Melodifestivalen 2005

**Semifinal 2**
Date:	19 February 2005
Presenter:	Henrik Schyffert, Erik Haag
Venue:	Cloetta Center, Linköping
Voting:	Telephone voting
Interval Act:	Svenne & Lotta
Viewing figures (approx):	3,150,000
Total number of televotes cast:	370,821
Qualifiers:	Du och jag mot världen performed by Fredrik Kempe & Sanna Nielsen, Higher Ground performed by Sanne Salomonsen
Second Chance:	Med hjärtats egna ord performed by Josefin Nilsson, "Roma" performed by Cameron Cartio

**Semifinal 1**
Date:	12 February 2005
Presenter:	Alexandra Pascalidou, Shan Atçi
Venue:	Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Voting:	Telephone voting
Interval Act:	Bosson, Jessica Andersson, Magnus Bäcklund, Glenn Borgkvist, Sara Löfgren
Viewing figures (approx):	3,170,000
Total number of televotes cast:	505,192
Qualifiers:	Att älska dig performed by Shirley Clamp, Ödet var min väg performed by Nordman
Second Chance:	Alcastar performed by Alcazar, Alla flickor performed by Linda Bengtzing

**Melodifestivalen 2005**
Date:	12 March 2005
Presenter:	Jill Johnson, Mark Levengood
Venue:	Globen
Director:	Sven Stojanovic
Viewing figures (approx):	4,055,000
Voting:	50/50 Jury, SMS and telephone voting
Total number of televotes cast:	1,519,997
Interval Acts:	Carola Häggkvist, After Dark, Jill Johnson, Henrik Schyffert, Erik Haag, Lena Philipsson
Winner:	Las Vegas performed by Martin Stenmarck
Winner's result at Eurovision:	19th

Melodifestivalen 2005 was the selection for the 45th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 44th 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 Gothenburg, Linköping, Skellefteå, Växjö and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. Nanne Grönvall's defeat was met with consternation by many people, who felt that a gap of over 150,000 votes should be enough for victory. There were even calls for SVT to scrap the jury system altogether and simply let the televotes decide the winner. For a comparison, it was noted that Grönvall had received more votes than Lena Philipsson, the popular 2004 winner. However, SVT said that there was nothing they could do about the result. Four finalists topped the Swedish charts. Alcazar and Alcastar got to number one the week before the final, Jimmy Jansson got to the number one some weeks after that with Vi kan gunga, Martin Stenmarck's winner Las Vegas hit the top spot the week after that, while Nanne Grönvall and Håll om mig topped the charts the week after that.

Semifinals

The semifinals for Melodifestivalen 2005 began on 12 February 2005. Ten songs from these semifinals qualified for the final on March 12, 2005. This was the fourth year that a semifinal format had been used for the competition.

Preselection

Artists that submitted songs

Kikki Danielsson, Sara Löfgren, Arvingarna, Sandra Dahlberg, Roger Pontare, Tommy Nilsson, Jessica Folcker, Grymlings, Freddie Wadling, Mikael Rickfors, Mats Ronander, Hasse Andersson & Kvinnaböske Band, Niclas Wahlgren, Pernilla Wahlgren, Linus Wahlgren, Lotta Engberg, Mathias Holmgren, Alex Falk, Johan Thorsell, Ingela 'Pling' Forsman, Lars 'Dille' Diedricsson, Peter Grönvall, Nanne Grönvall.

Semifinal 1

#	Artist	Song	Televotes		Total	Place	Results
#	Artist	Song	Round 1	Round 2	Total	Place	Results
1	Alcazar	Alcastar	35 976	43 010	78 986	3rd	Wildcard Second Chance
2	Cecilia Vennersten	Var mig nära	5 069	—	5 069	8th	Out
3	Papa Dee	My No.1	25 446	—	25 446	6th	Out
4	Linda Bengtzing	Alla flickor	33 338	44 503	77 841	4th	Second Chance
5	The Wallstones	Invisible People	32 355	40 205	72 560	5th	Out
6	Pay TV	Refrain, Refrain	10 792	—	10 792	7th	Out
7	Nordman	Ödet var min väg	36 103	49 381	85 484	2nd	Final
8	Shirley Clamp	Att älska dig	69 785	77 713	147 498	1st	Final

