- Melodifestivalen 2002
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Melodifestivalen 2002 Final: 1 March 2002 Presenters: Kristin Kaspersen, Claes Åkesson Venue: Globen Director: Marius Bratten Viewing figures (approx): 3,720,000 Voting: 50/50 Jury and telephone voting Total number of televotes cast: 926,318 Winner: Never Let It Go performed by Afro-Dite Winner's result at Eurovision: 8th Melodifestivalen 2002 was the selection for the 42nd song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 41st time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Växjö, Norrköping, Sundsvall, Falun and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. The introduction of the semifinals and the allowance of songs in English resulted in a marked increase in voters.
Contents
Semifinals
- Main article: Melodifestivalen 2002 semifinals
Results
# Artist Song Songwriters Votes Place Jury Public Total 1 Afro-Dite Never Let It Go Marcos Ubeda 116 132 248 1st 2 Brandsta City Släckers Kom och ta mig Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson 0 88 88 5th 3 Javiera Muñoz No hay nada más Lars "Dille" Diedricson, Javiera Muñoz, Marcos Ubeda 71 - 71 6th 4 Barbados Världen utanför Thomas G:son, Calle Kindbom 46 44 90 4th 5 Hanna Hedlund & Lina Hedlund Big Time Party Lotta Ahlin, Tommy Lydell 43 - 43 9th 6 Östen med Resten Hon kommer med solsken Larry Forsberg, Sven-Inge Sjöberg, Lennart Wastesson 11 22 33 10th 7 Friends The One That You Need Pontus Assarson, Henrik Sethsson 46 - 46 8th 8 Kikki, Bettan & Lotta Vem é dé du vill ha Thomas G:son 34 66 100 3rd 9 Jan Johansen Sista andetaget Thomas Thörnholm, Dan Attlerud 54 11 65 7th 10 Mendez Adrenaline Robert Wåtz, Rasmus Lindwall, Leopoldo Mendez, Patrik Henzel, Pablo Cepada 52 110 162 2nd Voting
Juries
Song Luleå Umeå Sundsvall Falun Karlstad Örebro Norrköping Gothenburg Växjö Malmö Stockholm Total Never Let It Go 12 8 6 12 12 12 12 12 8 10 12 116 Kom och ta mig - - - - - - - - - - - 0 No hay nada más 8 - 2 1 4 10 10 10 10 12 4 71 Världen utanför - 12 - - 8 6 8 - 6 - 6 46 Big Time Party 10 6 10 2 2 - 1 6 2 4 - 43 Hon kommer med solsken 4 - 4 - 1 1 - - - - 1 11 The One That You Need 6 10 1 6 - 8 4 8 - 1 2 46 Vem é dé du vill ha - 4 - 10 - - - 2 4 6 8 34 Sista andetaget 1 2 8 8 6 2 2 1 12 2 10 54 Adrenaline 2 1 12 4 10 4 6 4 1 8 - 52 Televotes
Song Jury No. of televotes Points Total Never Let It Go 116 162.612 (17.5%) 132 248 Kom och ta mig 0 147.700 (15.9%) 88 88 No hay nada más 71 39.978 (4.3%) - 71 Världen utanför 46 94.770 (10.2%) 44 90 Big Time Party 43 19.226 (2.1%) - 43 Hon kommer med solsken 11 59.149 (6.4%) 22 33 The One That You Need 46 58.634 (6.3%) - 46 Vem é dé du vill ha 34 136.175 (14.7%) 66 100 Sista andetaget 54 58.668 (6.3%) 11 65 Adrenaline 52 149.406 (16.1%) 110 162 Returning artists
Artist Previous year(s) Tom Nordahl 2000 Javiera Muñoz Hanna Hedlund Barbados 2000, 2001 Friends Ann-Louise Hanson 1963, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1973 and 1974 with Glenmarks, 1975 with Glemarks and Hadar Kronberg, 1982, 1983 with John Ballard Towe Jaarnek 1991 Date 2001 Arvingarna 1993, 1995, 1999 Sylvia Vrethammar 1971 with Family Four, 1972, 1974 with Göran Fristorp Kikki Danielsson 1978 with Wizex, 1980, 1981, 1982 with Chips, 1983, 1985, 1992 Elisabeth Andreassen 1981, 1982 with Chips, 1984, 1990 Lotta Engberg 1984 with Göran Folkestad, 1987, 1988 with Triple & Touch, 1990, 1996 Jan Johansen 1995, 2001 See also
- Eurovision Song Contest 2002
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
External links
- ESCSweden.com (in Swedish)
- Information site about Melodifestivalen
- Eurovision Song Contest National Finals
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