Melodifestivalen 2013
Dates
Heat 12 February 2013
Heat 29 February 2013
Heat 316 February 2013
Heat 423 February 2013
Second chance2 March 2013
Final9 March 2013
Host
VenueFriends Arena
Solna, Sweden
Presenter(s)Gina Dirawi
Danny Saucedo
Directed byDaniel Jelinek
Mikael Olander
Websitesvt.se/melodifestivalen/ Edit this at Wikidata
Participants
Number of entries32: 8 in each heat; 10 in the final (2 from each heat, 2 from the Second Chance round)
Vote
Voting system50% Jury, 50% SMS and telephone voting in the final.
100% SMS and telephone voting in the heats and Second Chance round.
Winning song"You" by Robin Stjernberg
2012 ← Melodifestivalen → 2014

Melodifestivalen 2013 was the Swedish music competition that selected the 53rd Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Robin Stjernberg's song "You" won the final, and became the first Second Chance song to win the Melodifestivalen final.

The final took place at the Friends Arena on 9 March 2013.[1] For the twelfth consecutive year, the competition consisted of four heats, a "second chance" round, and a final. A total of 32 competing entries were divided into four heats, with eight compositions in each.[2] From each heat, the songs that earned first and second place went directly to the final, while the songs that were placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance heat. The bottom four songs in each heat were eliminated from the competition. This year the selection process for the 32 songs was slightly modified from the previous year by removing the web wildcard round and allowing the selection panel to decide on the finalist in the newcomer block of submissions. In addition, the winning artist of Svensktoppen nästa, a music competition organized by Sveriges Radio P4, automatically qualified to submit an entry for Melodifestivalen.[3] Further changes included modification to the Second Chance round that removed one tier of duels.[4]

Format

Melodifestivalen 2013 was the twelfth consecutive year in which the competition took place in different cities across Sweden. The four heats were held in Karlskrona (2 February), Gothenburg (9 February), Skellefteå (16 February) and Malmö (23 February). The second chance round was held in Karlstad on 2 March while the final in Solna was held on 9 March. The final evening of the competition migrated to the newly built Friends Arena and for the first time since the creation of the current format, it did not take place at the Ericsson Globe.

In the heats, the winners were decided by the telephone and SMS votes of the viewers where the two entries with the most votes went directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries competed for another chance to get to the final in the Second Chance round. Of the eight songs that qualified to the Second Chance round, only two progressed to the final to complete the line-up of 10 finalists.

Schedule

Date City Venue Capacity Heat
2 February Karlskrona Telenor Arena 4,000 Heat 1
9 February Gothenburg Scandinavium 14,000 Heat 2
16 February Skellefteå Skellefteå Kraft Arena 6,000 Heat 3
23 February Malmö Malmö Arena 15,500 Heat 4
2 March Karlstad Löfbergs Lila Arena 10,600 Second chance
(Andra chansen)
9 March Solna Friends Arena 27,000 Final

Heats

The four heats were held in Karlskrona, Gothenburg, Skellefteå and Malmö. A selection panel consisting of seven men and eight women ages 17–46 selected the finalists out of 2549 total submissions (1902 for the regular contest and 647 for the newcomer selection).

In 2012, Sveriges Radio announced that they would award a wildcard to the artist that wins Svensktoppen nästa, a music competition organized by Sveriges Radio P4, the following year.[5] While all of the artists competing in this competition already had songs, the competition was scheduled to take place on 26 August 2012, which was before the 1 September 2012 cut off date for both Melodifestivalen and the Eurovision Song Contest. Therefore, the winning artist was required to submit a new song that would then be given a wildcard to compete in the competition. Terese Fredenwall ultimately won the competition and on 19 October, SVT announced that she would compete in Melodifestivalen with the song "Breaking the Silence".[6][7]

For Melodifestivalen 2013, SVT decided to discontinue the Web Wildcard competition that was previously held between 2010 and 2012. Instead, an open selection was still held for unpublished and new artists to submit their entries, however, the selection panel that evaluates submissions for the regular contest would also evaluate these entries and select one which would receive a wildcard. On 17 October 2012, SVT announced that the song "Island" performed by Elin Petersson had been selected and would receive the wildcard.[8]

