | 4 | Second Chance |
| 2 | Laila Adèle | "Don't Try To Stop Me" | 17,851 | Template:N/A | 17,851 | 7 | Out |
| 3 | Günter and the Sunshine Girls | "Like Fire Tonight" | 20,767 | Template:N/A | 20,767 | 6 | Out |
| 4 | Sandra Dahlberg | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 26,462 | 34,769 | 61,231 | 5 | Out |
| 5 | Evan | "Under Your Spell" | 13,600 | Template:N/A | 13,600 | 8 | Out |
| 6 | Rednex | "Mama, Take Me Home" | 37,104 | 50,418 | 87,522 | 3 | Second Chance |
| 7 | Björn Kjellman | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 40,574 | 53,000 | 93,574 | 2 | Final |
| 8 | Carola | "Evighet" | 139,952 | 151,021 | 290,973 | 1 | Final |
Second chance
The second chance round took place on 12 March 2006 at the SVT Broadcasting House in Stockholm. 2,140,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 480,449 votes were cast, with a total of Template:Currency collected for Script error: No such module "Lang"..[7]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | Electric Banana Band | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 14,961 | Template:N/A | 14,961 | 6 | Out |
| 2 | Magnus Bäcklund | "The Name of Love" | 35,823 | 53,582 | 89,405 | 2 | Final |
| 3 | Niclas Wahlgren | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 10,584 | Template:N/A | 10,584 | 8 | Out |
| 4 | Velvet | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 12,076 | Template:N/A | 12,076 | 7 | Out |
| 5 | Elysion | "Golden Star" | 25,947 | 33,583 | 59,530 | 5 | Out |
| 6 | Patrik Isaksson | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 36,613 | 51,270 | 87,883 | 3 | Out |
| 7 | Roger Pontare | "Silverland" | 36,180 | 45,188 | 81,298 | 4 | Out |
| 8 | Rednex | "Mama, Take Me Home" | 53,635 | 68,670 | 122,305 | 1 | Final |
Final
The final took place on 18 March 2006 at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm. 4,242,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 1,913,152 votes were cast, with a total of Template:Currency collected for Script error: No such module "Lang"..[8]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Juries | Televote | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | Andreas Johnson | "Sing for Me" | 112 | 350,938 | 88 | 200 | 3 |
| 2 | Björn Kjellman | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 6 | 83,917 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Linda Bengtzing | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 34 | 138,249 | 22 | 56 | 7 |
| 4 | The Poodles | "Night of Passion" | 32 | 180,784 | 66 | 98 | 4 |
| 5 | Magnus Carlsson | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 19 | 44,825 | 0 | 19 | 8 |
| 6 | Rednex | "Mama, Take Me Home" | 17 | 154,115 | 44 | 61 | 6 |
| 7 | Carola | "Evighet" | 102 | 437,876 | 132 | 234 | 1 |
| 8 | Magnus Bäcklund | "The Name of Love" | 57 | 101,799 | 11 | 68 | 5 |
| 9 | Kikki Danielsson | "Idag & imorgon" | 2 | 51,742 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | BWO | "Temple of Love" | 92 | 368,907 | 110 | 202 | 2 |
| R/O | Song | Template:Verth | Template:Verth | Template:Verth | Template:Verth | Template:Verth | Template:Verth | Template:Verth | Template:Verth | Template:Verth | Template:Verth | Template:Verth | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sing for Me" | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 112 |
| 2 | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | "Night of Passion" | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | |||||
| 6 | "Mama, Take Me Home" | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 17 | |||||||
| 7 | "Evighet" | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 102 |
| 8 | "The Name of Love" | 10 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 57 | |
| 9 | "Idag & imorgon" | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 10 | "Temple of Love" | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 92 |
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Ratings
| Show | Air date | Viewers (millions) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | Template:Dts | 3.045 | [3] |
| Heat 2 | Template:Dts | 2.320 | [4] |
| Heat 3 | Template:Dts | 3.109 | [5] |
| Heat 4 | Template:Dts | 3.645 | [6] |
| Second chance | Template:Dts | 2.140 | [7] |
| Final | Template:Dts | 4.242 | [8] |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 2006
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
References
External links
- Melodifestivalen 2006 Official website archived from the original (in Swedish)
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