Semifinal 2

#	Artist	Song	Televotes		Total	Place	Results
#	Artist	Song	Round 1	Round 2	Total	Place	Results
1	Fredrik & Sanna	Du och jag mot världen	38 642	65 313	103 955	1st	Final
2	Camilla Brinck	Jenny	15 031	—	15 031	7th	Out
3	Group Avalon	Big Up	15 032	—	15 032	6th	Out
4	Arja Saijonmaa	Vad du än trodde så trodde du fel	14 118	—	14 118	8th	Out
5	Josefin Nilsson	Med hjärtats egna ord	18 354	28 316	46 670	3rd	Second Chance
6	Cameron Cartio	Roma	16 232	27 293	43 525	4th	Second Chance
7	Bodies Without Organs	Gone	16 508	25 796	42 304	5th	Out
8	Sanne Salomonsen	Higher Ground	36 118	53 193	89 311	2nd	Wildcard Final

Semifinal 3

**Semifinal 3**
Date:	26 February 2005
Presenter:	Johanna Westman, Markoolio
Venue:	Isstadion, Skellefteå
Voting:	Telephone voting
Interval Act:	Nina Inhammar, Kim Kärnfalk, Sofia Källgren, Roger Pontare, Brolle
Viewing figures (approx):	2,940,000
Total number of televotes cast:	458,201
Qualifiers:	Las Vegas performed by Martin Stenmarck, Vi kan gunga performed by Jimmy Jansson
Second Chance:	Nothing At All performed by LaGaylia, Wherever You Go performed by NaNa

#	Artist	Song	Televotes		Total	Place	Results
#	Artist	Song	Round 1	Round 2	Total	Place	Results
1	NaNa	Wherever You Go	25 053	38 891	63 944	3rd	Second Chance
2	Kwanzaa	Lovin' Your Feen	3 179	—	3 179	8th	Out
3	Jimmy Jansson	Vi kan gunga	52 485	62 845	115 330	2nd	Final
4	LaGaylia	Nothing At All	20 706	24 753	45 459	4th	Second Chance
5	Josef	Rain	23 410	24 597	48 007	5th	Out
6	Kee Marcello's K2 ft. Alannah Myles	We Got It All	11 712	—	11 712	7th	Wildcard Out
7	Jessica Folcker	Om natten	19 306	—	19 306	6th	Out
8	Martin Stenmarck	Las Vegas	76 508	73 538	150 046	1st	Final

Semifinal 4

**Semifinal 4**
Date:	5 March 2005
Presenter:	Kayo & Micke Leijnegard
Venue:	Tipshallen, Växjö
Voting:	Telephone voting
Interval Act:	Afro-dite, Britta Bergström, Jenny Pettersson, Dea Norberg, Johan Röhr, Martin Kagemark
Viewing figures (approx):	3,100,000
Total number of televotes cast:	413,082
Qualifiers:	Håll om mig performed by Nanne Grönvall, A Different Kind of Love performed by Caroline Wennergren
Second Chance:	Långt bortom tid och rum performed by Mathias Holmgren, As If Tomorrow Will Never Come performed by Katrina and the Nameless

#	Artist	Song	Televotes		Total	Place	Results
#	Artist	Song	Round 1	Round 2	Total	Place	Results
1	Anne-Lie Rydé	Så nära	19 043	25 124	44 167	5th	Out
2	B-Boys ft. Paul M	One Step Closer	16 820	—	16 820	6th	Out
3	Mathias Holmgren	Långt bortom tid och rum	21 337	28 775	50 112	4th	Second Chance
4	Rickard Engfors and Katarina	Ready For Me	9 774	—	9 774	8th	Out
5	Date	Hörde änglarna viska ditt namn	14 930	—	14 930	7th	Out
6	Nanne Grönvall	Håll om mig	53 726	67 876	121 602	1st	Wildcard Final
7	Caroline Wennergren	A Different Kind of Love	29 456	63 664	93 120	2nd	Final
8	Katrina and the Nameless	As If Tomorrow Will Never Come	30 632	30 763	61 125	3rd	Second Chance

Second Chance Round

**Second Chance Round**
Date:	6 March 2005
Presenters:	Annika Jankell
Venue:	Berns, Stockholm
Voting:	Telephone voting
Interval Act:	Norrlandsoperan Symphony Orchestra
Viewing figures (approx):	1,495,000
Total number of televotes cast:	442,790
Qualifiers:	Alcastar performed by Alcazar, Alla flickor performed by Linda Bengtzing