On 19 November 2012, the first of two press conference was held to present the artists, songs, and composers for the competing entries in the first and second heats.[9] Sandra Bjurman and Stefan Örn, two of the composers who wrote "Running Scared", the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, were among the names.[9]

On 26 November 2012, the second press conference was held to complete the line-up and present the remaining entries that would compete in the third and fourth heats.[10] Peter Boström and Thomas G:son, the composers of "Euphoria", the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, both had several songs among the 32 entries.[10]

On 3 January 2013, SVT announced the running order for each heat.[11]

Heat 1

The first heat was held on 2 February 2013 in Telenor Arena, Karlskrona. "Skyline" performed by David Lindgren and "Heartbreak Hotel" performed by Yohio qualified to the final, while the songs "Burning Flags" performed by Cookies 'N' Beans and "Vi kommer aldrig att förlora" performed by Eric Gadd qualified to the second chance round.[12]

Draw Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 David Lindgren "Skyline" Fernando Fuentes, Henrik Nordenback, Christian Fast 37,392 28,724 66,116 2 Final
2 Cookies 'N' Beans "Burning Flags" Fredrik Kempe 16,246 14,193 30,439 3 Second Chance
3 Jay-Jay Johanson "Paris" Jay-Jay Johanson 5,526 — 5,526 8 Out
4 Mary N'diaye "Gosa" (Cuddle) Johan Åsgärde, Mattias Frändå, Mary N’diaye 12,997 10,439 23,436 5 Out
5 Eric Gadd "Vi kommer aldrig att förlora" (We'll Never Lose) Eric Gadd, Thomas Stenström (tm), Jacob Olofsson 12,881 14,047 26,928 4 Second Chance
6 Yohio "Heartbreak Hotel" Johan Fransson, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson, Henrik Göranson, Yohio 76,905 78,211 155,116 1 Final
7 Anna Järvinen "Porslin" (Porcelain) Björn Olsson, Martin Elisson 8,689 — 8,689 7 Out
8 Michael Feiner & Caisa "We're Still Kids" Michael Feiner, Caisa Ahlroth 12,098 — 12,098 6 Out

Heat 2

The second heat was held on 9 February 2013 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg. "Copacabanana" performed by Sean Banan and "Only the Dead Fish Follow the Stream" performed by Louise Hoffsten qualified to the final, while the songs "Begging" performed by Anton Ewald and "Hello Goodbye" performed by Erik Segerstedt and Tone Damli qualified to the second chance round.[13]

Draw Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Anton Ewald "Begging" Fredrik Kempe, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad 33,436 37,049 70,516 3 Second Chance
2 Felicia Olsson "Make Me No 1" Henrik Wikström, Ingela "Pling" Forsman, Amir Aly, Maria Haukaas Mittet 19,559 35,490 55,049 5 Out
3 Joacim Cans "Annelie" Joacim Cans 7,069 — 7,069 8 Out
4 Swedish House Wives "On Top of the World" Peter Boström, Thomas G:son 17,172 — 17,172 6 Out
5 Erik Segerstedt & Tone Damli "Hello Goodbye" Robin Fredriksson, Mattias Larsson, Måns Zelmerlöw 30,295 40,107 70,402 4 Second Chance
6 Louise Hoffsten "Only the Dead Fish Follow the Stream" Louise Hoffsten, Sandra Bjurman, Stefan Örn 33,074 50,947 84,021 2 Final
7 Rikard Wolff "En förlorad sommar" (A Lost Summer) Tomas Andersson Wij 7,785 — 7,785 7 Out
8 Sean Banan "Copacabanana" Ola Lindholm, Sean Samadi (Sean Banan), Hans Blomberg, Joakim Larsson 79,428 64,314 143,724 1 Final

Heat 3

The third heat was held on 16 February 2013 in Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå."Falling" performed by State of Drama and "En riktig jävla schlager" performed by Ravaillacz qualified to the final, while the songs "In and Out of Love" performed by Martin Rolinski and "Hon har inte" performed by Caroline af Ugglas qualified to the second chance round.[14]

