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Melodifestivalen 2006
Dates
Heat 118 February 2006
Heat 225 February 2006
Heat 34 March 2006
Heat 411 March 2006
Second chance12 March 2006
Final18 March 2006
Host
Presenter(s)Heats and Final:
Lena Philipsson
Second chance:
Carin Hjulström-Livh
Henrik Johnsson
Participants
Number of entries32
Number of finalists10
Vote
Voting systemHeats and Second chance: 100% public vote
Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote
Winning song"Evighet" by Carola
2005 ← Melodifestivalen → 2007

Melodifestivalen 2006 was the 46th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a five-week period between 18 February and 18 March 2006. The winner of the competition was Carola with the song "Evighet". She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, with the English version of the song, "Invincible", where she came fifth with 170 points.[1]

Format[edit]

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.

Competition Schedule
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[edit]

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 "Lev livet!" Heat 2
BWO "Temple of Love" Heat 3
Rednex "Mama, Take Me Home" Heat 4

Competing entries[edit]

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Andreas Johnson "Sing for Me"
Anna Sahlene "This Woman"
Björn Kjellman "Älskar du livet"
BWO "Temple of Love"
Carola "Evighet"
  • Carola Häggkvist
  • Thomas G:son
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Henrik Wikström
Electric Banana Band "Kameleont"
Elysion [sv] "Golden Star"
Evan [sv] "Under Your Spell"
Gregor [sv] "Mi amor"
Günter and the Sunshine Girls "Like Fire Tonight"
Hannah Graaf "Naughty Boy"
Jessica Andersson "Kalla nätter"
Jessica Folcker "When Love's Comin' Back Again"
Kayo "Innan natten är över"
Kikki Danielsson "Idag & imorgon"
  • Thomas G:son
  • Calle Kindbom
Laila Adèle [sv] "Don't Try To Stop Me"
Linda Bengtzing "Jag ljuger så bra"
Magnus Bäcklund "The Name of Love"
Magnus Carlsson "Lev livet!"
Niclas Wahlgren [sv] "En droppe regn"
  • Ingela Forsman
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Henrik Wikström
Östen med Resten "Ge mig en kaka till kaffet" Thomas G:son
Pablo Cepeda [sv] "La chica de la copa"
Pandang [sv] "Kuddkrig"
Patrik Isaksson "Faller du så faller jag" Patrik Isaksson
Rednex "Mama, Take Me Home"
  • Matthews Green
  • Michael Clauss
Roger Pontare "Silverland"
Sandra Dahlberg "Jag tar det jag vill ha"
  • Johan Fransson
  • Niklas Edberger
  • Tim Larsson
  • Tobias Lundgren
  • Sandra Dahlberg
Simone Moreno [sv] "Aiayeh (The Music of the Samba)"
Sonya "Etymon"
  • Ingela Forsman
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Henrik Wikström
The Elephantz [sv] "Oh Yeah"
The Poodles "Night of Passion"
Velvet "Mi amore"

Contest overview[edit]

Heat 1[edit]

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 1,181,000 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[3]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Simone Moreno "Aiayeh (The Music of the Samba)" 6,688 — 6,688 8 Out
2 Electric Banana Band "Kameleont" 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 "Jag ljuger så bra" 49,506 56,658 106,164 2 Final
6 Pandang "Kuddkrig" 16,611 — 16,611 6 Out
7 Hannah Graaf "Naughty Boy" 14,230 — 14,230 7 Out
8 Andreas Johnson "Sing for Me" 56,354 61,323 117,677 1 Final

Heat 2[edit]

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 617,542 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[4]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Magnus Carlsson "Lev livet!" 31,115 49,610 80,765 1 Final
2 The Elephantz "Oh Yeah" 7,856 — 7,856 8 Out
3 Sonya "Etymon" 16,541 17,299 33,840 5 Out
4 Östen med Resten "Ge mig en kaka till kaffet" 13,617 — 13,617 6 Out
5 Pablo Cepeda "La chica de la copa" 12,630 — 12,630 7 Out
6 Kikki Danielsson "Idag & imorgon" 35,792 35,753 71,545 2 Final
7 Niclas Wahlgren "En droppe regn" 17,600 23,339 40,939 4 Second Chance
8 Velvet "Mi amore" 21,496 22,627 44,123 3 Second Chance

Heat 3[edit]

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 810,713 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[5]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 BWO "Temple of Love" 38,733 53,820 92,553 2 Final
2 Jessica Folcker "When Love's Comin' Back Again" 14,725 — 14,725 7 Out
3 Gregor "Mi amor" 6,801 — 6,801 8 Out
4 Jessica Andersson "Kalla nätter" 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 "Faller du så faller jag" 22,985 33,080 56,065 4 Second Chance
8 Kayo "Innan natten är över" 17,770 — 17,770 6 Out

Heat 4[edit]

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 1,475,132 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[6]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Roger Pontare "Silverland" 29,939 37,645 67,584 4 Second Chance
2 Laila Adèle "Don't Try To Stop Me" 17,851 — 17,851 7 Out
3 Günter and the Sunshine Girls "Like Fire Tonight" 20,767 — 20,767 6 Out
4 Sandra Dahlberg "Jag tar det jag vill ha" 26,462 34,769 61,231 5 Out
5 Evan "Under Your Spell" 13,600 — 13,600 8 Out
6 Rednex "Mama, Take Me Home" 37,104 50,418 87,522 3 Second Chance
7 Björn Kjellman "Älskar du livet" 40,574 53,000 93,574 2 Final
8 Carola "Evighet" 139,952 151,021 290,973 1 Final

Second chance[edit]

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 721,990 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[7]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Electric Banana Band "Kameleont" 14,961 — 14,961 6 Out
2 Magnus Bäcklund "The Name of Love" 35,823 53,582 89,405 2 Final
3 Niclas Wahlgren "En droppe regn" 10,584 — 10,584 8 Out
4 Velvet "Mi amore" 12,076 — 12,076 7 Out
5 Elysion "Golden Star" 25,947 33,583 59,530 5 Out
6 Patrik Isaksson "Faller du så faller jag" 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[edit]

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 3,271,259 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[8]

R/O Artist Song Juries Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Andreas Johnson "Sing for Me" 112 350,938 88 200 3
2 Björn Kjellman "Älskar du livet" 6 83,917 0 6 9
3 Linda Bengtzing "Jag ljuger så bra" 34 138,249 22 56 7
4 The Poodles "Night of Passion" 32 180,784 66 98 4
5 Magnus Carlsson "Lev livet!" 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
Detailed jury votes
R/O Song Total
1 "Sing for Me" 8 12 10 12 12 12 8 10 12 10 6 112
2 "Älskar du livet" 6 6
3 "Jag ljuger så bra" 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 "Lev livet!" 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
Jury spokesperson[8]

Ratings[edit]

Viewing figures by show
Show Air date Viewers
(millions) 		Ref.
Heat 1 18 February 2006 3.045 [3]
Heat 2 25 February 2006 2.320 [4]
Heat 3 4 March 2006 3.109 [5]
Heat 4 11 March 2006 3.645 [6]
Second chance 12 March 2006 2.140 [7]
Final 18 March 2006 4.242 [8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Final of Athens 2006 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2006 - Jokrar". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2006 - Deltävling 1: Leksand". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2006 - Deltävling 2: Karlstad". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2006 - Deltävling 3: Karlskrona". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2006 - Deltävling 4: Göteborg". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2006 - Andra chansen: Stockholm". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "Melodifestivalen 2006 - Final: Stockholm". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodifestivalen_2006

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