Melodifestivalen 2008
Dates
Heat 19 February 2008
Heat 216 February 2008
Heat 323 February 2008
Heat 41 March 2008
Second chance8 March 2008
Final15 March 2008
Host
Presenter(s)Kristian Luuk
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"Hero" by Charlotte Perrelli
2007 ← Melodifestivalen → 2009

Melodifestivalen 2008 was the 48th edition of the Swedish music competition Melodifestivalen, which was organised by Sveriges Television (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 9 February and 15 March 2008. The winner of the competition was Charlotte Perrelli with the song "Hero", who represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, where she came eighteenth with 47 points.[1]

Format

Melodifestivalen 2008 included 32 songs split up into four heats with eight participants in each. The heats were held between 9 February and 1 March 2008 and at each, the two top placing songs went to the final, while the third and fourth place songs went to the Andra Chansen (Second Chance Round). At the second chance round, held on 8 March 2008, the eight songs paired off in two rounds with the two winners at the end of the night qualifying for the final. The final was held on 15 March 2008 and included the eight songs from the heats along with the two from the Andra Chansen to make ten songs in all.

Competition Schedule
Show Date City Venue
Heat 1 9 February 2008 Gothenburg Scandinavium
Heat 2 16 February 2008 Västerås ABB Arena
Heat 3 23 February 2008 Linköping Cloetta Center
Heat 4 1 March 2008 Karlskrona Telenor Arena
Second chance 8 March 2008 Kiruna Arena Arctica
Final 15 March 2008 Stockholm Stockholm Globe Arena

It was hosted by Kristian Luuk, who also hosted the 2007 event. Luuk was assisted by Björn Gustafsson and Nour El-Refai.[2]

Wildcards

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. The wildcards in 2008 were the following:[3]

Artist Song Heat
Amy Diamond "Thank You" Heat 1
Johnson & Häggkvist "One Love" Heat 2
Eskobar "Hallelujah New World" Heat 3
Niklas Strömstedt "För många ord om kärlek" Heat 4

Competing entries

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Ainbusk "Jag saknar dig ibland"
Alexander Schöld [sv] "Den första svalan"
Amy Diamond "Thank You"
  • Mathias Venge
  • Peter Wennerberg
  • Sandra Nordström
Andra generationen "Kebabpizza Slivovitza"
  • Mats Nilsson
  • Otis Sandsjö [sv]
  • Stevan Tomulevski
  • Teddy Paunkoski [sv]
  • Vlatko Ancevski
  • Vlatko Gicarevski
Brandur "Lullaby"
  • Henrik Wikström
  • Kristian Lagerström [sv]
BWO "Lay Your Love on Me"
Calaisa "If I Could"
  • Anna Törnqvist
  • Caisa Troedsson-Lundin
  • Jörgen Ringqvist [sv]
  • Lisa Troedsson-Lundin
  • Malin Törnqvist
  • Pontus Assarsson [sv]
Caracola "Smiling in Love"
  • Angelica Thelin
  • Henrik Bie [sv]
  • Magnus Lanner
  • Mattias Olsson
Charlotte Perrelli "Hero"
Christer Sjögren "I Love Europe"
Daniel Mitsogiannis [sv] "Pame" (Πάμε)
  • Fredrik Kempe
  • Henrik Wikström
E-Type & The Poodles "Line of Fire"
Eskobar "Hallelujah New World"
  • Daniel Bellqvist [sv]
  • Frederik Zäll [sv]
  • Robert Birming
Face-84 [sv] "Alla gamla X"
Frida feat. Headline "Upp o hoppa"
Fronda "Ingen mår så bra som jag"
  • Michael Clauss
  • Sebastian Fronda
  • Thomas Thörnholm [sv]
Johnson & Häggkvist "One Love"
  • Andreas Johnson
  • Carola Häggkvist
  • Peter Kvint [sv]
Lasse Lindh "Du behöver aldrig mer vara rädd" Lasse Lindh
Linda Bengtzing "Hur svårt kan det va?"
  • Johan Fransson [sv]
  • Tim Larsson [sv]
  • Tobias Lundgren [sv]
Michael Michailoff [sv] "That's Love"
  • Joakim Övrenius [sv]
  • Michael Michailoff
  • Patric Jonsson
Mickey Huskić [sv] "Izdajice" Mickey Huskić
Niklas Strömstedt "För många ord om kärlek" Niklas Strömstedt
Nordman "I lågornas sken"
  • Lina Eriksson [sv]
  • Mårten Eriksson [sv]
Ola "Love in Stereo"
Patrik Isaksson & Bandet "Under mitt tunna skinn" Patrik Isaksson
Rongedal [sv] "Just a Minute"
  • Amir Aly
  • Henrik Rongedal [sv]
  • Henrik Wikström
  • Magnus Rongedal [sv]
Sanna Nielsen "Empty Room"
Sibel "That Is Where I'll Go" Christian Antblad
Suzzie Tapper [sv] "Visst finns mirakel"
  • Amir Aly
  • Bobby Ljunggren
  • Maciel Numhauser [sv]
  • Robin Abrahamsson [sv]
  • Suzzie Tapper
The Nicole [sv] "Razborka"
  • Nicole Fuentes
  • Stefan Åberg
  • Tord Bäckström
Thérèse Andersson [sv] "When You Need Me"
  • Jonas Sjöström [sv]
  • Malin Eriksson [sv]
  • Pontus Hagberg [sv]
Velvet "Déjà vu"