#	Artist	Song	Televotes		Total	Place	Results
#	Artist	Song	Round 1	Round 2	Total	Place	Results
1	Alcazar	Alcastar	47 762	63 533	111 925	1st	Final
2	Linda Bengtzing	Alla flickor	38 861	54 253	93 114	2nd	Final
3	Josefin Nilsson	Med hjärtats egna ord	20 537	—	20 537	7th	Out
4	Cameron Cartio	Roma	18 945	—	18 945	8th	Out
5	NaNa	Wherever You Go	28 510	38 254	66 764	4th	Out
6	LaGaylia	Nothing At All	27 547	53 126	80 673	3rd	Out
7	Mathias Holmgren	Långt bortom tid och rum	25 472	—	25 472	5th	Out
8	Katrina and the Nameless	As If Tomorrow Will Never Come	24 489	—	24 489	6th	Out

Results

#	Artist	Song	Songwriters	Votes			Place
#	Artist	Song	Songwriters	Jury	Public	Total	Place
1	Martin Stenmarck	Las Vegas	Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren	102	110	212	1st
2	Linda Bengtzing	Alla flickor	Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren	15	0	15	9th
3	Nordman	Ödet var min väg	Dan Attlerud, Mats Wester	4	11	15	9th
4	Shirley Clamp	Att älska dig	Sonja Aldén, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström, Shirley Clamp, Robert Olausson	86	44	130	4th
5	Sanne Salomonsen	Higher Ground	Jeanette Olsson, Moh Denebi, Henrik Janson	35	0	35	7th
6	Caroline Wennergren	A Different Kind of Love	Joacim Dubbelman, Martin Landh, Sam McCarthy	28	88	116	5th
7	Alcazar	Alcastar	Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren	69	66	135	3rd
8	Jimmy Jansson	Vi kan gunga	Niklas Edberger, Johan Fransson, Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren	27	22	49	6th
9	Fredrik Kempe & Sanna Nielsen	Du och jag mot världen	Fredrik Kempe, Bobby Ljunggren, Henrik Wikström	30	0	30	8th
10	Nanne Grönvall	Håll om mig	Nanne Grönvall, Ingela 'Pling' Forsman	77	132	209	2nd

Juries

Song	Luleå	Umeå	Sundsvall	Falun	Karlstad	Örebro	Norrköping	Gothenburg	Växjö	Malmö	Stockholm	Total
Las Vegas	12	12	6	4	12	12	12	8	10	8	6	102
Alla flickor	-	-	10	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	1	15
Ödet var min väg	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	4
Att älska dig	-	10	4	10	4	10	10	10	6	10	12	86
Higher Ground	1	1	1	2	6	-	4	6	4	6	4	35
A Different Kind of Love	4	4	8	-	2	8	2	-	-	-	-	28
Alcastar	8	8	2	6	10	2	8	1	12	2	10	69
Vi kan gunga	10	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	1	-	-	27
Du och jag mot världen	2	6	-	-	-	6	6	4	-	4	2	30
Håll om mig	6	2	12	12	-	4	1	12	8	12	8	77

Televotes

Song	Jury	No. of televotes (%)	Points	Total
Las Vegas	102	&&&+208.716 (13.7%)	110	212
Alla flickor	15	&&&&+95.532 (6.3%)	-	15
Ödet var min väg	4	&&&+111.684 (7.3%)	11	15
Att älska dig	86	&&&+153.923 (10.1%)	44	130
Higher Ground	35	&&&&+36.219 (2.4%)	-	35
A Different Kind of Love	28	&&&+204.040 (13.4%)	88	116
Alcastar	69	&&&+165.497 (10.9%)	66	135
Vi kan gunga	27	&&&+130.021 (8.6%)	22	49
Du och jag mot världen	30	&&&&+40.037 (2.6%)	-	30
Håll om mig	77	&&&+373.928 (24.6%)	132	209

Returning artists

Artist	Previous year(s)
Magnus Carlsson	2000, 2001, and 2002 with Barbados, 2003 with Alcazar
Andreas Lundstedt	1996, 1997, 2003 with Alcazar
Cecilia Vennersten	1995
Pay TV	2004
Fredrik Kempe
LaGaylia
Anne-Lie Rydé
Shirley Clamp	2003, 2004
Sanna Nielsen	2001, 2003
Arja Saijonmaa	1987
NaNa	2004 with E-Type
Mathias Holmgren	2003 with Barbados
Nanne Grönvall	1986 and 1987 with Sound of Music, 1996 with One More Time, 1998, 2003
Jimmy Jansson	2002 with Poets

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Footnotes

External links

Melodifestivalen at SVT's open archive
Poplight.se: Melodifestivalen 2005 (in Swedish)

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