Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Leksand, Karlstad, Karlskrona, Gothenburg and a Second Chance round in Stockholm. The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio's P4 network. Carola Häggkvist was the clear favourite to win the final,[1] with bookmakers making her the favourite and an Aftonbladet web poll showing her to have a clear margin over the other participants. The rehearsals sold out for the fourth year running;[2] however, Carola was unable to perform in the final rehearsal due to throat problems.[3] This led to speculation that the final would be closer than expected. Aftonbladet claimed in April 2006 that the televote may have been tampered with,[4] as various sources reported unexplained voting (predominantly for Carola) on their telephone bills. It is clear that this would not have affected the result. Various finalists and heatists entered the Swedish Hitlistan chart after the competition.[5] The second placed song, "Temple of Love", finished fourth in the Eurovision Madrid National Finals Song Contest.
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, and interest was higher than ever.
Preselectionedit
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). SVT received 3,310 songs for the competition, a new record . The song titles were unveiled on 12 October, and the artists fifteen days later. Steven Simmonds took his song off the line-up in November 2005, stating that SVT were forcing him to sing it himself, which he did not want to do. Lena Philipsson was a surprise choice as host, as rumours had been spreading that SVT wanted Helena Paparizou to present the Gothenburg heat or the final. Bodies Without Organs 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 Magnus Carlsson, Rednex and Andreas Johnson were confirmed as wildcards in late January 2006. The proposed changes to the voting format (caused by the controversy over Nanne Grönvall's defeat in Melodifestivalen 2005) never materialised.
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External linksedit
(in Swedish)
Gylleneskor.se: Melodifestivalen 2006 (in Swedish, extensive coverage)
(in Swedish)
Melodifestivalen 2006 at the IMDB database
December 18, 2023
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Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used Five heats had taken place to select the ten songs for the final in Leksand Karlstad Karlskrona Gothenburg and a Second Chance round in Stockholm The final was broadcast on SVT1 and Sveriges Radio s P4 network Carola Haggkvist was the clear favourite to win the final 1 with bookmakers making her the favourite and an Aftonbladet web poll showing her to have a clear margin over the other participants The rehearsals sold out for the fourth year running 2 however Carola was unable to perform in the final rehearsal due to throat problems 3 This led to speculation that the final would be closer than expected Aftonbladet claimed in April 2006 that the televote may have been tampered with 4 as various sources reported unexplained voting predominantly for Carola on their telephone bills It is clear that this would not have affected the result Various finalists and heatists entered the Swedish Hitlistan chart after the competition 5 The second placed song Temple of Love finished fourth in the Eurovision Madrid National Finals Song Contest Melodifestivalen 2006DatesHeat 118 February 2006Heat 225 February 2006Heat 34 March 2006Heat 411 March 2006Second chance12 March 2006Final18 March 2006HostVenueGlobe Arena Stockholm SwedenPresenter s Lena PhilipssonDirected bySven StojanovicParticipantsNumber of entries32 8 in each heat 10 in the final 2 from each heat 2 from the Second Chance round VoteVoting system50 50 jury SMS and telephone votingWinning song Evighet by Carola2005 Melodifestivalen 2007 Contents 1 Heats 2 Preselection 2 1 Contributions that didn t make it 2 2 Other artists that submitted songs 3 Heat 1 4 Heat 2 5 Heat 3 6 Heat 4 7 Second Chance Round 8 Results 8 1 Juries 8 2 Televotes 9 Returning artists 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHeats editThe 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 and interest was higher than ever Preselection editOn 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 SVT received 3 310 songs for the competition a new record 1 The song titles were unveiled on 12 October and the artists fifteen days later Steven Simmonds took his song off the line up in November 2005 stating that SVT were forcing him to sing it himself which he did not want to do Lena Philipsson was a surprise choice as