Melodifestivalen 2003
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Format
The heats for Melodifestivalen 2003 began on 15 February 2003. Ten songs from these heats qualified for the final on March 15, 2003. This was the second year that a heat format had been used for the competition. "När löven faller" composed by Carola Häggkvist and Ingemar Åberg was disqualified prior to the competition due to Carola's refusal to participate as an artist with no replacement singer found,[2][3] while "Someone, Somewhere, Someday" composed by Peter Ågrenwill and Mattias Holmlund to be performed by Nathalie Family was disqualified due to the singer being under the required age of 16 years old at the time the Eurovision Song Contest would be held.[4][5]
| Show | Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | 15 February 2003 | Jönköping | Tipshallen |
| Heat 2 | 22 February 2003 | Gothenburg | Scandinavium |
| Heat 3 | 1 March 2003 | Luleå | Arcushallen |
| Heat 4 | 8 March 2003 | Sundsvall | Nordichallen |
| Viewers' Choice | 9 March 2003 | Stockholm | SVT Broadcasting House |
| Final | 15 March 2003 | Stockholm Globe Arena |
The Winners' Choice round was replaced by the Viewers' Choice round where the public could now vote for the top two songs among the third- and fourth- placed ones from the heats.
Competing entries
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Afro-dite | "Aqua Playa" | Template:Ill |
| Alcazar | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | Template:Hlist |
| Aleena | "Better Believe It" | Template:Hlist |
| Template:Ill feat. Jesse Martin | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | Template:Hlist |
| Template:Ill | "Just Like a Boomerang" | Template:Hlist |
| Barbados | "Bye, Bye" | Template:Hlist |
| Brandsta City Släckers | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | Template:Hlist |
| Bubbles | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | Template:Hlist |
| Template:Ill | "Stronger" | Template:Hlist |
| Da Buzz | "Stop! Look! Listen!" | Template:Hlist |
| DeDe | "Someone, Somewhere, Someday" | Template:Hlist |
| Fame | "Give Me Your Love" | Template:Hlist |
| Fernando Brito | "No dudes Script error: No such module "Lang"." | Template:Hlist |
| Jill Johnson | "Crazy in Love" | Template:Hlist |
| Kerli & Locatellis | "Let's Go" | Template:Hlist |
| Lina Hedlund | "Nothing Can Stop Me" | Template:Hlist |
| Template:Ill | "Love Is All" | Template:Hlist |
| Maarja | "He Is Always on My Mind" | Template:Hlist |
| Template:Ill | "Television" | Template:Hlist |
| Méndez | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | Template:Hlist |
| Template:Ill | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | Template:Hlist |
| Nanne Grönvall | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | Template:Hlist |
| Östen med resten | "Maria" | Template:Hlist |
| Pandora | "You" | Template:Hlist |
| Pernilla Wahlgren & Jan Johansen | "Let Your Spirit Fly" | Template:Hlist |
| Sanna Nielsen | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | Thomas G:son |
| Sahlene | "We're Unbreakable" | Template:Hlist |
| Sarek | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | Template:Hlist |
| Shanna Smith | "Tonight's the Night" | Template:Ill |
| Shirley Clamp | "Mr. Memory" | Template:Hlist |
| Sofia Källgren & Robert Wells | "My Love" | Marcos Ubeda |
| Style | "Stay the Night" | Template:Hlist |
Contest overview
Heat 1
The first heat took place on 15 February 2003 at the Tipshallen in Jönköping. 2,977,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 429,810 votes were cast, with a total of Template:Currency collected for Script error: No such module "Lang".. The heat was hosted by Mark Levengood, Charlotte Nilsson, and Lena Philipsson.[6]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
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| 1 | Crosstalk | "Stronger" | 14,651 | — | 6 | Out |
| 2 | DeDe Lopez | "Someone, Somewhere, Someday" | 5,386 | — | 7 | Out |
| 3 | Méndez | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 26,836 | 34,576 | 3 | Viewers' Choice |
| 4 | Alive feat. Jesse Martin | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 5,341 | — | 8 | Out |
| 5 | Jill Johnson | "Crazy in Love" | 42,697 | 48,786 | 2 | Final |
| 6 | Da Buzz | "Stop! Look! Listen!" | 16,817 | — | 5 | Out |
| 7 | Markus Landgren | "Television" | 19,997 | 25,998 | 4 | Viewers' Choice |
| 8 | Pernilla Wahlgren & Jan Johansen | "Let Your Spirit Fly" | 95,703 | 90,302 | 1 | Final |
Heat 2
The second heat took place on 22 February 2003 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. 3,180,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 632,206 votes were cast, with a total of Template:Currency collected for Script error: No such module "Lang".. The heat was hosted by Mark Levengood and Carola Häggkvist.[7]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
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| 1 | Andrés Esteche | "Just Like a Boomerang" | 29,223 | — | 5 | Out |
| 2 | Sanna Nielsen | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 46,841 | 79,015 | 2 | Final |
| 3 | Kerli & Locatellis | "Let's Go" | 15,334 | — | 7 | Out |
| 4 | Pandora | "You" | 10,496 | — | 8 | Out |
| 5 | Brandsta City Släckers | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 42,354 | 52,459 | 4 | Viewers' Choice |
| 6 | Fame | "Give Me Your Love" | 69,283 | 125,975 | 1 | Final |
| 7 | Aleena | "Better Believe It" | 26,285 | — | 6 | Out |
| 8 | Alcazar | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | 63,702 | 69,859 | 3 | Viewers' Choice |
Heat 3