Draw Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Eddie Razaz "Alibi" Thomas G:son, Peter Boström 19,476 — 19,476 6 Out
2 Elin Petersson "Island" Elin Petersson 7,494 — 7,494 8 Out
3 Ravaillacz "En riktig jävla schlager" (A Proper Damn Schlager) Kjell Jennstig, Leif Goldkuhl, Henrik Dorsin 52,275 57,980 111,255 1 Final
4 Amanda Fondell "Dumb" Freja Blomberg, Fredrik Samsson 18,488 — 18,488 7 Out
5 Martin Rolinski "In and Out of Love" Thomas G:son, Andreas Rickstrand 29,246 41,780 71,026 3 Second Chance
6 Caroline af Ugglas "Hon har inte" (She Hasn't) Caroline af Ugglas, Heinz Liljedahl 29,450 29,114 58,594 4 Second Chance
7 State of Drama "Falling" Göran Werner, Sebastian Hallifax, Emil Gullhamn, James Hallifax 40,803 39,256 80,059 2 Final
8 Janet Leon "Heartstrings" Fredrik Kempe, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad 22,348 27,903 50,251 5 Out

Heat 4

The fourth heat was held on 23 February 2013 in Malmö Arena, Malmö."Tell the World I'm Here" performed by Ulrik Munther and "Bed on Fire" performed by Ralf Gyllenhammar qualified to the final, while the songs "You" performed by Robin Stjernberg and "Jalla Dansa Sawa" performed by Behrang Miri qualified to the second chance round.[15]

Draw Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s) Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Army of Lovers "Rockin’ the Ride" Alexander Bard, Henrik Wikström, Per QX, Andreas Öhrn, Jean-Pierre Barda 16,687 — 16,867 6 Out
2 Lucia Piñera "Must Be Love" Peter Kvint, Jonas Myrin 9,219 — 9,219 8 Out
3 Robin Stjernberg "You" Robin Stjernberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Joakim Harestad Haukaas 34,562 43,204 77,766 3 Second Chance
4 Sylvia Vrethammar "Trivialitet" (Triviality) Thomas G:son, Calle Kindbom, Mats Tärnfors 13,609 — 13,609 7 Out
5 Ralf Gyllenhammar "Bed on Fire" Ralf Gyllenhammar, David Wilhelmsson 43,609 49,616 93,225 2 Final
6 Behrang Miri "Jalla Dansa Sawa" (Come On And Dance) Behrang Miri, Anderz Wrethov, Firas Razak Tuma, Tacfarinas Yamoun 31,761 38,459 70,220 4 Second Chance
7 Terese Fredenwall "Breaking the Silence" Terese Fredenwall (music and lyric), Simon Petrén (music) 25,163 32,329 57,492 5 Out
8 Ulrik Munther "Tell the World I'm Here" Thomas G:son, Peter Boström, Ulrik Munther 70,204 58,160 128,364 1 Final

Second Chance

The Andra Chansen (Second Chance) round was held on 2 March in Löfbergs Lila Arena, Karlstad.

The format for the Second Chance round underwent changes from the tournament concept introduced in 2007.[4] The first round where the eight songs are paired into duels was removed in favour of two basic rounds of voting where all eight songs will compete against each other. All eight songs were performed one after the other in a producer determined draw like the preceding heats. After the first voting round, the top five compositions advanced and the bottom three were eliminated. The second round of voting narrowed the field down to the top four, eliminating the song that achieved fifth place. After the top four have been determined, the song that received the most votes in the previous voting rounds and the song that came in fourth were paired in a duel. The songs that came second and third were paired in another duel. The winning songs of these two duels progressed to the final. "Begging" performed by Anton Ewald and "You" performed by Robin Stjernberg qualified to the final.[16]

