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| Melodifestivalen 2006 | |
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| Dates | |
| Heat 1 | 18 February 2006 |
| Heat 2 | 25 February 2006 |
| Heat 3 | 4 March 2006 |
| Heat 4 | 11 March 2006 |
| Second chance | 12 March 2006 |
| Final | 18 March 2006 |
| Host | |
| Presenter(s) | Heats and Final: Lena Philipsson Second chance: Carin Hjulström-Livh Henrik Johnsson |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 32 |
| Number of finalists | 10 |
| Vote | |
| Voting system | Heats and Second chance: 100% public vote Final: 50% public vote, 50% jury vote |
| Winning song | "Evighet" by Carola |
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
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 | "Lev livet!" | Heat 2 |
| BWO | "Temple of Love" | Heat 3 |
| Rednex | "Mama, Take Me Home" | Heat 4 |
Competing entries
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Johnson | "Sing for Me" |
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| Anna Sahlene | "This Woman" |
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| Björn Kjellman | "Älskar du livet" | |
| BWO | "Temple of Love" | |
| Carola | "Evighet" |
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| Electric Banana Band | "Kameleont" | |
| Elysion | "Golden Star" |
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| Evan | "Under Your Spell" |
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| Gregor | "Mi amor" |
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| Günter and the Sunshine Girls | "Like Fire Tonight" | |
| Hannah Graaf | "Naughty Boy" |
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| Jessica Andersson | "Kalla nätter" |
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| Jessica Folcker | "When Love's Comin' Back Again" |
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| Kayo | "Innan natten är över" |
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| Kikki Danielsson | "Idag & imorgon" |
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| Laila Adèle | "Don't Try To Stop Me" |
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| Linda Bengtzing | "Jag ljuger så bra" | |
| Magnus Bäcklund | "The Name of Love" | |
| Magnus Carlsson | "Lev livet!" | |
| Niclas Wahlgren | "En droppe regn" |
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| Östen med Resten | "Ge mig en kaka till kaffet" | Thomas G:son |
| Pablo Cepeda | "La chica de la copa" |
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| Pandang | "Kuddkrig" |
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| Patrik Isaksson | "Faller du så faller jag" | Patrik Isaksson |
| Rednex | "Mama, Take Me Home" |
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| Roger Pontare | "Silverland" |
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| Sandra Dahlberg | "Jag tar det jag vill ha" |
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| Simone Moreno | "Aiayeh (The Music of the Samba)" |
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| Sonya | "Etymon" |
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| The Elephantz | "Oh Yeah" |
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| The Poodles | "Night of Passion" |
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| Velvet | "Mi amore" |
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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 SEK 1,181,000 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
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 SEK 617,542 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
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 SEK 810,713 collected for Radiohjälpen.[5]