The third heat took place on 1 March 2003 at the Arcushallen in Luleå. 2,914,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 340,882 votes were cast, with a total of Template:Currency collected for Script error: No such module "Lang".. The heat was hosted by Mark Levengood and Barbro Svensson.[8]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
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| 1 | Barbados | "Bye, Bye" | 36,287 | 38,144 | 2 | Final |
| 2 | Shanna Smith | "Tonight's the Night" | 5,861 | — | 8 | Out |
| 3 | Nanne Grönvall | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 11,771 | — | 7 | Out |
| 4 | Sarek | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 55,934 | 58,138 | 1 | Final |
| 5 | Sofia Källgren & Robert Wells | "My Love" | 22,381 | — | 5 | Out |
| 6 | Liverpool | "Love Is All" | 23,105 | 19,615 | 4 | Viewers' Choice |
| 7 | Shirley Clamp | "Mr. Memory" | 11,962 | — | 6 | Out |
| 8 | Style | "Stay the Night" | 37,145 | 19,708 | 3 | Viewers' Choice |
Heat 4
The fourth heat took place on 8 March 2003 at the Nordichallen in Sundsvall. 3,047,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 444,972 votes were cast, with a total of Template:Currency collected for Script error: No such module "Lang".. The heat was hosted by Mark Levengood and Roger Pontare.[9]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result | |
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| 1 | Sahlene | "We're Unbreakable" | 20,817 | — | 5 | Out |
| 2 | Fernando Brito | "No dudes Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 7,526 | — | 8 | Out |
| 3 | Bubbles | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | 37,669 | 44,994 | 3 | Viewers' Choice |
| 4 | Maarja | "He Is Always on My Mind" | 14,221 | — | 6 | Out |
| 5 | Östen med resten | "Maria" | 69,716 | 86,354 | 1 | Final |
| 6 | Lina Hedlund | "Nothing Can Stop Me" | 20,878 | 27,581 | 4 | Viewers' Choice |
| 7 | Mikael Erlandsson | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 10,581 | — | 7 | Out |
| 8 | Afro-dite | "Aqua Playa" | 51,974 | 51,378 | 2 | Final |
Viewers' Choice
The Viewers' Choice round took place on 9 March 2003 at the SVT Broadcasting House in Stockholm. 2,282,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 341,866 votes were cast, with a total of Template:Currency collected for Script error: No such module "Lang".. The show was hosted by Marianne Rundström and Rickard Olsson.[10]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Méndez | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 33,315 | 5 | Out |
| 2 | Markus Landgren | "Television" | 21,763 | 7 | Out |
| 3 | Brandsta City Släckers | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 44,191 | 3 | Out |
| 4 | Alcazar | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | 102,240 | 1 | Final |
| 5 | Liverpool | "Love Is All" | 28,060 | 6 | Out |
| 6 | Style | "Stay the Night" | 21,490 | 8 | Out |
| 7 | Bubbles | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | 55,596 | 2 | Final |
| 8 | Lina Hedlund | "Nothing Can Stop Me" | 35,211 | 4 | Out |
Final
The final took place on 15 March 2003 at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm. 3,813,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 1,230,751 votes were cast, with a total of Template:Currency collected for Script error: No such module "Lang".. The show was hosted by Mark Levengood and Jonas Gardell.[11]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Juries | Televote | Total | Place | |
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| 1 | Fame | "Give Me Your Love" | 108 | 229,753 | 132 | 240 | 1 |
| 2 | Jill Johnson | "Crazy in Love" | 100 | 116,440 | 22 | 122 | 4 |
| 3 | Östen med resten | "Maria" | 10 | 92,722 | 11 | 21 | 8 |
| 4 | Afro-dite | "Aqua Playa" | 48 | 59,520 | 0 | 48 | 7 |
| 5 | Sanna Nielsen | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 27 | 136,984 | 66 | 93 | 5 |
| 6 | Barbados | "Bye Bye" | 7 | 37,132 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Sarek | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 11 | 127,143 | 44 | 55 | 6 |
| 8 | Pernilla Wahlgren & Jan Johansen | "Let Your Spirit Fly" | 90 | 156,702 | 88 | 178 | 2 |
| 9 | Bubbles | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | 10 | 91,979 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Alcazar | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | 62 | 182,376 | 110 | 172 | 3 |
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| 1 | "Give Me Your Love" | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 108 |
| 2 | "Crazy in Love" | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 100 |
| 3 | "Maria" | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| 4 | "Aqua Playa" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 48 | |
| 5 | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 27 | |||||
| 6 | "Bye Bye" | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
| 7 | "Script error: No such module "Lang"." | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |||||||
| 8 | "Let Your Spirit Fly" | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 90 |
| 9 | "TKO (Knock You Out)" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| 10 | "Not a Sinner nor a Saint" | 10 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 62 | |
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Ratings
| Show | Air date | Viewers (millions) |
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| Heat 1 | Template:Dts | 2.977 | [6] |
| Heat 2 | Template:Dts | 3.180 | [7] |
| Heat 3 | Template:Dts | 2.914 | [8] |
| Heat 4 | Template:Dts | 3.047 | [9] |
| Viewers' Choice | Template:Dts | 2.282 | [10] |
| Final | Template:Dts | 3.813 | [11] |
See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 2003
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
References
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