Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Sweden was the host of the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 thanks to Charlotte Nilsson's victory the previous year. Sveriges Television chose to hold the contest in Sweden's capital, Stockholm. They were represented by Roger Pontare with the song "When Spirits Are Calling My Name".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Melodifestivalen 2000 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 10 March 2000 | |||
| Selected entrant | Roger Pontare | |||
| Selected song | "When Spirits Are Calling My Name" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 88 points | |||
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Before Eurovision
Melodifestivalen 2000
- For the full results, see Melodifestivalen 2000.
The entry of the home country was chosen in Melodifestivalen 2000. 1,394 songs were submitted and 10 progressed to the final, which was one of the most seen TV shows ever in Sweden with 4 175 000 viewers. Just like last year, 11 juries combined with televotes selected the winner, which surprisingly was folk-inspired rock song "När vindarna viskar mitt namn". It was sung by Roger Pontare, who had also represented Sweden at the 1994 contest. The song was written and composed by Thomas Holmstrand, Linda Jansson and Peter Dahl.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place |
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| 1 | Guide | "Vi lever här, vi lever nu" | 53 | 44 | 97 | 5 |
| 2 | Balsam Boys | "Bara du och jag" | 43 | 11 | 54 | 7 |
| 3 | Barbados | "Se mig" | 58 | 88 | 146 | 2 |
| 4 | Avengers | "När filmen är slut" | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Tom Nordahl | "Alla änglar sjunger" | 32 | 0 | 32 | 9 |
| 6 | Roger Pontare | "När vindarna viskar mitt namn" | 95 | 132 | 227 | 1 |
| 7 | Javiera Muñoz | "Varje timma, var minut" | 73 | 66 | 139 | 4 |
| 8 | Midnight Band | "Tillsammans" | 58 | 0 | 58 | 6 |
| 9 | Hanna Hedlund | "Anropar försvunnen" | 25 | 22 | 47 | 8 |
| 10 | Friends | "När jag tänker på i morgon" | 36 | 110 | 146 | 2 |
At Eurovision
Roger performed his song in the 18th spot, and received much cheers from the home public. The song had been translated into English and was now called "When Spirits Are Calling My Name", and the stage performance featured Native American and Sami themes. Sweden finished 7th with 88 points (including 12 points from Turkey), which was enough to qualify them for the next contest as well.
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