host as rumours had been spreading that SVT wanted Helena Paparizou to present the Gothenburg heat or the final Bodies Without Organs 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 Magnus Carlsson Rednex and Andreas Johnson were confirmed as wildcards in late January 2006 The proposed changes to the voting format caused by the controversy over Nanne Gronvall s defeat in Melodifestivalen 2005 never materialised Contributions that didn t make it edit Anna Book Un dos tres William Johansson Ride on the Moonlight Sanna Nielsen Vagen hem Shirley Clamp Varsta schlagern Maja Gullstrand Alla dessa ord Andres Esteche Midnight Train Carola Szucs It Was YouOther artists that submitted songs edit Fredrik Wannman Josefin Nilsson amp Bjorn Kjellman Pernilla Wahlgren Elisabeth Andreassen Lotta Engberg Mikael Rickfors Tommy Nilsson Lustans Lakejer Jan Johansen Ann Winsborn Emil Sigfridsson Niklas Andersson Rikard Wolff and The Wallstones Heat 1 editHeat 1 Date 18 February 2006Presenter Lena PhilipssonVenue Ejendals Arena LeksandVoting Telephone votingInterval Act Veniamin ShowgroupViewing figures approx 3 045 000Total number of televotes cast 466 660Qualifiers Jag ljuger sa bra performed by Linda Bengtzing Sing For Me performed by Andreas JohnsonSecond Chance The Name of Love performed by Magnus Backlund Kamelont performed by the Electric Banana Band Artist Song Televotes Total Place ResultsRound 1 Round 21 Simone Moreno Aiayeh The Music of the Samba 6 688 6 688 8th Out2 Electric Banana Band Kameleont 32 192 29 037 61 229 4th Second Chance3 Anna Sahlene This Woman 22 078 25 954 48 032 5th Out4 Magnus Backlund The Name of Love 39 442 45 561 85 003 3rd Second Chance5 Linda Bengtzing Jag ljuger sa bra 49 506 56 658 106 164 2nd Final6 Pandang Kuddkrig 16 611 16 611 6th Out7 Hannah Graaf Naughty Boy 14 230 14 230 7th Out8 Andreas Johnson Sing for Me 56 354 61 323 117 677 1st Wildcard FinalHeat 2 editHeat 2 Date 25 February 2006Presenter Lena PhilipssonVenue Lofbergs Lila Arena KarlstadVoting Telephone votingInterval Act Stage TV Tommy KorbergViewing figures approx 2 320 000Total number of televotes cast 306 074Qualifiers Lev livet performed by Magnus Carlsson Idag och imorgon performed by Kikki DanielssonSecond Chance En droppe regn performed by Niclas Wahlgren Mi amore performed by Velvet Artist Song Televotes Total Place ResultsRound 1 Round 21 Magnus Carlsson Lev livet 31 115 49 610 80 765 1st Wildcard Final2 The Elephantz Oh Yeah 7 856 7 856 8th Out3 Sonya Etymon 16 541 17 299 33 840 5th Out4 Osten med Resten Ge mig en kaka till kaffet 13 617 13 617 6th Out5 Pablo Cepeda La chica de la copa 12 630 12 630 7th Out6 Kikki Danielsson Idag och imorgon 35 792 35 753 71 545 2nd Final7 Niclas Wahlgren En droppe regn 17 600 23 339 40 939 4th Second Chance8 Velvet Mi amore 21 496 22 627 44 123 3rd Second ChanceHeat 3 editHeat 3 Date 4 March 2006Presenter Lena PhilipssonVenue Arena Rosenholm KarlskronaVoting Telephone votingInterval Act Anders Lundin Andreas Nilsson Jan Astrom David amp FoFoViewing figures approx 3 110 000Total number of televotes cast 411 478Qualifiers Temple of Love performed by BWO Night of Passion performed by The PoodlesSecond Chance Faller du sa faller jag performed by Patrik Isaksson Golden Star performed by Elysion Artist Song Televotes Total Place ResultsRound 1 Round 21 BWO Temple of Love 38 733 53 820 92 553 2nd Wildcard Final2 Jessica Folcker When Love s Comin Back Again 14 725 14 725 7th Out3 Gregor Mi amor 6 801 6 801 8th Out4 Jessica Andersson Kalla natter 17 873 26 247 44 120 5th Out5 The Poodles Night of Passion 45 927 56 242 102 169 1st Final6 Elysion Golden Star 27 241 31 864 59 105 3rd Second Chance7 Patrik Isaksson Faller du sa faller jag 22 985 33 080 56 065 4th Second Chance8 Kayo Shekoni Innan natten ar over 17 770 17 770 6th OutHeat 4 editHeat 4 Date 11 March 2006Presenter Lena PhilipssonVenue Scandinavium GothenburgVoting Telephone votingInterval Act Morgan AllingViewing figures approx 3 645 000Total number of televotes cast 653 991Qualifiers Alskar du livet performed by Bjorn Kjellman Evighet performed by Carola HaggkvistSecond Chance Mama Take Me Home performed by Rednex Silverland performed by Roger Pontare Artist Song Televotes Total Place ResultsRound 1 Round 21 Roger Pontare Silverland 29 939 37 645 67 584 4th Second Chance2 Laila Adele Don t Try To Stop Me 17 851 17 851 7th Out3 Gunther and the Sunshine Girls Like Fire Tonight 20 767 20 767 6th Out4 Sandra Dahlberg Jag tar det jag vill ha 26 462 34 769 61 231 5th Out5 Evan Under Your Spell 13 600 13 600 8th Out6 Rednex Mama Take Me Home 37 104 