Contest overview

Heat 1

The first heat took place on 9 February 2008 at the Scandinavium in Gothenburg. 3,241,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 600,804 votes were cast, with a total of 1,383,453 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[4]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 E-Type & The Poodles "Line of Fire" 46,333 56,105 102,438 3 Second chance
2 Face-84 "Alla gamla X" 13,626 — 13,626 8 Out
3 Velvet "Déjà vu" 25,451 31,047 56,498 5 Out
4 Brandur "Lullaby" 18,727 — 18,727 7 Out
5 Michael Michailoff "That's Love" 23,198 — 23,198 6 Out
6 Amy Diamond "Thank You" 79,075 96,508 175,583 1 Final
7 Suzzie Tapper "Visst finns mirakel" 24,469 32,130 56,599 4 Second chance
8 Christer Sjögren "I Love Europe" 71,396 81,471 152,867 2 Final

Heat 2

The second heat took place on 16 February 2008 at the ABB Arena in Västerås. 3,341,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 752,537 votes were cast, with a total of 1,645,915 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[5]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Ola "Love in Stereo" 39,972 52,615 92,587 4 Second chance
2 Lasse Lindh "Du behöver aldrig mer vara rädd" 15,396 — 15,396 6 Out
3 The Nicole "Razborka" 6,121 — 6,121 8 Out
4 Alexander Schöld "Den första svalan" 13,352 — 13,352 7 Out
5 Rongedal "Just a Minute" 68,121 94,101 162,222 2 Final
6 Sanna Nielsen "Empty Room" 102,390 126,356 228,746 1 Final
7 Andra generationen "Kebabpizza Slivovitza" 33,011 43,509 76,520 5 Out
8 Johnson & Häggkvist "One Love" 77,778 79,106 156,884 3 Second chance

Heat 3

The third heat took place on 23 February 2008 at the Cloetta Center in Linköping. 3,110,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 437,744 votes were cast, with a total of 1,129,905 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[6]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 BWO "Lay Your Love on Me" 58,136 82,381 140,517 1 Final
2 Mickey Huskić "Izdajice" 11,721 — 11,721 7 Out
3 Frida feat. Headline "Upp o hoppa" 27,675 40,852 68,527 2 Final
4 Thérèse Andersson "When You Need Me" 25,034 33,849 58,883 4 Second chance
5 Patrik Isaksson & Bandet "Under mitt tunna skinn" 26,056 33,808 59,864 5 Out
6 Caracola "Smiling in Love" 31,652 35,491 67,143 3 Second chance
7 Ainbusk "Jag saknar dig ibland" 18,249 — 18,249 6 Out
8 Eskobar "Hallelujah New World" 11,672 — 11,672 8 Out

Heat 4

The fourth heat took place on 1 March 2008 at the Telenor Arena in Karlskrona. 3,410,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 701,978 votes were cast, with a total of 1,606,560 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[7]