First Round

Draw Artist Song Votes Place Result
Round 1 Round 2 Total
1 Robin Stjernberg "You" 58,025 35,535 93,560 2 Second Round
2 Eric Gadd "Vi kommer aldrig att förlora" 14,164 — 14,164 8 Out
3 Caroline af Ugglas "Hon har inte" 35,234 — 35,234 6 Out
4 Behrang Miri "Jalla Dansa Sawa" 56,165 29,618 85,734 4 Second Round
5 Erik Segerstedt & Tone Damli "Hello Goodbye" 42,425 28,098 70,523 5 Out
6 Anton Ewald "Begging" 66,965 31,696 98,661 1 Second Round
7 Cookies 'N' Beans "Burning Flags" 25,826 — 25,826 7 Out
8 Martin Rolinski "In and Out of Love" 51,997 35,787 87,764 3 Second Round

Second Round

Duel Draw Artist Song Votes Result
I 1 Behrang Miri "Jalla Dansa Sawa" 82,896 Out
2 Anton Ewald "Begging" 105,890 Final
II 1 Robin Stjernberg "You" 98,105 Final
2 Martin Rolinski "In and Out of Love" 95,930 Out

Final

The final of Melodifestivalen 2013 took place on 9 March 2013 at the Friends Arena in Solna. The 10 songs that qualified for the finals had either achieved being the top two in their respective heat, or having qualified from the Second Chance round.

The winner was selected by a combination of public votes and 11 international jury groups.[17] The public and the jury each had a total of 473 points to award. Each jury group awarded points as follows: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 points. The public vote was based on the percentage of votes each song had achieved. For example, if a song gained 10% of the public vote, then that entry would be awarded 10% of 473 points rounded to the nearest integer. In the event of a tie, the public vote would overrule the jury. Robin Stjernberg was the winner with the song "You" after gaining the most points overall from the jury groups and achieving the second highest number of votes from the viewers.[18]

Draw Artist Song Juries Televote/SMS/App Total Place
Votes Percentage Points
1 Ulrik Munther "Tell the World I'm Here" 82 154,334 9.4% 44 126 3
2 David Lindgren "Skyline" 57 42,896 2.6% 12 69 8
3 State of Drama "Falling" 50 61,462 3.7% 18 68 9
4 Anton Ewald "Begging" 49 206,131 12.5% 59 108 4
5 Louise Hoffsten "Only the Dead Fish Follow the Stream" 36 171,202 10.4% 49 85 5
6 Ralf Gyllenhammar "Bed on Fire" 33 140,398 8.5% 40 73 7
7 Ravaillacz "En riktig jävla schlager" 8 110,736 6.7% 32 40 10
8 Sean Banan "Copacabanana" 37 142,288 8.7% 41 78 6
9 Robin Stjernberg "You" 91 259,101 15.8% 75 166 1
10 Yohio "Heartbreak Hotel" 30 356,080 21.7% 103 133 2
Detailed International Jury Votes
Draw Song Cyprus Spain Italy Iceland Malta Ukraine Israel France United Kingdom Croatia Germany Total
1 "Tell the World I'm Here" 6 6 12 8 6 2 12 12 8 10 82
2 "Skyline" 4 4 2 12 6 8 8 1 12 57
3 "Falling" 10 4 4 2 8 10 1 6 4 1 50
4 "Begging" 8 10 10 1 2 4 10 4 49
5 "Only the Dead Fish Follow the Stream" 2 12 6 4 6 6 36
6 "Bed on Fire" 1 6 12 6 8 33
7 "En riktig jävla schlager" 2 1 2 1 2 8
8 "Copacabanana" 12 8 1 4 10 2 37
9 "You" 1 8 10 12 8 10 12 10 12 8 91
10 "Heartbreak Hotel" 10 1 2 4 4 1 2 6 30

Jury Spokespersons

The spokespersons that read the jury votes were:[19][20]

Ratings

Show Date Viewers[21] Votes
(Telephone/SMS)
heat 1 2 February 2013 3,605,000[22] 329,695[23]
heat 2 9 February 2013 3,705,000[24] 458,516[25]
heat 3 16 February 2013 3,552,000[26] 419,319[27]
heat 4 23 February 2013 3,556,000[28] 469,106[29]
Second Chance 2 March 2013 3,248,000[30] 900,898[31]
Final 9 March 2013 4,130,000[32] 1,644,628[33]

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