50 418 87 522 3rd Wildcard Second Chance7 Bjorn Kjellman Alskar du livet 40 574 53 000 93 574 2nd Final8 Carola Haggkvist Evighet 139 952 151 021 290 973 1st FinalSecond Chance Round editSecond Chance Round Date 12 March 2006Presenters Carin Hjulstrom Livh amp Henrik JohnsonVenue SVT TV Huset StockholmVoting Telephone votingInterval Act Melodifestivalen quizViewing figures approx 2 140 000Total number of televotes cast 480 449Qualifiers The Name of Love performed by Magnus Backlund Mama Take Me Home performed by Rednex Artist Song Televotes Total Place ResultsRound 1 Round 21 Electric Banana Band Kameleont 14 961 14 961 6th Out2 Magnus Backlund The Name of Love 35 823 53 582 89 405 2nd Final3 Niclas Wahlgren En droppe regn 10 584 10 584 8th Out4 Velvet Mi amore 12 076 12 076 7th Out5 Elysion Golden Star 25 947 33 583 59 530 5th Out6 Patrik Isaksson Faller du sa faller jag 36 613 51 270 87 883 3rd Out7 Roger Pontare Silverland 36 180 45 188 81 298 4th Out8 Rednex Mama Take Me Home 53 635 68 670 122 305 1st FinalResults edit Artist Song Songwriters Votes PlaceJury Public Total1 Andreas Johnson Sing for Me Andreas Johnson Peter Kvint 112 88 200 3rd2 Bjorn Kjellman Alskar du livet Calle Kindbom Dan Fernstrom 6 0 6 9th3 Linda Bengtzing Jag ljuger sa bra Lars Dille Diedricson Martin Hedstrom Ingela Pling Forsman 34 22 56 7th4 The Poodles Night of Passion Robert Olausson Maiti Alfonzetti Sonja Alden Johan Lyander 32 66 98 4th5 Magnus Carlsson Lev livet Anders Glenmark Niklas Stromstedt 19 0 19 8th6 Rednex Mama Take Me Home Matthews Green Michael Clauss 17 44 61 6th7 Carola Evighet Bobby Ljunggren Thomas G son Henrik Wikstrom 102 132 234 1st8 Magnus Backlund The Name of Love Lina Eriksson Marten Eriksson 57 11 68 5th9 Kikki Danielsson I dag amp i morgon Thomas G son Calle Kindbom 2 0 2 10th10 BWO Temple of Love Alexander Bard Anders Hansson 92 110 202 2ndJuries edit Song Orebro Lulea Falun Karlstad Umea Norrkoping Gothenburg Sundsvall Vaxjo Malmo Stockholm TotalSing for Me 8 12 10 12 12 12 8 10 12 10 6 112Alskar du livet 6 6Jag ljuger sa bra 1 6 6 1 2 6 1 4 2 4 1 34Night of Passion 6 2 2 6 1 2 2 1 4 2 4 32Lev livet 1 4 4 1 1 8 19Mama Take Me Home 4 4 8 1 17Evighet 2 8 12 10 10 10 12 12 8 8 10 102The Name of Love 10 1 8 8 8 4 4 2 6 6 57Idag och imorgon 2 2Temple of Love 12 10 4 2 6 8 10 6 10 12 12 92Televotes edit Song Jury No of televotes Points TotalSing for Me 112 amp amp amp 350 938 18 88 200Alskar du livet 6 amp amp amp amp 83 917 4 6Jag ljuger sa bra 34 amp amp amp 138 249 7 22 56Night of Passion 32 amp amp amp 180 784 9 66 98Lev livet 19 amp amp amp amp 44 825 2 19Mama Take Me Home 17 amp amp amp 154 115 8 44 61Evighet 102 amp amp amp 437 876 23 132 234The Name of Love 57 amp amp amp 101 799 5 11 68Idag och imorgon 2 amp amp amp amp 51 742 3 2Temple of Love 92 amp amp amp 368 907 19 110 202Returning artists editArtist Previous year s Sahlene 2003Magnus Backlund 2003 and 2004 as FameJessica AnderssonLinda Bengtzing 2005BWOJessica FolckerAnne Lie RydeMagnus Carlsson 2000 2001 and 2002 with Barbados 2003 and 2005 with AlcazarOsten med resten 2002 2003Kikki Danielsson 1978 with Wizex 1980 1981 1982 with Chips 1983 1985 1992 2002 as Kikki Bettan amp LottaRoger Pontare 1994 with Marie Bergman 2000Sandra Dahlberg 2004Annika Ljungberg 2002Carola 1983 1990 1991See also editEurovision Song Contest 2006 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006References edit Eurovision Song Contest 2022 news by esctoday Turin Italy Sell out public dress rehearsal at the Globen Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Archived from the original on 15 May 2006 Retrieved 5 August 2006 Eurovision Song Contest Helsinki 2007 Carola will not sing in dress rehearsal www esctoday com Archived from the original on 25 November 2006 Retrieved 13 January 2022 Swedish paper claims televoting irregularities Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Archived from the original on 18 May 2006 Retrieved 5 August 2006 Melodifestivalen invades Swedish charts Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Archived from the original on 15 May 2006 Retrieved 5 August 2006 External links editMelodifestivalen 2006 official site in Swedish Gylleneskor se Melodifestivalen 2006 in Swedish extensive coverage ESCSweden com in Swedish Information site about Melodifestivalen Eurovision Song Contest National Finals View the final online Windows Media Player Melodifestivalen 2006 at the IMDB database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melodifestivalen 2006 amp oldid 1143508144, 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