R/O Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Niklas Strömstedt "För många ord om kärlek" 13,067 — 13,067 8 Out
2 Calaisa "If I Could" 30,124 47,846 77,970 5 Out
3 Daniel Mitsogiannis "Pame" (Πάμε) 20,432 — 20,432 7 Out
4 Linda Bengtzing "Hur svårt kan det va?" 53,813 70,571 124,384 2 Final
5 Nordman "I lågornas sken" 39,019 58,673 97,782 4 Second chance
6 Sibel "That Is Where I'll Go" 46,289 59,030 105,319 3 Second chance
7 Fronda "Ingen mår så bra som jag" 25,234 — 25,234 6 Out
8 Charlotte Perrelli "Hero" 98,666 137,738 236,404 1 Final

Second chance

The second chance round took place on 8 March 2008 at the Arena Arctica in Kiruna. 3,090,000 viewers watched the show live. A total of 1,464,019 votes were cast.[8]

Round 1
Duel R/O Artist Song Votes Result
I 1 E-Type & The Poodles "Line of Fire" 87,002 Out
2 Sibel "That Is Where I'll Go" 103,077 Round 2
II 1 Ola "Love in Stereo" 78,477 Round 2
2 Caracola "Smiling in Love" 51,038 Out
III 1 Johnson & Häggkvist "One Love" 202,353 Out
2 Nordman "I lågornas sken" 316,118 Round 2
IV 1 Thérèse Andersson "When You Need Me" 57,335 Out
2 Suzzie Tapper "Visst finns mirakel" 73,120 Round 2
Round 2
Duel R/O Artist Song Votes Result
I 1 Sibel "That Is Where I'll Go" 137,065 Final
2 Ola "Love in Stereo" 103,624 Out
II 1 Nordman "I lågornas sken" 166,735 Final
2 Suzzie Tapper "Visst finns mirakel" 88,075 Out

Final

The final took place on 15 March 2008 at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Stockholm. 4,046,000 viewers watched the heat live. A total of 2,410,220 votes were cast, with a total of 4,521,176 SEK collected for Radiohjälpen.[9]

R/O Artist Song Juries Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Charlotte Perrelli "Hero" 114 397,907 110 224 1
2 Sibel "That Is Where I'll Go" 39 120,587 0 39 7
3 Rongedal "Just a Minute" 76 273,521 66 142 4
4 Linda Bengtzing "Hur svårt kan det va?" 64 115,321 0 64 5
5 Christer Sjögren "I Love Europe" 1 228,674 22 23 9
6 Amy Diamond "Thank You" 25 188,872 11 36 8
7 Sanna Nielsen "Empty Room" 74 449,419 132 206 2
8 Nordman "I lågornas sken" 4 233,467 44 48 6
9 Frida feat. Headline "Upp o hoppa" 6 81,691 0 6 10
10 BWO "Lay Your Love on Me" 70 320,741 88 158 3
Detailed jury votes
R/O Song Total
1 "Hero" 12 12 12 12 12 4 6 12 10 10 12 114
2 "That Is Where I'll Go" 1 2 4 2 2 2 4 8 1 12 1 39
3 "Just a Minute" 8 4 6 8 6 10 12 10 2 10 76
4 "Hur svårt kan det va?" 6 8 10 6 4 8 4 4 8 6 64
5 "I Love Europe" 1 1
6 "Thank You" 2 1 1 1 1 10 1 6 2 25
7 "Empty Room" 10 6 8 4 10 6 6 12 4 8 74
8 "I lågornas sken" 1 2 1 4
9 "Upp o hoppa" 6 6
10 "Lay Your Love on Me" 4 10 2 10 8 12 8 2 8 2 4 70
Jury spokespersons[9]

Ratings

Viewing figures by show
Show Air date Viewers
(millions) 		Ref.
Heat 1 9 February 2008 3.241 [4]
Heat 2 16 February 2008 3.341 [5]
Heat 3 23 February 2008 3.110 [6]
Heat 4 1 March 2008 3.410 [7]
Second chance 8 March 2008 3.090 [8]
Final 15 March 2008 4.046 [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Final of Belgrade 2008 - Eurovision Song Contest". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2008 - Genomförande". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Melodifestivalen 2008 - Jokrar". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2008 - Deltävling 1: Göteborg". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2008 - Deltävling 2: Västerås". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2008 - Deltävling 3: Linköping". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2008 - Deltävling 4: Karlskrona". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Melodifestivalen 2008 - Andra chansen: Kiruna". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "Melodifestivalen 2008 - Final: Stockholm". Mellopedia (in Swedish). SVT. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

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